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Participant
Interview:
Dana Greeley
Physical Scientist
University of Washington, Vents Program
When I asked some of the
scientists who I should interview Dana Greeley's name kept coming up.
I finally tracked Dana down on his 8pm to 8am watch.
Dana is a physical scientist
employed by NOAA's PMEL Division and has a BA in Geography from the University
of Washington. After graduation he wanted to travel so he signed on as
crew on various ships. He was at sea four to six months a year and traveled
the world. Dana started working for NOAA in 1986 as a Survey Technician.
With his Geography background he continued to meet his goal of seeing
the world. He sailed on ships that were part of the World Ocean Circulation
Experiment (WOCE) which took him to ports all over the world. He has crossed
both the Arctic and Antarctic Circles and spent time in the Equatorial
Pacific. I was intrigued by his travels in American Somoa, New Zealand,
Tahiti, Easter Island, Brazil, Portugal and Iceland.
In his present job Dana
spends two months at sea and the remainder of the year at the PMEL labs.
He collects water samples and runs tests for PMEL's Dr. Richard Feely.
In addition to the VENTS research, Dr. Feely is researching the role of
CO2 and global warming. One of the main tests Dana runs for the lab is
pCO2 and dissolved inorganic carbon. On past cruises he has tested water
samples for salinity, oxygen and chlorofluorocarbons.
In his time off Dana enjoys
skiing, hiking and backpacking. When I want to check the identity of a
pelagic bird for my life list I ask Dana. Everyone was right, the interview
with Dana was interesting, entertaining and has a great sense of humor.
Thanks Dana for giving
us a great interview. Carol
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