University System of Georgia Scientific Diving Program

Diver Training

Revised: May 2009

Research Activities

Research activities include the projects below:

Dr. Erin Lipp (UGA)

Georgia Oceans & Health Initiative (GOHI)

Dr. Kathryn Patterson Sutherland

Coral reef ecology and environmental health science (UGA)

Coral killer on the loose: Are coral reefs dying because of our waste?

(University Corporation for Atmospheric Research: Windows to the Universe 6/28/02)

Common bacteria kills elkhorn coral off Florida keys, says UGA research team

(Science Blog 6/02)

Human feces may kill Caribbean coral, study finds

(Southeastern Fisheries Association, Inc. 6/17/02)

Dr. Scott Noakes (UGA)

Underwater Paleontology: Recovery of a Prehistoric Whale Mandible Offshore Georgia

Gray’s Reef 2008 Expedition

Gray’s Reef 2007 Expedition

Dr. Daniel F. Gleason

Coral reef ecology and biology (GA Southern)

Daniel F. Gleason, Professor

(Georgia Southern University, Department of Biology)

Skidaway Institute of Oceanography

South Atlantic Bight Synoptic Offshore Observational Network (SABSOON)

Dr. Mark Hay, Dr. Todd Barsby, Deron Burkepile, Alex Chequer
Coral reef environmental biology (GA Tech)

Tech Scientists Study Sea Creatures, Coral Reefs
(Georgia Tech Alumni Association: BuzzWords 12/1/03)

Under the Sea
(Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine 2004 Winter)

Innerspace: at undersea lab, researchers sleep with the fish
(Georgia Tech Online Newspaper: The Whistle 1/20/04)

Chemical Warfare on Coral Reefs
(National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: Aquarius 11/03)

For more information, please contact:

Scott Noakes, Ph.D.

Director, Diving Control Board

CAIS Building

The University of Georgia

120 Riverbend Road

Athens, Georgia 30602

(706) 542-6134

snoakes@uga.edu

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