Mission 3 — NASA Space Simulation and Training Project: NEEMO VI.
Principal Investigator: Bill Todd, NASA/United Space Alliance
Training: July 6-10
Mission: July 12-21
Mission 4 — Sponge production and recycling of new nitrogen in coral reef ecosystems.
Principal Investigator: Dr. Chris Martens, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Training: August 2-6
Mission: August 9-18
Mission 5 — The physiological ecology of symbiotic dinoflagellates across a depth gradient: Understanding the influence of physical and biological factors on photosynthetic processes and population distribution.
Principal Investigator: Dr. Mark Warner, University of Delaware
Training: September 7-11
Mission: September 13-22
Mission 6 — International bio-medical research mission.
Principal Investigator: Bill Todd, NASA/United Space Alliance
Training: October 4-8
Mission: October 11-25
Mission 7 — Herbivore resistance to seaweed defenses and the effects on reef community structure.
Principal Investigator: Dr. Mark Hay, Georgia Institute of Technology
Training: November 1-5
Mission: November 8-17
Mission 8/9 — Navy Saturation Diving School training mission for habitat saturation diving.
Co-Principal Investigators: Craig Cooper, NURC/UNCW; Capt Mark Helmkamp, USN, Supervisor of Diving
Missions: December 6-9: December 11-14