Awesome journalist Katie Worth, ( also known as the girl who loves science so much that she lived on Mars TIme for 7 weeks ) came to visit us at the PLL Base Camp, and was able to distill the important things out of this multi-disciplinary project for an article she just published in Scientific American Magazine.
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Greetings Eric, As I sat down with my morning coffee and started to do some research for a new project I am developing, I ended up on an article profiling you, and the work you do and almost fell out of my chair. I am not sure if you have been emailed or approached before, but my name is Daniel *******, and I am a producer of unscripted television. I had developed and produced shows with National Geographic, Discovery and the History Channel and would love a chance to speak with you to find out more about the work you do, above and below sea level. According to your blog, it looks like you are overseas, but when you have a moment please let me know if you are open to having a quick chat. (we can skype, or email, or whatever works best for you) Thank you in advance for your time, I hope all is well with you. Best regards, Daniel Having participated in a couple of Dr. Nathalie Cabrols Mars Analog Adventures here on earth, I was excited to read and share this article "Exploring Earth's Alien Spaces" profiling her work which appeared recently in Science News Magazine.
The Planetary Lake Lander project will continue its mission this year to prepare a robotic research vessel for the rigors of space travel and to navigate liquid surfaces of other planets, like the Methane Seas of Titan. Last year I was lucky enough to join the team in the Chilean Andes to help out; exactly the type of scientific exploration I live for. Here's a photo from one of my bathymetry recording voyages upon Laguna Negra during that trip. We came here to hunt for Bombs, and have ended up hunting for archaeological clues to the proud history of Vientiane.
When Archaeologist from the Lao National Museum heard that Aqua Survey President Ken Hayes and I were here with sophisticated new technology that could find metal items hidden deep under ground, they asked us to do a quick survey of an area on the edge of the Mekong slatted for construction, like in 20 days. Ken quickly agreed to help out, and the early results appear to be very exciting. Here is an article in the Travel Daily News Asia: Laos Hotel School Unearths City Walls I'm Just Messin!
Actually Allan Torp Jenson of Adventeer asked some intriguing and thoughtful questions and I hope I answered them well. The photo was taken by Lazaro Estavez on one of our Voyages of Scientific Exploration on the DKL. Adventeer is a cool website and blog about travel, adventure, and exploration. The frequently interview people that are involved in interesting projects, like Mountaineer Meagan McGrath, and adventurer Alastair Humphreys. If you have a thirst for adventure, extreme sports, or travel off the beaten path, or want to use a facebook app to track your own travels, Adventeer is a great site to check out. http://www.adventeer.com/ While I'm used to looking for missing bombs in the water as part of the Aqua Survey field team, a missing murder weapon was new for me, and to tell you the truth, I didnt think we had a chance in hell of finding it.
Till we did. In November 2011 I posted an article on Aqua Survey being hired to look for missing evedence of the infamous Amityville Murders. I Didnt post again because CBS News asked us to keep quiet till they could complete this news report of the exciting news that we had actually, against the odds, found a weapon that will likely be introdued as new evidence in the case. To watch the CBS Newscast featuring me and my collegues Mark and Kyle go to the the ASI website and click on the video link. This informative article is still around on the internet, so I thought Id make it available here. That's me in the photo, being interviewed by Sandy Petrykowski, the Cairo Bureau Chief for National Geographic, on the big day.
Aqua Survey got hired to do what we do best, find things that dont belong in the water, about 10 houses down from the most infamous residence in Amityville, New York. As if its not enough that I have to deal with ancient Egyptian Curses on an annual basis, now This. http://www.nj.com/hunterdon-county-democrat/index.ssf/2011/08/flemington_firm_aids_amityvill.html One of the cool things about being a member of Franck Goddio's Team of Archaeological Divers is being able to tell your friends and family that your picture showed up in the international media. The only problem is, with our matching Hilti Red wet suits, we all look pretty much alike. Only the guys on the team can tell who's who in Christoph Gerrigk's photos because we all wear the same gear, but that is me in the July 2011 issue of Nat Geo. The other diver pictured a few pages later is Jean Claude Roubaud.
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/07/cleopatra/garrett-photography Here was a recent news article that I'm told does a pretty concise job of explaining what I do. It has a couple of innaccuracies, but gets it mostly right.
http://www.keysnet.com/2010/09/30/263537/looking-for-pieces-of-ancient.html |
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