ANDREW D. BOWEN Principal Engineer Deep Submergence Laboratory abowen@whoi.edu EDUCATION: 1980 1978-1980 Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Woods Hole, MA 02543 (508) 289-2643 /Fax: (508) 457-2191 B.S., University of Rhode Island (Mechanical/Ocean Engineering) Research Assistant, Department of Physical Oceanography, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: 2001-Present Principal Engineer, Deep Submergence Laboratory, Department of Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution 1998-Present Research Specialist, Deep Submergence Laboratory, Department of Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution 1985-1998 Research Engineer, Deep Submergence Laboratory, Department of Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution 1981-1985 Mechanical Engineer, Benthos, Inc. 1980-1981 Mechanical Engineer, Hydro Products, Inc. ENGINEERING PROJECTS: Manager Unmanned Deep Submergence Operations Group; Hybrid Remotely Operated Vehicle project engineer; JASON II and Isis Project Engineer; JASON Project Engineer; JASON Junior Remotely Operated Vehicle System (Mechanical Design Engineer); Advanced maneuverable underwater viewing system; remotely piloted vehicle, Benthos RPV 430 (Project Engineer); Production/test engineer for USN Mine Neutralization vehicle AWARDS: WHOI Senior Technical Staff Award, 2000. W.M. Keck Technology Innovation Award, 1/01/2000-3/31/03. Green Technology Innovation Award GlobalSpec Great Moments in Engineering Award PATENTS: Bowen, A., Whitcomb, L.L., Yoerger, D., McCabe, R., Fletcher, B., Young, C., Buescher, J. Systems and Methods for Tethering Underwater Vehicles. U.S. Patent #7621229, November 24, 2009. Assignee: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and U.S. Navy. MEMBERSHIPS/COMMITTEES: Member, Marine Technology Society, Undersea Vehicles Committee. Member (ex-officio), Deep Submergence Science Committee, University National Oceanographic System (UNOLS), Load Handling committee (UNOLS) PUBLICATIONS: Journal Publications: Bowen, A. and Walden, B.B. Winter 92-93. "Manned Versus Unmanned Systems: A Complimentary Approach.” Marine Technology Society Journal, 26(4): 79-80. Bachmayer, R., Humphris, S., Fornari, D.J., Van Dover, C.L., Howland, J.C., Bowen, A.D., Elder, R.L., Crook, T., Gleason, D.E., Sellers, W.J. and Lerner, S. Fall 1998. "Oceanographic Research Using Remotely Operated Underwater Robotic Vehicles: Exploration of Hydrothermal Vent Sites on the MidAtlantic Ridge At 37 North 32 West.” Marine Technology Society Journal, 32(3): 37-47. Petitt, R.A., D. Harris, F.B. Wooding, J.W. Bailey, J. Jolly, E. Hobart, A.D. Chave, F.K. Duennebier, R. Butler, A. Bowen, and D.R. Yoerger. 2002. “The Hawaii-2 Observatory”, IEEE Journal of Ocean Engineering, 27, 245-253. Bowen, A.D., Yoerger, D.R., Whitcomb, L.L., Fornari, D.J. Summer 2004. “Exploring the Deepest Depths: Preliminary Design of a Novel Light-Tethered Hybrid ROV for Global Science in Extreme Environments.” Marine Technology Society Journal, 38(2): 92-101. Bingham, B., Mindell, D., Wilcox, T., and Bowen, A. Spring 2006. "Integrating precision relative positioning into JASON/MEDEA ROV operations", Marine Technology Society Journal, 40(1): 87-96. DOI: 10.4031/002533206787353664 Bowen, A., Yoerger, D., Taylor, C., McCabe, R., Howland, J., Gomez-Ibanez, D., Kinsey, J., Heintz, M., McDonald, G., Peters, D., Young, C., Buescher, J., Fletcher, B., Whitcomb, L., Martin, S., Webster, S. and Jakuba, M. 2009. “The Nereus hybrid underwater robotic vehicle.” International Journal of the Society for Underwater Technology, 28(3): 79-89. Bowen, A., Yoerger, D., Fletcher, B., Whitcomb, L., “Journey to the Challenger Deep: Fifty Years Later with the Nereus Hybrid Remotely Operated Vehicle”. Journal of the Marine Technology Society 43(5):65-76, Winter 2009. Conference Proceedings/ Abstracts: Yoerger, DR; von Alt, CJ; Bowen, AD; Newman, JB. “Design of underwater vehicles for high performance control.” In Proceedings of IEEE/ MTS Oceans 1986, New York, N.Y, 1986. von Alt, C., Bowen, A. and Bergeron, E.M. "JASON Junior: System Design and Deep Submergence Vehicle Interface.” Intervention 87 Conference and Exposition. The Working Diver 87: Special Sessions on Manned Submersibles, sponsored by the Marine Technology Society, March 10-12, 1987, San Diego. Marine Technology Society, Washington, DC, 200-208, 1987. Yoerger, D.R., von Alt, C., Newman, J.B., Bowen, A., Hersey, W.J., Bowen, M., Delonga, D., Schempf, H. and Elder, R. "Design and Control of JASON.” In Proceedings ROV '88, Bergen, Norway, 541-553, 1988. Ballard, RD; Yoerger, DR; Stewart, WK; Bowen, A. “Argo/Jason: A remotely operated survey and sampling system for full-ocean depth.” In Proceedings of IEEE/ MTS Oceans 1991, New York, N.Y., 1991. Bowen, A. “Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's operational unmanned vehicle systems; a description of capabilities.” In EOS Transactions of the American Geophysical Union 1993 Fall Meeting Supplement, Volume 74(43), San Francisco, December 1993. 2 Bowen, A. “The Argo/ Jason ROV development program, past and present challenges.” Diving for science : proceedings of the American Academy of Underwater Sciences fourteenth annual scientific diving symposium, October 5-9, 1994. Kleinrock, M.C., Humphris, S.E. and the Deep-TAG Team (Shaw, P., Bowen, A., Crook, T., Davis, C., Elder, R., Gleason, D., Goff, J., Goldstein, L., Handley, W., Howland, J., Hussenoeder, S., Koga, K., Lerner, S., Nakamura, K., Rashid, M., Reiser Wetzel, L., Sellers, W., Sulanowska, M., Van Dover, C., and Whitcomb, L.) “Detailed Structure and Morphology of the Tag Active Hydrothermal Mound and Its Geotectonic Environment.” In Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program, Initial Reports, Vol. 158, 1521, 1996. Wooding, F.B., Bowen, A.D., Yoerger, D.R., Chave, A.D. and Dodeman, A.H. "Mechanical Design and Deployment of the Hawaii-2 Observatory.” published in Proceedings of the International Workshop on Scientific Use of Submarine Cables, 172-174, Okinawa, Japan, February 1997. Chave, A.D., Petitt, Jr., R.A., Wooding, F.B., Bowen, A.D., Bailey, J.W., Hobart, E., Witzell, Jr., W.E., Yoerger, D.R., Duennebier, F.K., Harris, D., Jolly, J., Bosel, J. and Butler, R. “H2O: The Hawaii-2 Observatory.” InterRidge MOMAR Workshop (Long-Term Monitoring of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge) Lisbon, Portugal, October 1998. Bowen, A. “Equipment Configuration and Survey Techniques for the MV Derbyshire Survey, 1997.” In Proceedings MTS/Ocean Community Conference '98, Vol. 2, 1099-1103, Baltimore, Maryland, November 1998. Webster, S., Bowen, A.D. “Feasibility Analysis of an 11,000m Vehicle with a Fiber Optic Microcable Link to the Surface.” In Proceedings of IEEE/MTS Oceans 2003, San Diego, September 2226, 2003. Elder, R., Bowen, A.D., Heintz, M., Naiman, M., Taylor, C., Sellers, W., Howland, J., and Whitcomb, L.L. “Jason 2: A Review of Capabilities.” In EOS Transactions of the American Geophysical Union 2003 Fall Meeting Supplement, 84(46) Abstract OS32A-0226, San Francisco, December 2003. Bowen, A.D., Yoerger, D.R., and Whitcomb, L.L., Hybrid ROV (HROV) For 11,000 Meter Operations. In EOS Transaction of the American Geophysical Union 2003 Fall Meeting, 84(46) Abstract OS32A0228, San Francisco, December 2003. Young, C., Whitcomb, L.L., Yoerger, D., Bowen, A., Grosenbaugh, M., Bingham, B. “The Hybrid Remotely Operated Vehicle (HROV): New Challenges and Opportunities.” Underwater Intervention 2005 Conference Proceedings, 2005. Association of Diving Contractors, Marine Technology Society, Washington, D.C. Fletcher, B., Young, C., Buescher, J., Whitcomb, L. L., Bowen, A., Yoerger, D., McCabe, R., Heintz, M., Fuhrmann, R., Taylor, C., Elder, R. “Field Tests of the Hybrid Remotely Operated Vehicle (HROV) Light Fiber Optic Tether.” In Proceedings of IEEE/MTS Oceans 2006, Boston, September 2006 Bowen, A., Yoerger, D., Taylor, C., McCabe, R., Howland, J., Gomez-Ibanez, D., Kinsey, J., Heintz, M., McDonald, M., Peters, D., Fletcher, B., Young, C., Buescher, J., Whitcomb, L., Martin, S., Webster, S., Jakuba, M. “The Nereus Hybrid Underwater Robotic Vehicle for Global Ocean Science Operations to 11,000m Depth.” In Proceedings of IEEE/MTS Oceans 2008, Quebec, September 17, 2008. 3 Fletcher, B., Young, C., Buescher, J., Whitcomb, L., Bowen, B., McCabe, R., Yoerger, D. “Proof of Concept Demonstration of the Hybrid Remotely Operated Vehicle (HROV) Light Fiber Tether System.” In Proceedings of IEEE/MTS Oceans 2008, Quebec, September 17, 2008. Jakuba, M., Whitcomb, L., Yoerger, D. and Bowen, A. “Toward Under-Ice Operations with Hybrid Underwater Robotic Vehicles.” In Proceedings of the 2008 IEEE/OES Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Workshop (AUV08), October 14, 2008. Bowen, A.D., Yoerger, D.R, Taylor, C., McCabe, R., Howland, J., Gomez-Ibanez, D., Kinsey, J.C, Heintz, M., McDonald, G., Peters, D.B., Bailey, J., Bors, E., Shank, T. “Field Trials of the Nereus Hybrid Underwater Robotic Vehicle in the Challenger Deep of the Mariana Trench.” In Proceedings of IEEE/MTS Oceans 2009, Mississippi, October 26, 2009. Farr, N., Bowen, A., Ware, J., Pontbriand, C. “An integrated, underwater optical /acoustic communications system.” In Proceedings of IEEE/ MTS Oceans 2010, Sydney, May 24-27, 2010. Camilli, R., Bowen, A., Farr, N. “Bright Blue: Advanced Technologies for Marine Environmental Monitoring and Offshore Energy”. In Proceedings of IEEE/ MTS Oceans 2010, Sydney, May 24-27, 2010. German, C., Bowen, A., Coleman, M., Honig,D., Huber, J., Jakuba, M., Kinsey,J., Kurz, M., Leroy, S., McDermott,J., Mercier de Lépinay, B., Nakamura,K., Seewald, J., Smith, J., Sylva, S., Van Dover,C., Whitcomb,L., Yoerger, D. “Diverse styles of submarine venting on the ultra-slow spreading Mid-Cayman Rise”, In Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, August10, 2010 Gomez-Ibáñez, D., Taylor, C.L., Heintz, M.C., Howland, J.C., Yoerger, D.R., Bowen, A.D., Whitcomb, L.L. "Energy management for the Nereus hybrid underwater vehicle," OCEANS 2010, vol., no., pp.1-9, 20-23 Sept. 2010 (doi: 10.1109/OCEANS.2010.5663885) Bowen, A., Jakuba, M., Yoerger, D., German, C., Kinsey, J.C., Whitcomb, L.L., Mayer, L. "Lightly tethered unmanned underwater vehicle for under-ice exploration," Aerospace Conference, 2012 IEEE , vol., no., pp.1-12, 3-10 March 2012 doi: 10.1109/AERO.2012.6187038 Bowen, A., Jakuba, M., Yoerger, D., Whitcomb, L.L., Kinsey, J.C., Mayer, L., and German, C.R. Nereid ui: A light-tethered remotely operated vehicle for under-ice telepresence. In Proceedings Arctic Technology Conference, Houston TX, December 2012. Bowen, A.D., M.V. Jakuba, N.E. Farr, J. Ware, C. Taylor, D. Gomez-Ibanez, C.R. Machado, and C. Pontbriand (In press) “An Un-Tethered ROV for Routine Access and Intervention in the Deep Sea.” MTS/IEEE OCEANS 2013 Conference, San Diego, CA, 23-26 Sept. Bowen, A. D., D. R. Yoerger, C. C. German, J. C. Kinsey, M. V. Jakuba, D. Gomez-Ibanez, C. L. Taylor, C. Machado, J. C. Howland, C. L. Kaiser, M. Heintz, C. Pontbriand, S. Suman, L. O’hara, L. L. Whitcomb, C.J. McFarland, and L. Mayer. Design and preliminary engineering trials of Nereid-UI: A remotely operated underwater vehicle for oceanographic access under ice. In Proceedings IEEE/MTS Oceans Conference and Exhibition, St. Johns, Canada, Sept. 2014. German, C.R, A. Boetius, L.Whitcomb, M.Jakuba, J.Bailey, C.Judge , C.McFarland, S.Suman, S.Elliott, C.Katlein, S.Arndt, A.Bowen, D.Yoerger, J.Kinsey, L.Mayer, M.Nicolaus, S.Laney, H.Singh, T.Maksym 4 & the PS 86 Scientific Research Team (2014). First scientific dives of the Nereid Under Ice hybrid ROV in the Arctic Ocean. EOS Trans AGU (abstr) In Press. Whitcomb, L. L., M. V. Jakuba, C. R. German, A. D. Bowen, D. R. Yoerger, J. C. Kinsey, L. Mayer, C. McFarland, S. Suman1, J. Bailey, C. Judge, S. Elliott, D. Gomez-Ibanez, C. L. Taylor, C. Machado, J. C. Howland, C. Kaiser, M. Heintz, C. Pontbriand, L. O’Hara, G. McDonald, A. Boetius (2014). Preliminary Polar Sea Trials of Nereid-UI: A Remotely Operated Underwater Vehicle for Oceanographic Access Under Ice. EOS Trans AGU (abstr) In Press. Other Publications/ Reports: Bowen, A.D. "Summary Assessment: New MBARI ROV Design January 1991." Bowen, A., Fornari, D., Howland, J. and Walden B. "The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's Remotely - Operated and Towed Vehicle Facilities for Deep Ocean Research - Information and Technical Specifications”, Version 1.0, July 22, 1993. Fornari, D.J., Bowen, A.D. and Foster, D.B. “Visualizing the Deep Sea.” Oceanus, Vol. 38, No. 1, 10-13, Spring/Summer 1995. Bowen, A.D. “Observations Made During the IFREMER ROV 6000 Design Review Held at IFREMER” (Toulon) 12/14/95. Fornari, D.J., Humphris, S., Bowen, A., Van Dover, C., Shank, T., Von Damm, K., Bray, A., Parson, L.M., German, C.R., and Blondel, P. “Near-Bottom Investigations in the Lucky Strike Segment-MAR 37° N Using the Fiber Optic Tethered Vehicles of the UNOLS National Deep Submergence Facility: ROV Jason, ARGO-II and the DSL-120 kHz Sonar, EOS, Trans.” American Geophysics Union, Vol. 77, No. 46, p. F699, November 12, 1996/Supplement. Fornari, D., Bradley, A., Humphris, S., Walden, B., Deuster, A., Catanach, R., Snow, E., Bowen, A., Elder, R., Sellers, W., Hickey, J. and Williams, R. "Inductively Coupled Link (ICL) Temperature Probes for Hot Hydrothermal Fluid Sampling From ROV Jason and DSV Alvin.” RIDGE Events, Vol. 8, No. 1, 26-30, January 1997. Bowen, A. “M.V. Derbyshire Phase 2 Survey, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Cruise Report” 1:209-1:230, In: Williams, R. and Torchio, D.R. M.V. Derbyshire Surveys UK/EC Assessors Report, March 1998. Wall, J.F., Williams, R.A., Torchio, R., Bowen, A. and Glykas, A. “M.V. Derbyshire Colloquium, Survey and Assessment 1996 – 1997.” Royal Institute of Naval Architects, 1998. Butler, R., Chave, A.D., Duennebier, F.K., Yoerger, D.R., Petitt, R. Harris, D., Wooding, F.B., Bowen, A.D., Bailey, J., Jolly, J., Hobart, E., Hildebrand, J.A. and Dodeman, A.H. “Hawaii-2 Observatory Pioneers Opportunities for Remote Instrumentation in Ocean Studies.” EOS, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, Vol. 81, No. 15, pp. 157, 162-163, April 2000. Camilli, R., Bowen, A., Yoerger, D., Techet, A., Di Iorio, D., Whitcomb, L., Reddy, C., Seewald, J., Sylva, S., Nelson, R. “Final Oil Spill Flow Rate Report and Characterization Analysis Deepwater Horizon well Mississippi Canyon Block 252” submitted to the United States Coast Guard Research and Development Center. August 2010. 5 Camilli R., Di Iorio D., Bowen A., Reddy C. M., Techet A. H., Yoerger D. R., Whitcomb L. L., Seewald J. S., Sylva S. P., Fenwick J. (2011) Acoustic measurement of the Deepwater Horizon Macondo well flow rate. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences; published as part of Science Applications in the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Special Feature at http://www.pnas.org/ on September 8, 2011 (doi: 10.1073/pnas.1100385108). Louis L. Whitcomb, Andrew D. Bowen, Dana R. Yoerger, Christopher German, James C. Kinsey, Larry Mayer, Michael V. Jakuba, Daniel Gomez-Ibanez, Christopher L. Taylor, Casey Machado, Jonathan C. Howland, Carl Kaiser, Matthew Heintz. "Development of Nereid-UI: A Remotely Operated Underwater Vehicle for Oceanographic Access Under Ice." Poster presented at the 9th annual Polar Technology Conference April 2-4 2013, Annapolis, MD, USA. Louis L. Whitcomb, Andrew D. Bowen, Dana R. Yoerger, Christopher German, James C. Kinsey, Larry Mayer, Michael V. Jakuba, Daniel Gomez-Ibanez, Christopher L. Taylor, Casey Machado, Jonathan C. Howland, Carl Kaiser, Matthew Heintz. "Development of Nereid-UI: A Remotely Operated Underwater Vehicle for Oceanographic Access Under Ice." Poster presented at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting Special Session C031: Polar Technology Enabling Science, December 3-7 2012, San Francisco, CA, USA SUPERVISION: R. Catanach, Research Engineer M. Fernandez, Engineer I M. Heintz, Senior Engineer J. Howland, Senior Engineer C. Kaiser, Research Engineer M. Keane, Administrative Associate I S. McCue, Information Systems Associate III C. Offinger, Field Operations Coordinator B. Strickrott, Alvin Operations Manager C. Taylor, Research Engineer SCIENTIFIC CRUISES AND EXPEDITIONS: 1980 - Field Trials of the Mine Neutralization Vehicle, Seattle 1983 - Engineering trials of the Benthos RPV 430 ROV, M/V White Foot, Stellwagen Bank 1984 - Inspection and monitoring of an oil platform installation using the Benthos RPV 430 for McDermott Inc., Gulf of Mexico, McDermott DB-12 1986 - Retrieval of film from the Atlantis II during Alvin/Jason Jr. survey of the Titanic, Northern Atlantic 1988 - Test of Argo in the AUTEC range, SeaCon, Tongue of the Ocean 1988 - Test of the fiber optic cable, R/V Knorr, Mediterranean 1988 - Prototype field tests of the Jason ROV, R/V McGaw, Bangor, Washington 1989 - Survey off Southern California/Survey of Hood Canal with Jason and AMS 120 sidescan, DSVSS Laney Chouest 1989 - Jason Project with Jason ROV, Survey of Marsille Sea mount and recovery of 3rd. century Roman artifacts, M/V Star Hercules, Mediterranean, 1990 - Jason Project with Jason ROV, Survey of the Hamilton and Scourge, Erie West Lake Ontario 1990 - Site Visit to Galapagos Islands 1990 - Survey with Jason ROV and AMS 120 side scan, DSVSS Laney Chouest 6 Hood Canal, 1990 Site visit to Solomon Islands 1991 - Sediment core recovery with Jason ROV, M/V Betty Chouest, New York Bight 1991 - Survey with Jason ROV and AMS 120 side scan, DSVSS Laney Chouest, Juan de Fuca Ridge 1991 - Survey using Klein side scan, M/V Restless, Iron Bottom Sound 1991 - Jason Project with Benthos Mini Rover, Galapagos Islands 1993 - Jason Project with Jason ROV, DSVSS Laney Chouest, Sea of Cortez 1993 - Survey with Jason ROV and AMS 120 side scan, R/V Knorr, Mid Atlantic Ridge 1993 - Survey of RMS Lusitania with Jason ROV, M/V Northern Horizon, Celtic Sea 1994 - Survey with DSL 120 and ARGO II, R/V Knorr, Trans Atlantic Geotraverse MidAtlantic Ridge (TAG) 1995 - Video Plankton Recorder with Jason ROV, R/V Endeavor 1996 - Lustre '96 (Lucky Strike Exploration), Mid25'N using the DSL-120kHz Sonar, Argo II and ROV Jason 1996 - Jason/Medea/ABE Expedition to the CoAxial Segment of the Juan de Fuca Ridge, and to the New Eruption Site on the Northern Gorda Ridge, R/V Thompson 1996 - DSL-Easter Island-Santiago, Chile), R/V Melville 1997 - Jason/Medea, DSL-120, Argo II, Survey of the M/V Derbyshire, Japan, R/V Thompson 1997 - Jason, DSL-120, Survey of Roman Archeological Shipwrecks, Naples, Italy, R/V Carolyn Chouest 1997 - Jason/Medea, High Resolution Mapping on the Juan De Fuca Ridge, R/V Atlantis 1998 - Jason/Medea, Jason Project IX, Guaymas, Mexico, R/V Atlantis 1998 - Jason/Medea, Pacific Ocean, Hawaii-2 Observatory Installation, R/V Thompson 1999 - Jason, DSL-120, Mediterranean, Phoenician Archeological Shipwrecks, (from Malta to Israel) M/V Northern Horizon 1999 - Jason, Juan de Fuca, Mid Ocean Ridge borehole geochemistry, R/V Thompson 1999 - Jason, Juan de Fuca, Mid Ocean Ridge mapping, R/V Thompson 2000 - DSL-120, Black Sea, Dr. Robert Ballard, R/V Northern Horizon 2000 - Jason/Medea, Juan de Fuca, R/V Thompson 2002 - Jason, Johnson cruise, R/V Atlantis 2002 - Jason II sea trials, R/V Atlantis 2003 - Expedition Leader Isis sea trials, McCartney mooring recovery with Isis, R/V Atlantis 2003 - Jason rock drill cruise, Juan de Fuca, R/V Thompson 2004 - Jason II TAG Site, R/V KNORR 2005 - Expedition Leader, Jason, Lau Basin, R/V Melville 2005 - Expedition leader, HROV trials, R/V New Horizon 2006 - Expedition leader, HROV trials, R/V Oceanus 2009 - Expedition leader, HROV field trials, R/V Kilo Moana 2009 - NASA ASTEP Cruise, HROV, Mid Cayman Spreading Center, R/V Cape Hatteras 2010 - Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Flow Rate and Characteristics Analysis, Gulf of Mexico, Ocean Intervention III 2011 - Expedition leader, Nereus on R/V Atlantic Explorer 2012 - Expedition leader, Nereus on M/Y Alucia 2013 – Expedition leader, Nereus on R/V Falkor 2014 - Expedition leader, nHT on M/Y Alucia 7