Robert D. Ballard, Ph.D.is Founder and President of the Ocean Exploration Trust, and Professor of Oceanography at the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography. He is an Explorer-At-Large at the National Geographic Society, Commissioner for the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy, and a Research Scholar at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. He served in the U.S. Navy for more than 30 years and continues to work with the Office of Naval Research.
A pioneer in the development of deep-sea submersibles and remotely operated vehicle systems, Robert has taken part in more than 155 deep-sea expeditions. In 1985, he discovered the RMSĀ Titanic, and has succeeded in tracking down numerous other significant shipwrecks, including the German battleshipĀ Bismarck, the lost fleet of Guadalcanal, the U.S. aircraft carrierĀ Yorktown, and John F. Kennedyās boat,Ā PT-109. He has also discovered hydrothermal vents and āblack smokersā in the Galapagos Rift and East Pacific Rise in 1977 and 1979.
The author of numerous books, scientific papers, and articles, he has been featured in several National Geographic television programs, including āSecrets of theĀ Titanicā a five-part mini-series, āAlien Deep with Bob Ballard.ā and, in 2019, āExpedition Amelia.āĀ He was a special advisor to Steve Spielberg on the futuristicĀ television show seaQuest DSV.
His honors include 22 Honorary Doctorates, National Geographicās highest award, the Hubbard Medal, and a National Endowment for the Humanities Medal. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2014.
Dr. Ballardās autobiography, Into the Deep,Ā will be released Fatherās Day 2021 and a National Geographic television special, āBob Ballard: An Explorerās Lifeā will air June 14, 2021.
An explorer, discoverer, and historian, Dr. Ballardās fascinating journeys can teach us a great deal about our past, and they have encouraged others to take tremendous strides in the survey of the undiscovered mysteries of the deep sea.
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