Who We Are
NOAA Ocean Exploration includes a diverse range of staff, organized into a series of divisions dedicated to carrying out our mission. This page lists key contacts for various teams and functions within the office, but does not include all staff, contractors, and grantees who support the NOAA Ocean Exploration mission.
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Leadership
Jeremy Weirich
Director
Jeremy.Weirich@noaa.gov
Jennifer Lukens
Deputy Director
Jennifer.Lukens@noaa.gov
Organization
Headquarters
Administration and Finance
Expeditions and Exploration
Amanda Maxon
Environmental Compliance Specialist (on contract through Groundswell)Amanda.Maxon@noaa.gov
Outreach and Education
Connor Steere
Multimedia Production and Web Development Specialist (affiliate through the NOAA Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute)Connor.Steere@noaa.gov
Suraida Nanez-James
Education Coordinator (on contract through Groundswell)Suraida.NanezJames@noaa.gov
Science and Technology
Adrienne Copeland, Ph.D.
Competitive Grant Program Manager, Synergistic Team LeadAdrienne.Copeland@noaa.gov
Philip Hoffman
Uncrewed Maritime Systems R&D Coordinator, Technology Team LeadPhilip.Hoffman@noaa.gov
Chris Beaverson
National Oceanographic Partnership Program Program Coordinator (on contract through Groundswell)Chris.Beaverson@noaa.gov
Patrick Cooper
Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Architect (on contract through UCAR)Patrick.Cooper@noaa.gov
Employee Directory
NOAA Ocean Exploration staff and team members are located at NOAA headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, as well as in field offices around the country. To contact a specific NOAA Ocean Exploration employee, please visit the NOAA Staff Directory.
Website Questions
For technical questions about this website, send the NOAA Ocean Exploration Web Team a message at oceanexweb@noaa.gov. For information about content posted on this site, please email us at oceanexplorer@noaa.gov.
Media Contacts
If you are a member of the media and have a question about our office or this website, please contact us at ocean-explore-comms@noaa.gov, and a member of our communications team will respond. You can also find additional information and media resources in our Media Kit.
Data Inquiries
The management, archiving, and delivery of data collected through NOAA Ocean Exploration-supported expeditions happens through a partnership with NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Once data from expeditions supported by our office have been quality control checked, they are freely available via NCEI and/or the NOAA Central Library. For information on how to access data collected during NOAA Ocean Exploration-supported ocean expeditions, visit the Data Access page.