American marine explorer
Katy Croff Bell
Alma mater Known for Ocean Exploration Scientific career Institutions
Katy Croff Bell is a marine explorer who has been on more than 30 oceanographic and archaeological expeditions including in the
Black Sea , the
Mediterranean , the
Gulf of Mexico , the
Caribbean Sea , and the
Pacific Ocean . She is also an
American Association for Advancement of Science If/Then Ambassador in recognition of her work to interest girls in
STEM careers.[
citation needed ]
Education
Bell received a
bachelor of science in
ocean engineering from the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2000, working with Professor David Mindell in the Deepwater Archaeology group.
[1]
[2] Following college, she spent 2001 as a
John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellow in the
NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration.
[3] She completed a
master's degree in
maritime archaeology at the
University of Southampton , before moving to the Graduate School of Oceanography in
Rhode Island .
[4]
[5] She was appointed a
National Geographic Emerging Explorer in 2006.
[6]
[7] At the
University of Rhode Island , she was awarded the
Ada Sawyer Award in 2007 and the Robert McMaster Award in 2008.
[8] Bell completed
Doctor of Philosophy degree , "On the Origin of Submarine Sediment Features in the Southern Aegean Sea," at the
University of Rhode Island in 2011, under the supervision of
Robert Ballard .
[9]
Research and career
In 2011, Bell became vice president of the Ocean Exploration Trust.
[10]
[11] She was Chief Scientist of
Robert Ballard 's exploration vessel
E/V Nautilus , overseeing expeditions to the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, eastern Pacific Ocean and the Aegean Sea.
[12]
[13] The Nautilus Exploration Program is an open science initiative, which shares the process and outcomes of ocean exploration with everyone.
[14] The expedition attracted a variety of media coverage, and Bell gave several interviews and lectures.
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In addition being a leader of expeditions, Bell is also a lecturer of underwater exploration and technology.
[19] In 2014, she was a
MIT Media Lab Director's Fellow.
[20] In 2015, she used
telepresence technology to participate in Nautilus expeditions in the Gulf of Mexico and eastern Pacific Ocean.
[2] That year, she took part in the social media campaign #ILookLikeAnEngineer.
[21] She led a team of MIT explorers on a deep-ocean exploration off the coast of Southern California in 2016.
[22] In 2017, as an MIT Visiting Scientist, she created the Open Ocean initiative at the
Media Lab .
[14]
[23] Bell is developing technology for ocean exploration projects, to allow for remote science and education,
[24] which no longer active.
[25] Bell also said that, at the Open Ocean initiative, she is reimagining the future of ocean exploration and storytelling.
[26]
Bell is vice chair of the Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee
[27] and a
PADI
Advanced Open Water Diver .[
citation needed ] In July 2017, she became the first female Technology Fellow at
National Geographic .
[28] She is a founding member of the
Ocean Collectiv
Archived 2020-05-27 at the
Wayback Machine , a group formed to find solutions to ocean problems.
[29]
[30]
References
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"Expeditions" . web.mit.edu . Retrieved 2018-01-18 .
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b Maxwell, Jill Hecht (Feb 18, 2015).
"Katy Croff Bell '00 Brings Oceanic Exploration to the Desktop" . MIT Technology Review . Retrieved 2018-01-18 .
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"Katy Croff Bell" . fabfems.org . Retrieved 2018-01-18 .
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"GSO on National Geographic This Sunday" . URI’s Graduate School of Oceanography . 16 May 2014. Retrieved 2018-01-18 .
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"Sub hunters strike gold beneath the waves" . dofundodomar.blogspot.co.uk . Retrieved 2018-01-18 .
^ Favorite, Crowd (2006-01-31).
"Theoretical Physicist, Adventure Photographer Among New Class Of National Geographic Emerging Explorers" . National Geographic Partners Press Room . Archived from
the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2018-01-18 .
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"Katy Croff Bell" . National Geographic Expeditions . 2018-08-30. Retrieved 2022-04-10 .
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"Of Interest" . riwba.com . Archived from
the original on 2018-07-18. Retrieved 2018-01-18 .
^ Katherine Lynn Croff Bell (2011-01-01).
"On the origin of submarine sediment features in the southern Aegean Sea" . Dissertations and Master's Theses (Campus Access). Paper AAI3450922. : 1–146.
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"Webb Middle Science Teacher Kirk Beckendorft to Embark on Deep-Sea Expedition" . Webb School of Knoxville . 2015-08-26. Retrieved 2018-01-18 . [
permanent dead link ]
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"Ocean Exploration Trust Staff" . Ocean Exploration Trust . Archived from
the original on 2018-01-19. Retrieved 2018-01-18 .
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"Meet the Team" . Nautilus Live . Archived from
the original on 2019-07-01. Retrieved 2018-01-18 .
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NAUTILUS LIVE 2012 | Aegean Sea Leg with Chief Scientist Katy Croff Bell , retrieved 2022-04-10
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b
"Katy Croff Bell" . MIT Media Lab Director's Fellows . Archived from
the original on 2019-03-21. Retrieved 2018-01-18 .
^ Blackwell's Bookshops (2013-06-26),
Ocean exploration: Interview with Dr Katy Croff Bell , retrieved 2018-01-18
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"The Future of the Past: Day 2" . FIA . 2013-12-10. Retrieved 2018-01-18 .
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"Plenary Presenters" . stem.ky . Archived from
the original on 2018-02-23. Retrieved 2018-01-18 .
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"Interview with Chief Scientist Katy Croff Bell | Nautilus Live" . nautiluslive.org . 2011-08-12. Retrieved 2022-04-10 .
^ Max Seigal (May 16, 2014).
"Sailing/Cape Sounion, Greece" . expeditions.com . Retrieved 2018-01-18 .
^ Joi Ito (2014-07-10).
"Announcing the Director's Fellows Cohort 2" . MIT MEDIA LAB . Retrieved 2018-01-18 .
^ Stephanie McFeeters (August 4, 2015).
"#ILookLikeAnEngineer campaign supported by women at MIT, Kendall Square, and elsewhere" . BostonGlobe.com . Retrieved 2018-01-18 .
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"An Ocean Exploration on Board of the Nautilus E/V" . MIT Media Lab Director's Fellows . Retrieved 2018-01-18 .
^ Katy Croff Bell (Director).
"Group Overview" . MIT Media Lab . Retrieved 2018-07-17 .
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"Katy Croff Bell" . Nautilus Live . 6 February 2010. Retrieved 2018-01-18 .
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"Group Overview ‹ Open Ocean" . MIT Media Lab . Retrieved 2023-04-03 .
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"Katy Croff Bell" . National Geographic . October 20, 2015. Archived from
the original on 2018-01-19. Retrieved 2018-01-18 .
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"Profile: Katy" . Ocean Collectiv . Archived from
the original on 2018-07-18. Retrieved 2018-01-18 .
^ Ito, Joi (2016-12-24).
"Conversation with Ocean Explorer Katy Croff Bell" . Joi Ito . Retrieved 2018-01-18 – via
https://joi.ito.com/weblog/2016/12/24/conversation-wi-18.html .
^ Lauren Hertel (2017-11-05).
"Johnson launches new consulting firm for ocean problems" . Robert & Patricia Switzer Foundation . Retrieved 2018-01-18 .
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"Person Overview ‹ Katy Croff Bell" . MIT Media Lab . Retrieved 2022-04-10 .
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