Dr. Bob Embley, Chief Scientist
Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory

Bob Embley has been with the Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory in Newport, Oregon since 1984, where he has served as the Team Leader for Marine Geology in the NOAA VENTS Program. His scientific publications include studies of a wide range of deep-sea features, including submarine canyons, sediment slides, fracture zones, and the mid-ocean ridge. Dr. Embley has participated in more than 70 oceanographic expeditions in the Atlantic, Pacific and Antarctic Oceans since 1966. As Chief Scientist for the Submarine Ring of Fire 2002-2004 Ocean Exploration Expeditions, he had overall responsibility for organizing and planning the expeditions and for leading the scientific team during the expeditions.