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RIC MARTINI, Ph.D.
Frederic (Ric) Martini, Ph.D. received his graduate degree from Cornell and much of his thesis work was done on Star Island before the Shoals Marine Lab moved to Appledore Island in 1973. He has been a member of the Star Island Corporation for over 30 years. He sailed on a 36’ ketch from Appledore to Australia in 1975-1977, and ultimately settled on Maui with his wife, Kitty, in 1979. He remains associated with SML and is an Affiliated Associate Researcher in the Department of Oceanography at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
Over the years, Ric has worked with sharks, dolphins, whales, and hagfishes, and his research publications have addressed anatomy, physiology, ecology, and natural history. His research projects have included deep submersible dives in the Johnson SeaLink, the Alvin, the Pisces IV, and the Pisces V. For More information on Ric's adventures, go to:
http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/03nwhi/explorers/explorers.html