Cruises Tom Bolmer has participated in
72 Science Cruises:
- R/V Kilo Moana - September - October 2014
- Chief Scientist: Lee Frey
- Honolulu, Hi., to Honolulu, Hi.
- Participate in REMUS Survey of a Manganese Nodule site for a Japanese Mining company. Responsible for processing all of the REMUS MultiBeam data.
- R/V Melville - June - July 2013
- Chief Scientist: Peter
Worcester
- San Diego, Ca., to Seattle, Wa.
- Participate in Acoustic Experiment in the Pacific Ocean. Processed all the MultiBeam Data on the cruise.
Stood watch for the Acoustic transmission system. Helped deploy and recover moorings and OBSs. Oversaw the collection and archiving of data for the science party on the cruise.
- R/V Knorr - May - June 2012
- Chief Scientist: Charlie Langmuir
- Bermuda to Azores
- Sail as MultiBeam Tech and Coring/Dredge Tech. Processed all of the MultiBeam
data and provided maps for the science party as needed. Prepared and deployed Rock Cores and Dredges for the science party.
- R/V Knorr - July - August 2011
- Chief Scientist: Lee Freitag
- Woods Hole to Woods Hole
- Work as SSSG on 2 weeks REMUS cruise.
- USCGC Healy (WAGB 20) - May - June 2011
- Chief Scientist: Dale Chayes
- Seattle to Honolulu to Dutch Harbor
- Science Support with the LDEO Healy Science Support Group. Transit to pick up the science party. We check that the science systems are working properly and manage many of the science collecting and logging systems. Provided the Data Report for the transit.
Passed on operational knowledge to SIO people who would be taking over the science support for the ship.
- R/V Roger Revelle - April - May 2011
- Chief Scientist: Ralph Stephen
- Kaoshsiung, Taiwan, to Kaoshsiung, Taiwan, in the Philippine Sea
- Participate in Acoustic Experiment in the Philippine Sea. Processed all the MultiBeam Data on the cruise.
Stood watch for the Acoustic transmission system. Helped deploy and recover moorings and OBSs. Oversaw the collection and archiving of data for the science party on the cruise.
- USCGC Healy (WAGB 20) - September 2010
- Chief Scientist: Bob Pickart
- Point Barrow to Dutch Harbor in the Arctic Ocean
- Science Support with the LDEO Healy Science Support Group. This was for the Beaufort Chukchi Shelf Moorings project. We check that the science systems are working properly and manage many of the science collecting and logging systems. Provided the Data Report for the cruise.
- USCGC Healy (WAGB 20) - August - September 2010
- Chief Scientist: Brian Edwards
- Dutch Harbor to Point Barrow in the Arctic Ocean
- Science Support with the LDEO Healy Science Support Group. This was for the USGS related to the Law of the Sea Mapping Program. We check that the science systems are working properly and manage many of the science collecting and logging systems. Provided the Data Report for the cruise.
- USCGC Healy (WAGB 20) - July 2010
- Chief Scientist: Dale Chayes
- Seward to Dutch Harbor
- Science Support with the LDEO Healy Science Support Group. Transit to pick up the science party. We check that the science systems are working properly and manage many of the science collecting and logging systems.
- USCGC Healy (WAGB 20) - May - June 2010
- Chief Scientist: Dale Chayes
- Seattle to Honolulu to Dutch Harbor
- Science Support with the LDEO Healy Science Support Group. This was a transit to the start of the Science season. We started using a new MultiBeam system. There were classes in use and operation of the nw Kongsberg MultiBeam System. We also checked that the science systems are working properly in preparation for the first Science Party.
- USCGC Healy (WAGB 20) - April 2010
- Chief Scientist: Dale Chayes
- Seattle into Juan de Fucca
- Science Support with the LDEO Healy Science Support Group. This was a shake down cruise to be sure science systems were operational before the 2010 field season. We check that the science systems are working properly and manage many of the science collecting and logging systems.
- USCGC Healy (WAGB 20) - March 2009
- Chief Scientist: Lee Cooper
- Dutch Harbor to Dutch Harbor in the Bering Sea
- Science Support with the LDEO Healy Science Support Group. This was for the BEST Project. We check that the science systems are working properly and manage many of the science collecting and logging systems. Provided the Data Report for the cruise.
- USCGC Healy (WAGB 20) - March 2009
- Chief Scientist: N/A
- Seattle to Dutch Harbor
- Science Support with the LDEO Healy Science Support Group. Transit to the start of the first Science cruise. We checked that the science systems are working properly in preparation for the first Science Party.
- USCGC Healy (WAGB 20) - January - February 2009
- Chief Scientist: Dale Chayes.
- Seattle into Juan de Fucca
- Science Support with the LDEO Healy Science Support Group. This was a shake down cruise to be sure science systems were operational before the 2009 field season. We check that the science systems are working properly and manage many of the science collecting and logging systems.
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USCGC Healy (WAGB 20)
- August - September 2008
- Chief Scientist: Jonathan
Childs
- Point Barrow to Point Barrow in the Arctic Ocean
- Science Support with the LDEO Healy Science Support Group. This was for the USGS related to the Law of the Sea Mapping Program. We check that the science systems are working properly and manage many of the science collecting and logging systems. Provided the Data Report for the cruise.
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USCGC Healy (WAGB 20)
- July 2008
- Chief Scientist: Raymond Sambrotto
- Dutch Harbor to Dutch Harbor in the Bering Sea
- Science Support with the LDEO Healy Science Support Group. This was for the BEST Project. We check that the science systems are working properly and manage many of the science collecting and logging systems. I updated a Bathymetric Map for the working area for the science party. Provided the Data Report for the cruise.
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USCGC Healy (WAGB 20)
- April - May 2008
- Chief Scientist: Carin Ashjian
- Dutch Harbor to Dutch Harbor in the Bering Sea
- Science Support with the LDEO Healy Science Support Group. This was for the BEST Project. We check that the science systems are working properly and manage many of the science collecting and logging systems. I updated a Bathymetric Map for the working area for the science party. Provided the Data Report for the cruise.
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USCGC Healy (WAGB 20)
- March - April 2008
- Chief Scientist: Lee Cooper
- Dutch Harbor to Dutch Harbor in the Bering Sea
- Science Support with the LDEO Healy Science Support Group. This was for the SLIP Project. We check that the science systems are working properly and manage many of the science collecting and logging systems. I updated a Bathymetric Map for the working area for the science party. Provided the Data Report for the cruise.
- USCGC Healy (WAGB 20) - March 2008
- Chief Scientist: Dale Chayes
- Seattle to Dutch Harbor
- Science Support with the LDEO Healy Science Support Group. Transit to the start of the first Science cruise. We checked that the science systems are working properly in preparation for the first Science Party.
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USCGC Healy (WAGB 20)
- February 2008
- Chief Scientist: Dale Chayes.
- Seattle into Juan de Fucca
- Science Support with the LDEO Healy Science Support Group. This was a shake down cruise to be sure science systems were operational before the 2008 field season. We check that the science systems are working properly and manage many of the science collecting and logging systems.
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USCGC Healy (WAGB 20)
- August - September 2007
- Chief Scientist: Larry Mayer
- Point Barrow to Point Barrow in the Arctic Ocean
- Science Support with the LDEO Healy Science Support Group. This was for UNH the Law of the Sea Mapping Program. We check that the science systems are working properly and manage many of the science collecting and logging systems. Provided the Data Report for the cruise.
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USCGC Healy (WAGB 20)
- May - June 2007
- Chief Scientist: Jacqueline Grebmeier
- Dutch Harbor to Dutch Harbor in the Bering Sea
- Science Support with the LDEO Healy Science Support Group. This was for the SLIP Project. We check that the science systems are working properly and manage many of the science collecting and logging systems. I created a Bathymetric Map for the SLIP working area for the science party. Provided the Data Report for the cruise.
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USCGC Healy (WAGB 20)
- April - May 2007
- Chief Scientist: Raymond Sambrotto
- Dutch Harbor to Dutch Harbor in the Bering Sea
- Science Support with the LDEO Healy Science Support Group. This was for the BEST Project. We check that the science systems are working properly and manage many of the science collecting and logging systems. I created a format and report structure for the Data Report for the science support for the cruise.
- USCGC Healy (WAGB 20) - April 2007
- Chief Scientist: N/A
- Seattle to Dutch Harbor
- Science Support with the LDEO Healy Science Support Group. Transit to the start of the first Science cruise. We checked that the science systems are working properly in preparation for the first Science Party.
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USCGC Healy (WAGB 20)
- March 2007
- Chief Scientist: Dale Chayes.
- Seattle into Juan de Fucca
- Science Support with the LDEO Healy Science Support Group. This was a shake down cruise to be sure science systems were operational before the 2007 field season. We check that the science systems are working properly and manage many of the science collecting and logging systems.
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USCGC Healy (WAGB 20)
- November 2006
- Seattle to Seattle
- Science Support with the LDEO Healy Science Support Group. This was a shakedown cruise to check that Science Systems were operating. We check that the science systems are working properly and manage many of the science collecting and logging systems. I also wrote up operational procedure documents for operation of the science instruments.
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USCGC Healy (WAGB 20)
- April - June 2006
- Chief Scientist: Jacqueline Grebmeier.
- Dutch Harbor to Dutch Harbor with science operations in the Bering Sea
- Science Support with the LDEO Healy Science Support Group. This was for the SLIP Project. We check that the science systems are working properly and manage many of the science collecting and logging systems.
- USCGC Healy (WAGB 20) - April 2006
- Chief Scientist: N/A
- Seattle to Dutch Harbor
- Science Support with the LDEO Healy Science Support Group. Transit to the start of the first Science cruise. We checked that the science systems are working properly in preparation for the first Science Party.
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USCGC Healy (WAGB 20)
- March 2006
- Chief Scientist: Dale Chayes.
- Seattle into Juan de Fucca
- Science Support with the LDEO Healy Science Support Group. This was a shake down cruise to be sure science systems were operational before the 2006 field season. We check that the science systems are working properly and manage many of the science collecting and logging systems.
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R/V Thomas G. Thompson
- November 2005
- Chief Scientist: Ken Smith.
- San Diego to San Diego
- Data person for the ROV Jason group. Oversaw the watchstanding and archived the data.
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R/V Melville
- May 2005
- Chief scientist: Childress, J.
- Fiji to Fiji
- Data person for the ROV Jason group for a series of cruises. Oversaw the watchstanding and archived the data.
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R/V Melville
- June 2005
- Chief scientist: Vrijenhoek, R.
- Fiji to Fiji
- Data person for the ROV Jason group for a series of cruises. Oversaw the watchstanding and archived the data.
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R/V Knorr
- November - December 2004
- Chief Scientist: Maurice Tivey.
- St. Georges, Bermuda, to Woods Hole
- Data person for the ROV Jason group. Oversaw the watchstanding and archived the data.
- R/V Roger Revelle
- July - August 2004
- Chief Scientists: Bob Stone, & Gene Yogodzinski.
- Dutch Harbor, Alaska, to Honolulu
- Data person for the ROV Jason group. Oversaw the watchstanding and archived the data.
- R/V Roger Revelle
- July 2004
- Chief Scientists: Tony Rathburn, Randy Keller
- Dutch Harbor to Dutch Harbor, Alaska
- Data person for the ROV Jason group. Oversaw the watchstanding and archived the data.
- R/V Roger Revelle
- June 2004
- Chief Scientists: Alan Chave
- Honolulu to Dutch Harbor, Alaska
- Data person for the ROV Jason group. Oversaw the watchstanding and archived the data.
- R/V Knorr
- May 2004
- Chief Scientist: Yair Rosenthal.
- Bergen, Norway, to Bergen, Norway
- I was responsible for the collection and processing of the SeaBeam data. I compiled the at sea final version of the surveyed areas.
- R/V Ronald Brown
- August - September 2002
- Chief Scientist: Peter Rona
- Miami, Florida, to New Yory City
- Participate in a SeaBeam survey of the Hudson Canyon. I was hired by USGS to oversee the processing of this data at sea. I was responsible for teaching the editing of the SeaBeam data to watch standers and overseeing their work. I compiled the at sea final version of the surveyed area.
- R/V Seward Johnson
- October - December 2001
- Chief Scientist: Jim Ledwell
- Barbados to San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Participate in HRP (High Resolution Profiler) cruise with Ray Schmitt as my immediate supervisor. Ran 3 SGI's, maintained the Tk/Tcl data processing front-end program, Deploy and Recover HRP on deck and program the HRP dive instructions. Download and process data for each dive for the SFTRE-2 Experiment.
- RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer
- July - September 2001
- Chief Scientist: Peter Weibe
- Punta Arenas, Chile, to Punta Arenas, Chile
- Contracted through WHOI to Raytheon Polar Services as a Ship's Network Administrator. Shipboard computer person. Maintain and backup data on ship board computers. Help scientists with their computers. Responsible for Quality Control editing of 8-14 hours of SeaBeam data a day. Operate e-mail to shore for the ship. Provide computer/lab supervision and support for scientists. This was a SO GLOBEC cruise.
- RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer
- April - June 2001
- Chief Scientist: Peter Weibe
- Punta Arenas, Chile, to Punta Arenas, Chile
- Contracted through WHOI to Raytheon Polar Services as a Ship's Network Administrator. Shipboard computer person. Maintain and backup data on ship board computers. Help scientists with their computers. Responsible for Quality Control editing of 8-14 hours of SeaBeam data a day. Operate e-mail to shore for the ship. Provide computer/lab supervision and support for scientists. This was a SO GLOBEC cruise.
- R/V Maurice Ewing
- March - April 2001
- Chief Scientist: Brian Tucholke
- Charleston, South Carolina, to San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Participate in a Multi-channel seismic cruise o the mid Atlantic Ridge. Transcribe data, duplicate tapes for archiving, assemble Sonobouy data, and archive and plot the data.
- R/V Oceanus
- January - February 2001
- Chief Scientist: Ray Schmitt
- Barbados to Barbados
- Participate in HRP (High Resolution Profiler) cruise. Ran 3 SGI's, maintained Tk/Tcl program, Deploy and Recover HRP on deck and program the HRP dive instructions. Download and process data for each dive for the SFTRE-1 Experiment.
- R/V Oceanus
- July 2000
- Chief Scientist: N/A
- Woods Hole to St. Johns, Newfoundland
- Program transcription tools for ORBs and OBHs in preparation for the OBH group's next
cruise.
- R/V Maurice Ewing
- April & May 2000
- Chief Scientist: Bob Detrick.
- Costa Rica to Galapogos
- Manage 3 SUNs, transcribe all OBS and ORB data.
- R/V Knorr
- January 2000
- Chief Scientist: Mike McCartney.
- Woods Hole to Guadolope
- attend SeaBeam School
- USNS Bowditch
- July & August 1998
- Chief Scientist: Stephen Swift.
- Bahrain to Bahrain
- Watch stand. Transcribe and archive all of the Multichannel seismic data.
- R/V Melville
- June 1998
- Chief Scientist: Ralph Stephen.
- Honolulu to Honolulu
- Run transcription programs on the OSN data. Help recover OSN instruments.
- R/V Knorr
- April & May 1998
- Chief Scientist: Peter Lemmond.
- Jacksonville, Florida, to Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- Watch stand and process SeaBeam data.
- R/V Thomas G.
Thompson - January & February 1998
- Chief Scientist: Ralph Stephen.
- Honolulu to Honolulu
- Run transcription programs on the OSN data. Help deploy OSN instruments.
- R/V Seward Johnson
- March & April 1997
- Chief Scientist: Jim Ledwell.
- Reciefe, Brazil, to Reciefe, Brazil
- Co-Operate and Manage 3 computers for processing HRP data. Load dive
instructions into HRP before launch and download and process data upon
recovery. Do deck work to launch and recover HRP for the
BBTRE-2
experiment.
- R/V Thomas G.
Thompson - January & February 1997
- Chief Scientist: Patrical Fryer.
- Yokahama, Japan, to Guam
- Oversee ROV Jason video and data recording and archiving.
- R/V Seward Johnson
- January & February 1995
- Chief Scientist: Jim Ledwell.
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to Reciefe, Brazil
- Co-Operate and Manage 3 computers for processing HRP data. Load dive
instructions into HRP before launch and download and process data upon
recovery. Do deck work to launch and recover HRP for
BBTRE-1
experiment.
- R/V Atlantis II - August 1995
- Chief Scientist: Mike Mottle.
- Astoria, Oregon, to Astoria, Oregon
- Act as WHOI SSSG Tech running ship board and ALVIN computers and
computer network.
- N/O Le Noroit - Nov to Dec 1994
- Chief Scientist: Kurt Polzin.
- Dakar, Senegal, to Dakar, Senegal
- Co-Operate and Manage 2 computers for processing HRP data. Load dive
instructions into HRP before launch and download and process data upon
recovery. Do deck work to launch and recover HRP for CIRFZ experiment.
- R/V Charles Darwin
- April to May 1993
- Chief Scientist: Jim Ledwell.
- Azores to Lisbon, Portugal
- Program for and process SF6 data on 35 day Chemistry
cruise for NATRE
experiment.
- R/V Oceanus
- March to April 1992
- Chief Scientist: Ray Schmitt.
- Madeira to Los Palmos, Canaries
- Operate, maintain and manage 3 Vax computers in a cluster for 31
day Physical Oceanography cruise to start NATRE experiment. Load
dive instructions into HRP before launch and download and process data upon recovery.
- R/V Columus Iselin - May 1990
- Chief Scientist: D. DeMaster.
- Belem, Brazil, to Belem, Brazil
- operator for CTD system for AMASSEDS cruise.
- R/V
Melville - August & September 1989
- Chief Scientists: R. Stephen and F. Speiss.
- Miami, Florida to Miami, Florida
- ran computer system for 2 borehole reentry legs.
- USNS Kane - April 1989
- Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- Observer on TeleProbe Survey to DSDP Site 417/418
- R/V Fred H. Moore - March & April 1985
- Chief Scientist: R. Stephen.
- Galveston, Texas, to Miami, Florida
- Chief watchstander (in conjunction with D/V Sedco/BP 471 (JOIDES Resoution) - Leg 102) a Geophysical OSE cruise at DSDP Site 417/418.
- R/V Knorr
- September 1980
- Chief Scientist: C. Hollister.
- Woods Hole to Woods Hole
- Chief watchstander for Geological HEBBLE cruise.
- R/V Knorr
> - July 1980
- Chief Scientist: J. Ewing.
- Woods Hole to Woods Hole
- watchstander for Geophysical multichannel seismic cruise.
- R/V Knorr
- March & April 1980
- Chief Scientist: M. Purdy.
- St. Georges, Bermuda, to Woods Hole
- watchstander for Geophysical seismic cruise, for DOMINO experiment.
- R/V Knorr
- February & March 1980
- Chief Scientist: J. Sclater.
- Woods Hole to St. Georges, Bermuda
- watchstander for Geophysical heat flow and seismic cruise.
- R/V Westward
- June & July 1979
- Chief Scientist: M. Farmer.
- Woods Hole to Woods Hole
- Third Scientist
- R/V Knorr
- September 1977
- Chief Scientist: C. Hollister
- Woods Hole to Woods Hole
- watchstander for geologic HEBBLE cruise.
- R/V Oceanus
- May 1977
- Chief Scientist: H. Jannasch.
- Woods Hole to Woods Hole
- watchstander for Biology cruise.
- R/V Endeavor
- March 1977
- Chief Scientist: S. Honjo.
- Quonset Point, Rhode Island, to Newport, Rhode Island
- watchstander for Geologic coring cruise.
Deployed coring and water catching equipment.
- R/V Oceanus
- November 1976
- Chief Scientist: E. Katz.
- St. Georges, Bermuda, to St. Georges, Bermuda
- watchstander for Physical Oceanography cruise for CTD and water catcher.
- USNS Lynch - September 1976
- Chief Scientist: H Hoskins.
- Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- watchstander for Geophysical survey for DSDP Site 417/418
- R/V Knorr
- July 1976
- Chief Scientist: G. Rowe.
- Woods Hole to Woods Hole
- watchstander for Biology Cruise.
- R/V Westward
- June & July 1976
- Chief Scientist: John Rankin.
- Woods Hole to Woods Hole
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This page was updated by Tom Bolmer on 03/25/05.
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