Katy Croff Bell Explained

Katy Croff Bell
Known For:Ocean Exploration

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.

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] The Nautilus Exploration Program is an open science initiative, which shares the process and outcomes of ocean exploration with everyone.[13] The expedition attracted a variety of media coverage, and Bell gave several interviews and lectures.[14] [15] [16]

In addition being a leader of expeditions, Bell is also a lecturer of underwater exploration and technology.[17] In 2014, she was a MIT Media Lab Director's Fellow.[18] In 2015, she used telepresence technology to participate in Nautilus expeditions in the Gulf of Mexico and eastern Pacific Ocean. That year, she took part in the social media campaign #ILookLikeAnEngineer.[19] She led a team of MIT explorers on a deep-ocean exploration off the coast of Southern California in 2016.[20] In 2017, as an MIT Visiting Scientist, she created the Open Ocean initiative at the Media Lab.[21] Bell is developing technology for ocean exploration projects, to allow for remote science and education,[22] which no longer active.[23] Bell also said that, at the Open Ocean initiative, she is reimagining the future of ocean exploration and storytelling.[24]

Bell is vice chair of the Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee[25] and a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver. In July 2017, she became the first female Technology Fellow at National Geographic.[26] She is a founding member of the Ocean Collectiv, a group formed to find solutions to ocean problems.[27] [28]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Expeditions. web.mit.edu. January 18, 2018.
  2. News: Maxwell. Jill Hecht. Katy Croff Bell '00 Brings Oceanic Exploration to the Desktop. February 18, 2015. MIT Technology Review. January 18, 2018. en.
  3. Web site: Katy Croff Bell. fabfems.org. January 18, 2018.
  4. Web site: GSO on National Geographic This Sunday. URI’s Graduate School of Oceanography. May 16, 2014. en-US. January 18, 2018.
  5. Web site: Sub hunters strike gold beneath the waves. dofundodomar.blogspot.co.uk. January 18, 2018.
  6. News: Favorite. Crowd. Theoretical Physicist, Adventure Photographer Among New Class Of National Geographic Emerging Explorers. January 31, 2006. National Geographic Partners Press Room. January 18, 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121023115618/http://press.nationalgeographic.com/2006/01/31/emerging-explorers-2006/. October 23, 2012. en-US.
  7. Web site: August 30, 2018 . Katy Croff Bell . April 10, 2022 . National Geographic Expeditions . en.
  8. Web site: Of Interest. riwba.com. en-US. January 18, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180718040546/http://www.riwba.com/ofinterest/. July 18, 2018. dead.
  9. Katherine Lynn Croff Bell. January 1, 2011. On the origin of submarine sediment features in the southern Aegean Sea. Dissertations and Master's Theses (Campus Access). Paper AAI3450922.. 1–146.
  10. News: Webb Middle Science Teacher Kirk Beckendorft to Embark on Deep-Sea Expedition. August 26, 2015. Webb School of Knoxville. January 18, 2018. en.
  11. Web site: Ocean Exploration Trust Staff. Ocean Exploration Trust. en. January 18, 2018. January 19, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180119120356/http://www.oceanexplorationtrust.org/our-team. dead.
  12. News: Meet the Team. Nautilus Live. January 18, 2018. en. July 1, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190701020323/http://nautiluslive.org/people/all. dead.
  13. News: Katy Croff Bell. MIT Media Lab Director's Fellows. January 18, 2018. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20190321064945/http://directorsfellows.media.mit.edu/fellow-profiles/katy-croff-bell/. March 21, 2019. dead.
  14. News: The Future of the Past: Day 2. December 10, 2013. FIA. January 18, 2018. en-US.
  15. Web site: Plenary Presenters. stem.ky. January 18, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180223182903/http://stem.ky/archives/2013/plenaries.html#croff. February 23, 2018. dead.
  16. Web site: August 12, 2011 . Interview with Chief Scientist Katy Croff Bell Nautilus Live . April 10, 2022 . nautiluslive.org . en.
  17. Web site: Sailing/Cape Sounion, Greece. Max Seigal. May 16, 2014. expeditions.com. January 18, 2018.
  18. Web site: Joi Ito . July 10, 2014 . Announcing the Director's Fellows Cohort 2 . January 18, 2018 . MIT MEDIA LAB.
  19. News: Stephanie McFeeters.
    1. ILookLikeAnEngineer campaign supported by women at MIT, Kendall Square, and elsewhere
    . August 4, 2015. BostonGlobe.com. January 18, 2018.
  20. News: An Ocean Exploration on Board of the Nautilus E/V. MIT Media Lab Director's Fellows. January 18, 2018. en-US.
  21. Web site: Group Overview. Katy Croff Bell (Director). MIT Media Lab. July 17, 2018.
  22. Web site: Katy Croff Bell. Nautilus Live. February 6, 2010 . en. January 18, 2018.
  23. Web site: Group Overview ‹ Open Ocean . April 3, 2023 . MIT Media Lab.
  24. Web site: Katy Croff Bell. October 20, 2015. National Geographic. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180119121847/https://ngstudentexpeditions.com/experts/katy-croff-bell. January 19, 2018. January 18, 2018.
  25. Web site: Profile: Katy. Ocean Collectiv. en-US. January 18, 2018. July 18, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180718030555/https://www.oceancollectiv.co/katy/. dead.
  26. Web site: Conversation with Ocean Explorer Katy Croff Bell. Ito. Joi. December 24, 2016. Joi Ito. joi.ito.com. January 18, 2018.
  27. News: Lauren Hertel. Johnson launches new consulting firm for ocean problems. November 5, 2017. Robert & Patricia Switzer Foundation. January 18, 2018. en. January 19, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180119120134/https://www.switzernetwork.org/fellows-news/johnson-launches-new-consulting-firm-ocean-problems. dead.
  28. Web site: Person Overview ‹ Katy Croff Bell . April 10, 2022 . MIT Media Lab.

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