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Study Leaders |
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Stephen James O'Meara |
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Stephen James O’Meara is one of the most keen-eyed astronomical observers
of all time. Known worldwide for his precise illustrations of celestial
objects as seen through the telescope. He is a contributing editor of Sky
& Telescope, the world’s leading astronomy magazine. A prolific writer,
his most recent book is the the observer’s guide Deep-Sky Companions: The
Caldwell Objects (Sky Publishing Corp. and Cambridge University Press,
2002).
Steve’s remarkable visual
skills continually redefine the standard of quality for other
observers. He discovered dark “spokes” in Saturn’s rings before the
Voyager spacecraft and was the first to sight Halley’s Comet upon its
return in 1985. A lover of Earth as well as sky, Steve has trekked the
world over to study and photograph active volcanoes. In 1994 he and his
wife, Donna, founded Volcano Watch International, an organization aimed at
finding ways to predict deadly eruptions and to
help people in harm’s way. |
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Dr.
Clyde Roper |
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Dr. Clyde Roper is an Emeritus Zoologist in the Department of Invertebrate
Zoology at Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History. A marine
biologist, he conducts extensive research on cephalopods (squids,
octopuses, and cuttlefishes) and is a pioneer in the field of
bioluminescence. He is the author of numerous publications, and has been
involved in several film and television documentaries including the
Discovery Channel’s “Quest for the Giant Squid.” Field studies have taken
him to the waters of Hawaii, New Zealand, Antarctica, Western Africa,
Japan, and throughout the Atlantic and Pacific. He is a frequent study
leader on study tours throughout the world. |
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Alan Brush |
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Alan Brush is an ornithologist and Professor
Emeritus of Physiology & Neurobiology at the University of Connecticut. He
has been a lecturer/naturalist on over 15 travel/study tours. He has
served as editor of The Auk, the journal of the American Ornithologists’
Union, and has published 70 scientific papers and two books. M.J. Brush, a
natural science illustrator, retired from UConn in 2000 after 25 years.
Currently Vice President of the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators, she
was a freelance illustrator for the Audubon Field Guide series and served
several teaching assignments, including at UConn, American Museum of
Natural History, and Humboldt Research Station in Maine. Her favorite
subjects are botanicals and marine life. On our voyage, she will lead
natural history illustration workshops. The Brushes are currently working
on a book on the natural history changes of the Carolinas and the Bahamas
visited by Mark Catesby, a collector/artist in the early 1700s. |
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Revised: December 07, 2004.
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