 David Gallo is director of special projects at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. In 1987, he was invited by Robert Ballard, who discovered the wreck of RMS Titanic, to join his team at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution as the assistant director of the Center for Marine Exploration.
In his present role, David works closely with scientists and engineers at the forefront of global exploration and discovery. He has participated in numerous expeditions to the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans and to the Mediterranean Sea. Gallo was one of the first oceanographers to use a combination of manned submersibles and robots to map the undersea world with unprecedented clarity and detail. Most recently, he was co-expedition leader during an exploration of RMS Titanic and the German battleship Bismarck using the Russian MIR submarines.
Gallo is passionate about exploration and discovery and dedicated to communicating the importance of science and engineering to the public. He maintains close working relationships with scientists, filmmakers and media broadcasters, including Discovery Channel, History Channel, National Geographic and PBS. He was instrumental in the development of the JASON PROJECT and is presently involved in the development of the FIRST Lego League Ocean Odyssey.
Gallo has lectured extensively nationally and internationally to audiences ranging from elementary-school children to CEOs, and he has participated in numerous television and radio broadcasts. He was awarded a Computerworld-Smithsonian Award and is a recipient of the John J. Conley medal for communicating science to the public.
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