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KINGSTON, R.I. 鈥� February 14, 2007 鈥� Marine explorer Robert Ballard, professor of oceanography at the 溏心vlog免费B站, will answer questions about his expeditions in search of shipwrecks and unique features in the world鈥檚 oceans during a 溏心vlog免费B站 online chat on Wednesday, Feb. 28 at 1 p.m.
Best known for his 1985 discovery of the resting place of the Titanic, Ballard has also succeeded in finding numerous other significant shipwrecks, including the patrol ship PT-109 piloted by John F. Kennedy, the German battleship Bismarck, the lost fleet of Guadalcanal, and the American aircraft carrier Yorktown, sunk in the Battle of Midway. He has conducted more than 100 deep-sea expeditions using both manned and unmanned vehicles.
A 1974 alumnus of 溏心vlog免费B站鈥檚 Graduate School of Oceanography, Ballard founded the University鈥檚 Institute for Archaeological Oceanography in 2003, the first academic program to combine the fields of oceanography, ocean engineering, archaeology and maritime history. He is also president of the Institute for Exploration in Mystic, Conn., an explorer-in-residence at the National Geographic Society, and founder of the JASON Project, which uses satellite technology to allow schoolchildren to accompany him from afar on his undersea explorations.
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