UMERC Member Spotlight submission

UMERC Member Spotlight submission

Thanks so much for submitting your answers for UMERC's Member Spotlight feature. Your responses (and any photos you send to accompany them) will appear on the members-only News area of the UMERC Member Portal (https://umerc-us.org). If you'd prefer, you may review the post before it goes live. Please answer the following questions. A paragraph or a few sentences would be ideal length.
Name

First NameLast Name
Current role and organization

RoleOrganization
Email
(not shared, only used if we need to contact you)
Would you tell us a bit about yourself and your background?
How or why did you get into marine energy research?
Could you share a little about your research/work, and why it's important?
What are your institution's overall capabilities?
What are you hoping to get out of UMERC?
Optional: What's a "fun fact" about you? (e.g., an interesting hobby, an impressive accomplishment, whatever you would like to share)
Any question(s) we didn't include that you'd like to answer?
Please share any images of you/your work to accompany your responses.

Not required, but highly recommended :)
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Thank you for your responses. We hope this Member Spotlight feature will help all UMERC members get to know each other, start some conversations, and maybe even create some new friendships/partnerships across the industry. Cheers to Community!
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