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To: techdiver <techdiver@opal.com>
Subject: Introduction
From: Dave Pence <dpence@so*.ha*.ed*>
Date: Fri, 19 May 1995 13:03:20 -1000 (HST)
To Group members:

Thank you for the warm response to my requests for information.  I am now 
subscribed.

To introduce myself, I am located at the University of Hawaii, currently 
employed as a biogeochemical oceanographer.  My current research interests 
are on light-induced changes of organic molecules in oceanic waters, and 
the role of microplankton in global carbon cycling.  Past research 
projects have ranged from fish behavioral ecology to molecular viral 
pathology.  I received a B.A. in Zoology from Miami University, and an 
M.S. in Microbiology from North Carolina State.  Prior to moving to 
Hawaii last year, I served as Assistant Program Director/Science Program 
Director for Newfound Harbor Marine Institute/Seacamp in the Florida Keys.
My long-term interests are in tropical marine biogeography and natural 
history, and especially how molecular biological tools can be applied to 
these questions.

I am an instructor with NAUI, and also teach Basic Nitrox through TDI.  
My experience has included some cavern and cave diving, zero visibility 
work, and wreck diving off NC, as well as reef diving in Florida and 
Hawaii.  Currently, I am helping develop a bluewater diving protocol to 
service a bio-optical oceanographic mooring slated to be placed 60 miles 
north of Oahu, and am teaching advanced rescue and basic nitrox courses for 
University affiliates who have a need for such.  While I have a strong 
interest in technical diving techniques as they can be applied to 
research project goals, I consider myself a "newbie" to much of the 
discipline.  I look forward to the information exchange taking place 
here.  Please feel free to contact me if my experience can be of help.

Best regards,

David F. Pence, NAUI 11418, TDI 297
Department of Oceanography
University of Hawaii-Manoa

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