Implementation Team

Dr. Maria Tzortziou

Lead Principal Investigator

Responsible for overall mission success, mission design, planning, implementation and execution; oversees the identification and implementation of science and technology capabilities, data acquisition, scientific analysis, and dissemination of results.

Dr. Antonio Mannino

Deputy Principal Investigator

Responsible for planning and coordination of science activities, Scientific investigation of aquatic optics, particle biogeochemistry, and remote sensing and Mentor for early career researchers.

Dr. J. Blake Clark

Deputy Principal Investigator

Responsible for mission science design, planning, implementation, and execution. Biogeochemical modeling of aquatic processes and integration of field and remote sensing data.

Sommer Nicholas

Investigation Manager (IM)

Oversees mission planning and execution, focusing on operations and logistics.

Dr. Peter Griffith

Project Coordinator

Provides scientific and technical support for FORTE; Communicates progress to agency managers, FORTE team, interested scientists, and the public; Provides scientific oversight for outreach products and public engagement.

Dan Hodkinson

Field Operations Manager

Coordinates safety and logistics support for land and water based fieldwork.