Eric Martin

ROV Pilot

Engineer

Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute

Eric Martin received his Bachelor of Science in Ocean Engineering from the University of Rhode Island in 2003, and completed his Masters Degree from the same program in 2005, focusing in underwater acoustics. His primary interests range across development of autonomous underwater vehicles, ocean instrumentation and acoustic science.

Eric currently works as an ROV pilot and engineer for the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute.

Expeditions

Eric participated in the following Ocean Exploration Trust expeditions:

2010

2011

Mazarron Escarpment and the Alboran Sea

2013

Kick’em Jenny & Trinidad Tar Seeps

Selected Publications

2023

Barry, J.P., Litvin, S., Devogelaere, A., Caress, D.W., Lovera, C., Kahn, A., Burton, E.J., King, C., Paduan, J., Wheat, C.G., Girard, F., Sudek, S., Hartwell, A.M, Sherman, A.B., et.al. (2023). Abyssal hydrothermal springs—Cryptic incubators for brooding octopus. Science Advances https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adg3247