NEPTUNE Canada

Biography

Yan Li

Visiting Scientist

Yan Li is Associate Director of Department of Ocean Strategies and Planning, National Ocean Technology Center, State Oceanic Administration, People’s Republic of China. In June 2012, she joined NEPTUNE Canada as a visiting scholar, working with the DMAS group. In her role as Associate Director, she helped secure over $12 million toward design and building of a test site in-situ for small scale wave and tidal current generator devices. Yan Li lead a staff of over 20 specialists and was responsible for 4 projects related to test and assessment technologies on ocean monitoring instruments and ocean energy generator devices in tank and in the real environment.

Yan Li earned her master's degree in Harbor, Coastal and Offshore Engineering from the National Ocean Technology Center in 2005. She earned her bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Technology at the Hebei University of Economics & Business in 2002. Her study focused on data management and optimization and combination technology of integrated ocean observation systems. Her research results where applied in the operational ocean observation and information service system funded by the National High-tech R&D Program of China and operated by Fujian Provincial Department of Ocean and Fisheries. Yan Li was awarded the “Excellent Youth Scientist” prize in 2006.

Staff and Consultants

NEPTUNE Canada staff are listed below. For more contacts, see our full listing of staff within VENUS, Ocean Networks Canada, and the Ocean Networks Canada Centre for Enterprise and Engagement.

Director

Kate Moran, director

Science

Kim Juniper, associate director

Administration and Finance

Fern Johnson, associate director

Engineering

Ian Kulin, associate director (interim)

Engineering Consultants

The following external consultants have worked closely with NEPTUNE Canada in the past.

Information Technology

Benoît Pirenne, associate director

Li Yan, Visiting Scientist, China National Ocean Technology Centre

Software Team

Eric Guillemot, Manager, Software Team

Data Curation
Software Quality Control

Bob Crosby, Team Lead

Systems

Martin Hofmann, systems manager

  • Austin Henry, mission-critical systems administrator
  • Shane Kerschtien, mission-critical systems administrator
  • Nic Scott, mission-critical systems administrator
  • Seann Wagner, mission-critical systems administrator
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