NEPTUNE Canada
Organization
Governance
NEPTUNE Canada and its sister network VENUS are cabled ocean networks operating within the administrative umbrella of Ocean Networks Canada (ONC) Observatory.
ONC is a not-for-profit society created by the University of Victoria to build and sustain Canada's world leadership in ocean science and technology through the two observatories. ONC supports the core research programs and the applications of the results of the research in at least three major areas: public policy, economic development and commercialization, and public education and outreach.
University Consortium
The following Canadian universities comprise a consortium, led by the University of Victoria, which received funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation and British Columbia Knowledge Development Fund for the NEPTUNE Canada Project. Funding requirements designate the University of Victoria as the owner and operator.
- University of Victoria (owner/operator)
- Carleton University
- Dalhousie University
- Memorial University of Newfoundland
- Simon Fraser University
- Université Laval
- Université du Québec à Montréal
- Université du Québec à Rimouski
- University of British Columbia
- University of Guelph
- University of Manitoba
- University of Toronto
- University of Waterloo
MOUs
NEPTUNE Canada has signed memoranda of understanding for cooporation with:
- Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans
- Canadian Department of National Defense
- French Institute for Exploitation of the Sea (Ifremer)
- Irish Marine Institute
- JAMSTEC/DONET
- Marine Cable Hosted Observatory (MACHO), Taiwan
- Tongji University
Advisory Committees
NEPTUNE Canada decision making benefits from the advice of several key committees with external representation:
- Science Advisory Committee
- Data Management and Archive System Advisory Committee
- Fishery Advisory Committee
- Cybersecurity Committee
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
- Karen Douglas, technical administrator
Science
Kim Juniper, associate director
- Dilumie Abeysirigunawardena, scientific data specialist
- Clio Bonnett, science communications assistant
- Alice Bui, underwater imagery analyst (co-op)
- John Dower, visiting scientist
- Martin Heesemann, research theme integrator, plate tectonics & earthquake dynamics
- Maia Hoeberechts, research theme integrator , engineering and computational research
- Jessica Klassen, data curation specialist (co-op)
- Marjolaine Matabos, research theme integrator, deep-sea ecosystem dynamics
- Steve Mihaly, research theme integrator, ocean/climate dynamics and effects on marine biota
- Dwight Owens, web content manager
- Corinne Pomerleau, research assistant (co-op)
- Ajaya Ravindran, scientific data specialist
- Martin Scherwath, research theme integrator, gas hydrates and seabed fluid dynamics
- Alex Spicer, scientific analyst
Administration and Finance
Fern Johnson, associate director
- Claudio Alfaro, systems administrator
- Leslie Elliott, project coordinator
- Jason Rush, systems administrator
- Christina Waddle, administrative assistant
- Marion Will, accounting coordinator
Engineering
Ian Kulin, associate director (interim)
- Mike Beard, electronics engineering technologist (CO-OP)
- Chris Carpenter, mechanical engineering technologist (CO-OP)
- Reece Hasanen, scientific instrument manager
- Jonathon Miller, Marine Equipment Technologist
- Richard Riddell, installation support specialist
- Matthew Uganecz, installation support specialist
- Jonathan Zand, Systems Integration Engineer
Engineering Consultants
The following external consultants have worked closely with NEPTUNE Canada.
- Steve Lentz, network engineering consultant
- Peter Phibbs, systems engineering consultant
- Mike Wilson, engineering consultant
Engineering Contractors
The following external contractors work closely with NEPTUNE Canada:
- Steve Bloomer
- Kim Wallace
- Jason Williams
Information Technology
Benoît Pirenne, associate director
Software Team
Eric Guillemot, Manager, Software Team
- Ben Biffard, scientific applications programmer
- Tim Boesenkool, web technology specialist
- Yan Chen, senior software engineer
- Helena Jeeves, senior software engineer
- Reyna Jenkyns, scientific applications programmer
- Josef Krentz, co-op student
- Tim Lavallee, senior software engineer
- Tony Lin, intermediate software engineer
- Khai Yih Ong, intermediate software engineer
- Susan Perkins, intermediate software engineer
- Ronald Schouten, senior software engineer
- Michael Thorne, senior software engineer
- Mitozcelle Valenzuela, intermediate software engineer
Data Curation
- Andy Robertson, video specialist
- Meghan Tomlin, metadata specialist
Software Quality Control
Bob Crosby, Team Lead
- Murray Leslie, software quality control specialist
- Daisy Qi, software quality control specialist
- Yingsong Zheng, software quality control specialist
Systems
Martin Hofmann, systems manager
- Austin Henry, mission-critical systems administrator
- Shane Kerschtien, mission-critical systems administrator
- Nic Scott, mission-critical systems administrator
