JAMES B. NEWMAN
PO Box 164  <>  Woods Hole, Massachusetts  02543  <>  USA
phone: 508/548-6665   fax: 508/540-1036
email: jnewman@whmsi.com

revised 17 October 2005

 

EXPERIENCE:

Institute For Exploration/Mystic Aquarium, Mystic, CT  (www.ife.org)

2003-present  Chief Engineer (under WHMSI contract)

·         Management of all technical aspects of IFE’s expedition equipment, including shore-based network and video production facilities as well as underwater vehicles and shipboard equipment.  Technical advisor to NOAA/Ocean Exploration on the conversion of their exploration vessel.  Lead person for IFE logistics for expeditions, including identifying technical teams for expedition support. 

Woods Hole Marine Systems Inc., Woods Hole, MA (www.whmsi.com)

1996 - present  President and Chief Engineer;

·         Provide engineering and project management services to marine research organizations. Detailed technical work on development and operation of underwater vehicles and associated systems. Largest projects completed to date are development and deployment of imaging, survey and intervention vehicle systems for the Institute for Exploration (Mystic, CT).  Other clients include IFREMER (the French national oceans agency) and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, CA (MBARI) 

1989 - 1996  Oceanographic Engineer;

·         Project Leader for development of Tiburon, a scientific research ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle). Responsibilities included technical specification, budget and schedule development and management, resource management and acquisition of major components. Was responsible for representing the project with Scientists, Operators, MBARI management and Board of Directors.

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA (WHOI)

1986 - 1989 Research Engineer, Deep Submergence Laboratory;

  • Responsible for development and at-sea deployment of the software and computer hardware and sensor systems for the control of the JASON and JASON Junior Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs). JASON and JASON Junior were designed to perform research and exploration missions in the deep ocean. JASON Junior was used to explore the wreck of the Titanic in 1986.

1984 – 1986  Graduate Research Assistant, Deep Submergence Laboratory;

  • Work on all aspects of the early technical development of of underwater vehicles. Primary task was developing real-time control software to control an ROV. Also developed mechanical and electronic subsystems and integrated a manipulator package into an existing vehicle system. Thesis: "Interactive Path Specification in Supervisory Control of a Teleoperated Vehicle".

1980 - 1983. Research Assistant, Department of Ocean Engineering;

  • Software development for processing oceanographic data. Also involved in assembly, testing and deployment of oceanographic instrumentation.

 

EDUCATION:

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • S.M., Ocean Engineering, January 1986.
  • S.B., Ocean Engineering, January 1981.

REVIEWS:

  • Invited presenter for the National Academies’ “Future Needs in Submergence Science” committee, June 2003   
  • Reviewer of research proposals for the National Science Foundation and the National Undersea Research Program.
  • Reviewer of articles for Deep Sea Research and Journal of the Marine Technology Society.
  • Review committee for IFREMER’s VICTOR vehicle system development, 1995-6.

OTHER:

·         Adjunct Faculty, University of Rhode Island Department of Ocean Engineering, 2004-present

·         Guest Investigator, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 2003-2004

·         Adjunct Engineer, Institute For Exploration, 1997-present

·         USCG Licensed Master (50 Ton Inland)

 

Jim Newman's publications

Coleman, Dwight F., James B. Newman, and Robert D. Ballard, "Design and Implementation of Advanced Underwater Imaging Systems for Deep Sea Marine Archaeological Surveys", Proc. Oceans 2000, Providence RI, September 2000.

Newman, J.B., Stakes, D., "Tiburon: development of an ROV for Ocean Science", Proc. Oceans 94 Osates, Brest, France, September 1994.

Newman, J.B., Robison, B.H., "Development of a Dedicated ROV for Ocean Science", Marine Technology Society Journal, Vol. 26, Number 4, Winter 1992-93. (Refereed)

Newman, J.B., "Development of a Dedicated ROV for Ocean Science Support", Proc. ISOPE-92 Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers, San Francisco, June 1992.

Newman, J.B. and Chaffey, M.R., "MBARI's New ROV for Ocean Science Support", Proc. ROV '91, Marine Technology Society, Hollywood FL, May 1991.

Newman, J.B., "Fiber Optic Network for the ARGO/JASON Vehicle System", IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering, Vol. 15, No. 2, April 1990. (Refereed)

Yoerger, D.R., Newman, J.B, "Control of Remotely Operated Vehicles for Precise Survey", Proc. Intervention/ROV '89, San Diego, Marine Technology Society, March 1989.

Yoerger, D.R., et.al., "Design and Control of the JASON Vehicles", Proc. Intervention '88, Det Norske Veritas, Bergen, Norway, April 1988.

Newman, J.B,"JASON Junior's Control System", Proc. ROV '87, Marine Technology Society, San Diego, March 1987.

Yoerger, D.R., Newman, J.B, "High Performance Control for the JASON ROV", Proc. ROV '87, Marine Technology Society, San Diego, March 1987.

Yoerger, D.R., Newman J.B., J-J.E. Slotine, "Supervisory Control System for the JASON ROV", IEEE J. Oceanic Eng. Vol. OE-11 No.3, July 1986. (Refereed)

Yoerger, D.R., Newman, J.B., "JASON: An Integrated Approach to ROV and Control System Design", Proc. ROV '86, Marine Technology Society, Aberdeen, June 1986.

Yoerger, D.R., von Alt, C.J., Bowen, A.D., Newman, J.B., "Design of Underwater Vehicles for High Performance Control", Proc. Oceans '86, Marine Technology Society and IEEE Ocean Eng. Society, Washington, September 1986.

Yoerger, D.R., Newman, J.B., "Demonstration of Closed Loop Trajectory Control of an Underwater Vehicle", Proc. OCEANS '85, Marine Technology Society and IEEE Ocean Eng. Society, San Diego, November 1985.

Yoerger, D.R., Newman, J.B., "Demonstration of Supervisory Control for ROV's and Manipulators", Proc. ROV '85, Marine Technology Society, San Diego, April 1985.

Yoerger, D.R., Slotine, J-J.E., Newman, J.B., and Schempf, H., "Robust Trajectory Control of Underwater Vehicles", Fourth Intl. Symposium on Unmanned Untethered Submersible Technology, UNH, Durham, N.H., June 1985.