John Hildebrand is a Professor at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and an Adjunct Professor in the UCSD Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He obtained a B. S. degree in Physics and Electrical Engineering at UCSD, and a Ph.D. degree in Applied Physics from Stanford University. He has chaired ten graduate Ph.D. thesis committees, and teaches classes on bioacoustics, and experimental laboratory acoustics. Dr. Hildebrand has contributed to more than 100 referred publications, on topics ranging from acoustic wave propagation, to passive acoustic monitoring of marine mammals. His recent research has focused on the use of acoustic techniques for marine mammal population census, and the effects of noise on marine mammals.

Sean Wiggins is a Project Scientist and Principal Development Engineer at Scripps Institution of Oceanography's Marine Physical Laboratory. During the past 20 years at Scripps he has designed and developed various oceanographic instruments to study marine acoustics, seismology, and seafloor heat flow. His current research interests include passive acoustic monitoring of marine mammals, ocean ambient noise, and the effects of sound on marine mammals.

Lisa Munger is a Postdoctoral Scholar with a Ph.D degree in Biological Oceanography at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO). She received her B.A. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of Colorado at Boulder, where she conducted field studies on migratory birds and laboratory experiments on fish behavior. She is an author on over seven publications and has presented at several scientific meetings and public outreach events. Her current research is on the acoustics and behavioral ecology of endangered right whales in the Bering Sea.

Greg Campbell is a staff research associate at Scripps Institution of Oceanography's Marine Physical Laboratory. During the past 15 years, he has conducted bioacoustical research on a diverse group of marine mammals including delphinids, baleen whales and pinnipeds. Greg is presently active in both oceanographic instrument development and biological field research. His current interests include passive acoustic monitoring of marine mammals, population census techniques and geographic variation in cetacean vocalizations.

Chris Garsha is a Development Technician at Scripps Institution of Oceanography’s Marine Physical Laboratory.  Since joining this lab in 2001 as an undergraduate, he has been engaged in a variety of facets to the study of underwater acoustics; including design, development, logistics and fieldwork.  He has contributed to numerous instrument deployments in differing geographic locations and environments.  Current work is focused on the development, management and implementation of oceanographic acoustic instrumentation.

Josh Jones is a Staff Research Associate at SIO's Marine Physical Laboratory. He has worked in whale research for the past 13 years and has a BS in Environmental Systems from UCSD. His activities at SIO include research on Arctic marine mammals and real-time detection and tracking of whales using passive acoustic monitoring. Josh is also the director of the project, Whales: Voices in the Sea and manages the lab's involvement in SeaTech, a technology training and research internship program for teens from California to Alaska. Before coming to the Whale Acoustics Lab in 2003, Josh was manager of the whale research vessel, Odyssey, and led expeditions throughout the northern and central Pacific.

Ethan Roth is a Jr. Development Engineer at Scripps Institution of Oceanography's Marine Physical Laboratory. He obtained a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and M.S. in Engineering Sciences (Applied Ocean Sciences) from UCSD. His engineering projects focus on the design and development of underwater acoustic instrumentation, while also implementing autonomous and real-time systems in the field. His research focuses on long-term acoustic monitoring in the Arctic Ocean to observe the effects of sea ice decline and anthropogenic activities on ice-related marine mammals off Alaska's North Slope.

Brent Hurley is a Jr. Development Engineer at Scripps Institution of Oceanography's Marine Physical Laboratory who graduated from UCSD with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering. Brent designs, tests, and builds hydrophones and preamps for various applications such as towed arrays, sea floor instruments, and wave gliders that are used to record ocean noise (particularly marine mammals) . He also tests data acquisition systems to filter out manufacturing and development flaws. His current focus is testing new features such as data compression to allow for longer deployments, four channel acquisition to navigate sound sources, and the use of Solid State Drives for lower noise, power and more robust systems.

Hannah Bassettis a Staff Research Associate at the Marine Physical Laboratory of Scripps Institution of Oceanography. She graduated from UCSD with a B.S. in Biology and spent a semester at the University of the West Indies in Barbados studying island biogeography and fisheries management. At the lab, Hannah acts as both a data technician and analyst. Her interests center around the use of passive acoustic monitoring as a tool for ecological studies and marine resource conservation. She is particularly interested in the field of fish acoustics as applied to fisheries studies and management.

Sara Kerosky is a Staff Research Associate at the Marine Physical Lab of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.  She graduated from UCSD with a B.A. in International Studies, and spent a year at the University of Chile in Santiago studying social and environmental impacts of economic modernization and natural resource extraction across Chile. At the lab, she has worked on a variety of projects on cetacean species ranging from the blue whale to the vaquita.  She is interested in learning as much as possible about marine mammals and their habitat through acoustics and field research.