VERONIQUE ROBIGOU

School of Oceanography University of Washington Box 357940 Seattle, WA 98195-7940 tel: (206) 543-9282 fax: (206) 543-0275 e-mail: vero@ocean.washington.edu http://www.ocean.washington.edu/people/staff/vero

Education	Honors and Awards
Employment	Sea-going Experience
Other Experience	Professional Activities
Publications Presentions at conferences	REVEL Project Marine Language Exchange Program

Education

Master of Sciences, Geology, UCLA, California, 1984.
Bachelor's of Sciences, Geology, Université des Sciences, Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France, 1981.

Honors and Awards

2003

University of Washington Service Award
. 1999

College of Ocean and Fishery Sciences Service Award. University of Washington.
1998

Marine Education Award. National Marine Educators Association - NMEA.

Outside of the Classroom Marine Educator of the Year. Northwest Aquatic and Marine Educators - NAME.
1983

Teaching Assistant of the year. University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Earth and Space Sciences.
1982-1983

White Mountain Research Center Research Assistantship, California.
1975-1976

Ministère des Affaires Etrangères Merit Fellowship, France.

Employment

1992-present

Oceanographer III, Research Scientist, School of Oceanography, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
1990-1992

Consultant for the Applied Physics Laboratory (UW) and the BDM Corporation,
(July 1990, July and September 1991, April 1992).
1987-1992

Oceanographer II, Research Scientist, School of Oceanography, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
1986-1987

Geologist, COMINCO-France, Paris, France.
1984-1985

Research assistant, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, UCLA, California.
1983-1985

Teaching assistant, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, UCLA, California.
1982

Research assistant, White Mountain Research Center, Bishop, California.
1978

Research analyst, Division of Mines, SNEA-P, Société Nationale Elf Aquitaine Production, Pau, France.

Sea-going experience

2003

Geologist on Thompson TN159 (July 21 - August 25, 2003), Juan de Fuca Plate, Keck-Neptune Endeavour-Nootka cruise.
REVEL director (seven teacher-mentors at sea).
2003

Geologist on Thompson TN157 (June 18-July 2, 2003), Juan de Fuca Plate, Sulfide inserts cruise.
REVEL director (three teachers at sea).
2002

Geologist on Thompson-EM300 TN146-334 (May 14-21, 2002), Juan de Fuca Plate, Keck-Neptune Endeavour-Nootka mapping cruise.
REVEL director (five teacher-mentors at sea).
2000

Geologist and diver on Atlantis-Alvin 03-56 (September 2-September 19, 2000).
REVEL science-education liaison (four teachers at sea). Juan de Fuca Ridge, Main Endeavour
hydrothermal vent field, Endeavour Segment.
1999

Geologist and diver on Atlantis-Alvin 03-38 cruise (August 23 - September 6, 1999).
REVEL science-education liaison (eight teachers at sea) and expedition web mistress.
Juan de Fuca Ridge, Main Endeavour, Mothra and High-Rise hydrothermal vent fields, Endeavour Segment.

Geologist and watch leader on Thompson-ROPOS ROV TN095 cruise (July 15 - July 23, 1999).
REVEL science-education liaison (four teachers at sea) and expedition web mistress.
Juan de Fuca Ridge, Mothra and High-Rise hydrothermal vent fields, Endeavour Segment.
1998

Geologist and diver on Atlantis-Alvin 03-24 cruise (July 29 - August 9, 1998).
REVEL science-education liaison (seven teachers at sea) and expedition web site content master.
Juan de Fuca Ridge, Main Endeavour and High-Rise hydrothermal vent fields, Endeavour Segment.

Geologist on EdRex 98 Thomas G.Thompson-ROPOS cruise (June 26 - July 18, 1998).
REVEL science-education liaison (eight teachers at sea) and expedition web site content master.
Juan de Fuca Ridge, Mothra hydrothermal vent field, Endeavour Segment.
1997

Watch leader for Jason operations and Alvin diver on Atlantis 03-7 cruise (September 6 - September 26, 1997).
REVEL science-education liaison (two teachers at sea) and expedition web site content master.
Juan de Fuca Ridge, Hydrothermal fields on the Endeavour Segment.
1996

Geologist on REVEL96-ROPOS cruise (August 12 - August 27, 1996).
REVEL (Research and Education: Volcanoes, Exploration and Life) program science-education liaison (nine teachers at sea).
Juan de Fuca Ridge, Hydrothermal fields on the Endeavour Segment.
1995

Geologist and diver on the Atlantis II 132-8 cruise (May 25 - June 19, 1995).
Juan de Fuca Ridge, Hydrothermal vent fields on the Endeavour Segment.
1993

Co-chief scientist with Dr. R. Ballard in the Jason Project IV cruise
(February 20- March 14, 1993). Scientific and Educational Project sponsored by the Jason Foundation for Education and the National Science Foundation.
Guaymas Basin, Sea of Cortez, Mexico.
1992

Coordinator and participant in the Laney-Chouest - Turtle cruise
(April 26 - May 10,1992). Juan de Fuca Ridge, Endeavour Segment.
1991

Participant, coordinator and assistant to chief scientist in the Atlantis II 125-32 cruise (September 10-28, 1991).
Juan de Fuca Ridge, Hydrothermal Vent Fields on Endeavour Segment.

Participant, coordinator and assistant watch leader in the M/V Laney Chouest/ Jason-Medea ROV system cruise ( July 28 - August 16, 1991).
Juan de Fuca Ridge, Endeavour Segment.

Coordinator, assistant to chief scientist and participant in the Atlantis II cruise 125-29 (July 9-31, 1991).
Juan de Fuca Ridge, Hydrothermal Vent Fields on Endeavour Segment.
1990

Participant in the M/V Laney Chouest/SeaCliff cruise (July 12-19, 1990).
Juan de Fuca Ridge, Hydrothermal Vent Field on Endeavour Segment.
1989

Participant (dredging) in the Wecoma W8907A cruise (July 24-August 6, 1989).
Juan de Fuca Ridge, Heck and Heckle Seamounts Chains.
1988

Participant in the Atlantis II cruise 118-37 (July 6-28,1988).
Juan de Fuca Ridge, Hydrothermal Vent Field on Endeavour Segment.

Submersible dive and remotely operated vehicles experience

Experienced observer and diver after multiple dives on DSV ALVIN and U.S. Navy DSV TURTLE and SEACLIFF.
Experienced watch leader of ROV platforms Medea/Jason and ROPOS.

Professional Activities

Professional Societies:
American Geophysical Union, AGU
Geological Society of America, GSA
Association for Women Geoscientists, AWG
National Marine Educators Association, NMEA

Committees and Panels:
2002-2004

Advisory Board Member, "Teachers Experiencing Antarctica and the Arctic" NSF-funded program, TEA.
2002-2003

Advisory Committee Member, Education and Outreach, RIDGE 2000.
2002

Member, Jason Project in the Northwest Feasibility Working Group, Seattle Aquarium Society.

Review Panelist for NSF, Directorate of Geosciences, Division of Ocean Sciences, Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence (COSEE), April.

Panel Member, ASLO workshop, "Strategies for developing an effective outreach program", Victoria, BC, June.

Panel Member, NOAA Outreach, Ocean and Atmosphere Research Workshop, June.
2000

Member, Steering Committee, Ocean Sciences Education, COSEE - Center for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence

Review Panelist for TEA program applications, Teachers Experiencing Antarctica and the Arctic
1999

Review Panelist for NSF, Directorate for Education and Human Resources, Teacher Enhancement Program

Educational Involvement:
2002-present

Director, REVEL Project, Research and Education: Volcanoes, Exploration and Life.

Co-Director, Marine Exchange Language Scholarship Program, U.S-European Community Universities Consortium.
2002

Co-Chair "Exploring the Deep with Teachers" Workshop, Mystic, CT, July.

Invited presenter, Association of Foreign Languages Departments, Summer Seminar, "Internationalization: Setting the Campus Agenda", June.
2001
Member, Sea Grant Education and Human Resources Theme Team, Sea Grant.
2000-present

Member, Marine Language Exchange Scholarship Consortium.
Eckerd College, Florida, University of Hilo, Hawaii, University of Washington, Washington, Université de la Rochelle, France, Université de Liège, Belgium and Universidad de Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain .
2000-2002
Scientific Advisor, Instructional Web Material Development, National Center for Science Literacy, Education and Technology, American Museum of Natural History, New-York.
1998-2000

Member "Learning Community", National Center for Science Literacy, Education and Technology, American Museum of Natural History, New-York.

Scientific Advisor "Deep Sea Vents" Instructional Material Development Group, American Museum of Natural History, New-York.
1997-2001

Co-director of REVEL Project (Research and Education: Volcanoes, Exploration and Life), REVEL site content Webmistress, REVEL scientitst-teachers liaison.
1996

Co-initiator of REVEL Project with Dr. John R. Delaney, coordinator and liaison scientists-teachers for the REVEL Project(Research and Education: Volcanoes, Exploration and Life).
1995 -1996

Advisory Board Member for Master3s Network Program (Seattle Pacific University, School of Education).

Participant scientist in the WISE-STEP educational project (University of Washington, College of Education).
1994 - present

Science partner for science teachers at Snohomish High School. Development of a week-long curriculum activity with teachers. Ardi Kveven and Tamara Nelson.
1994 - 1996

Volunteer member and science partner for science teachers through the Master3s Network program for Mathematics and Science Teaching Excellence through Resources, Renewal, Research and Services. (Seattle Pacific University).
1993

Co-Chief scientist on JASON project IV cruise to the Guaymas Basin of the Sea of Cortez, Mexico. The cruise combined scientific and educational programs during which K-12 students participated and used a specially-designed curriculum. Mentor for high school students from England and the United States.
1989 - present

Lecturer for schools, colleges (grade school to college level) and marine sciences education institutes and foundations.

Publications

Robigou, V. and K. Heidenreich, 2003, REVELing in seafloor exploration, Current: The Journal of Marine Education, vol. 18, No. 4, 13-17.

Robigou, V., 2001, Ocean Sciences in 9th to 12th Grade Education, Current, The Journal of Marine Education, vol. 17, No. 2, 33-35.

Delaney, J.R., D.S. Kelley, E.A. Mathez, D.R. Yoerger, J.A. Baross, M. Schrenck, M.K. Tivey, J. Kaye and V. Robigou, 2001, Edifice Rex sulfide recovery project: Analysis of a sulfide-microbial habitat from a submarine hydrothermal system, EOS, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, vol. 82, No.6, Feb.6, 67-73.

McManus, D.A., S.H. Walker, B. Cuker, P. Goodnight, S. Humphris, P. Keener-Chavis, D. Reed, V. Robigou and J.R. Schubel, 2000, Center for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence (COSEE), The report of a workshop sponsored by the National Science Foundation in cooperation with the University of Southern Mississippi, Institute of Marine Sciences, pp.69.

Blondel, P., L. Parson and V. Robigou, 1998 , Texan: Textural analysis of sidescan sonar imagery and generic seafloor characterization, IEEE Oceans'98, Proceedings.

Sarrazin, J., V. Robigou, K. Juniper and J.R. Delaney, 1997 , Biological and geological dynamics over four years on a high temperature sulfide structure at the Juan de Fuca Ridge hydrothermal observatory, Marine Ecology Progress Series, vol. 153, 5-24.

Delaney, J.R., D.S. Kelley, M.D. Lilley, D.A. Butterfield, R.E. McDuff, J.A. Baross, J.W. Deming, H.P. Johnson and V. Robigou, 1997, The Endeavour Hydrothermal System I: Cellular circulation above an active cracking front yields large sulfide structures, "fresh" vent water, and hyperthermophilic archae, RIDGE Events, vol. 8, No. 2, 11-19.

Robigou V. and J.R. Delaney, 1997, REVEL, Research and Education: Volcanoes, Exploration and Life, RIDGE Events, vol. 8, No. 1, Jan. 97, 5-7.

Robigou V. and R.D. Ballard, 1994, Deep-sea research takes a new approach, EOS, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, vol. 75, No.8, Feb.22,.81.

Blondel P., J.C. Sempere. and V. Robigou, 1993, Textural analysis and structure-tracking for geological mapping: Applications to sonar images from Endeavour Segment, Juan de Fuca Ridge, IEEE Oceans '93 Proceedings, III, 208-213.

Robigou V., J.R. Delaney and D. Stakes, 1993, The High-Rise Hydrothermal Field: Endeavour Segment, Juan de Fuca Ridge, Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 20, 1887-1890.

Delaney J.R., V. Robigou, R.E. McDuff and M.K. Tivey, 1992, Geology of a vigorous hydrothermal system on the Endeavour Segment, Juan de Fuca Ridge, Journal of Geophysical Research, vol.97, 19,663-19,682.

Robigou V., 1986, Metamorphism in the Cambrian Campito Formation, White-Inyo Mountains, California, in: Natural History of the White-Inyo Range, Eastern California and Western Nevada and high altitude physiology: University of California, White Mountain Research Station Symposium, vol.1, Aug 23-25, 1985, 27-36.

Papers, Invited Talks and/or Workshops presented at National and International Meetings (last five years)

Barnes, C. and V. Robigou, 2004, Interacting with the Oceans for Research and Education, ³Neptune and Venus Observatories², BCNet Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada, April 27.

Robigou, V., 2004, Learning by Interacting with the Oceans, Panel discussion ³Grids for Kids², BCNet Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada, April 27.

Schwartz, D. and V. Robigou, 2004, Science and Exploration in Ocean Sciences at the University of Washington, Cruising Club of America, Seattle, March 25.

Robigou, V. and R.I. Odom, 2004, Innovative Educational Opportunities in Marine Sciences at the University of Washington, Poster, AAAS conference, Seattle, February 15.

Robigou, V. Innovations in Ocean Sciences Education at the University of Washington, 2003, Eos Trans. AGU, Vol. 84, No. 47, Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract ED32E-06.

Glickson, D., D.S. Kelley, J.R. Delaney and V. Robigou, 2003, Nested scales of geological observations at the Endeavour Integrated Studies Site, Poster, Ridge 2000 Community Meeting Workshop: Boulder, CO; November 6-8.

Groschel, H., V. Robigou, J. Whitman, S.K. Sagoda and D. Randle, Exploring the Oceans with OOI and IODP: A New Partnership in Education and Outreach, 2003, Eos Trans. AGU, Vol. 84, No. 47, Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract ED51B-1194.

Robigou, V., Invited, Tectonic plate monitoring and public involvement in science, 2003, Phase Relations, High P-T Terrains, P-T-ometry and Plate Pushing I: A Tribute to W.G. Ernst, GSA Annual Meeting Program, 95.

Robigou, V., In-depth Exploration of the Juan de Fuca Plate, Northeast Pacific Ocean, with the REVEL Project, 2003, GSA K-16 workshop, GSA Annual Meeting Program , 34.

Robigou, V. REVEL Research and Education: Volcanoes, Exploration and Life, 2003, Oceans 2003, Conference Program, 95.

Robigou, V. The many roles of scientists in the REVEL Project, 2003, Leave no scientist behind: How to get aquatic sciences into the K-12 classrooms, ASLO 2003 Program, 39.

Goehring, L. V. Robigou, and P. Keener-Chavis, 2003, RIDGE 2000 Education and Outreach plans: Exploring the Deep with teachers Workshop, Leave no Scientist behind: How to get Aquatic Sciences into the K-12 classrooms, ASLO 2003 Program, 39.

Robigou, V., 2002, REVEL sails in a new direction, EOS Trans., AGU, vol. 83, No. 47.

Robigou, V., T. Lee, G. Reichmann, K. Heidenreich and M. Yergen, 2002, Explore deep-sea hydrothermal systems with the REVEL Project, National Science Teachers Association convention, Portland, Oregon, November 2002.

Robigou, V., 2002, Invited, Marine Language Exchange Program: An International and Interdisciplinary Partnership, Association of Departments of Foreign Languages, West Seminar, Long Beach, California, June 2002.

Robigou, V. 2002, Invited, The NEPTUNE Project: An Underwater Interactive Observatory, Central Washington University, May 2002.

Robigou, V, 2001, Optimizing the impact of student mobility, Recruitment of student and cultural and linguistic preparation through the Marine Language Exchange Program, Transatlantic Education and Training Conference, Münster, Germany, December 2001.

Robigou, V. and M. Nichols-Pecceu, 2001, Marine Language Exchange Program: A 21st Century International and Interdisciplinary Partnership, EOS Trans. AGU, vol. 82, No. 47, F237.

Robigou, V., 2001, Optimizing the impact of student mobility: Recruitment of students and their cultural and linguistic preparation through the Marine Science Student Mobility program, Transatlantic education and training conference, Munster, Germany, December 2001.

Kelley, D.S., J.R. Delaney, M.D. Lilley, Butterfield, D.A. and V. Robigou, 2001, Vent field distribution and evolution along the Endeavour Segment, Juan de Fuca Ridge. EOS Trans. AGU, vol. 82, No. 47, F612.

Robigou, V., 2001, Exploration of Mid-Ocean Ridges: The case of the Juan de Fuca Ridge, Featured Speaker, The Idaho Science Teacher Association Convention, Idaho Falls, ID, October 2001.

Robigou, V., 2001, The NEPTUNE Project, Invited talk at the University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France, June 2001.

Robigou, V., 2001, REVEL: Research and Education - Volcanoes, Exploration and Life, The Oceanography Society (TOS Program), Advances in Ocean Science Education and Education Technology, p.8.

Robigou, V., 2001, Explore the Juan de Fuca plate with the REVEL and NEPTUNE Projects, National Science Teachers Association 2001, Program, Vol. 3, p.71.

Robigou, V., M. Nichols-Pecceu and A.R.M. Nowell, 2000, Marine sciences focus for an innovative language exchange program, EOS, vol. 81, No. 48, F303.

Robigou, V., D. Nielsen and J.R. Delaney, 2000, REVEL 2000 - Research and Education: Volcanoes, Exploration and Life, EOS Trans. AGU, vol. 81, No. 48, F292.

Lilley, M., Butterfield D.A., Kelley, D.S., Tivey, M.K., Robigou, V., and J.R. Delaney, 2000, Long and short term variability in hydrothermal activity at the Endeavour RIDGE observatory site, EOS Trans. AGU, vol. 81, No. 48, F628.

Yergen, M., D. Randle, S. Ivey and V. Robigou, 2000, Exploring Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Systems with the REVEL Project, National Science Teacher Association 2000, Advance Program, 13.