USGS Ocean Engineer Gerry Hatcher (left) monitors the view of the seafloor from the camera mounted on the Mini Muc and communicates with the ship’s bridge while USGS engineering technician Pete Dal Ferro uses a remote winch control to position the Mini Muc and trigger coring.
Jenny White McKee
Captain and Marine Technician on the Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center Marine Facility team (PCMSC MarFac), providing science support for PCMSC since 2010.
As Captain, I ensure the safety of personnel, vessel and equipment aboard the 36’ research vessel (R/V) Parke Snavely, 26’ R/V San Lorenzo, and various other small boats. As Marine Technician on ocean-going ships, I coordinate and oversee the deployment of various equipment including sediment coring, instrument platforms, and high pressure sound sources. Projects have taken me the full length of the US West Coast as well at the Arctic, Atlantic, and Gulf of Mexico aboard R/V USCGC Healy, R/V Marcus G. Langseth, R/V Pelican, R/V Hugh R. Sharp, R/V Endeavor, and R/V Bold Horizon
Professional Experience
10 years as a Marine Technician and Marine Projects Coordinator on the US Antarctic Program icebreakers
2 years as a contract technician going to sea for University of Hawaii, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, University of Washington, and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
Education and Certifications
B.A., Molecular Cellular and Developmental Biology University of California at Santa Cruz
U.S. Coast Guard Master 100 Gross Tons upon Near Coastal Waters
NAUI Advanced/Scientific Diver
Wilderness First Responder
Science and Products
PCMSC MarFac Field Equipment and Capabilities
PCMSC Marine Facility (MarFac)
PCMSC MarFac Team
PCMSC MarFac Vessels
Multichannel Seismic-Reflection and Navigation Data Collected Using Sercel GI Guns and Geometrics GeoEel Digital Streamers During the Mid-Atlantic Resource Imaging Experiment (MATRIX), USGS Field Activity 2018-002-FA
USGS Ocean Engineer Gerry Hatcher (left) monitors the view of the seafloor from the camera mounted on the Mini Muc and communicates with the ship’s bridge while USGS engineering technician Pete Dal Ferro uses a remote winch control to position the Mini Muc and trigger coring.
Science and Products
PCMSC MarFac Field Equipment and Capabilities
PCMSC Marine Facility (MarFac)
PCMSC MarFac Team
PCMSC MarFac Vessels
Multichannel Seismic-Reflection and Navigation Data Collected Using Sercel GI Guns and Geometrics GeoEel Digital Streamers During the Mid-Atlantic Resource Imaging Experiment (MATRIX), USGS Field Activity 2018-002-FA
USGS Ocean Engineer Gerry Hatcher (left) monitors the view of the seafloor from the camera mounted on the Mini Muc and communicates with the ship’s bridge while USGS engineering technician Pete Dal Ferro uses a remote winch control to position the Mini Muc and trigger coring.
USGS Ocean Engineer Gerry Hatcher (left) monitors the view of the seafloor from the camera mounted on the Mini Muc and communicates with the ship’s bridge while USGS engineering technician Pete Dal Ferro uses a remote winch control to position the Mini Muc and trigger coring.