David Fratantoni

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Biography

David Fratantoni is an oceanographer and engineer who has pioneered the use of autonomous platforms for multidisciplinary ocean research. At the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution he led research programs for NSF, NOAA, NASA, and the U.S. Navy. Now at Horizon Marine, Inc. he helps deliver timely and accurate oceanographic forecasts for the offshore energy industry.

David Fratantoni is currently Chief Technology Officer for Horizon Marine, Inc.

Dr. David Fratantoni was most recently a tenured member of the WHOI scientific staff and the founder and principal investigator of the Autonomous Systems Laboratory. David Fratantoni's research emphasized in-situ and remote measurement of ocean circulation and the exploration of relationships between ocean physics and biology. David Fratantoni conducted pioneering research on eddies in the western Atlantic and Indian Oceans, contributed to the development and novel application of underwater gliders and other mobile autonomous platforms, and developed instrumentation and strategies for sustained ocean observations.

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Education

Virginia Tech , United States , Blacksburg, VA

B.S. Ocean Engineering

http://vt.edu

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University of Miami , United States , Miami, FL

Ph.D. Physical Oceanography

http://www.miami.edu

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Career History

Chief Technology Officer , United States , Marion, MA

http://horizonmarine.com

11/2013 to 12/2099
Scientist , United States , Woods Hole, MA

http://asl.whoi.edu

09/1996 to 12/2099