Dr. George Barbastathis , MIT, is an expert in Volume Holographic Imaging (VHI). He has developed novel methods for mapping 3-space and hyperpectral image volumes onto 2D CCD arrays using VHI. Dr. Barbastathis will be responsible for developing a 3D volume holographic imaging system that observes small volumes, giving the best possible resolution achievable equally in all three dimensions (e.g. 2 µm resolution for 1 mm 3 volume). He will be responsible for development of the scanning laser imaging system for the larger species, micro-nekton and nekton. He has already developed prototype systems of this type for use in defense, homeland security, and assembly line product measurement. He will also be in charge of the overall dissemination efforts so that educational material generated by this project can reach both the college level and the general public. Barbastathis will generate material explaining imaging, its physics, math and nuances to lay audiences, and work with the rest of the team to make advanced techniques such as DHI, VHI, and adaptive optics accessible.
	Dr. Cabell Davis , a plankton biologist at WHOI and co-developer of the Video Plankton Recorder (VPR), has developed methods for real-time automatic identification of plankton taxa from video images, and is the Team Leader for the Sea Grant Project.  Davis will work closely with the rest of the team in developing the instrument to meet the requirements of environmental biology research. His group will be responsible for developing embedded methods for species identification from 3D morphological and spectral information, based on extensions of his work on plankton identification from video imagery.  He also will be responsible for educating the general public about the significance of imaging for aquatic ecology research, and will work with Barbastathis and Milgram to generate descriptions of DHI, VHI, and HLLS for the general public and students without engineering backgrounds.  He will provide scientific oversight from the aquatic ecological perspective.
	Dr. Jerome Milgram , MIT, is an expert in Digital Holographic Imaging (DHI). He will be responsible for development of a small lightweight digital holographic camera for imaging plankton in situ from the AUV. Dr. Milgram has pioneered the development of methods for rapid computationally-based analysis of digital holographic images of plankton with very high resolution. This system will be used to image relatively large volumes (e.g. 1 liter) with outstanding resolution in two directions and lesser resolution in the third dimension in most implementations. He will also contribute to the educational material development and dissemination.
GRADUATE STUDENT:
	Jose Antonio Dominguez-Caballero Research Assistant Massachusetts Institute of Technology Contact Information: 77 Massachusetts Avenue, room: 3-466 Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02139 Phone: (617) 258 0649 Email: jadc@mit.edu

 

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