Exploration Icon Dr. James A. Austin on the Past, Present, and Future of Ocean Discovery | National Ocean Exploration Forum 2022

This episode, recorded live at the National Ocean Exploration Forum, hosts Peter Ravella and Tyler Buckingham sit down with ocean exploration icon, Dr. James A. Austin. Dr. Austin has been at The University of Texas, Austin for more than 35 years. He has spent more than four years at sea on 28 different research vessels and has co-authored more than 100 peer-reviewed publications. A legend in the space, Dr. Austin talks about his life and career, how ocean exploration has changed (and remained the same), and how he sees the future of ocean exploration shaping up.