Brian Helmuth and Mark Patterson

Brian Helmuth and Mark Patterson are Professors at Northeastern University’s Coastal Sustainability Institute. Helmuth’s research focused on forecasting the impacts of global climate change on marine ecosystems worldwide, and on working with local communities to develop climate adaptation strategies. Patterson directs the Field Robotics laboratory, which designs and builds free-swimming robots, as well as new sensors and systems for ecophysiology. Helmuth and Patterson both serve on the Scientific Advisory Board of the Fabien Cousteau Ocean Learning Center, and led the scientific mission for Cousteau’s Mission 31 saturation mission in 2014. They are veterans of multiple saturation missions.