Dr. David Doolette, 2008 NSS-CDS Workshop Speaker of the Week

[Bill Rotella]

David Doolette, Ph.D.

Dr David Doolette began diving in 1979 and began cave diving in Australia in 1984. He is a member of the Cave Diving Association of Australia and a foundation member of the Australian Speleological Federation Cave Diving Group. After completing his B.Sc. he prolonged his adolescence working as a full time a dive instructor and developed his interest in decompression physiology, later returning to academia to complete his Ph.D. Since 1996 he has conducted full time research into decompression physiology, publishing widely in the peer reviewed scientific literature. Since 2005 he has been a Research Physiologist at the U.S. Navy Experimental Diving Unit responsible for development and testing of decompression procedures. He has been a member of the Undersea Hyperbaric Medical Society since 1987 and received their 2003 Oceaneering International Award for contribution to commercial diving safety. He has been a member of the South Pacific Underwater Medicine since 1990 where he was the Education Officer for five years.

[Gene_Hobbs]

Here is a small sampling of David's work. He is another not to be missed! What a line up.