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 Smithsonian Dive Officers
From left to right, Sherry Reed, Michael Lang, Sam Benson, Edgardo Ochoa, Laurie Penland
Photo by Dan Miller

EMERGENCY DIVING INCIDENT

Report to Michael Lang
at the following numbers:

Office 202.633.6887
OUSS office 202.633-5135
Cell 202.744.0425

Michael A. Lang
Scientific Diving Officer
(202) 633-6887
langm@si.edu

Laurie M. Penland
Assistant Scientific Diving Officer
(202) 633-6879
penlandl@si.edu

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute:
Edgardo Ochoa
Diving Officer
(507) 212-8726
ochoae@si.edu

National Museum of Natural History:
Position Vacant
Diving Officer

Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce:
Sherry Reed

Diving Officer and
SDCB Secretary
(772) 465-6630
reed@sms.si.edu
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center:
Sam Benson

Diving Officer
(443) 482-2454
bensons@si.edu

National Zoological Park:
Vince Rico
Diving Officer
(202) 633-4422
ricov@nzp.si.edu

National Museum of American History:
Paul Johnston
Diving Officer and
SDCB Vice Chair
(202) 633-3909
johnstonpf@si.edu

Mailing Address:
Smithsonian Institution
Scientific Diving Program
Office of the Under Secretary for Science
MRC 715
PO Box 37012
Washington DC 20013-7012

Shipping Address for UPS, FedEx, & Large Packages:
Smithsonian Institution
Scientific Diving Program
S. Dillon Ripley International Center
MRC 715 Room 3136
1100 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington DC, 20560

Street Address:
Smithsonian Institution
Scientific Diving Program
S. Dillon Ripley International Center
Room 3136
1100 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington DC, 20560

Fax: (202) 633-6956

The Smithsonian Institution is an organizational member of the American Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS) and may grant diving reciprocity to scientists from other AAUS organizational member institutions.

 

 


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