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FOCUS on the ocean
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A Sculptural Marine Habitat by Ross Power
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Partners of FOCUS On The Ocean
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FOCUS PARTNER: F.I.U. Florida International University
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Founded in 1965 and now is one of the 25 largest Universities in the nation. F.I.U. emphasizes research as a major component of its mission and is ranked as a research University in the High Research Activity category of the Carnegie Foundation’s prestigious classification system.
The Universities marine science department will be monitoring “FOCUS” as an ongoing research project with additional interdisciplinary involvement in the arts.
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FOCUS PARTNER: Lee E. Harris Ph. D
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Lee E. Harris Ph. D
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Lee E. Harris Ph. D – Dr. Harris is providing the structural integrity and stability analysis for the “FOCUS” project.
Dr. Harris has an educational background in ocean, coastal and civil engineering specializing in coastal and ocean structures and oceanographic data collection. He is a professor at Florida Institute of Technology and was named in Who’s Who in Frontier Science and Technology as well as serving as a United Nations consultant.
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FOCUS PARTNER: Paradise Video & Film
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An Emmy award winning video and film Production Company specializing in underwater film documentaries that have been aired on National Geographic, Discovery, Learning and Travel Channels. Paradise Video and Film has been documenting the art of Ross power since 1985. Tom Brunstetter, the company’s president, is truly an artist in his field. His partnering with Mr. Power signifies his passion for educating through the use of the video and film media.
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FOCUS PARTNER: aquamotion film & tv production
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aquamotion film & tv is a full service production company based in Miami and Munich. Specialized in everything underwater, the list of credits include Discovery, Animal Planet, NG, commercial productions as well as an underwater live feed for Mariah Carey MTVVMA. Working also with several renowned underwater cinematographers like Pete Romano, underwater photographers like Stephen Frink and Barry Kulick, Stefanie Voigt and her award winning crew are especially proud to be part of project FOCUS and look forward to many years of productive, creative and inspirational work together with Ross Power, FOCUS and his team.
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FOCUS PARTNER: Ken Shapiro - Triple Nickel Realty
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Ken Shapiro has been an advisor to Ross Power for more than a decade and sits on the board of directors for The Florida Green Building Coalition.
Mr. Shapiro strongly believes that art can speak on behalf of science.
His environmental conscience is obvious in his professions as real estate broker and general contractor where he focuses on "green" living and building.
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FOCUS PARTNER: RJ Diving Ventures, Inc.
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Miami’s premier dive operator has been operating U.S. Coast Guard inspected vessels from Miami Beach for over 20 years. Their state of the art 46’ vessel is operated by Captain Mike Beach who is deeply committed to raising awareness of the conditions of our oceans, reefs and marine life. Their involvement with the long term “Focus” project begins with installation then continues with maintenance and monitoring of the sculptural marine habitat by bringing scientists,. media, photographers and divers to the “FOCUS” sight.
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FOCUS PARTNER: W. Hissem Industries
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Stainless Steel Fabrication and Marine Installation. Bill Hissem has been working with Ross Power on Focus since 2004 and is cornerstone to the projects development.
His vast expertise, utilized by others such as The Smithsonian Marine Branch, will be significant in this ongoing global operation.
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