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David Aragon serves as the primary engineer and pilot for RUCOOL’s Slocum underwater glider operations. For two decades David has been a lead in the field of underwater gliders, working closely with faculty to achieve research goals as well as industry to elevate the technology. In sharing this technology, David has been lead instructor for over 15 different week-long glider instruction courses targeting undergraduates, industry, and researchers. Assisting faculty and mentoring undergraduates in the production of numerous research projects and IEEE papers.
Prior to utilizing underwater robots for ocean research, David studied Electrical Engineering with a focus on computer engineering achieving a B.S. with honors from Rutgers University School of Engineering. During undergraduate focus was placed on robotics and computer vision utilizing C++ and MATLAB.
David has been placed in a variety of operational regimes and has been lead in spreading operational labs and knowledge to recipients such as University of Sao Paolo, Bermuda Institute of Marine Sciences, and several other research organizations. Successes such as the lead engineer for the first trans-Atlantic crossing of an ocean robot have become commonplace in the lab and in the field. Rutgers University Center for Ocean Observing Leadership’s success in the field of ocean robotics is a direct result of David’s commitment and experience.