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Website Production
The Last Ocean Website has been, and will be, a collaborative effort. John Weller has spearheaded this first round of website production. David Ainley and Peter Young edited and consulted at all stages of production.
Erik Burns consulted on the initial design and coded the base of the site. Michael Rienstra (michaelrienstra.com) took over where Erik left off, coding the rest of the site.
Stefan Töpfer, CEO of Winweb (winweb.com), contributed ideas to the base design, and hosted an early version of the site.
Ian Gaffney (iangaff@gmail.com) produced code that will be incorporated in future versions of the site.
This team will bring LastOcean.com to the next levels as we expand.
Though the National Science Foundation is not affiliated with The Last Ocean Project, it supports David Ainley’s research in Antarctica, and supported John Weller to join David Ainley’s research team during the 2008-09 Antarctic field season.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency created by Congress in 1950 "to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense…"
The Office of Polar Programs (OPP) manages and initiates NSF funding for basic research and its operational support in the Arctic and the Antarctic. The funds are provided as NSF grants to institutions (mainly U.S. universities), whose scientists perform the research at the institutions or in a polar region, and as cooperative agreements or contracts to support organizations including contractors and the U.S. military.
OPP supports individual investigators or research teams and U.S. participation in multinational projects. Projects can involve investigators from many disciplines and institutions over several years. The United States is a leading nation in polar science, and research results have global significance.