Craig B. Cooper

Craig Cooper
Right to left: Karen L. Nyberg, Roger Garcia, and Craig B. Cooper, preparing for a NEEMO mission at Key Largo, 2006.
Born (1949-09-08) September 8, 1949 (age 75)
NationalityAmerican
EducationB.S., Biology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Occupation(s)Commercial diver, aquanaut

Craig B. Cooper[1] (born September 8, 1949) is a professional aquanaut from the United States who served from 1991 to 2010 as Operations Manager for the Aquarius Reef Base underwater habitat.[2][3][4] Cooper is known to fellow divers by the nickname "Coop".[5]

  1. ^ Shepard, Andrew N.; Dinsmore, David A.; Miller, Steven L.; Cooper, Craig B.; Wicklund, Robert I. (1996). Lang, MA; Baldwin, CC (eds.). "Aquarius Undersea Laboratory: The Next Generation". The Diving for Science…1996, "Methods and Techniques of Underwater Research". Proceedings of the American Academy of Underwater Sciences (Sixteenth Annual Scientific Diving Symposium): 205–212. Archived from the original on March 6, 2010. Retrieved February 29, 2012.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ Prager, Ellen J. (2008). Chasing Science at Sea: Racing Hurricanes, Stalking Sharks, & Living Undersea With Ocean Experts. Chicago, London: The University of Chicago Press. pp. 118–120. ISBN 978-0-226-67870-2.
  3. ^ Cooper, Craig (2009). "Craig Cooper Bio". Cambrian Foundation. Archived from the original on April 14, 2013. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
  4. ^ Hellwarth, Ben (2012). Sealab: America's Forgotten Quest to Live and Work on the Ocean Floor. New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 372. ISBN 978-0-7432-4745-0. LCCN 2011015725.
  5. ^ Hutchens, Michael (August 14, 1999). "Aquarius - Journal 9". University of North Carolina Wilmington. Archived from the original on December 11, 2012. Retrieved February 22, 2012.