Kent Satterlee, III, is executive director of the Gulf Offshore Research Institute (GORI). The Mission of GORI is to provide access to offshore oil and gas platforms in the Gulf of Mexico for conducting marine monitoring, energy and environmental research, science education and training (MMEERSET). The MMEERSET station(s) will enable real-time data and communication toward the goal of enhancing the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem and its benefits to the coastal region.

GORI is working to repurpose offshore platforms for energy and marine-related purposes such as CCS, ocean energy and hydrogen, offshore multi-trophic aquaculture, and harvesting of rare earth minerals. For more information, visit www.gulfoffshoreresearch.com.