Bruce Strickrott

Bruce Strickrott is a deep sea explorer, ocean engineer, and the chief pilot of the human-occupied deep submergence vehicle 'DSV Alvin' at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution located in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. Bruce has been a member of the Alvin operations team since September 1996, has logged over 375 dives in Alvin, and has participated in over 80 scientific research expeditions. Currently Bruce is directing completion of a major systems upgrade to increase Alvin's maximum dive depth from 4,500 meters to 6,500 meters (21,325 feet). Alvin will begin diving to this new depth in 2021. Bruce was honorably discharged from the US Navy in 1992 after six years of active duty service and lives in Cape Cod with his partner Genai Corban and his two daughters.