About

Short Bio

Jack Pan is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Ocean Motion Technologies, Inc.. He is currently a NPP Postdoctoral Fellow at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). Jack received his Ph.D. from Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO, UCSD). Prior to SIO, he worked as a consultant and team lead at JPL and led the development of satellite remote sensing projects on coastal ocean monitoring. Jack has also participated in several polar research expeditions to Antarctica and is a recipient of the Antarctica Service Medal for his instrumentation work and sampling in extreme environments. Jack is also an avid traveler and photographer.

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Long Bio

Jack Pan is an oceanographer, data scientist and entrepreneur at the forefront of climate change and sustainable energy. He has pioneered new ways to track glacial meltwater in the polar regions using satellite imagery and advanced machine learning. These techniques help decision-makers and stakeholders to better understand, predict and respond to a changing climate. Jack is also the founder and CEO of Ocean Motion Technologies — a wave energy company that has received support from the United States Department of Energy, the National Science Foundation, the California Energy Commission, and the Eastman Foundation. Ocean Motion is a Blue Tech company in the early stages of powering a paradigm shift to Big Blue Data and the Ocean of Things. It focuses on meeting power demands for big data at sea in ocean observation for tracking climate change, offshore aquaculture monitoring, and surveillance for coastal security applications. Jack is an advocate for an interconnected blue economy, and he is currently serving on the board of the Maritime Alliance and the Marine Technology Society’s SD Chapter.

In addition, Jack is also a fellow at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory where he works on satellite remote sensing projects for monitoring coastal oceans. As a polar oceanographer, Jack has participated in several expeditions to Antarctica and is a recipient of the Antarctica Service Medal. He is also an avid traveler and photographer.

Jack received his Ph.D. from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

Neko Harbor, Western Antarctic Peninsula (2016)

Academic Interests & Non-professional Interests

  • Renewable Energy

  • Entrepreneurship

  • Natural Sciences

  • Geospatial Analysis

  • Data Science

  • Geoengineering/Climate Engineering

  • Terrestrial Ecology and Botany

  • Closed Artificial Ecosystem

  • Icey Moons of Juniper & Saturn

  • Teaching/Science Communication

  • Environmental Conservation

  • Exotic Organisms

  • Near Earth Object, Potential Hazardous Object (PHO)

Hobbies

  • Indoor Gardening (carnivorous plants and terrariums)

  • Photography (https://500px.com/byjpan/galleries)

  • Reading

  • Miniature Models

  • Film-making

  • Hiking/Road Trip

  • Riflery

  • Running

  • Sailing