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Home » LXD056 : Michael Lang

LXD056 : Michael Lang

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Michael Lang, Ph.D. – Legendary Scientific Diver and Underwater Researcher

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In this episode of The League of Extraordinary Divers I chat with legendary scientific diver and underwater researcher Michael Lang.

Hey everybody welcome to another episode of the League of Extraordinary Divers. It’s so great to have you here with me today.

Today special guest is an absolute icon in not only the scientific community but in the diving industry as well.

Bio

Michael A. Lang, Ph.D., is an environmental physiologist, marine biologist, author, and international lecturer with experience as a scientific, recreational (NAUI 5879) and commercial diver trainer.

Michael’s long-term interests in marine science, hyperbaric medicine and diving physiology allowed him to serve as Senior Vice President of OxyHeal Health Group, Senior Research Fellow at The Ocean Foundation, and currently as Co-Director of the San Diego Center of Excellence in Diving and Research Faculty in the UC San Diego Emergency Medicine Department.

Lang served as director for nonprofit organizations, including the American Academy of Underwater Sciences, Divers Alert Network, the Academy of Underwater Arts & Sciences/NOGI, chaired Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society committees, and advised as expert consultant the National Science Foundation, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Geological Survey, The Nature Conservancy, and Conservation International.

Former service as Marine Collector/Curator at San Diego State University, Director of the Smithsonian Marine Science Network, Smithsonian Scientific Diving Officer, and National Science Foundation Polar Diving Safety Officer, Lang holds a B.Sc. in Marine Biology from San Diego State University, and a Doctor Philosophiae in Environmental Physiology from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology School of Medicine in Trondheim.

He is fluent in five languages, has published over 60 scientific papers, popular articles and presented 350 seminars/papers on current marine science and diving safety topics. Lang is the chair and chief editor of 24 international, interdisciplinary symposia and workshop proceedings. His research concerns marine science with special reference to the development and use of new technologies for working safely under water in extreme and remote environments.

Dr. Lang’s 2013 Smithsonian book is titled “Research and Discoveries: The Revolution of Science through Scuba.” His honors include DAN/Rolex Diver of the Year, U.S. Antarctica Service Medal, NAUI Outstanding Instructor Award, Smithsonian Special Act Award, UHMS Excellence in Diving Medicine Award, AAUS Conrad Limbaugh Scientific Diving Leadership Award, DEMA Reaching Out Award, and the AUAS NOGI Award for Science.

Items In This Podcast

  • Certified to dive in 1978
  • Early AAUS
  • First diving computer workshop
  • First ascent rate workshop
  • First repetitive diving workshop
  • First Nitrox diving symposium
  • Polar diving
  • Science diving programs
  • Reverse diving profiles workshop
  • Smithsonian diving safety officer
  • Breatholding workshop
  • Antarctic diving McMurdo Station
  • A missing dive boat at Clipperton Atol
  • Tip for divers

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Tec Clark is a diving industry expert who has held very elite positions in the dive industry including Managing Director of the University of Florida’s Academic Diving Program and National Director of the YMCA Scuba Program. He holds over 40 professional certifications with over 15 diving agencies. Tec has received numerous honors for his instructional abilities and has co-edited several diving texts. He also appeared as a diving expert on A&E, The Learning Channel, and Outdoor Life Network. He was Captain of the US Freediving Team and is the founder of both Reef Ministries and ScubaGuru.com. Tec is the Associate Director for Aquatics and Scuba Diving at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Read More…

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