Ian Koblick is a recognized international authority on undersea living, and the driving force behind the Scott Carpenter Man In The Sea Program. During the 1970's he participated in the Tektite I  program as an alternate aquanaut, and served as program manager and aquanaut in Tektite II. Mr. Koblick designed and managed the La Chalupa undersea research habitat project in Puerto Rico. He has spent more than two months saturated in undersea habitats and was a consulting editor for the second edition of the NOAA Diving Manual. He developed and has managed the MarineLab underwater classroom in Key Largo, Florida, since 1984, and is developer and owner of Jules' Undersea Lodge, the world's first undersea hotel. Ian Koblick has dedicated his life to developing technology for living and working under the sea, and to education people about ocean technology and the need for ocean conservation.

Mr. Koblick co-authored the book Living and Working in the Sea, an important reference work on undersea habitats and habitation.  He is one of the foremost innovators of the Man In Sea programs in the 1970's and has continued to develop the technology and training tools required to sustain man's ability to live and work in the sea even as government funding and private sector support has diminished. Under his direction, the Marine Resources Development Foundation has championed undersea research and environmental education since 1970, introducing thousands of people to the unique environment and precious resources of the marine world.

Scott Carpenter 
Co-Founder 
Scott Carpenter Man In The Sea Program 
A Marine Resources Development Foundation Program

Scott Carpenter is a dynamic pioneer of modern exploration .  He has the unique distinction of being the first person to penetrate both inner and outer space, thereby acquiring the title astronaut/aquanaut. Best known for his work as one of the world's first astronauts, Scott has tested and flown a wide variety of aircraft and was selected as one of the original seven Mercury astronauts in 1959. 

He served as backup pilot for John Glenn and the first manned orbital space flight. He flew the second manned orbital flight in 1962. He was actively involved in the designing of the Apollo Lunar Landing Module and in underwater/extravehicular training. 

Carpenter joined the Navy's Sealab program and led efforts to transfer space technology into ocean research. He participated as a team leader on the Navy's SeaLab II and III projects which included living and working on the ocean floor for 30 days as well as developing deep-ocean search, rescue, and salvage capabilities. Intensely interested in enhancing the utilization of marine resources while improving the ocean's health, Scott has worked closely with French oceanographer Jacques-Yves Cousteau and members of the Calypso team. He has dived in most of the world's oceans. 

His many awards include: the Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, NASA Distinguished Service Medal, the Collier Trophy, New York City Gold Medal of Honor, The Elisha Kent Kane Medal, the Ustica Gold Trident, and the Boy Scouts of America Silver Buffalo. He has also received five honorary degrees.

Today Carpenter continues to apply his knowledge of aerospace and ocean engineering as a consultant to industry and the private sector. He lectures frequently in the US and abroad on the history and future of ocean and space technology, the impact of scientific and technological advances on human affairs, space-age perspectives, the health of planet Earth, and man's continuing search for excellence.