About
Jack Pan is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Ocean Motion Technologies, Inc.. He holds a doctorate from Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO, UCSD). Prior to SIO, he attended UC Irvine and obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in Earth & Environmental Sciences with a minor in Global Sustainability in 2013. Between 2012 and 2014, Jack worked as a consultant at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and served as a team lead to drive the development of two satellite remote sensing projects on coastal ocean monitoring. He received his Master’s Degree in Marine Biology from SIO in 2016. As a polar oceanographer, Jack has participated in several expeditions to Antarctica and local research deployments. In 2016, he received his Antarctica Service Medal (issued by the DOD) for his instrumentation work and sampling in extreme environments. Jack is also an avid traveler and photographer.
Academic Interests & Non-professional Interests
Renewable Energy
Entrepreneurship
Natural Sciences
Terrestrial Ecology and Botany
Closed Artificial Ecosystem
Data Science
Geoengineering/Climate Engineering
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