Sylvia Earle Sylvia A. Earle, Ph.D. called "Her Deepness" by the New York Times and The New Yorker, is a marine biologist, ocean explorer, author, lecturer, Chairman of Deep Ocean Exploration and Research, spokesperson for Sea Web and the first woman to serveas the Chief Scientist of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. In recent years she has become an internationally known champion for ocean conservation and currently serves as explorer-in-residence at the National Geographic Society. Read More Read Less