Dennis
has been a fellow
of the New York Explorer’s Club since 1992 and is the architect and
chief
design engineer for six undersea habitats including NASA's Scott Carpenter
Space
Analog Station that was used in a series of successful undersea
missions off
Key Largo, Florida in 1997 and 1998.
Chamberland has served as the Mission Commander for 14
undersea missions
since 1994. He is
now the Expeditions
Leader and Chief Scientist for the Atlantica Undersea Colony project
which
plans to launch the first permanent human undersea colony. Dennis is also the skipper
of the research
submarine, the Dan Scott Taylor II, a 40 foot submersible that also
doubles as
an undersea habitat platform. Dennis
is a NASA bio and environmental engineer and has served as a staff
scientist and Principal Investigator for several NASA investigations
and led
the NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Animal Care and Use Committee for 14
years. He was also
a design engineer for many
components being considered for advanced life support systems for Moon
and Mars
bases. Dennis
Chamberland is the author of more than 100
technical and scientific articles and papers as well as many reference
and
popular science works in the past 35 years.
His many books cover subjects ranging from science fact to
science fiction
and action adventure, including the very popular Aaron Seven series. He is also the author of
books focusing on
the spiritual contentment and wellbeing of his readers, called the “Children of
God Series". Dennis
Chamberland is a very well received and inspiring
public speaker, having delivered exciting talks to groups large and
small over the
nation during the past 25 years on a wide range of topics including
exploration, adventure and personal inspiration.
Dennis
is the father of six children and has been blessed
with two grandsons. He
is married to his
life’s partner, soul-mate and permanent dive partner, Claudia
Schealer
Chamberland. The
Chamberland’s share
their residence between their homes in Central Florida, their
Stonebrooke
Estate in Tennessee, and various undersea habitats.
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