Sarah Capote is a Program Associate for the Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board of the National Academies. She joined the National Academies in 2002 and previously, was a senior program assistant with the Ocean Studies Board. Sarah gained her B.A. in history from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the winter of 2001. Over the course of attaining her degree, she worked as an intern for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. During her tenure with the National Academies, Ms. Capote has assisted with the completion of a number of studies: Exploration of the Seas (2003), Nonnative Oysters in the Chesapeake Bay (2004), Future Needs in Deep Submergence Science (2004), the interim report for Elements of a Science Plan for the North Pacific Research Board (2004), A Vision for the International Polar Year 2007-2008 (2004), Marine Mammal Populations and Ocean Noise (2005), Final Comments on the Science Plan for the North Pacific Research Board (2005), Understanding Oil Spill Dispersants (2005), Managing Coal Combustion Residues in Mines (2006), A Review of the Draft Ocean Research Priorities Plan (2006), and Mitigating Shore Erosion along Sheltered Coasts (2007).