The Insanely Important World of Phytoplankton

Credits

• Animator

  • Ryan Fitzgibbons (KBR Wyle Services, LLC) [Lead]

• Visualizer

  • Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC) [Lead]

• Writer

  • Ryan Fitzgibbons (KBR Wyle Services, LLC) [Lead]

• Editor

  • Ryan Fitzgibbons (KBR Wyle Services, LLC) [Lead]

• Scientists

  • Ivona Cetinic (USRA) [Lead]
  • Jeremy Werdell (NASA/GSFC) [Lead]

• Interviewee

  • Ivona Cetinic (USRA) [Lead]

• Producer

  • Ryan Fitzgibbons (KBR Wyle Services, LLC) [Lead]

• Videographers

  • John D. Philyaw (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.) [Lead]
  • Rob Andreoli (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.) [Lead]

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