Robert Yonover
Dr. Robert Yonover received his Ph.D. in Geochemistry/Volcanology from the University of Hawaii School of Ocean & Earth Science Technology with laboratory research at NASA Johnson Space Center and MIT. Dr. Yonover’s research career include monitoring active Hawaiian and Central American volcanoes, exploring Canadian gold deposits, drilling a successful gas well in Texas, and completing multiple ALVIN submersible dives to ocean depths of greater than two miles.
In the technology sector, Dr.Yonover assisted in the development and adoption of the FAA-approved EVAS technology for “Smoke in the Cockpit” emergencies. Dr. Yonover invented the SEE/RESCUE® high visibility locating device (RescueStreamer®) and recently received DARPA grants to fund the prototype development of the patented LIFE/FLOAT™ technology, the patented Emergency Supplemental Flotation System (ESFS or "PocketFloat™"), the Enhanced/Covert SEE/RESCUE®, the co-patented video Search And Rescue (vSAR) technology, the patented Emergency Pocket Water DeSalinator (EPWD), and the Portable Personal Motion Detector (PPMD).
Dr. Yonover’s unique background arose from his roots as a non-talking child with a strong connection to nature and the ocean and the ability to approach problems in a primitive yet creative fashion. Using life and death situations with the ocean as his laboratory and mobile think tank, he invented the military-approved RescueStreamer® and other survival technologies.
Dr. Yonover recently teamed up with Ellie Crowe to create the book, HARDCORE INVENTING: Invent, Protect, Promote, and Profit from your Inventions, published by Skyhorse Publishing, Inc, NY, NY. Dr. Yonover has appeared on CNN, Discovery Channel, and PBS as an Inventor, Scientist, and Volcanologist.