Brennan Phillips received the B.S. degree in ocean engineering from the University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA, in 2004, the M.S. degree in oceanography from the University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA, in 2007, and the Ph.D. degree in oceanography from the University of Rhode Island, in 2016. He is currently with the University of Rhode Island. He specializes in the development and application of novel instrumentation for oceanographic research. His current research interests include low-light imaging of deep-sea biology and bioluminescence, soft robotic manipulators, hydraulic systems, distributed sensing, and low-cost lightweight methods for ocean exploration.