About The Author

Michael Menduno

Michael Menduno is an award winning reporter and technologist who has written about diving and diving technology for more than 25 years and coined the term “technical diving.” He was the founder and publisher of "aquaCORPS: The Journal for Technical Diving" (1990-1996), which helped usher technical diving into the mainstream of sports diving, and organized the first Tek, EUROTek and AsiaTek conferences, and Rebreather Forums 1 & 2.

Recent Posts by Michael Menduno

To Err is Human...

November 27, 2017

To Err is Human...

So how can we improve diving safety?

Gareth Lock is a man on a mission. The 46-year old British technical diver, and retired Royal Air Force senior officer navigator who served as both a […]

Eliminating The Helium Penalty

February 27, 2017

Eliminating The Helium Penalty

Our understanding of decompression science has undergone dramatic revision in the last two years thanks to decompression physiologist David Doolette, Ph.D. and the team at the Navy Experimental Diving Unit (NEDU).

On The Edge

January 13, 2017

On The Edge

Launched in June 1983, Orca Industries Inc.’s Electronic Dive Guide (EDGE)—the first true microprocessor-based dive computer1 introduced the concept of multi-level diving, and in doing so helped revolutionize sport diving.

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