Matthew Russell Project Director and Archeologist, Submerged Resources Center

Matthew A. Russell has been an archeologist with the National Park Service Submerged Resources Center since 1993. His education includes an M.A. in Maritime History and Nautical Archaeology from East Carolina University and a B.A. in Cultural Anthropology from University of California, Santa Barbara.  Since 1993, he has participated in or directed more than 30 projects in national park areas, and for state, federal and international agencies.  He was Deputy Field Director for the H. L. Hunley Recovery Project in 2000 and is currently Project Director for the USS Arizona Preservation Project.  He has been a member of Society for Historical Archaeology since 1992, currently serves on the Advisory Council for Underwater Archaeology and chairs SHA’s UNESCO Committee.