Bruce H. Robison is Senior Scientist at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute in Moss Landing, CA.

After earning a B.S. from Purdue University and an M.A. from the College of William and Mary, Bruce H. Robison returned home to California and Stanford University, where he completed a Ph.D. program in 1973. He then spent two years conducting post doctoral research on deep sea fishes at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, before accepting a position at the University of California, Santa Barbara. In 1987 he joined the newly formed Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI)

Robison's research focuses on the biology and ecology of deep-sea animals. He has pioneered in the use of undersea vehicles for these studies and he led the first team of scientists trained as submersible pilots for research in midwater. As pilot or observer, Robison has spent a good portion of his career in deep water, aboard more than a dozen different submersibles. At MBARI, his research team has focused on the development of remotely operated vehicles as research platforms for deep-sea research.