Joseph Dituri

Joseph Dituri's goal was to gather data for medical research and understand the effects of long-term living in a confined environment.

Joseph Dituri's goal was to gather data for medical research and understand the effects of long-term living in a confined environment.

Joseph Dituri said his goal was to work on projects related to PTSD, traumatic brain injury and brain traumas, as well as inspire other scholars.

Joseph Dituri set out to live underwater back in March as part of a project to see how the human body changes living under extreme pressure.

The USF professor plans to stay at an underwater lodge off Key Largo until June 9, when he reaches 100 days and completes a mission dubbed Project Neptune 100.

Retired Navy officer Joseph Dituri is attempting to break the world record for living underwater, all in the name of science.

Joseph Dituri is searching for ways to revive marine environments and test medical technology underwater.