 There were 88 charter members and the founding Executive committee was made up of Dr's Edward L. Beckman, Albert R. Behnke, George F. Bond, Wallace O. Fenn, Jack L. Kinsey, Christian J. Lambertsen, Walter F. Mazzone, Earl H. Ninow, Heinz R. Schreiner, and Robert D. Workman.By 1973, the UMS had grown to the point of needing an office and hired Charles W. Shilling as the first Executive secretary.By the next year, the UMS established its scientific journal, "Undersea Biomedical Research".