Scripps Institution of Oceanography
University of California, San Diego
La Jolla, California 92093-0201
(858) 534-6740
(858) 534-6500 [FAX]
Birth:
| 8 April, 1941 | Tucson, Arizona |
Education:
| 1963 | B.S., University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ |
| 1970 | Ph.D., University of Washington, Seattle, WA |
Positions:
| 1982-Present | Professor, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA |
| 1976-1982 | Associate Professor, SIO/UCSD |
| 1970-1976 | Assistant Professor, SIO/UCSD |
| 1965-1970 | Predoctoral Research and Teaching Assistant, University of Washington |
| 1963-1964 | Research Technician, physiology of fishes at McMurdo Sound, Antarctica |
| 1959-1963 | Research Assistant, Ecology of desert Drosophila, microcosm productivity, and environmental physiology of desert fishes |
| 1961 | Research Assistant, Archaeological expedition to Cape Krusensterm, Kobok River, Alaska |
Professional Societies:
| American Association for the Advancement of Science |
| Society for Conservation Biology |
| Society for Integrative (American Zoological Society) and Comparative Biology |
| Ecological Society of America |
| Western Society of Naturalists |
Major Research Interests:
| Benthic Ecology and General Natural History |
Honors & Awards:
| 1971 | Louise Burt Award for excellence in oceanographic writing, Oregon State University |
| 1974 | George Mercer Award, Ecological Society of America |
| 1985 | Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science |
| 1995 | PEW Scholar in Conservation and the Environment |
| 1997 | Scripps Inst. of Oceanography E.W. Scripps Associates Community Outreach Award |
| 1997-98 | Sigma Xi Distinguished Lecturer |
| 2000 | WS Cooper Award, Ecological Society of America |
| 2002 | Recognition of Merit for accomplishments in Marine Science, Aquarium of the Pacific |
| 2002 | Scientific Diving Lifetime Achievement award, American Academy of Underwater Science |
| 2003 | California Legislature Assembly Resolution recognizing my contributions to marine conservation |
| 2003 | UCSD Faculty Research Lecturer Award |
| 2004 | E. O. Wilson Naturalist Award, American Society of Naturalists |
| 2005 | NOGI Award in Science. The Academy of Underwater Arts and Sciences |
| 2006 | Ramon Margalef Prize in Ecology and Environmental Science, Barcelona Spain |
| 2007 | Lifetime Achievement Award, Western Society of Naturalists |
| 2007–08 | Scripps Institution of Oceanography Graduate Teaching Award |
Related Professional Activities:
| 1976 | Participant, National Science Foundation Workshop on Coastal Secondary Production, Sapelo Island, Georgia. |
| 1977 | Participant, National Academy of Science Workshop on Offshore Mining, Washington, DC. |
| ----- | Participant, National Science Foundation Workshop on IDOE Planning, Kingston, Rhode Island. |
| 1978 | Participant, Conference on Ecological Processes in Coastal and Marine Systems, Tallahassee, Florida. |
| ----- | Participant, NOAA Workshop on Southern Ocean Ecosystems, Washington, DC. |
| 1979 | Participant, National Academy of Science Workshop on Technology and Man-in-the-Sea, La Jolla, California. |
| ----- | Participant, Symposium on Sub-tidal Communities, Melbourne, Australia. |
| ----- | Participant, USA-ROK Joint Advisory Committee on Marine Biology, Seoul-Busan, Korea. |
| ----- | Participant, National Academy of Science Workshop on Applications of Ecological Theory to Applied Problems, Washington, DC. |
| ----- | Participant, Workshop on Kelp Ecosystems, Sea Grant, La Jolla, California. |
| 1980 | Participant, UNOLS Workshop on Shallow-Water Submersibles, Woods Hole, Massachusetts. |
| 1978-1985 | Member, Steering Committee of the Experimental Abalone Enhancement Program, California Department of Fish & Game and Sea Grant. |
| 1977-1980 | Member, Sea Otter Scientific Advisory Committee, California Department of Fish & Game. |
| 1980-1986 | Associate Editor, Paleobiology. |
| 1978-1984 | Member, Advisory Board, Southern California Coastal Water Research Project, Los Angeles, California. |
| 1983-1985 | Member, Committee of Scientific Advisors to U.S. Marine Mammal Commission. Chairman, 1980-1981. |
| 1985 | Participant, Joint U.S. National Research Council-Canadian Environmental Assessment Research Council Workshop on Scientific and Management Dimensions of Cumulative Environment Impact Assessment. Toronto, Ontario, February 5-7, 1985. |
| 1985-1986 | Research Scientist. Australian Institution of Marine Science. Townsville, Australia. |
| 1986 | United Nations Environmental Programme Working Group on "Integrated Ocean Monitoring." Moscow. |
| 1987-present | Editorial Board of Trends in Ecology and Evolution. |
| 1987-1991 | NAS/NRC Ecology Panel for Review of Mineral Management Service Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Studies Program. |
| 1988 | Participant, Workshop on Global Ecosystem Dynamics. |
| 1988-1989 | Member, OTA Antarctica Advisory Panel. |
| 1989 | Steering Committee of Workshop "Comparison of Terrestrial and Marine Ecological Systems." Santa Fe, New Mexico. |
| 1989 | Member, Peer Review Panel, U.S. Geological Survey. |
| 1989-1992 | Polar Research Board, National Academy of Science. |
| 1989-present | Member, Group of Specialists on Southern Ocean Ecology, Scientific Committee Antarctic Research. |
| 1990 | Participant, PRO MARE Symposium on Marine Arctic Ecology, Trondeim, Norway. |
| 1990 | Participant Workshop/Colloquium, EPOS Macrobenthos of Weddell Sea. Bremerhaven, Germany. |
| 1990-present | Member, U.S. Marine Mammal Commission. |
| 1991 | Participant: Workshop on Ecology of Antarctic Sea Ice Communities, Bremerhaven, Germany. |
| 1991 | Invited participant: National Forum on Ocean Conservation, Smithsonian Institution. |
| 1992 | Invited participant: The Science of Conservation in the Coastal Zone, 4th World Congress on National Parks and Protected Areas (IUCN) Caracas. |
| 1992 | Keynote Speaker: Symposium on Scale, Pattern and Processes, British Ecological Society, Cork, Ireland. |
| 1992 | Co-Convener: Workshop on Coastal/Shelf Zone Ecology of Antarctic Seas, Cambridge, England. |
| 1992 | Board of Directors, PADI Foundation |
| 1992-1994 | Member, National Research Council Committee on Fisheries. |
| 1993-1995 | Member, Committee on the future of long-term ecological data. Ecological Society of America. |
| 1993-1996 | Member, editorial board, American Zoologist |
| 1995 | Member, ICES working group on fishing impacts. |
| 1996 | Steering Committee: Solving Bycatch: consideration for today and tomorrow. |
| 1996 | Invited Speaker, Value of Long-Term Data Symposium, Ecological Society of America |
| 1996 | Invited Speaker, Ecological Resource Monitoring detection of trends; Washington, DC |
| 1996 | Keynote Speaker: Benthic Biology Association, Portland Maine |
| 1997-1998 | Elected Chairman, SIO Faculty |
| 1997-1998 | Committee member, National Research Council: Evaluation of Alaska Community Development Quota Program |
| 1997-1998 | Panel member: NOAA/NMFS advisory panel on ecosystem management |
| 1998 | Keynote Speaker, Conference on Marine Conservation, Wellington, New Zealand |
| 1998 | Member, Scientific Advisory Panel on Marine Reserves, State of California |
| 1998 | Invited Speaker, Heinz Center: Conference on U.S. Fisheries, Washington, DC |
| 1997-1998 | Sigma Xi Science Lecturer: 25 lectures as of April 1998 |
| 1998-present: | Associate Editor, Ecological Applications |
| 1998-2000 | National Research Council panel on Marine Protected Areas: Evaluation, Design and Monitoring |
| 1999-2003 | Associate Editor, Phycological Society of American |
| 1999 | Advisory Board, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center |
| 2000 | International Committee, Board of Directors, Great Barrier Reef Research Foundation |
| 2000 | Board of Directors, The Ocean Conservancy |
| 2001 | Science Advisory Board, Great Barrier Reef Research Foundation |
| 2002 | San Diego County Science Advisory Panel |
| 2005 | PEW Marine Aquaculture Task Force |
| 2005 | PEW Fellows Advisory Committee |
| 2005 | Kerzner Foundation Board of Director |
| 2008 | Scientific Council, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dorhn, Naples, Italy. |