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Craig A. Carlson
Born1963 (age 60–61)
CitizenshipUS
Education
PartnerAlison née Capstick
Children3
Scientific career
Institutions

Craig Alexander Carlson (born 1963) is an American oceanographer. He is a founding co-editor of the Annual Review of Marine Science and a recipient of the 2015 G. Evelyn Hutchinson Award.

Early life and education

Craig Alexander Carlson was born to parents Paula née Barbuto and David Carlson.[1][2] He attended Colby College, graduating with his bachelor's degree in 1986.[3] He then attended the University of Maryland for a PhD in marine science, graduating in 1994 under the advisorship of Hugh Ducklow.[4][1]

Career

He completed a postdoctoral appointment at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS) where he researched the biogeochemical cycling of dissolved organic carbon in marine systems. He became a faculty member at BIOS in 1996. In 2001 he joined the University of California, Santa Barbara in the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology.[4] In 2009 he was a founding co-editor of the Annual Review of Marine Science; he is still co-editor as of 2021.[5][6]

Awards and honors

In 2002 he was the first recipient of the Ocean Sciences Early Career Award from the American Geophysical Union.[7] In 2015 he was awarded the G. Evelyn Hutchinson Award from the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography for his contributions to understanding how dissolved organic carbon relates to microbes.[3] In 2018, he was named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.[8]

Personal life

He is married to Alison née Capstick; they have three children together.[1][9]

References

  1. ^ a b c Bronk, Deborah A.; Carlson, Craig (2003). "Carlson receives Ocean Sciences Early Career Award". Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union. 84 (11): 101. Bibcode:2003EOSTr..84..101B. doi:10.1029/2003EO110009. ISSN 0096-3941.
  2. ^ "Paula (Barbuto) & David Carlson". Horace Greeley HS Class of 1957. 2007. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Carlson '86 Wins ASLO Hutchinson Award". News. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Craig Carlson | Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology | UC Santa Barbara". www.eemb.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  5. ^ "Preface". Annual Review of Marine Science. 1. 2009. doi:10.1146/annurev.ma.1.121108.100001.
  6. ^ "Annual Review of Marine Science, Current Editorial Committee". Annual Reviews. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  7. ^ Noozhawk. "UCSB Professor Craig Carlson Named 2015 Recipient of Hutchinson Award". www.noozhawk.com. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  8. ^ "AAAS Honors Accomplished Scientists as 2018 Elected Fellows | American Association for the Advancement of Science". www.aaas.org. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
  9. ^ "Alumni at large". Colby Magazine. Vol. 98, no. 4. 2010. p. 44.
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