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==Academic Career
==Academic Career


Hoegh-Guldberg completed his undergraduate degree at the [[University of Sydney]] in 1982. He completed his PhD at UCLA under the guidance of the late Len Muscatine in 1989, focusing upon the physiology of corals under thermal stress.
Hoegh-Guldberg completed his undergraduate degree at the [[University of Sydney]] in 1982, before moving to UCLA to complete his PhD under the guidance of the late Len Muscatine in 1989. His PhD topic focused upon the physiology of [[corals]] and their [[zooxanthellae]] under thermal stress.


'''Ove Hoegh-Guldberg''' is a [[professor]] at the [[University of Queensland]]. He is a leading coral biologist whose study focuses on the impact of [[global warming]] and [[climate change]] on [[coral reef]]s eg [[coral bleaching]] <ref>[http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSSYD74980 Reuters Summit-Endangered coral becomes climate warning system | Reuters<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> As of [[Oct 5]], [[2009]], he had published 236 journal articles, 18 book chapters and been cited 3,373 times.<ref>Author search for "HOEGH GULDBERG O" and "HOEGHGULBERG O", [[Web of Science]], [[October 5th]], [[2009]].</ref>
'''Ove Hoegh-Guldberg''' is a [[professor]] at the [[University of Queensland]]. He is a leading coral biologist whose study focuses on the impact of [[global warming]] and [[climate change]] on [[coral reef]]s eg [[coral bleaching]] <ref>[http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSSYD74980 Reuters Summit-Endangered coral becomes climate warning system | Reuters<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> As of [[Oct 5]], [[2009]], he had published 236 journal articles, 18 book chapters and been cited 3,373 times.<ref>Author search for "HOEGH GULDBERG O" and "HOEGHGULBERG O", [[Web of Science]], [[October 5th]], [[2009]].</ref>
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* Professor of Marine Studies, [[University of Queensland]]
* Professor of Marine Studies, [[University of Queensland]]


* Director, Global Change Institute, University of Queensland
* Director, Global Change Institute, [[University of Queensland]]


* Director, Centre for Marine Studies, University of Queensland
* Director, Centre for Marine Studies, [[University of Queensland]]


* Director, Heron Is, Low Isles and Morton Bay Research Stations
* Director, [[Heron_Island,_Australia|Heron Island]], [[Low Isles]] and [[Moreton Bay]] Research Stations


* Director, Stanford Australia Program
* Director, [[Stanford Australia]] Program


* Deputy Director, ARC Centre for Excellence for Reef Studies
* Deputy Director, ARC Centre for Excellence for Reef Studies


* Visiting Professor, Stanford University
* Visiting Professor, [[Stanford]] University




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Ove Hoegh-Guldberg (born 26 September 1959, in Sydney, Australia), is the inaugral Director of the Global Change Institute at the University of Queensland, and the holder of a Queensland Smart State Premier fellowship (2008-2013). He is best known for his work on climate change and coral reefs.


==Academic Career

Hoegh-Guldberg completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Sydney in 1982, before moving to UCLA to complete his PhD under the guidance of the late Len Muscatine in 1989. His PhD topic focused upon the physiology of corals and their zooxanthellae under thermal stress.

Ove Hoegh-Guldberg is a professor at the University of Queensland. He is a leading coral biologist whose study focuses on the impact of global warming and climate change on coral reefs eg coral bleaching [1] As of Oct 5, 2009, he had published 236 journal articles, 18 book chapters and been cited 3,373 times.[2]


Current Positions

  • Deputy Director, ARC Centre for Excellence for Reef Studies


Awards

  • UCLA Distinguished Scholar Award (1988)
  • Robert D. Lasiewski Award, UCLA (1989)
  • Sydney University Award for Excellence in Teaching (1996)
  • Wesley College (University of Sydney) Medal (2009)
  • Queensland 2008 Smart State Premier's Fellow (2008 - 2013)


Selected publications

  • Hoegh-Guldberg O, Hughes L, McIntyre S, Lindenmayer DB, Parmesan C, Possingham HP, Thomas CD (2008) Assisted colonization and rapid climate change. Science 321:345-346
  • Hoegh-Guldberg O, Mumby PJ, Hooten AJ, Steneck RS, Greenfield P, Gomez E, Harvell CD, Sale PF, Edwards AJ, Caldeira K, Knowlton N, Eakin CM, Iglesias-Prieto R, Muthiga N, Bradbury RH, Dubi A, Hatziolos ME (2007) Coral reefs under rapid climate change and ocean acidification. Science 318:1737-1742
  • Hoegh-Guldberg O (2006) Ecology - Complexities of coral reef recovery. Science 311:42-43
  • Hughes TP, Baird AH, Bellwood DR, Card M, Connolly SR, Folke C, Grosberg R, Hoegh-Guldberg O, Jackson JBC, Kleypas J, Lough JM, Marshall P, Nystrom M, Palumbi SR, Pandolfi JM, Rosen B, Roughgarden J (2003) Climate change, human impacts, and the resilience of coral reefs. Science 301:929-933
  • Hoegh-Guldberg O, Jones RJ, Ward S, Loh WK (2002) "Is coral bleaching really adaptive?" Letter: Nature, 415:601-602
  • Hoegh-Guldberg O (1999) "Coral bleaching, Climate Change and the future of the world’s Coral Reefs." Review, Marine and Freshwater Research, 50:839-866
  1. ^ Reuters Summit-Endangered coral becomes climate warning system | Reuters
  2. ^ Author search for "HOEGH GULDBERG O" and "HOEGHGULBERG O", Web of Science, October 5th, 2009.


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