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The sterling silver
medal |
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1980
inaugural award recipients (left to right):
Dan McKenzie
(UK)
Ramon
Margalef (Spain)
Henry Stommel (USA) |
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The
A.G. Huntsman Award
was
established in 1980 by the Canadian marine science community to recognize
excellence of research and outstanding contributions to marine sciences.
It is presented by the Royal Society of Canada. The award honours marine
scientists of any nationality who have had and continue to have a
significant influence on the course of marine scientific thought. The
Award is named in honour of Archibald Gowanlock Huntsman (1883– 1973), a
pioneer Canadian oceanographer and fishery biologist.
The
A.G. Huntsman Award was established through principal contributions from
Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Natural Resources Canada, the Province of
Nova Scotia, and the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers.
The
Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia is Honorary Patron of the A.G. Huntsman
Award.
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The
A.G. Huntsman Foundation is pleased to announce that Dr. Benjamin Halpern
has been selected as the winner of the 2016 A.G. Huntsman Award for
Excellence in the Marine Sciences. Dr.
Halpern is the Director of the National Center for Ecological Analysis and
Synthesis (NCEAS) and Professor in the Bren School of Environmental
Science and Management at the University of California Santa
Barbara. He is also Chair in Marine Conservation at Imperial College
London and serves as the Director of the Center for Marine Assessment and
Planning (CMAP) at UC Santa Barbara. He has been the lead scientist
for the Ocean Health Index project.
The award ceremony will take
place at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography on November 17, 2016.
Dr. Halpern will speak on opportunities and challenges for aquaculture to
feed the planet. |
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