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Brian Irwin (In memoriam)
Tribute to Brian: Brian Irwin was a Scottish and Canadian oceanographic technician who worked at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography for 35 years where he conducted thousands of primary production measurements throughout the global ocean. When he arrived at BIO in...
Trevor Platt Science Foundation Webinar on PACE
About the topic: This presentation will showcase the current status of the NASA Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) mission, launched on 8 February 2024. PACE is a strategic climate continuity activity that will not only extend key heritage ocean color,...
Dr. Shailesh Nayak, TPSF member receives Padma Shri
Dr. Shailesh Nayak was honoured with Padma Shri, one of the highest civilian awards of the republic of India. The award consists of a certificate and a medallion presented by the President of India, in recognition of exceptional service/performance of the highest...
Oceans and Marine Ecosystems-Amplifiers or Attenuators of Global Warming?
About the speaker: An aerospace engineer by training, Dr.Murtugudde had a brief stint at NASA-GSFC before becoming a faculty at the University of Maryland. He applied his expertise to climate modeling including climate impacts. As a renowned Earth System scientist,...