Amy Bower Explained

Amy Bower
Nationality:American
Education:Tufts University (B.Sc.) University of Rhode Island (Ph.D.)
Occupation:Physical oceanographer
Employer:Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Known For:Research on ocean circulation and for being one of the few blind oceanographers.
Website:https://www2.whoi.edu/site/bower-lab

Amy Bower is an American physical oceanographer at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. She is known for her research on ocean circulation and for being one of the few blind oceanographers.

Career

Bower received a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics at Tufts University and her PhD in Oceanography at the University of Rhode Island.[1] Bower is a senior scientist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Cape Cod, Massachusetts.[2] [3] She was the chair of the Physical Oceanography Department from 2018 to 2022.[4] She attended Tufts University as an undergraduate and the University of Rhode Island for her PhD.[5] Presently, she serves as Chair of the Department of Physical Oceanography.

Research

Bower investigates ocean circulation, including thermohaline circulation (the so-called ocean conveyor belt), using research floats.[6] [7] Bower goes on research cruises to retrieve the floats and deploy equipment.[8] Her group has deployed hundreds of RAFOS floats in the Arctic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico, among other locations.[9]

Bower is a member of the American Geophysical Union, the Oceanography Society, the American Meteorological Society, the European Geophysical Union, Sigma Xi, and the Society for Women in Marine Science.[10]

Disability and advocacy

Bower is legally blind, having lost much of her sight in the past twenty years to juvenile macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa, and still has some light perception.[11] Bower uses adaptive technology, such as a screen magnifier, talking screen readers, and sighted assistance, and uses a service dog for navigation.[12] She advocates for improved accessibility tools and equal access to information for blind scientists. She started a partnership with Perkins School for the Blind to allow young blind students to fully participate in science classes and meet blind scientists, such as herself.[13] [14] "If they don't ever meet a blind scientist, they're never going to think that they can be one," she told Tufts Now. In 2007, Bower founded OceanInsight, an education outreach program for the blind and visually impaired.

Awards

References

  1. Web site: Dr. Amy Bower Polus Center for Social & Economic Development . 2023-10-16 . www.poluscenter.org.
  2. Web site: Ocean array alters view of Atlantic 'conveyor belt'. Kornei. Katherine. 2018-02-17. Science AAAS. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180218003540/http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/02/ocean-array-alters-view-atlantic-conveyor-belt . 2018-02-18 . 2019-11-05.
  3. Web site: A Blind Scientist's Vision. 2016-04-21. Tufts Now. en. 2019-11-05.
  4. Web site: $8.3M award to WHOI extends observational record of critical climate research. 2020-08-26. www.newswise.com. en.
  5. Web site: Blind-Sided: Losing Sight Out of Nowhere, Why?. ABC News. en. 2019-11-05.
  6. News: Everything you need to know about the surprisingly cold 'blob' in the North Atlantic ocean. Mooney. Chris. Washington Post. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20151004235937/http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2015/09/30/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-cold-blob-in-the-north-atlantic-ocean/ . 2015-10-04 . 2019-11-05.
  7. Web site: Deep Floats Reveal Complex Ocean Circulation Patterns. Eos. 5 November 2018 . en-US. 2019-11-05.
  8. Web site: Hohn . Donovan . 2011-02-14 . Unseen Currents: A Blind Oceanographer Chases Undersea Storms . 2023-09-30 . Popular Science . en-US.
  9. Web site: Projects : Dr. Amy Bower. www.whoi.edu. 2019-11-05.
  10. Web site: Group Members . 2023-10-16 . Bower Lab . en-US.
  11. Web site: Making graphics accessible to the visually impaired . Kanowitz. Stephanie. March 29, 2017. GCN. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170330014816/https://gcn.com/articles/2017/03/29/accessible-graphics-visually-impaired.aspx . 2017-03-30 . 2019-11-05.
  12. Web site: News & Events : Dr. Amy Bower . 2019-11-05 . www.whoi.edu.
  13. Web site: WHOI's Amy Bower Wins Unsung Heroine Award. WHOI. en-US. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191105060049/https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/whois-amy-bower-wins-unsung-heroine-award/ . 2019-11-05 . 2019-11-05.
  14. News: 2019-12-02. Sight unseen: This teacher brings science to life for blind students. Christian Science Monitor. 2020-08-26. 0882-7729.
  15. Web site: 2014-11-03 . Distinguished Achievement Awards to Pell, Bower . 2023-09-30 . Graduate School of Oceanography . en-US.

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