Benjamin Halpern Explained

Benjamin Halpern
Birth Name:	Benjamin S. Halpern
Employer:	University of California, Santa Barbara
Awards:	2016 A.G. Huntsman Award for Excellence in the Marine Sciences 2018 Ocean Award^[1]

Benjamin S. Halpern is a marine biologist and ecologist currently working at the University of California, Santa Barbara and was the recipient of the 2016 A.G. Huntsman Award for Excellence in the Marine Sciences.

Early life and education

Halpern earned his B.A. from Carleton College in 1995 and earned a Ph.D. from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 2003.^[2]

Career

Halpern, who works at UCSB's Bren School of Environmental Science & Management^[3] was featured in Nature for his team's scientific collaboration on the southern tip of Australia's Great Barrier Reef in 2012.^[4] He has also been published in Nature and is an advocate of integrating marine protected areas into networks.^{[5] [6]}

He is recognized for marine conservation and resource management and is the recipient of the 2016 A.G. Huntsman Award for Excellence in the Marine Sciences.^[7]

External links

• • Interview with The Guardian

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2018 Ocean Awards. 9 May 2018.
2. Web site: Smith Fellows - Abstract - Benjamin Halpern . conbio.org . September 6, 2016.
3. Web site: Ben Halpern . 2024-03-20 . UCSB Bren School of Environmental Science & Management . en-US.
4. Gewin . Virginia . July 9, 2015 . Collaborations: Recipe for a team . . 523 . 7559 . 245–247 . 10.1038/nj7559-245a. 26161446 . free .
5. Halpern . Benjamin S. . February 13, 2014 . Conservation: Making marine protected areas work . . 506. 7487 . 167–168 . 10.1038/nature13053. 24499821 . 2014Natur.506..167H . 205237665 . free .
6. Stokstad . Erik . February 5, 2014 . Why Won't Simply Creating Lots of Marine Reserves Save Sea Life? . . September 6, 2016.
7. Web site: Cohen . Julie . September 6, 2016 . From Sea to Shining Sea . www.news.ucsb.edu . September 6, 2016.