Craig A. Carlson Explained

Craig A. Carlson
Citizenship:US
Partner:Alison
Children:3

Craig Alexander Carlson (born 1963) is an American oceanographer. He is a founding co-editor of the Annual Review of Marine Science and a recipient of the 2015 G. Evelyn Hutchinson Award.

Early life and education

Craig Alexander Carlson was born to parents Paula and David Carlson.[1] He attended Colby College, graduating with his bachelor's degree in 1986. He then attended the University of Maryland for a PhD in marine science, graduating in 1994 under the advisorship of Hugh Ducklow.[2] [3]

Career

He completed a postdoctoral appointment at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS) where he researched the biogeochemical cycling of dissolved organic carbon in marine systems. He became a faculty member at BIOS in 1996. In 2001, he joined the University of California, Santa Barbara in the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology.[2] In 2009, he was a founding co-editor of the Annual Review of Marine Science; he is still co-editor as of 2021.[4] [5]

Awards and honors

In 2002, he was the first recipient of the Ocean Sciences Early Career Award from the American Geophysical Union.[6] In 2015, he was awarded the G. Evelyn Hutchinson Award from the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography for his contributions to understanding how dissolved organic carbon relates to microbes.[7] In 2018, he was named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.[8]

Personal life

He is married to Alison ; they have three children together.[3] [9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Paula (Barbuto) & David Carlson. 2007. 1 February 2021. Horace Greeley HS Class of 1957.
  2. Web site: Craig Carlson Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology UC Santa Barbara. 2021-01-29. www.eemb.ucsb.edu.
  3. Bronk. Deborah A.. Carlson. Craig. 2003. Carlson receives Ocean Sciences Early Career Award. Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union. en. 84. 11. 101. 10.1029/2003EO110009. 2003EOSTr..84..101B. 0096-3941. free.
  4. 10.1146/annurev.ma.1.121108.100001. Preface. Annual Review of Marine Science. 2009. 1.
  5. Web site: Annual Review of Marine Science, Current Editorial Committee. Annual Reviews. 28 January 2021.
  6. Web site: Noozhawk. UCSB Professor Craig Carlson Named 2015 Recipient of Hutchinson Award. 2021-01-29. www.noozhawk.com. 21 January 2015 . en.
  7. Web site: 23 January 2015. Carlson '86 Wins ASLO Hutchinson Award. 29 January 2021. News. en-US.
  8. Web site: AAAS Honors Accomplished Scientists as 2018 Elected Fellows American Association for the Advancement of Science. 2021-12-04. www.aaas.org. en.
  9. Alumni at large. Colby Magazine. 98. 4. 2010. 44.