Craig A. Carlson

Craig A. Carlson
Born1963 (age 61–62)
CitizenshipUS
Education
PartnerAlison née Capstick
Children3
Scientific career
Institutions

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 née Barbuto and David Carlson.[1][2] He attended Colby College, graduating with his bachelor's degree in 1986.[3] He then attended the University of Maryland for a PhD in marine science, graduating in 1994 under the advisorship of Hugh Ducklow.[4][1]

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.[4] In 2009, he was a founding co-editor of the Annual Review of Marine Science; he is still co-editor as of 2021.[5][6]

Awards and honors

In 2002, he was the first recipient of the Ocean Sciences Early Career Award from the American Geophysical Union.[7] 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.[3] In 2018, he was named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.[8]

Personal life

He is married to Alison née Capstick; they have three children together.[1][9]

References

  1. ^ a b c Bronk, Deborah A.; Carlson, Craig (2003). "Carlson receives Ocean Sciences Early Career Award". Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union. 84 (11): 101. Bibcode:2003EOSTr..84..101B. doi:10.1029/2003EO110009. ISSN 0096-3941.
  2. ^ "Paula (Barbuto) & David Carlson". Horace Greeley HS Class of 1957. 2007. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Carlson '86 Wins ASLO Hutchinson Award". News. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Craig Carlson | Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology | UC Santa Barbara". www.eemb.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  5. ^ "Preface". Annual Review of Marine Science. 1. 2009. doi:10.1146/annurev.ma.1.121108.100001.
  6. ^ "Annual Review of Marine Science, Current Editorial Committee". Annual Reviews. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  7. ^ Noozhawk (21 January 2015). "UCSB Professor Craig Carlson Named 2015 Recipient of Hutchinson Award". www.noozhawk.com. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  8. ^ "AAAS Honors Accomplished Scientists as 2018 Elected Fellows | American Association for the Advancement of Science". www.aaas.org. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
  9. ^ "Alumni at large". Colby Magazine. Vol. 98, no. 4. 2010. p. 44.