William Curry (oceanographer)

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William Curry
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Delaware
Brown University
Known forstudying historical climate and ocean circulation
Scientific career
Doctoral studentsNiall Slowey (1991)
Thomas Marchitto (1999)
David Lund (2005)
Nathalie Goodkin (2007)
WebsiteBiography

William B. Curry is an American oceanographer who is the president and CEO of the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Studies (BIOS). He is known for studying historical climate and ocean circulation. Curry holds a Bachelor of Science in geology from the University of Delaware (1974) and a PhD in geology from Brown University (1980).[1][2]

Career[]

Curry was the director of the Ocean and Climate Change Institute (OCCI) at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI) from 2001 to 2005 and then from 2007 until his departure in 2012. He also served as a senior scientist at the WHOI Department of Geology and Geophysics since 1981 and chair of the department from 1995 to 1999.[1][2][3][4]

Curry studies the history of Earth's climate and carbon cycle using geological records of ocean chemistry and physical properties. He is actively involved with deep sea expeditions to collect deep sea sediments and uses the chemistry of fossils in the sediments to determine how climate has changed on decadal to millennial time scales.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b U.S., National Research Council (22 December 2011). Scientific Ocean Drilling: Accomplishments and Challenges. National Academies Press, 2011. p. 94. ISBN 9780309219044. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Biography". Bill Curry's Website. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  3. ^ "William B. Curry, PhD". BIOS - Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  4. ^ "BIOS appoints president and director". BIOS - Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
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