David Siegel, Professor of Geography and the Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Marine Science, as well as Director of the Institute for Computational Earth System Science, has been elected a 2009 Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU). The AGU is an international scientific organization of over 50,000 members from more than 130 countries, all of whom are dedicated to the promotion of the scientific study of Earth and its environment in space. Annually, the AGU recognizes members who have made outstanding contributions to geophysical science, and the AGU Fellow awards are conferred to no more than 0.1 percent of AGU members in any given year. A total of 55 AGU Fellows were elected from around the world in 2009, including 40 from the United States—Professor Siegel was the only one from UCSB and one of four from the entire UC system.
Professor Tommy Dickey, also an AGU Fellow, coordinated Professor Siegel’s nomination. Dr. Siegel was cited “for accelerating our understanding of the biogeochemistry and the biological carbon pump of the ocean using novel optical measurements, analyses, and models.” Professor Siegel is also a Fellow of The American Association for the Advancement of Science, due to his “distinguished contributions to ocean optics, implications of mixing and stirring in the ocean, ocean bio-optics, ocean-color remote sensing, and spatial interactions in population dynamics.” This year’s AGU Fellows’ certificates and awards will be presented at the AGU Honors Ceremony on 26 May 2009 at the Joint Assembly in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (24-27 May). Congratulations to David—a jolly good Fellow, indeed!
