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Thoroughgood voted Oceanography Society president-elect
3:46 p.m., Jan. 25, 2007--Carolyn Thoroughgood, vice provost for research and graduate studies, has been voted president-elect of The Oceanography Society, an organization of 1,600 oceanographers, scientists and engineers. The society was founded in 1988 to disseminate knowledge of oceanography and its application through research and education, to promote communication among oceanographers and to provide a constituency for consensus-building across the field's disciplines. It is headquartered in Rockville, Md. For the next two years as president-elect, Thoroughgood will serve as a voting member on the society's governing council and preside at council meetings if the president is not present. Her term as president of the society will begin Jan. 1, 2009. “I was very honored to be elected,” Thoroughgood said. “I care deeply about the ocean sciences, and I believe that an understanding of marine and coastal issues is important to every one of us, here in Delaware and around the globe. I look forward to working with my colleagues to expand public awareness and support for the ocean sciences.”
Prior to her appointment as vice provost for research and graduate studies at UD, Thoroughgood was the dean of the College of Marine and Earth Studies and director of the Delaware Sea Grant College Program for 20 years. Thoroughgood also was one of the organizers and officers of the Council on Ocean Affairs, a national organization of marine academic institutions that preceded the Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Education. She chaired the consortium's first board of governors and, for a period, was its acting president. She also was appointed to the Science Advisory Panel of the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy. Among her current activities, Thoroughgood serves on the Science Advisory Board of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and on the executive committee of the Southeastern University Research Association. She currently chairs the association's coastal committee. She also is the principal investigator for the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association and is an active participant in implementing the nation's Integrated Ocean Observing System. This network of sea sensors is designed to provide continuous ocean data for a number of applications, from improving weather forecasts to enhancing maritime safety. Article by Tracey Bryant
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