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American marine ecologist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mark Edward Hay (born May 3, 1952)[2] is an American marine ecologist. He is Regents Professor and Harry and Anna Teasley Chair in the School of Biological Sciences at the Georgia Institute of Technology. A fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Ecological Society of America, he is known for his research on coral reefs in Fiji.[3][4] He received the Cody Award from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in 2012,[1] the Lowell Thomas Award from the Explorers Club in 2015,[5] the Silver Medal from the International Society of Chemical Ecology in 2016, and the Gilbert Morgan Smith Medal from the National Academy of Sciences in 2018.[6] He was elected a member of both the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2022.[7]
Mark Hay | |
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Born | Mark Edward Hay May 3, 1952 |
Citizenship | American |
Education | University of Kentucky (B.A., 1974) University of California, Irvine (Ph.D., 1980)[1] |
Known for | Marine ecology Research on coral reefs |
Awards | Lowell Thomas Award (2015) Gilbert Morgan Smith Medal (2018) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Ecology |
Institutions | Georgia Institute of Technology |
Thesis | Algal ecology on a Caribbean fringing reef (1980) |
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