| Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 16:16:12 -0700 (PDT) From: ucsd-flyers-relay@ucsd.edu To: ucsd-flyers-dist@ucsd.edu Subject: Scripps Oceanography News Release Errors-To: ucsd-flyers-errors@ucsd.edu Reply-To: ucsd-flyers-relay@ucsd.edu The following news release and any accompanying images can be found at: http://scrippsnews.ucsd.edu/pressreleases/orcutt_aps.html SCRIPPS CONTACTS: Mario Aguilera or Cindy Clark 858/534-3624 scrippsnews@ucsd.edu FOR RELEASE: May 13, 2002 SCRIPPS INSTITUTION'S JOHN ORCUTT ELECTED TO THE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY John Orcutt, a professor of geophysics at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, has been elected to the American Philosophical Society (APS), the oldest learned society in the United States devoted to the advancement of scientific and scholarly inquiry. Orcutt, a professor of geophysics and director of the Cecil H. and Ida M. Green Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics at Scripps, was elected at the APS's annual general meeting in Philadelphia in late April. Orcutt was elected to American Philosophical Society Class 1, which includes mathematical and physical sciences. Other classes include biological sciences; social sciences; humanities; and the arts, professions, public, and private affairs. The American Philosophical Society, founded by Benjamin Franklin in 1743, has 868 elected members, 728 from the United States and 140 from more than two dozen foreign countries. Early members of the organization included George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, James Madison, and John Marshall. Nineteenth century members included John James Audubon, Robert Fulton, Charles Darwin, Thomas Edison, and Louis Pasteur. "We at Scripps Institution of Oceanography are really proud to have John Orcutt as a colleague. He has accomplished much in his research and as director of our Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics," said Charles Kennel, director of Scripps. "By recognizing John, the American Philosophical Society does the whole institution honor." Orcutt's APS election comes on the heels of several recent honors and appointments. Currently General Secretary of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), Orcutt was recently selected to become president-elect of AGU. He will assume the presidency of the 39,000-member organization in 2004. Orcutt also recently accepted an appointment on the Scientific Advisory Panel of the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy, a group charged with reviewing the effects of federal ocean-related laws and programs. The commission will present its findings and recommendations in a final report to Congress and the president in the spring of 2003. Orcutt's major areas of research are marine seismology applied to both crustal and mantle structure, particularly seismic tomography, long-term ocean observations and wireless networking related to observations, theoretical seismology, and applications of seismology to monitoring of nuclear tests. He has been the chief scientist on more than 20 oceanographic expeditions. Orcutt is the Secretary of the Navy/Chief of Naval Operations Oceanography Chair. He has been a member of the Defense Science Board Task Force on Underground Facilities; Chair of the Consortium for Ocean Research and Education (CORE) Public Affairs Committee; and President of Joint Oceanographic Institutions, Inc. As a member of MEDEA, he worked on the declassification of Navy environmental data including GEOSAT satellite altimetry data and marine magnetics. Orcutt also has served as a member of the NRC Ocean Studies Board and was chairman of its Navy Committee for three years. He is Chair of the CORE/NSF Dynamics of Earth and Ocean Systems (DEOS) Steering Committee, and Chairs the National Research Council Committee on Ocean Exploration. He was awarded the Maurice Ewing Medal by the U.S. Navy and AGU in 1994. Orcutt received a B.A. from the U.S. Naval Academy, an MSc. from the University of Liverpool (Fulbright Scholar), and a Ph.D. from Scripps Institution of Oceanography. He has authored more than 140 peer-reviewed publications and has received numerous academic honors and awards. In 1998, he was named UCSD Alumnus of the Year. Orcutt lives in Del Mar, Calif., with his wife, Sharyn. His two daughters live in Solana Beach and Encinitas. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Scripps Institution of Oceanography on the web: http://scripps.ucsd.edu Scripps News on the web: http://scrippsnews.ucsd.edu Scripps Centennial on the web: http://scripps100.ucsd.edu Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, is one of the oldest, largest, and most important centers for global science research and graduate training in the world. The scientific scope of the institution has grown since its founding in 1903. A century of Scripps science has had an invaluable impact on oceanography, on understanding of the earth, and on society. More than 300 research programs are under way today in a wide range of scientific areas. Scripps operates one of the largest U.S. academic fleets with four oceanographic research ships and one research platform for worldwide exploration. Now plunging boldly into the 21st century, Scripps will celebrate its centennial in 2003. | |
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