BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Richard Norris is a full Professor of Paleobiology at Scripps Institution of Oceanography,
at the University of California San Diego, where he has worked for over a decade. He is also
Curator of the Scripps Geological Collections and leads interdisciplinary graduate programs
affiliated with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography Center for Marine Biodiversity and
Conservation, including the Master's of Advanced Studies in Marine Biodiversity and
Conservation and a Ph.D. interdisciplinary training program, PIER. Richard holds an
undergraduate degree from the University of California Santa Cruz, an M.S. form the
University of Arizona, and a Ph.D. from Harvard University. He worked extensively as a
research scientist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts before joining
the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in 2002. Richard has appeared on numerous news
and television shows, such as ABC, BBC, NBC, Today Show, and PBS News Hour, and has
authored over 120 articles and ten books.
About the Talk:
Date:
Friday 29 January 2016
Venue:
Engineering Lecture Theatre 2, Engineering Tower, Faculty of Engineering
Talk:
Research work at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Organised by: Department of Ocean Engineering & ICT, Faculty of Ocean Studies