Asha de Vos | |
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ආශා ඩි වොස් | |
 Asha de Vos at TEDx Monterey 2013 | |
| Born | 1979 (age 44–45) Sri Lanka |
| Alma mater | University of St. Andrews, University of Oxford, University of Western Australia |
| Known for | The Blue Whale Project Oceanswell |
| Awards | TED Fellow Women of Discovery Award BBC 100 Women 2020 Sea Hero of the Year |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Marine biology |
| Website | ashadevos |
Asha de Vos (Sinhala:ආශා ඩි වොස් (born 1979) is a Sri Lankan marine biologist, ocean educator and pioneer of blue whale research within the northern Indian Ocean.[1] She is known for her Blue Whale Project. She is a Senior TED Fellow[2] and was chosen for a BBC 100 Women award in 2018.[3][4] She is a National Geographic 2016 Emerging Explorer Grantee.[5]
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- ^ UK. "Asha De Vos". The Global Teacher Prize. Archived from the original on 28 June 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- ^ "BBC 100 Women 2018: Who is on the list?". BBC News. 19 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "ආශා ඩි වොස්: ඔක්ස්ෆර්ඩ් විශ්වවිද්යාලයේ විශිෂ්ටත්වයට පාත්ර වූ ලාංකික කතගෙන් උගත හැකි පාඩම්". BBC News සිංහල (in Sinhala). Retrieved 26 January 2021.
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