James McCarthy (oceanographer)

Professor James McCarthy en route to the North Pole

James J. McCarthy (January 25, 1944 – December 11, 2019)[1] was a Professor of Biological Oceanography at Harvard and was president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science from February 2008 to February 2009.[2][3]

McCarthy was the Alexander Agassiz Professor of Biological Oceanography in the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology and former Master of Pforzheimer House. He was also Acting Curator of the Malacology Department in the Museum of Comparative Zoology.

His studies addressed factors that regulate the processes of primary production and nutrient supply in upper ocean, approached using controlled laboratory studies and field investigations. Study sites ranged from near shore to the open ocean. Later field research sites included the North Atlantic, equatorial Pacific, and Arabian Sea.[4]

He was on the faculty of the Harvard Medical School Center for Health and the Global Environment.[5]

  1. ^ lhanrahan (2019-12-12). "Remembering Jim McCarthy, 1944–2019". Harvard University Center for the Environment. Archived from the original on 2019-12-12. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
  2. ^ Ham, Becky (April 7, 2008). "AAAS President James J. McCarthy: Scientists Should Share the "Wow" Factor in Their Work". Archived from the original on April 20, 2011. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
  3. ^ "Alice S. Huang Chosen To Serve As AAAS President-Elect". January 29, 2009. Archived from the original on April 21, 2011. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
  4. ^ "Harvard website".
  5. ^ Russell, Christine (January 2009). "First Wave". Science News. 175 (1): 25–29. doi:10.1002/scin.2009.5591750125.