Mary Sears (oceanographer)

Mary Sears
Born(1905-07-18)July 18, 1905
Wayland, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedSeptember 2, 1997(1997-09-02) (aged 92)
Woods Hole, Massachusetts, U.S.
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branchUnited States Navy
Years of service1943–1963
RankCommander
CommandsOceanographic Unit of the Navy Hydrographic Office 1943–1946
AwardsJohannes Schmidt medal in 1946 for contributions to marine research and Navy oceanography during WWII.
Other workco-founding editor of the journal Deep-Sea Research, founding editor of the journal Progress in Oceanography

Mary Sears (July 18, 1905 – September 2, 1997) was a commander in the United States Naval Reserve and an oceanographer at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI).