Michael Fasham

Michael Fasham
Fasham pictured in 2004
Born
Michael John Robert Fasham

(1942-05-29)29 May 1942
Edgware, United Kingdom
Died7 June 2008(2008-06-07) (aged 66)
NationalityBritish
Alma mater
Awards
Scientific career
Fields
Institutions
ThesisA statistical analysis of oceanic magnetic anomalies (1968)

Michael John Robert Fasham, FRS[1] (29 May 1942 – 7 June 2008)[3] was a British oceanographer and ecosystem modeller. He is best known for his pioneering work in the development of open ocean plankton ecosystem models.[4][5]

  1. ^ a b Anderson, Thomas R.; Bryden, Harry L. (2015). "Michael John Robert Fasham 29 May 1942 – 7 June 2008". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 61: 103–121. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2015.0014. ISSN 0080-4606.
  2. ^ ASLO John Martin Award Archived 7 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine, American Society of Limnology and Oceanography
  3. ^ Anderson, T. R. (2008). "Modelling the marine biota: A tribute to Mike Fasham (1942–2008)". Ocean Challenge. 16: 6–7.
  4. ^ Martin, A. P.; Lampitt, R.; Billett, D.; Talbot, P.; Anderson, T. R. (2010). "Dedication to Dr. Martin Angel and Prof. Mike Fasham FRS" (PDF). Deep-Sea Research Part II. 57 (15): 1272–1280. Bibcode:2010DSR....57.1272M. doi:10.1016/j.dsr2.2010.01.004.
  5. ^ Michael FAsham Obituary Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, NOCS