The Global Ocean Observing System
GOOS Home
EnglishFrenchGermanItalianPortugueseRussianSpanish
2010 Crafoord Prize in Geosciences awarded to Dr Walter Munk

crafoord-prize.jpgThe Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the Crafoord Prize in Geosciences 2010 to Dr Walter Munk, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, "for his pioneering and fundamental contributions to our understanding of ocean circulation, tides and waves, and their role in the earth's dynamics."

More about Walther Munk from Environmental Research Letters

10 May 2010 - Crafoord Symposium in geosciences

An international Crafoord prize symposium will be held at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm. Program and registration will be available in February at http://kva.se and www.crafoordprize.se.

11 May 2010 - Crafoord Prize awarding ceremony

Prize awarding ceremony at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, presented by His Majesty the King of Sweden.

12 May 2010 - Crafoord Lecture

Prize lecture in Lund at the GeoBiosphere Science Centre. More information will be available in February at http://kva.se and www.crafoordprize.se.
 

Disclaimer Copyright 2010 GOOS. Designed by Coldrose