“Walter Munk, who has been a part of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography since 1940, has received the 2010 Crafoord Prize in Geosciences.
The announcement from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on Thursday said he was honored “for his pioneering and fundamental contributions to our understanding of ocean circulation, tides and waves, and their role in the Earth’s dynamics.”
Scripps Institution of Oceanography / University of California, San Diego
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego scientist Walter Munk, often referred to as the world’s “greatest living oceanographer,” added to a long list of career honors today when the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced his receipt of the Crafoord Prize, which is given each spring to researchers who have made major advancements in their branches of science.
The academy recognized Munk “for his pioneering and fundamental contributions to our understanding of ocean circulation, tides and waves, and their role in the Earth’s dynamics.”
Munk said he found out about the award through a phone call Wednesday evening and described himself as “enormously pleased.”
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