The Ring

Huntsman Award to Weaver

Tue, 12/06/2011 - 15:02

Dr. Andrew Weaver (earth and ocean sciences) is the 2011 recipient of the Huntsman Award for Excellence in Marine Science. The award cites Weaver as “an international leader in ocean and climate modelling and analysis and, in particular, as a foremost expert on the role of the ocean in climate variability and change.” Weaver’s research involves multiple aspects of ocean, climate and paleoclimate modelling. Presented annually by the Royal Society of Canada, the award is administered by the A.G. Huntsman Foundation at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography in Nova Scotia.