The American Geophysical Union (AGU) awarded the Maurice Ewing Medal to MBARI marine chemist Peter Brewer.
This medal is given annually to recognize “significant original contributions to the ocean sciences,” including “the advancement of oceanographic engineering, technology, and instrumentation, as well as outstanding service to the marine sciences,” MBARI explained.
Over the past four decades, Brewer has performed pioneering research in the changing chemistry of the oceans. His recent work has focused on the interaction of greenhouse gases with seawater, the impacts of ocean acidification, and the fate of hydrocarbons released in the deep sea.
Established in 1974, and jointly sponsored with the United States Navy, the Ewing Medal is named in honor of Maurice Ewing, a pioneering geophysicist. Ewing was the first director of the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, and made significant contributions to marine geology and the understanding of the deep seafloor.