SEB Bulletin July 2005
SEB Member receives prestigious award
Rod Wilson (University of Exeter) and former SEB Animal Section Secretary was honoured by the University of Miami Rosenstiel School when he was presented with its 29th annual Rosenstiel Award for Outstanding Achievement and Distinction in Oceanographic Science on April 22.
The Rosenstiel Award is designed to honour scientists who, in the past decade, have made significant and growing impacts in their field and is targeted for researchers who, in their early to mid-career stages, are already making outstanding scientific contributions.
Rod's research focuses on how animals respond to environmental change for survival, especially with regard to their salt and water balance. He has observed a variety of model organisms from aquatic invertebrates and fish to mammals with a multi-disciplinary emphasis that aims to provide a fuller appreciation of the range of responses in larger organisms. Additionally, his research has explored the calcium carbonate that fish excrete and its role in carbon cycling, which on a global scale could potentially make a significant contribution to the way carbon moves back and forth between ocean and air, a cycle which ultimately impacts upon global climate.
