J. Frederick Grassle
J. Frederick Grassle | |
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Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | |
Died | July 6, 2018 | (aged 78)
Alma mater | Yale University Duke University |
Spouse | Judith Helen (Payne) Grassle |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Oceanography, marine biology |
Institutions | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Rutgers University Institute of Marine and Coastal Studies (IMCS) |
John Frederick Matthews ("Fred") Grassle (July 14, 1939 – July 6, 2018) was an American
Early life and education
Grassle was born in
Career
In 1969, Grassle joined WHOI full time as an Assistant Scientist, working initially with Howard Sanders on deep-sea biodiversity. In 1977 he participated in the first biological expedition to survey the recently discovered
In his position at Rutgers, Grassle served as founding director that university's then new (1987) Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences (IMCS), where his work focused on near-shore continental shelf communities and the continued development of ocean observing systems, including an early cabled marine observing system deployed in 15 meters of water, the
Grassle retired in 2012 after 23 years of service to Rutgers University; his career to 2009 was summarized in a paper by Paul Snelgrove et al. in the journal Deep-Sea Research.[10] Following a period of poor health, Grassle died in his sleep at the Regency Jewish Heritage Nursing Center in Franklin Township, New Jersey in July 2018, aged 78. He was survived by his wife of 53 years, Judith (Judy) Grassle—also a colleague at IMCS and professor at Rutgers[11] —and son John Thomas Grassle, as well as a sister, Norah Jean (Grassle) Bunts. On news of his death, Rich Lutz, a Rutgers Distinguished Professor and Grassle's successor as Director of IMCS, wrote: "... in the span of two short decades, [Fred] put together one of the finest marine science programs in the world. In recognition of [what he had] accomplished, Thomson Reuters in 2011 ranked Rutgers fourth in the world among oceanographic research programs."[12] In the above cited paper by Snelgrove et al., the authors wrote in 2009: "[Fred's] most influential and widely-cited papers focus on the diversity of shallow-water and deep-sea systems, but his tireless advocacy for expanded research in marine biodiversity, improved ocean observation, and metadata cooperation have led to major new programs that extend from microbes to leviathans, and from intertidal regions to the oceanic abyss."[10]
Accomplishments and honors
During his academic career Grassle authored over 80 scientific publications and was awarded many honors including the 2005 Grand Prix des Sciences de la Mer Albert 1er de Monaco, for "major contributions to the advancement of sciences throughout the world", the 2009
References
- ^ cited in Davies, T. T. 1973. Effect of environmental gradients in the Rappahannock River Estuary on the Molluscan Fauna. Pp. 263-290 in Nelson, B. W. 1973. Environmental Framework of Coastal Plain Estuaries. Geological Society of America, Memoir 133. (p. 272, 289)
- ^ "Obituary of John Grassle - Mather-Hodge Funeral Home". matherhodge.com.
- ^ "The Long-Term Ecosystem Observatory – A Key Piece of an Integrated Observing Network Puzzle". nurp.noaa.gov. Archived from the original on February 16, 2013. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
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- ^ J. Frederick Grassle and Nancy J. Maciolek. 1992. "Deep-sea species richness: regional and local diversity estimates from quantitative bottom samples." The American Naturalist 139: 313-341.
- ^ Jesse H. Ausubel: "Toward a Census of Marine Life". Oceanography 12(3):4-5, 1999.
- ^ "Report to the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation: Workshop to Consider the Scientific and Technical Aspects of a Census of Marine Benthic Species, December 23, 1997". marine.rutgers.edu.
- ^ "Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences - Rutgers University - Fred Grassle". marine.rutgers.edu. Archived from the original on July 14, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
- ^ Census of Marine Life: Scientific Steering Committee
- ^ a b Paul V.R. Snelgrove, Rose Petrecca, Karen I. Stocks, Cindy L. Van Dover and Cheryl A. Zimmer. 2009. "A mosaic of diverse ideas: The ecological legacy of J. Frederick Grassle". Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 56: 1571-1576. DOI:10.1016/j.dsr2.2009.05.001
- ^ "Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences - Rutgers University - Judy Grassle". marine.rutgers.edu.
- ^ "Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences - Rutgers University - Mourning the passing of our leader, mentor and friend Fred Grassle". marine.rutgers.edu. July 9, 2018.
- ^ "The Franklin Institute Awards: J. Frederick Grassle". January 15, 2014.
- ^ "Laureates of the Japan Prize: John Frederick Grassle, Ph. D." www.japanprize.jp.
- ^ National Research Council. 1995. Understanding Marine Biodiversity. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. DOI:10.17226/4923
- ^ The J. Frederick Grassle Science Symposium on the Census of Marine Life. Royal Society, London, 5‐6 October 2010; programme at http://oceanleadership.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/October-5-6-Symposium_13Sep10.pdf
- ^ "Expo '90 Foundation: International Cosmos Prize: The Prizewinner 2011". Archived from the original on February 15, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
External links
- J. Frederick Grassle Curriculum Vitae with selected publications list
- Publications of J. Frederick Grassle on Google Scholar
- Rutgers Magazine: Sea Worthy (article on J. Frederick Grassle by Christopher Hann)
- Rutgers Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences: Mourning the passing of our leader, mentor and friend Fred Grassle