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2012 Professional of Distinction - Discovery Awards
Ron O #39;Dor, Ph.D., is a Professor of Biology who joined Dalhousie University in 1973. His research has focused primarily on cephalopods, including octopuses and squids. In addition to administrative positions at Dalhousie, he was named Senior Scientist of the Sloan Foundation Global Census of Marine Life located in Washington DC in 2001. There he coordinated its 17 global projects that spent over $650 million to compile information about the history and likely futures of marine animals, in addition to over 30 million records of marine species. He is a Lead Scientist for the Ocean Tracking Network, a spinoff project run from Dalhousie, with core funding from Canadian and international funding agencies. The funding is valued at $150 million and will make, based on Ron #39;s expertise, the Halifax-based company Vemco the global leader in acoustic tracking technology. He was named Canadian Geographic #39;s Environmental Scientist of the Year in 2009 and received an honourary degree from Lakehead University. Also featured in this video: James (Brendan) Murphy, Ph.D., Professor and Chairman, Department of Earth Sciences, St. Francis Xavier University, and Jaroslav Dostal, Ph.D., a geologist whose research in ore deposits and geochemistry of rare earth metals and minerals containing uranium has furthered the understanding of the formation and changes in the Earth #39;s outermost layers.From:discoverycentre1593Views:2 0ratingsTime:07:46More inScience Technology

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