AGU member since 1979. Senior scientist, NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, and affiliate professor of oceanography, University of Washington. Major areas of interest are large-scale ocean dynamics, ocean-atmosphere interactions, and the ocean's role in climate. B.S., physics, 1973, State University of New York at Buffalo; Ph.D., 1980, University of California, San Diego/Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Postdoctoral Fellow at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, 1980–1982; visiting scientist and research faculty positions at University of Washington, 1982–1986; research scientist positions at NOAA/PMEL and affiliate professor positions at University of Washington since 1986; Senior Fellow, Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research, University of Hawaii, since 1987; Senior Fellow, Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean, University of Washington, since 1990. Member of American Meteorological Society, the Oceanography Society, and European Geosciences Union. Member or chair of national and international science advisory committees sponsored by organizations such as the World Climate Research Program, the International Oceanographic Commission, and the U.S. National Academy of Sciences. Contributing author, Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Editorial Board, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. Over 160 refereed publications, 76 in AGU journals. Most significant accomplishment has been to lead development of an ocean observing system for El Niño detection, prediction, and research. AGU Editor's Citation for Excellence in Refereeing, 1995; Department of Commerce Gold Medal, 1997; Sverdrup Lecturer, AGU Ocean Sciences section, 1998; American Meteorological Society Special Award for Contributions to Observing El Niño, 1999; Federal Executive Board Public Service Award, 1999; American Meteorological Society Walter Orr Roberts Lectureship in Interdisciplinary Sciences, 2002; AGU Frontiers of Geophysics Lecturer, 2002; Grace Hopper Government Technology Award for Leadership in the Innovative Application of Information Technology, 2003; Presidential Rank Award for Meritorious Federal Service, 2004; highly cited researcher, ISI, Thomson Scientific, 2004; Fellow, the Oceanography Society, 2005; honorary professor, Ocean University of China, 2006; Fellow, American Meteorological Society, 2007. AGU service on Information Technology Committee, 2000–2002; president-elect (2000–2002) and president (2002–2004) of Ocean Sciences section; member, Ocean Sciences Executive Committee, 2004 to present.