Person
Carter, Robert Merlin (Bob) (1942 - 2016)
- Born
- 9 March 1942
Reading, United Kingdom - Died
- 19 January 2016
Townsville, Queensland, Australia - Occupation
- Marine geologist and Palaeontologist
Summary
Bob Carter made significant contributions to advancing knowledge and understanding of the geosciences of New Zealand and the southwest Pacific region, especially in the areas of palaeontology, palaeoecology, stratigraphy, marine geology, and environmental and climate change science. His published more than 100 peer-reviewed scientific papers and books. After more than a decade at the University of Otago in New Zealand, he was appointed Professor and Head of Department of Geology at James Cook University in 1981. Carter held strong views on the science of global warming, discounting the effect of human activity on climate change, and appeared as an expert witness at a number of inquiries. He was associated with several think tanks including the Institute of Public Affairs and the International Climate Science Coalition, and made regular contributions on contemporary environmental issues in newspapers and other public media.
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Chronology
- 1956
- Life event - Migrated to New Zealand with family
- 1963
- Education - BSc (hons), University of Otago, New Zealand
- 1963 - 1964
- Career position - Assistant Lecturer, University of Otago, New Zealand
- 1964 - 1967
- Award - Commonwealth Scholarship, British Council, University of Cambridge
- 1968
- Education - PhD, University of Cambridge
- 1968 - 1980
- Career position - Lecturer (later Senior Lecturer), University of Otago, New Zealand
- 1974
- Award - Nuffield Fellowship, University of Oxford
- 1975
- Award - Hochstetter Lecturer, Geological Society of New Zealand
- 1981 - 1999
- Career position - Professor and Head of Department of Geology, James Cook University
- 1986 - 2013
- Career position - Member, Editorial Board, Geo-Marine Letters
- 1987 - 1992
- Career position - Member, later Chair), Earth Sciences Discipline Panel, Australian Research Council
- 1992
- Award - Bennison Distinguished Overseas Lecturer, American Association of Petroleum Geologists
- 1995 - 1997
- Career position - Director, Australian Office of the Ocean Drilling Program (ODP)
- 1996
- Career position - Chair, Australian Marine Sciences and Technologies Advisory Committee
- 1996 - 2005
- Career position - Member, Editorial Board, New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
- 1997
- Career position - Vice-President, Federation of Australian Scientific and Technological Societies
- 1997 - 2016
- Award - Chair, Australian Marine Sciences and Technologies Advisory Committee
- 1998
- Career position - Co-Chief Scientist, Ocean Drilling Program Leg 181 (Southwest Pacific Gateways)
- 1998
- Award - Special Investigator Research Award, Australian Research Council
- 1999 - 2013
- Career position - Adjunct Professor, Marine Geophysical Laboratory, James Cook University
- 2000 - 2005
- Career position - Adjunct Professor, Geology and Geophysics, University of Adelaide
- 2007 - 2016
- Career position - Chief Science Advisor, Science and Public Policy Institute, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
- 2010 - 2013
- Award - Emeritus Fellow, Institute of Public Affairs
- 2011 - 2015
- Career position - Director, Australian Environment Foundation, Melbourne
- 2015
- Award - Lifetime Achievement Award, Heartland Institute, U.S.A.
Related entries
Published resources
Journal Articles
- Nelson, Cam compiler, 'Remembering Bob Carter: a GSNZ tribute', Geosciences Society of New Zealand Newsletter, 19A (Supp.) (2016), 1-74. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7347105. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/33485299. Details
- 'Carter, R M (19420309-20160119)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-576399. Details
Helen Cohn
Created: 5 December 2017, Last modified: 3 July 2018