James McCarthy

Professor James McCarthy enroute to the North Pole

James J. McCarthy (January 25, 1944 – December 11, 2019) was an American oceanographer and environmentalist. He was a Professor of Biological Oceanography at Harvard and was President of the American Association for the Advancement of Science from February 2008 to February 2009.[1][2]

He was on the faculty of the Harvard Medical School Center for Health and the Global Environment.[3] He was born in Sweet Home, Oregon.

McCarthy died on December 11, 2019 at the age of 75.[4]

References

  1. Ham, Becky (April 7, 2008). "AAAS President James J. McCarthy: Scientists Should Share the "Wow" Factor in Their Work". Archived from the original on April 20, 2011. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
  2. "Alice S. Huang Chosen To Serve As AAAS President-Elect". January 29, 2009. Archived from the original on April 21, 2011. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
  3. Russell, Christine (January 2009). "First Wave". Science News. 175 (1): 25–29. doi:10.1002/scin.2009.5591750125.
  4. lhanrahan (2019-12-12). "Remembering Jim McCarthy, 1944–2019". Harvard University Center for the Environment. Archived from the original on 2019-12-12. Retrieved 2019-12-13.