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Harvard University,
Cambridge, Massachusetts
M.A.T., 1959
The Johns Hopkins University,
Baltimore, Maryland
Ph.D. in Oceanography, 1968
1994-Present
President
and Chief Executive Officer, New England Aquarium
1974-1994
Dean
and Director of the New York State University at Stony Brook's
Marine Sciences Research Center
Up until 1994 my greatest
satisfaction
had come from being a partner in the development of Stony Brook's
Marine Sciences Research Center from a small, undistinguished
organized research unit in 1974 into one of the world's most
distinctive
and distinguished oceanographic institution of all kinds, and
arguably the most prestigious coastal oceanographic institution.
MRS is known for excellence in fundamental research in coastal
oceanography and for its innovative uses of advanced science and
technolgy to develop stratgies to allow humans to live in harmony
with their coastal environments.
1986
Acting Vice Provost for
Research and Graduate Studies
1986-1989
Provost
After urging of
senior faculty, President John H. Marburger selected me to become
the Provost without a search. I initially agreed to serve for
two years and later agreed to have my term extended for an
additional
year. Because I stipulated a fixed term, we were able to
accomplish
more than might otherwise have been possible. Among the major
achievements of the Provost's Office over that 3-year period
were:
In 1991 along with Harold Berger (then Director of Region 1 of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation ) we created the Long Island Environmental - Economic Roundtable -- Long Island's only forum for bringing together representatives of environmental organizations, researchers, developers and the business community to search for solution compatible with sustainable development. I co-chaired the Roundtable for the first year with Harold Berger. The Roundtable is a thriving enterprise.
I have become increasingly interested in group problem solving. Many of the most important and challenging problems facing society are multi-dimensional, multi-disciplinary, large scale and contentious. This is particularly true of environmental problems. Their comprehension, let alone their resolution, is beyond the reach of any single individual and often beyond the grasp of any single research group -- most of which are disciplinary in focus. This class of problems not only has scientific and technical dimensions, but socio-political, economic and often aesthetic dimensions. MSRC has become known for its effectiveness in facilitating groups of people with disparate and conflicting interests to reach consensus. We are called upon with increasing frequency to assist in facilitating forums to address such issues. Often I am asked to lead such activities. One of the major projects I have been involved in over the past several years is the San Francisco Estuary Project. After several years of frustration and failure to attack the single most important environmental problem facing the San Francisco Bay estuary -- the diversion of fresh water - because of economic and political pressures, I was asked to lead a new effort. After about one and one half years we arrived at consensus on a new management tool to use in managing freshwater flows. The tool has been endorsed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the State of California and is now being implemented for San Francisco Bay.
Over the past two decades I have become seriously interested in the organizational factors that contribute to making institutions creative, productive, dinstinctive and distinguished. The quality of the people is, of course, the bottom line, but other factors determine the extent to which people individually, and in groups, achieve their full potential. This is particularly true of knowledge workers. The institutional structure and culture play important roles. Flat, informal, playful, organizations which encourage risk-taking and which place a premium on quality are the most appropriate models for knowledge-based organizations like universities.
I have helped shape the structures and cultures of a number of marine institutions over the years, and was one of two leaders of the strategic planning process for Ben Gurion University.
In 1992, I was asked by President Marburger to Chair the Middle States Self Study to take place in 1994.
In 1992, I was asked by President Marburger and Provost
Edelstein to Chair the Undergraduate Project. The goal was to
transform Stony Brook's total undergraduate experience into the
model for all research universities.
1959-1960
Physics and Mathematics Teacher
Winchester High School
Winchester,
Massachusetts.
1961-1963
Head, Data Processing Section
Chesapeake
Bay Institute of the Johns Hopkins University.
1964-1965
N.I.H.
Fellow
Scripps Institute of Oceanography La Jolla, California
1967-1968
Research Staff Assistant
Chesapeake Bay Institute The
Johns Hopkins University.
1968-1969 Research Associate
Chesapeake
Bay Institute, The Johns Hopkins University.
1969-1974 Research
Scientists
Chesapeake Bay Institute, The Johns Hopkins
University
1973-1974 Adjunct Research Professor
The Johns Hopkins
University
Associate Director
Chesapeake Bay Institute.
1974-1994 Director
and Professor of Oceanography
Marine Science Research Center,
State University at Stony Brook.
1985-1986 Acting Vice Provost
for Research and Graduate Studies
State University at Stony
Brook.
1986-1989
Provost
State University at Stony Brook.
Over 250 articles and five books.
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