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Steve Eittreim Receives Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Award for Science/Research
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Steve Eittreim expresses his appreciation upon receiving this year's Monterey Bay National
Marine Sanctuary Award for Science/Research. Photograph courtesy of the Monterey Bay
National Marine Sanctuary.
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Steve Eittreim (Menlo Park, CA) received this year's Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Award for Science/Research. This is one of several awards presented yearly by the Monterey
Bay National Marine Sanctuary and the Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments
(AMBAG) to people and organizations that have contributed greatly to the implementation
of programs geared toward meeting the goals of the sanctuary. Last year, the USGS won
the sanctuary's award in the Organization category.
The awards were presented at the Ninth Annual Sanctuary Awards ceremony held at California
State University, Monterey Bay, on March 9, 2002. The program notes, quoted here, explain why
Steve was honored with this year's Science/Research award:
"Dr. Steve Eittreim has recently completed a multiyear USGS study of the geology and
geologic processes of Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Steve provided leadership
and coordination of a large group of geologists, oceanographers, and sedimentologists
investigating a spectrum of research topics ranging from regional current structure to sea-floor
mapping to coastal retreat. He also participated in numerous cruises and individual studies of his
own. His research has contributed markedly to maps of the sanctuary and a new understanding
of sediment distribution and processes on the sea floor. A hallmark of the effort that he led
is the publication of a CD with maps and data [Wong, F.L., and Eittreim, S.L., Continental
Shelf GIS for the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File
Report 01-179, version 1.0] and a forthcoming
special issue of the journal Marine Geology which will detail the research investigations of
USGS scientists and collaborators over the past 5 years. Both of these products will be
useful for years to come to all researchers in the Monterey Bay community."
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April 2002
in this issue:
cover story:
Gas-Hydrate Research Wells Completed
Moloka'i Coral Reef Sediment
Role of Parasites in Ecosystems
Public Art Project
Prairie Restoration
Marine Science Day
Marine Environmental Careers Symposium
Students Visit Woods Hole
Congressional Briefing on Wetlands
Woods Hole Science Fairs
Talks—DOE and College of William and Mary
Netherlands Sediment-Transport Collaboration
Sediment-Transport Modeling
Tampa Bay Estuary Tour
Monterey Bay Research Award
Japanese Land-Management Team Visits St. Pete
Western Region Retirements
Woods Hole Visitor
April Publications List
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