understanding the oceanic general circulation". In 2005, Bryden was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. In 2009, he won the Prince Albert I Medal "in recognition of his fundamental contributions to understanding the ocean's role in the global climate system". In 2010, Bryden was elected a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union. Bryden served as President of the Challenger Society for Marine Science from 2010 to 2012. In late 2012, the European Geosciences Union awarded Bryden the 2013 Fridtjof Nansen Medal for his contributions to Earth sciences. In 2013, in recognition of his work, Bryden was elected an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society (RMetS). References Academics of the University of Southampton Fellows of the Royal Society Living people Massachusetts Institute of Technology School of Science alumni American oceanographers People from Providence, Rhode Island 1946 births Fellows of the American Geophysical Union Fellows of the American Meteorological Society