National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, where he was chair of the Ocean Studies Board and a member of the Committee on America’s Climate Choices and the Advisory Board for the Gulf Research Program. He is currently on the Leadership Council of the Joint Ocean Commission Initiative and the Advisory Board for BONUS: Science for a Better Future of the Baltic Sea Region. In 2007, he was given the Award for Lifetime Leadership in Ecosystem Restoration by the National Conference on Ecosystem Restoration. He is a member of the governing boards of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, the Town Creek Foundation, and COMPASS, an organization promoting effective science communication. References External links University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science University System of Maryland National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling Living people 1945 births University System of Maryland faculty