A.G. Huntsman Award for Excellence in Marine SciencePast Recipient, Dr. Wolfgang Berger (1984) |
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Dr. Wolfgang Berger, the
seventh recipient of the A.G. Huntsman
Award, is being recognized for his
contribution to the understanding of the
carbonate preservation and dissolution
cycles in pelagic sediments. Dr. Berger's
studies of ocean-basin history have
focused on the climate and productivity
of the oceans by analyzing carbonates and
their stable isotopes in deep-sea
sediments. He developed the concept of
the "lysocline" - the depth
level on the seafloor which separates
well preserved from poorly preserved
calcareous fossils - and its application
to paleoceanography. This research has
focused on the variations through time of
the maximum depth of carbonate
deposition. His studies of sediments as
historical records of the earth's climate
have yielded important parameters for
assessing and ultimately predicting the
effects of carbon dioxide emissions on
climate change. 