Gray, John S.

Home > Search > Search Results > Biography   ISI Author Publication Number: A0454-2001-Y  ISI Rating: Highly Cited  ISI Assigned Category: Plant & Animal Science ISI Indexed Name: GRAY JS GRAY   ISI Notes:   Contact Information   Department of Biology University of Oslo Pb 1064 Blindern N-0316 Oslo, Norway Telephone: +47 22854510 Fax Number: +47 22854438 E-mail: j.s.gray@bio.uio.no URL: http://folk.uio.no/johnsg/main.htm Personal Information   Date of Birth: 08/21/1941 City, State/Province, Country of Birth: Bolsover, England Citizenship(s): Language(s): Education     Date Degree Institution Subject 1976 D.Sc. University of Wales 1965 Ph.D. University of Wales, Marine Science Laboratories 1962 B.Sc. University of Wales Appointments/Affiliations     Dates Title Organization City, State/Province Country 1976-Present Professor of Marine Biology University of Oslo Oslo Norway 1976-1999 Professor and Head of Department University of Oslo Oslo Norway 1967-1976 Lecturer in Zoology University of Leeds, Wellcome Marine Laboratory Robin Hood's Bay England 1965-1976 Deputy to Director Wellcome Marine Laboratory Robin Hood's Bay England 1965-1967 Assistant Lecturer University of Leeds England Honors/Awards     Date Name Description 2000 Visiting Professor City University, Hong Kong 1998 Fridtjof Nansen Prize for Research Norwegian Academy of Arts and Science 1996 Buckland Professor Buckland Foundation, UK 1994 Elected Member European Environment Research Organisation 1994 Honorary Visiting Professor University of Plymouth 1984 Senior Queen's Fellowship Australian Goverment 1980 Elected Foreign Member Norwegian Academy of Arts and Science 1975 Charles Darwin Lectureship British Association for the Advancement of Science 1965 T.H. Huxley Prize Zoological Society of London Memberships     Dates Organization Position 2002 Finnish Research Council Evaluation Committee Ecology and Evolutionary Science 1996 Norwegian Research Council Chairman, Peer-Review Committee of Norwegian Aquaculture Research 1994 Norwegian Research Council Chairm, Evaluation Committee for Norwegian Marine Research Institute 1992-2000 Danish and Swedish Goverments Chairman, International Expert Panel Environmental Effects of Building Oresund Link 1992-1999 British Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Chairman, Land-Ocean Interaction Studies Research Programme 1992-1998 Danish Strategic Research Programme Member 1992-1994 UN/UNEP/Unesco-IOC/FAO/WMO/-WHO/IAEA/IMO Chairman, Group of Experts on Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection (GESAMP) 1991-2000 Young European Environmental Scientist of the Year Competition Jury Member 1990-Present Ophelia Member, Editorial Board 1990-1992 UN/UNEP/Unesco-IOC/FAO/WMO/-WHO/IAEA/IMO Vice-Chairman, Group of Experts on Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection (GESAMP) 1990-1992 Special Committee on Seal Conservation in Britain Chairman 1990-1992 British Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Chairman, Marine Sciences Committee 1990 2nd World Climate Conference Co-Chairman, Task Group 3 Oceans, Fisheries and Coastal Zone 1990 Antarctic Research in Britain, Natural Environment Research Council Member 1989-1996 Storebaelt Link Environmental Consultant 1989 Environmental Science in Denmark, Danish Council for Research Policy Member 1988-1998 UN/UNEP/Unesco-IOC/FAO/WMO/-WHO/IAEA/IMO Member, Group of Experts on Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection (GESAMP) 1987-1990 British Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Chairman, Higher Education Affairs Committee 1986-1992 British Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Council Member 1986 Marine Biology in Britain, Natural Environment Research Council Member 1985-1997 Unesco-IOC/IMO/UNEP's Chairman, Group of Experts on Effects of Pollution (GEEP) 1985 Aquatic Ecology in Denmark, Danish Science Research Council Member 1983-Present Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science Member, Editorial Board 1983-1986 European Marine Biology Symposium President 1983 Norwegian Research Council Deputy Member, Biology Committee 1981-Present Marine Ecology Progress Series Member, Editorial Board 1981-Present Continental Shelf Research Member, Editorial Board 1981-Present Marine Pollution Bulletin Member, Editorial Board 1980-1986 Swedish Research Council Member, Biology Committee Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme Member, Expert Panel for Evaluation of AMAP Research Interests     Field of Expertise & Research Interests: Experimental approaches to ecology of marine sediments. Effects of pollutants on marine organisms, in particular development of techniques for the early detection of pollution-induced effects on organisms. Marine biodiversity, its measurement and scales. Research Funding/Grants     Dates Grant # Grant Title Organization Grant Amount Primary Investigator 2004-2009 Network of excellence in Marine Biodiversity (MARBEF) EU Framework 6 Share of ca. $1 million Theme Leader John S. Gray 2001-2004 COST-IMPACT European Union Project NOK 15 Million 2000-2002 Antartic and Tropical Biodiversity Norwegian Research Council NOK 3 Million 1998-2001 Latitudinal Gradients of Marine Biodiversity Norwegian Research Council NOK 2 Million 1998-2001 Landscape Ecology of Coral Reef Fishes Norwegian Research Council NOK 3 Million 1998-2001 Key Coastal Processes: a Comparison of the Mesotrophic Skagerrak and the Oligotrophic Northern Aegean European Union Project Coordinator NOK 16 Million Publications     Profile Details Last updated September 29, 2005

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