Biography:Anna Wåhlin

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Short description: Swedish Antarctic oceanographer
Anna Wåhlin
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Born1970
Gothenburg, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Alma materPhD, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Gothenburg (2001)
Scientific career
FieldsPolar oceanography
InstitutionsUniversity of Gothenburg
WebsiteAnna Wåhlin at the University of Gothenburg

Anna Wåhlin is a Swedish researcher on the Antarctic and the polar seas.[1] She is a professor of physical oceanography at the University of Gothenburg and co-chair of the Southern Ocean Observing System.[2][3]

Anna has 2 daughters, Julia and Ellinor.[4]

Early life and education

Wåhlin was born in 1970 in Gothenburg, Sweden. She completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Gothenburg in the Department of Oceanography and completed her PhD in 2001 from the Department of Earth Sciences. Wåhlin was then a post-doc at the University of Oslo Department of Geophysics from 2003-2006.

Career and impact

Wåhlin is a Professor of Physical Oceanography at the Department of Marine Sciences, University of Gothenburg.[5] Her research focus is in the field of Polar Oceanography, mostly in the Southern Ocean. Specifically her research investigates several aspects of dynamics of polar seas including physical oceanography, ocean circulation, topographic effects, ice shelf melt processes and air-sea-ice interaction.[1][6] When Wåhlin was appointed professor in 2015 she became Sweden's first woman full Professor of Oceanography.[7][8]

Wåhlin is co-chair of the joint Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) and Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR) initiative Southern Ocean Observing System.[2][3] She is an associate editor of the journal, Advances in Polar Science[9] and was a member of IOW scientific advisory board (2016-2019).

Awards and honours

Wåhlin's awards include being a Fulbright Scholar (2007-2008),[10] receiving a Crafoord Research Stipend from the Swedish Royal Academy of Science (2010)[11] and being a SCAR visiting professor (2013).[12] She received Albert Wallin science prize from the Royal Society of Arts and Sciences (KKVS) in Gothenburg 2018.

Selected works

  • Rebesco, M., Hernández-Molina, F.J., Van Rooij, D. and Wåhlin, A., 2014. Contourites and associated sediments controlled by deep-water circulation processes: state-of-the-art and future considerations. Marine Geology, 352, pp. 111–154.[13]
  • Arndt, J.E., Schenke, H.W., Jakobsson, M., Nitsche, F.O., Buys, G., Goleby, B., Rebesco, M., Bohoyo, F., Hong, J., Black, J. and Greku, R et al. 2013. The International Bathymetric Chart of the Southern Ocean (IBCSO) Version 1.0—A new bathymetric compilation covering circum‐Antarctic waters. Geophysical Research Letters, 40(12), pp. 3111–3117.[14]
  • Rebesco, M., Wåhlin, A., Laberg, J.S., Schauer, U., Beszczynska-Möller, A., Lucchi, R.G., Noormets, R., Accettella, D., Zarayskaya, Y. and Diviacco, P., 2013. Quaternary contourite drifts of the Western Spitsbergen margin. Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers, 79, pp. 156–168.[15]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Vi pratar med Anna Wåhlin". Vetenskap. 2016. http://www.alltomvetenskap.se/nyheter/vi-pratar-med-anna-wahlin. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Steering Committee". Southern ocean observing system. http://www.soos.aq/about-us/ssc. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Southern Ocean Observing System leaders meet in Hobart". Mercury. 2015. http://www.themercury.com.au/news/tasmania/southern-ocean-observing-system-leaders-meet-in-hobart/news-story/43fa5e1919452dd831e654880dbb639a. 
  4. "Facebook". https://www.facebook.com/awahlin. 
  5. "Staff". 2012-01-01. http://marine.gu.se/english/about-us/staff?languageId=100001&userId=xwahla. 
  6. "Anna Wåhlin - Publications". https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Anna_Wahlin/contributions. 
  7. Eliasson, Carina (2015-03-13). "Nyheter Detalj". http://science.gu.se/aktuellt/nyheter/Nyheter+Detalj/ny-professor-i-oceanografi.cid1280718. 
  8. KISSCaltech (2013-09-20), Oceanography at the Antarctic Margins - Anna Wahlin, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGakHSD95hM, retrieved 2016-06-13 
  9. "Editorial Board". Advances in Polar Science. http://www.aps-polar.org/home/editorialboard. 
  10. "Fulbright Scholar Program". http://www.cies.org/fulbright-scholar-list-archive. 
  11. "Crafoord Days 2010 - Crafoordprize" (in en). http://www.crafoordprize.se/events/crafoorddays2010. 
  12. Nash, Rosemary. "Visiting Prof Awardees". http://www.scar.org/visitingprof/awardees. 
  13. Rebesco, Michele; Hernández-Molina, F. Javier; Van Rooij, David; Wåhlin, Anna (2014-06-01). "Contourites and associated sediments controlled by deep-water circulation processes: State-of-the-art and future considerations". Marine Geology. 50th Anniversary Special Issue 352: 111–154. doi:10.1016/j.margeo.2014.03.011. Bibcode2014MGeol.352..111R. 
  14. Arndt, Jan Erik; Schenke, Hans Werner; Jakobsson, Martin; Nitsche, Frank O.; Buys, Gwen; Goleby, Bruce; Rebesco, Michele; Bohoyo, Fernando et al. (2013-06-28). "The International Bathymetric Chart of the Southern Ocean (IBCSO) Version 1.0—A new bathymetric compilation covering circum-Antarctic waters" (in en). Geophysical Research Letters 40 (12): 3111–3117. doi:10.1002/grl.50413. ISSN 1944-8007. Bibcode2013GeoRL..40.3111A. 
  15. Rebesco, Michele; Wåhlin, Anna; Laberg, Jan Sverre; Schauer, Ursula; Beszczynska-Möller, Agnieszka; Lucchi, Renata Giulia; Noormets, Riko; Accettella, Daniela et al. (2013-09-01). "Quaternary contourite drifts of the Western Spitsbergen margin". Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers 79: 156–168. doi:10.1016/j.dsr.2013.05.013. Bibcode2013DSRI...79..156R. 

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