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In Memoriam William Ralph Walton, born April 1923, graduate student at SIO from 1950
to 1954 (Ph.D.), died in Valparaiso, Indiana, on April 23. The immediate
cause was cardio pulmonary arrest, though Bill had been in failing health
for several years. A pilot in the Army Air Corps during World War II,
Bill returned to finish undergraduate courses at Amherst College where
he graduated with an Honors A.B. in geology in 1949. There he had been
associated with Fred B. Phleger, a premier academic foraminiferologist
(who transplanted his research group to SIO in 1949); this close friendship
and joint interest in living forams lasted throughout the lives of both
men. Bill's SIO/UCLA thesis (1954) under Phleger, was titled "The Ecology
of Living Foraminifera, Todo Santos Bay, Baja California." His field work
employed E.W. Scripps, crewed in part by fellow graduate students. Immediately
upon graduation Bill Walton joined Gulf Research and Development in Pittsburgh
as a paleoecologist. Moving to Amoco Oil in 1957 he rose from paleoecologist
to research director for geology and geochemistry, chief geologist and
exploration manager for Latin America and the far east, retiring from
that post in 1981. Among his several industry-related honors were the
AAPG President's Award and also AAPG Distinguished Lecturer (1972-73).
From 1981 to 1985, Bill conducted independent research on foram ecology
in his personal laboratory in Barnstable, Massachusetts, very near Woods
Hole where he long had had similarly interested associates. Throughout
that period, and later, he returned to SIO on extended visits to conduct
studies with Fred Phleger and Wolf Berger. Returning full time to academia
in September 1985, Bill joined Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois,
as adjunct professor of geological sciences. There he taught a Senior
Linkage Seminar on "The Petroleum Industry: Its Success, Its Problems
and Its Future" and continued his studies of foram ecology and the comparison
of modern salinity-dependent phenotypes with those of the geological record.
Progressing illness curtailed those activities in recent years. Bill Walton
is survived by his wife of 50 years, Ann, a consummate harpsichordist,
and two daughters, Julie Walton and Jan Rubsam. Bill proudly bore a title
certainly characteristic of SIO students of his era, Oceanographer. Calendar Friday, May 4 MARINE BIOLOGY SEMINAR - Alexandra Z. Worden, post-doctoral researcher, SIO, MBRD, will present "Towards Understanding the Ecology of Marine Photosynthetic Picoplankton: Exploring the Biology and Dynamics of Prochlorococcus, Synechococcus and a Pico-Eukaryote's Growth" in 4500 Hubbs Hall at 12 noon. Please come and enjoy drinks and snacks following. (Jonathan Flowers, jmflower@ucsd.edu) Monday, May 7 GEOSCIENCES MARINE CHEMISTRY & GEOCHEMISTRY SEMINAR - Kurt Cuffey, UCB,
will present at title to be announced in 4500 Hubbs Hall at 4 p.m. Monday, May 7 Ken Denman, Institute of Ocean Sciences and Canadian Centre for Cimate Modeling and Analysis, will speak on "Research in Biological Oceanography: Where should we be heading?" in the Biological Oceanography Futures seminar series. 2 p.m., 4500 Hubbs Hall. Dr. Denman can be reached in 226 Ritter Hall, x25675, from Monday through Thursday. (Peter Franks, x47528) Tuesday, May 8 SEMINAR - Peter Eichhubl, of Stanford University, candidate for the GRD
research position, will present "Fluid Flow in an Active Margin Setting:
The Santa Barbara Basin of Southern California" in 4500 Hubbs Hall at
12 noon. Light refreshments will be served. LEARN AT LUNCH - The Faculty and Staff Assistance Program and the UCSD
Staff Association are pleased to present "The Reclass Process: Myths and
Realities" featuring Judy Johnson, Compensation Manager, UCSD Human Resources
in Room 111A, Chancellor's Complex at 12 noon. Judy will give an overview
of the reclass process at UCSD and provide information on when and how
a reclassification request should be initiated, the roles and responsibilities
of those involved, and how reclass reviews are conducted. She will share
tips for success based upon UCSD policies and procedures and her experience
in Human Resources. Please join us for what promises to be a very enlightening
session. MOC MEETING - The Marine Operations Committee meeting will be held at 1330 in the 114 Scripps Building. (Jason Strimpel, x42840) Wednesday, May 9 ECOLOGY LUNCHEON SEMINAR - Ken Denman, Institute of Ocean Sciences & Canadian Centre for Climate, British Columbia, will present Modeling and Analysis -- Models of the Response of Planktonic Ecosystems to Climate Change" in 4500 Hubbs Hall at 12:15 p.m. (Erica Goetze, egoetz@ucsd.edu) SPECIAL CRD/CAS SEMINAR - Howard Hanson, Los Alamos National Lab, will present "Wildfire as Weather: Mitigation and Prediction Without Real Smoke or Hot Air" in 101 Nierenberg Hall at 1:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served at 1:15 p.m. The seminar is sponsored by the Climate Research Division and the Center for Atmospheric Science. (Carolyn Baxter, x46584). Wednesday, May 9 NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM LECTURE - Rodrigo A. MedellĖn will present "Horns and Hooves, Flats and Peaks: The Decline and Recovery of Pronghorn Antelope and Bighorn Sheep in the Mexican Northwest" at the Natural History Museum at 7 p.m. Join Dr. Rodrigo Medellin as he discusses the history, predicaments, and recovery efforts of two flagship species of the Sonoran Desert: the berrendo and borrego cimarron. Uncover the reasons why these magnificent animals have disappeared from the vast majority of their original distribution range and how new efforts are starting to provide a second chance for these two species. Price per lecture: member, senior 60 and over, full-time student, military, children 6-17, and $6 per lecture; Nonmembers: $8 per lecture. Call (619) 232-3821 ext. 203 for reservations, or visit www.sdnhm.org (Wendy Eng-Rytell, weng-rytell@sdnhm.org) PERSPECTIVES ON OCEAN SCIENCE - Michael Latz, SIO, will present "Living Light in the Ocean Darkness" in the Birch Aquarium Galleria, 7:30-9:00 a,m. Wake up your senses with a hot cup of coffee and the hottest new research from SIO's Michael Latz. In the darkness of the ocean live fascinating creatures that produce their own light. Discover how a variety of organisms use bioluminescence to attract food, hunt prey, and hide from predators. His illuminating discussion will include spectacular images and video that demonstrate how bioluminescence is studied and how its implications have revolutionized biomedical research. RSVP: 534-7336. Aquarium Members: Free; SIO staff, faculty, and students: $5; Guests: $8 **Fee includes continental breakfast, parking validation, and aquarium admission for the day. SWFSC SEMINAR - Karen Martien, National Research Council, Postdoctoral Fellow, Protected Resources Division, SWFSC, will present "A New Approach to Defining Management Units for Continuously Distributed Species" in the large conference room at 11 a.m. (Nancy LaRoche, 858/546-7068) Thursday, May 10 SEMINAR - Geoffrey Heal, Paul Garrett Professor of Public Policy and Business Responsibility,Columbia University Graduate School of Business, and a member of the Pew Oceans Commission will present "Environmental Conservation and the Marketplace" in 4500 Hubbs Hall at 11 a.m. Heal's current research interests include studying ways of controlling the impact of economic activity on the environment and ways of valuing the economic services provided by environmental assets. Please join us and bring your colleagues for an informal presentation followed by pizza and discussion. JOIN IN THE CELEBRATION - You are all invited! All friends and colleagues of Joe Reid and Chip Cox are invited to a special luncheon celebrating their recent awards, at 11:30 a.m., in Room 330 NTV (the new redwood building in between the Keck Building and Nierenberg Hall). Scripps Professor Emeritus Chip Cox was recently awarded the Alexander Agassiz Medal from the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) for his pioneering studies, both theoretical and instrumental, of oceanic waves, microstructure and mixing, and of electromagnetic fields in the ocean and in the sea floor. Scripps Professor Emeritus Joe Reid was recently honored with the Maurice Ewing Medal of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) for his outstanding scientific contributions to ocean sciences. Please RSVP to Karen Garst by **MONDAY, MAY 7** (kgarst@ucsd.edu, x43754) AOS SEMINAR - Wayne Crawford will present "A Close Look at the Lower Crustal Melt Zone Along the Axis of the East Pacific Rise 9N, from Seafloor Compliance Measurements" in 330 NTV Building at 4 p.m. Friday, May 11 MARINE BIOLOGY SEMINAR - Alison Murray, Desert Research Institute, Reno, Nevada, will present "Application of DNA Microarrays to Assess Microbial Gene Expression and Genomic Relatedness in the Shewanella genus" in 4500 Hubbs Hall at 1 noon. (Jonathan Flowers, jmflower@ucsd.edu) ANCIENT MARINER'S TG - Come on down to MARFAC for an Ancient Mariner's TG! The Director's office has given us permission to leave work at 3:30 p.m. for those planning to attend. So head south on Rosecrans all the way to just before the Navy gate and turn left into the SIO Marine Facility. Carpool, because there is somewhat limited parking. That way you can designate a driver! We're going to practice again celebrating the upcoming SIO centennial, welcome back all hands, past and present, and also tour SIO's newest research vessel, the R/V Revelle, recently returned from a successful trip with its brand new Simrad Multibeam system. Hope to see you! (Alan Sauter, asauter@ucsd.edu) Saturday, May 12 SOUNDS OF NATURE - A San Diego Symphony Performance - 8 p.m. The four elements of earth, air, water, and fire are brought to life in this unique performance celebrating the ecology and conservation of our planet. Stunning images of the ocean, sky, land, and natural events will be projected above the audience as the Symphony celebrates nature in a series of classical pieces and guest lectures in a fire-side chat dialogue/performance. The Symphony will perform music from Vivaldi, Hovhaness, and the unique "Cantu Arcticus," along with a moving symphonic tribute to the late undersea explorer Jacques Costeau. Sounds of Nature is the last of four parts in the Symphony's "Light Bulb Series" of educational performances. Guest lecturers during this performance feature our very own Dr. Debbie Zmarzly of the Birch Aquarium and Dr. Exequiel Ezcurra, formerly of the San Diego Natural History Museum. The Birch Aquarium has contributed ocean images to this performance. Call the Symphony Box Office at (619) 235-0804 for tickets. (Birch Aquarium members receive $5 off single ticket for this event at Symphony Hall.) Notices E.O. WILSON TO SPEAK AT BIRCH AQUARIUM - ALL ARE INVITED! Renowned biologist E. O. Wilson will receive the inaugural Nierenberg Prize for Science in the Public Interest during a special awards ceremony on Sunday, May 20, at 4:30 p.m. in the tent in front of the Birch Aquarium at Scripps. The event will include a free public lecture by Wilson, the Harvard professor recognized as one of the world's leading environmental scientists. Wilson's lecture, "The Future of Life," will cover the present and likely future status of biodiversity and current activities and prospects of the global conservation movement. The Nierenberg Prize has been established to honor the memory of William A. Nierenberg, who led UCSD's Scripps Institution of Oceanography as director for more than two decades and died last Sept. He was a renowned and acknowledged national science leader and served Scripps Institution as director from 1965 to 1986. The public is welcome to attend this free lecture, but Birch Aquarium admission is not included. (SIO Communications, x43624) WAY TO GO, WOLF! Wolf Berger has been awarded the Francis P. Shepard Medal of the Society of Sedimentary Geologists (SEPM), joining Jerry Winterer, Joe Curray and the late Bill Menard as SIO recipients of this prestigious award. The medal is awarded for "excellence in marine geology" and is given in honor of Francis Shepard who taught at SIO for 40 years. Jerry Winterer was the recipient of this medal in 2000 and Joe Curray in 1970. Wolf will be receiving his medal at the SEPM annual meeting in Denver in June. 2001 SPRING STAFF COUNCIL MEETING - Everyone at SIO is cordially invited to attend the Spring 2001 Staff Council Meeting on Tuesday, May 22nd at 12 noon in Sumner Auditorium. Pizza and soft drinks will be available at 11:30 a.m. The proposed membership of various Staff Council committees will be on the agenda of the brief business meeting. Immediately following the business meeting, SIO Director Charlie Kennel will present his report to the Staff Council. Updated Staff Council information will be posted on the Web site as soon as it becomes available. SCIENCE FAIR PROJECTS AT SIO LIBRARY - Four judging teams from SIO selected twelve top student projects in ocean science and ocean engineering from over 1,000 displays at the Greater San Diego Science and Engineering Fair. The winners of this year's "Scripps Century Award" are on display through this week in the SIO Library, first floor periodicals section, on top of the low shelves. The "Scripps Century Award" was initiated last year to recognize and encourage local middle and high school students who investigated a marine related topic. Recipients were notified by letter from Birch Aquarium Executive Director, Dr. Jeff Graham. The students received family passes to the Birch Aquarium, gift certificates to the aquarium bookstore, and a Scripps t-shirt and baseball hat. Thank you to the judges who made time for this project and the Scripps Director's Office for their support. Please stop by and have a look! (K. Hardy, x46937) MANY THANKS TO ROBERT SCRIPPS - Scripps family member Robert Scripps
recently gave $50,000, to be used at the Birch Aquarium. A long-time supporter,
Bob has been extremely generous to the aquarium. We so appreciate it!
SOLAR POWER SOURCE MEETING - A meeting has been scheduled with Jack Hug and Mort Shayegan from UCSD Physical Plant Services to discuss solar power sources at Scripps. If you would like to attend, please meet in 4500 Hubbs Hall on Wednesday, May 23 from 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Solar information has been compiled by concerned SIO researchers. You may access that information at http://abbot.ucsd.edu/solar.html R/V Roger Revelle http://www.sio.ucsd.edu/supp_groups/shipsked/Revelle/Revelle.html R/V Melville http://www.sio.ucsd.edu/supp_groups/shipsked/Melville/melville.html
R/V Robert Gordon Sproul http://www.sio.ucsd.edu/supp_groups/shipsked/RobertSproul/sproul.html
David Starr Jordan http://www.pmc.noaa.gov/schedule/ds.htm
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