Henry Stommel Research Award [SEP] conferred by
Henry Stommel Research Award
The Henry Stommel Research Award is awarded by the American Meteorological Society to researchers in recognition of outstanding contributions to the advancement of the understanding of the dynamics and physics of the ocean. The award is in the form of a medallion and was named for Henry Stommel.
References.
- Notes
A. The information in the table is according to the "Past winners" web page at the official website of the American Meteorological Society, unless otherwise specified by additional citations. (Enter award name only
glider in 1988. DARPA was aware at that time of similar research projects underway in the USSR.
This idea, a glider with a buoyancy engine powered by a heat exchanger, was introduced to the oceanographic community by Henry Stommel in a 1989 article in "Oceanography", when he proposed a glider concept called "Slocum", developed with research engineer Doug Webb. They named the glider after Joshua Slocum, who made the first solo circumnavigation of the globe by sailboat. They proposed harnessing energy from the thermal gradient between