| Nationality: |
Canada |
| Date of Birth: |
1932 |
| Academic Degrees: |
| 1953 |
B.Sc. McGill University, Montreal Quebec |
| 1955 |
M.Sc. McGill University, Montreal Quebec |
| 1958 |
Ph.D. McGill University, Montreal Quebec |
| Professional Career: |
| 1958-1962 |
Fisheries Research Board of Canada (Nanaimo, B.C) |
| 1962-1964 |
Office of Oceanography, UNESCO, Paris |
| 1964-1971 |
Fisheries Research Board of Canada (Nanaimo, B.C) |
| 1971-1992 |
Department of Oceanography, University of British Columbia |
| 1992-Present |
Professor Emeritus, University of British Columbia |
| 1992-Present |
Honorary Scientist Emeritus, Institute of Ocean Sciences, Department of Fisheries and Oceans |
| Title: |
Professor Emeritus, University of British Columbia |
| Major Publications and Scientific Papers: |
- Parsons, T. R. and J. D. H. Stirickland . 1962.
On the production of particulate organic carbon by heterotrophic processes in sea water. Deep-Sea Res., 8, 211-222
- Parsons, T. R., M. Takahashi and B. Hargreaves 1983.
Biological Oceanographic Processes (3rd Edition). Pergamon Press, Oxford, 332pp.
- Parsons, T. R., Y. Maita and C. M. Lalli 1984.
A Manual of Biological and Chemical Methods for Seawater Analysis. Pergamon Press, Oxford, 173pp.
- Parsons, T. R. 1990.
The use of mathematical models in conjunction with mesocosm ecosystem research, pp. 197-210. In: C. M. Lalli (ed.), Enclosed Experimental Marine Ecosystems, A Review and Recommendations, Springer-Verlag, N. Y.
- Lalli, C. M. and T. R. Parsons 1993.
Biological Oceanography: An Introduction. Pergamon Press, Oxford, 301 pp.
- Parsons, T. R. 1996.
The impact of industrial fisheries on the trophic structure of marine ecosystems, pp. 352-357. In:G. A. Polis and K. O Winemiller (eds.), Food Webs-Integration of Patterms and Dynamics, Chapman Hall, N. Y.
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| Major Awards Received: |
- Oceanographic Society of Japan Prize (1988)
- 1990 Killam Research Prize J.P. Tully Medal for Oceanography (Canadian Society of Meteorology and Oceanography) (1990)
- 1993 Evelyn Hutchinson Medal (American Society of Limnology and Oceanography) (1993)
- 1999 Murry Newman Award (Vancouver Aquarium) (1999)
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| Membership in Academic Institutions and Societies: |
- President, American Society of Limnology and Oceanography (1969-1970)
- President, International Association of Biological Oceanography (ICSU) (1971-1976)
- Comite de Perfertionement de l'Institut Oceangraphique (Paris) (1976-1978)
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (1979)
- Editor of La mer, La Societe franco-japonaise d'oceanographie (1990-Present)
- Editor in Chief of Fishery Oceanography
Oceanographic Society of Japan
La Societe franco-japonaise d'oceanographie
American Society of Limnology and Oceanography (1992-1996)
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