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Steve Palumbi
Steve Palumbi
Steve Palumbi, former director of Stanford’s Hopkins Marine Station in Pacific Grove and Stanford Professor of Biology and Oceans, is considered one of the world’s leading authorities on detective work in the ocean—for whales, corals, kelp, and other species—using genetic tools. He became fascinated with marine biology at a young age, growing up near the Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Ocean. His research projects in Pacific Grove have included identifying whale and shark products that end up for sale in commercial markets, finding heat resistant corals to survive climate change, and working with the Northern Chumash tribe on designating a new national marine sanctuary along their traditional coast.
About our program, Steve says, “Yap and Palau are magnificent locations with fabulous reefs, protected sharks, climate-resistant corals, and a deep cultural history of sustainability that meshes with our current global world.” His lectures will cover topics such as the people of the Pacific; the importance of whales; the newest findings in how corals fight back against climate change; and how coral reef fish live out their colorful lives.
At Stanford: Jane and Marshall Steel Jr. Professor in Marine Sciences, department of biology, School of Humanities and Sciences, since 2002; Harold A. Miller Director, Hopkins Marine Station, 2008–2017, and researcher since 2002; professor of oceans in the new Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability, and fellow, Woods Institute for the Environment, since 2011
Professor, department of organismic and evolutionary biology, Harvard University, 1996–2002
Co-author, The Extreme Life of the Sea, Princeton University Press, 2015; and The Death and Life of Monterey Bay: A Story of Revival, Island Press, 2012
Participant in several TV series: The Big Ocean, PBS; The Future Is Wild, BBC; Life After People, History Channel; One Ocean, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Peter Benchley Ocean Award for Excellence in Science, 2011
National Academy of Sciences member, since 2016
BA, biology, 1978, Johns Hopkins University
PhD, zoology, 1984, University of Washington
Pre-Trip Discussion
Pre-Trip Discussion
Stanford alumna Ambassador Amy J. Hyatt, JD '81, spoke with us on Wednesday, January 31. The recording can be found here.
Amy J. Hyatt was Ambassador at US Embassy Koror in Palau from 2015 to 2020. She also served as Ambassador/Charge’ d’Affaires at US Embassy Antananarivo in Madagascar, 2021-2022. She is a career Foreign Service Officer with the personal rank of Minister Counselor.
Ms. Hyatt has worked for the U.S. Department of State for over 37 years, serving in Washington, DC and at 10 embassies overseas. Ms. Hyatt was the Management Counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, Egypt during the revolution 2011-2013 and served as the Diplomat in Residence at Arizona State University. Ms. Hyatt was the Deputy Chief of Mission and Chargé at the U.S. Embassy in Helsinki, Finland and served in Korea, Thailand, the Philippines, Australia, Norway, and the Czech Republic. While in Washington, DC, she served as Political Analyst handling North Korea for the Bureau of Intelligence & Research and as Post Management Officer for several East Asian posts.
Ms. Hyatt was nominated by President Obama to be Ambassador to the Republic of Palau and was confirmed by the Senate in December 2014.
Prior to entering the Foreign Service, Ms. Hyatt was a litigation attorney in San Francisco. She has a J.D. from Stanford, an M.S.S. from the National Defense University, National War College, and a B.A. from the State University of New York at Binghamton.
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