Background
Potts, Donald Cameron was born on April 4, 1942 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Came to the United States, 1978. Son of Edward Dickinson and Jean Julia Mairi (Cameron) Potts.
Potts, Donald Cameron was born on April 4, 1942 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Came to the United States, 1978. Son of Edward Dickinson and Jean Julia Mairi (Cameron) Potts.
Bachelor of Science, University Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, 1963. Bachelor of Science with honors, University Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, 1965. Doctor of Philosophy, University California, Santa Barbara, 1972.
Research assistant United States Antarctic research program, 1966. Lecturer Bishops University, Lennoxville, Quebec, Canada, 1971-1972, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia, 1972-1973. Research fellow Australian National University, Canberra, 1973-1978.
Assistant professor University California, Santa Cruz, 1978-1985, associate professor, 1985-1991, professor, since 1991. Visiting scientist Australian Institute Marine Science, Townsville, since 1984. Visiting fellow Australian National University, Canberra, 1979—1985.
Visiting scholar State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1985—1986. Visiting faculty Cornell University, 2006—2007. Research associate Smithsonian Institution National Museum Natural History, 1991—1993.
Fellow Cristensen Research Institute, Papua New Guinea, 1994. Participating guest Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 1998—2005. Director Education Abroad program University California, Santa Cruz, 1994—2000, secretary academy senate, 1996—1999, director Center for Dynamics and Evolution of Land Sea Interface, since 2005.
Member science advisory committee BIOTA/Biodiversity Virtual Institute, Sao Paulo, Brazil, since 1999.
Member Integrated Ocean Drilling Program, Environmental Protection and Safety Panel, since 2005. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (biological science elections committee 1999-2002), California Academy of Sciences. Member Australian Coral Reef Society (Great Barrier Reef Committee, councillor 1974-1977), Australian Marine Science Association (councillor 1975-1977), Ecological Society of America, Society Study Evolution, International Society Reef Studies (councillor 1996-2000), International Association Biological Oceanographers (coral reef committee 1986-1992), International Union Biological Sciences (United States national committee 1999-2000, vice chair 2001-2003. chairman 2003-2005), Diversitas (marine biodiversity international working group since 1997, United States national committee 2000-2006, chairman 2003-2006).
Married Laurel Ruth Fox, December 20, 1970. Children: Stephen Edward, Shaina Sophie.