Gary Duane Sharp

Background

Sharp, Gary Duane was born on February 22, 1944 in Lubbock, Texas, United States. Son of J.E. and Dorothy Lillian (Christian) Sharp.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Zoology, San Diego State University, 1967; Master of Science in Biology, San Diego State University, 1968; Doctor of Philosophy in Marine Biology, University of California San Diego, 1972.

Career

Senior scientist, Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission, La Jolla, California, 1969-1978; fisheries resources officer, Food & Agriculture Organisation, Rome, 1978-1983; consultant, Center for Climate/Ocean Resources Study, Gainesville, Florida, 1983-1988; visiting scientist, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration Center for Ocean Analysis and Prediction, Monterey, California, 1989-1991; scientific director, Cooperative Institute for Research in Integrated Ocean Sciences, Monterey, California, since 1991.

Achievements

• Gary Duane Sharp has been listed as a noteworthy Oceanographer, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Society Limnology and Oceanography, American Geophysical Union, American Society Advancement of Science, Oceanography Society.

Interests

• Avocation: french horn.

Connections

Married Kathleen Teresa Dorsey, October 31, 1981.

Father:

J.E. Sharp

Mother:

Dorothy Lillian (Christian) Sharp

Spouse:

Kathleen Teresa Dorsey