Joel Sturges O'Connor

Background

O'Connor, Joel Sturges was born on March 6, 1937 in Auburn, New York, United States. Son of Donald James and Audrey (Harkness) O'C.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Cornell Univercity, 1958; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Rhode Island, 1965.

Career

Chief Computer Operations Branch, Atomic Energy Commission, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 1965-1968; senior research associate, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, 1968-1971; from research associate to associate professor, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1971-1973; senior ecologist Mesa program, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, Stony Brook, 1973-1985; senior ecologist ocean assessments division, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, Rockville, Maryland., 1985-1988; ocean policy coordinator, Environmental Protection Agency, New York City, since 1988. Visiting investigator Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, 1970-1974. Mem.governing board Estuarine Research Federation, 1972-1974.

Member science panel HudsonRiver Foundation, New York City, 1984-1987. Chairman United States-Canada Subcommittee on Stewardship Indicators for Lake Ontario.

Achievements

• Joel Sturges O"Connor has been listed as a noteworthy Ecologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Advisor Long Island Environmental Council, Great Neck, New York, 1971-1977, Environmental Def.Fund, New York City, since 1973. Member Head-of-the-Harbor and Nissequogue Joint Coastal Management Commission, since 1991. Member New York Academy Sciences, Ecological Society American, International Society Ecological Economics, Cosmos Club, Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Eleanor Brocia, January 7, 1976.

Father:

Donald James O'C.

Mother:

Audrey (Harkness) O'C.

Spouse:

Eleanor Brocia