Background
Sarmiento, Jorge Louis was born on February 7, 1946 in Lima, Peru. Son of Jorge Rene and Viola Geraldine (Johnson) Sarmiento.
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Jorge Louis Sarmiento
Edit ProfileGeology and geophysical sciences educator
Education
Bachelor in Chemistry, Swarthmore College, 1968; Master of Arts in Geology, Columbia University, 1974; Master of Public Health in Geology, Columbia University, 1976; Doctor of Philosophy in Geology, Columbia University, 1978.
Career
Graduate research assistant, Columbia University, New York City, 1973-1978;
research associate in atmospheric and oceanic science, Princeton (New Jersey) U., 1978-1980;
assistant professor geological & geophysical science, Princeton (New Jersey) U., 1980-1986;
associate professor, Princeton (New Jersey) U., 1986-1991;
associate professor, Princeton (New Jersey) U., since 1991;
professor, Princeton (New Jersey) U., since 1995;
associated faculty in Department Civil Engineering & Operations Reserve, Princeton (New Jersey) U., since 1995. Member Faculty Committee of Graduate School, 1980-1990, chairman university resources committee,1982-1984, member of faculty equal employment opportunity committee, 1983-1986, member Council on Energy & Environmental Studies, 1987-1992, member Council of Princeton University Community, 1993-1994. Member Transient Tracers in Oceans (TTO) North Atlantic Study Science Advisory Committee, 1979-1984.
Member TTO steering committee, 1981-1984, coordinator TTO Tropical Atlantic Study, 1981-1985. Member SCOR Working Group 68 on North Atlantic Circulation, 1981-1986. Member World Ocean Circulation Experiment Numerical Experimentation Group, 1983-1993, chairman working group for geochemsistry, 1986-1989, member international steering group, 1987-1989.
Member Global Ocean Flux Study Science Advisory Committee, 1985-1988, chairman modeling working group, 1986-1988. Member National Science Foundation Advisory Committee for Ocean Sciences, 1987-1991. Member climate research committee National Research Council, 1987-1990, member committee oceanic carbon, since 1992.
Member Global Analysis, Interpretation and Modelling CoreProject Planning Committee, since 1992. Member executive steering committees International JGOFS, 1992-1995. Member executive and steering committees United States JGOFS, since 1992, member executive plus committee since 1995.
H. Burr Steinbach Visiting Scholar Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, 1993. Member International GLOBEC Modelling Working Group, since 1993. Member visiting committee department earth and planetary science Harvard College, since 1993.
Visiting professor Physikalisches Institute U. Bern, Switzerland, 1994-1995.
Membership
Member American Geophysical Union, American Meteorological Society, American Society Limnology & Oceanography, Oceanography Society, Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married Lucia Acosta, July6, 1978. Children: Jonathan David, Sara Anne.
