Education
California Institute of Technology. Harvard University; Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
California Institute of Technology. Harvard University; Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
After studying in Jamaican primary and secondary schools, he earned degrees in planetary physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in planetary astronomy at the California Institute of Technology, and in biogeochemistry at Harvard University (Doctor of Philosophy). His current work focuses on coral reef restoration, fisheries restoration, shore line protection, renewable energy, community based coral reef management, mariculture, soil metabolism, and stabilization of global carbon dioxide. He was formerly Senior Scientific Affairs Officer at the United Nations Centre for Science and Technology for Development.
He is currently President of the Global Coral Reef Alliance.