Arbic Elected to Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences
A professor with appointments in LSA and CLASP, Dr. Brian Arbic has been elected a Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences.
The African Academy of Sciences has announced the election of Arthur F. Thurnau Professor Brian Arbic as one of 88 distinguished scientists and scholars as Fellows of the African Academy of Sciences.
African Academy of Sciences Fellows are recognized for their outstanding contributions to the advancement of science and their role in shaping policies that drive sustainable development across the continent. Arbic is an Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, professor of earth and environmental sciences in LSA and professor of climate and space sciences, and of engineering in the College of Engineering. He is one of six fellows elected into the Geological and Space Sciences discipline.
With his research mentees and with collaborators from other institutions, Arbic performs research on oceanic tides, waves, and currents, and the role of the ocean in weather and climate. Arbic and collaborators have also researched tsunamis, including the megatsunami caused by the dinosaur-killing Chicxulub asteroid, and interplay between ocean tides and the evolution of the Earth/moon system over geological time.