Anya Waite

Anya Waite is a biological oceanographer working at the Ocean Frontier Institute in Dalhousie University's Faculty of Science in Nova Scotia, Canada, where she was born and raised.[1] She studies nitrogen fluxes in polar oceans and particle dynamics in mesoscale eddies as an Appointed Associate Vice-President Research (Ocean) of Dalhousie University and Chief Executive Officer of Ocean Frontier Institute.[2] She was previously Winthrop Professor at the University of Western Australia's Oceans Institute,[3] the Section Head of Polar Biological Oceanography at the Alfred Wegener Institute in Bremerhaven, and a professor of oceanography in the biology department at the University of Bremen.[2] Throughout her time at the University of Western Australia, she was awarded the PCB Professional Development Scholarship.[4] Anya attended the 27th annual Conference of the United Nations Framework Convention on climate change in November, 2022.[5]

Education

Waite earned a BSc in biology from Dalhousie and a PhD in biological oceanography from the University of British Columbia.[2]

Selected publications
  • Waite, AM; Thompson, PA; Pesant, S; Feng, M; Beckley, LE; Domingues, CM; Gaughan, D (2007). "The Leeuwin Current and its eddies: An introductory overview". Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography. 54 (8–10): 789–96. Bibcode:2007DSRII..54..789W. doi:10.1016/j.dsr2.2006.12.008.
  • Raven, JA; Waite, AM (2004). "The evolution of silicification in diatoms: Inescapable sinking and sinking as escape?". New Phytologist. 162 (1): 45–61. doi:10.1111/j.1469-8137.2004.01022.x.
  • Waite, AM; Thompson, PA; Harrison, PJ (1992). "Does energy control the sinking rates of marine diatoms?". Limnology and Oceanography. 37 (3): 468–477. Bibcode:1992LimOc..37..468W. doi:10.4319/lo.1992.37.3.0468.

References
  1. "Anya Waite". The Bruce Scribes. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
  2. "Anya Waite – Department of Oceanography – Dalhousie University". Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  3. "UWA scientist to head Indian Ocean study in new research ship". University of Western Australia. 7 May 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  4. "Congratulations to Professor Anya Waite : Archive Page : The University of Western Australia". www.news.uwa.edu.au. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
  5. "COP27: Canadian delegation set to talk about oceans' role in fighting climate change – National | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2022-11-24.


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