Jaia Syvitski, Oceanographer, Sedimentologist, PhD U British Columbia 1978, U Colorado Professor (Geol Sci) 1995-2017, INSTAAR Director 1995-2007, CSDMS Executive Director 2007-17, Faculty Adjunct: Applied Mathematics; Geophysics; Atmosphere & Ocean Sciences, Chair of the International Geosphere Biosphere Programme (2011-2017).