Jan Newton Awardee at the International Carbon Symposium in Mexico

Professor Jan Newton, GOA-ON co-chair and Senior Principal Oceanographer and Affiliate Professor at the University of Washington, Seattle, USA, was an International Recognition awardee by the members of the Mexican Carbon Program this year during the XV International Carbon Symposium in Mexico. The goals of this symposium were to present a (1) national synthesis on the current state of knowledge of the carbon cycle, (2) promote scientific contribution to restoration and conservations efforts to aid in mitigating climate change, (3) promote scientific-academic exchange to generate collective work agendas with government institutions, civil society, and the private sector and (4) evaluate the agenda and continue supporting the work of CarboNA, an international collaboration between Mexico, the United States, and Canada for carbon cycle research. Professor Newton was recognized for her outstanding scientific career and invaluable contribution to the development of binational research between Mexico and the United States of America to strengthen the capacities of researchers in the study and knowledge of ocean acidification, contributing to understanding its effects on marine ecosystems.Congratulations to Professor Newton!

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