From the Arctic to the Gulf of Mexico

Building on decades of marine ecology and environmental leadership experience, SEARCH co-Principal Investigator Francis Wiese is starting a new position as Senior Scholar at the National Academies of Sciences (NAS). Alongside his existing work co-leading SEARCH’s International Cooperation and Economic Decision-Making team, Francis will be helping frame and implement a vision and strategy for the NAS’s Gulf Research Program. Focused on ensuring connection across the health and resilience, environmental, and offshore safety programs, Francis will be laying the groundwork for a portfolio of projects addressing the current and future complex scientific issues present in the Gulf of Mexico. Everyone at SEARCH would like to congratulate Francis on this esteemed new role.