Dawn Wright

Dawn Jeannine Wright
Born (1961-04-15)April 15, 1961
Nationality American
Fields Geography, oceanography
Institutions Esri, Oregon State University
Alma mater UCSB, Texas A&M University, Wheaton College (Illinois)
Doctoral advisor Raymond C. Smith
Other academic advisors Michael Frank Goodchild, Ken C. Macdonald, Rachel Haymon
Known for Ocean GIS, data modeling
Notable awards

Dawn Jeannine Wright (born April 15, 1961) is an American geographer and oceanographer. She is a leading authority in the application of geographic information system (GIS) technology to the field of ocean and coastal science, and played a key role in creating the first GIS data model for the oceans.[1]

Wright has served on several advisory boards and committees, including the NOAA Science Advisory Board, the National Academy of Sciences Oceans Studies Board, and the Science Advisory Council for Conservation International, and is Associate Editor of the ournal of Marine Geodesy. Wright is a delegate to both the Consortium for Ocean Leadership and the World Ocean Council. In 1991 she became the first African-American woman to dive in the DSV Alvin submersible.[2] She has been featured in the PBS television series Life by the Numbers, as a speaker at the 1999 TED Conference, and on the CBS Evening News as an expert on tsunamis.[3]

In 1999, she co-edited Marine and Coastal Geographical Information Systems,[4] the first book to address the use of GIS, image processing, and computer modelling in the study of deep sea and coastal environments. Her 2002 book Undersea with GIS explores the work of marine biologists, oceanographers, aquatic resource managers, and other experts in applying GIS technology to help improve our understanding of the oceans.[5] Her 2007 book Arc Marine: GIS for a Blue Planet [6] documents the pioneering development of the first comprehensive GIS data model to support sea floor mapping, fisheries management, marine mammal tracking, monitoring shoreline change, and water temperature analysis. In 2010 she co-authored Coastal Informatics: Web Atlas Design and Implementation, a primer on the emerging field of coastal web atlases.[7]

Wright is a lifetime Leopold Leadership Fellow,[8] as well as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.[9] In 2007 she was named Oregon Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).[10][11] She is currently an affiliated professor at Oregon State University while serving as the Chief Science Officer (aka Chief Scientist) of the Environmental Systems Research Institute (Esri)[12][13] and is an enthusiastic mentor and role model for women and minorities in geography and science.[14]

References

  1. ↑ Wright, Dawn (2007). Arc Marine: GIS for a Blue Planet. ISBN 978-1589480179.
  2. ↑ "Voyage to Discovery: Untold Stories of African-Americans and the Sea". Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  3. ↑ "Science of a Tsunami". CBS News Video. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  4. ↑ Wright, Dawn; Bartlett, Darius (2000). Marine and Coastal Geographical Information Systems (1st ed.). London: Taylor & Francis. p. 320. ISBN 0-7484-0862-2. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  5. ↑ Wright, Dawn (2002). Undersea With GIS. ISBN 978-1589480162.
  6. ↑ Wright, Dawn (2007). Arc Marine: GIS for a Blue Planet. ISBN 978-1589480179.
  7. ↑ Wright, Dawn (2010). Coastal Informatics: Web Atlas Design and Implementation. ISBN 978-1615208159.
  8. ↑ "Leopold Leadership Program Fellows". Leopold Leadership Program. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  9. ↑ "American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellows". American Association for the Advancement of Science. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  10. ↑ "U.S. Professors of the Year". Council for Advancement and Support of Education. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  11. ↑ "Oregon Professor of the Year: Dawn Wright earns national recognition for her inspirational work in the classroom". Oregon State University. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  12. ↑ "OSU’s Dawn Wright to receive national award". Oregon State University. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  13. ↑ "Dawn Wright, Esri Chief Scientist, Will Remain in that Role". Directions Magazine. Retrieved 2016-03-22.
  14. ↑ Francisco, Edna. "Diving Into the Deep". Science Careers. AAAS. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
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