Anya Waite

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Anya Waite
Alma materThe University of British Columbia
Scientific career
Fieldsocean biogeochemistry, particle dynamics, marine food webs, biophysical coupling, mesoscale dynamics, submesoscale dynamics, carbon fluxes, nitrogen uptake, nitrogen fixation

Dr. Anya Waite is a Canadian biological oceanographer working at the Ocean Frontier Institute at Dalhousie University.

Career

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Anya Waite is a biological oceanographer who is currently a professor in the Department of Oceanography at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, Canada). Since 2020, she has been the Chief Executive Officer and Scientific Director of the Ocean Frontier Institute.[1] In this role, she contributed significantly to the development of research and training programs such as the Safe and Sustainable Development of the Ocean Frontier initiative and the Transforming Climate Action program.[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.[1] Throughout her time at the University of Western Australia, she was awarded the PCB Professional Development Scholarship.[4]

Dr. Anya Waite was the first woman[5] to co-chair the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS),[6] a position she held from 2021 to 2024.[7]

Dr. Waite is also featured on a digital poster[8] as part of the Ingenium - Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation Women in STEM initiative[9] that aim to make equity-deserving groups in STEM more visible, to promote careers for equity-deserving groups in STEM, to highlight issues of inequality, and to celebrate achievements and advocates.

In 2024, Waite received the prestigious Yoshida Award from the Oceanographic Society of Japan, which is given to exceptional contributors to ocean upwelling research.[10] Also in 2024, she received the Frank McKenna Award for outstanding contributions to public policy by Atlantic Canadians.[11]

In January 2025, Waite was awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal for “exceptional contributions to Canada.” In April 2025, Waite was awarded the Chevalier de l’Ordre des Palmes Acaémiques for her work in ocean research, and “for embodying the very spirit of international cooperation: visionary, inclusive, and grounded in excellence.”

Waite earned a BSc in biology from Dalhousie and a PhD in biological oceanography from the University of British Columbia,[1] followed by postdoctoral work at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and Victoria University in New Zealand.[12]

Selected publications

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  • 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

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  1. ^ a b c "Anya Waite – Department of Oceanography – Dalhousie University". Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Dr. Anya Waite Reappointed as CEO of Ocean Frontier Institute - environment coastal & offshore". ecomagazine.com. 2024-03-04. Retrieved 2025-03-17.
  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. ^ "ICS Interview with Dr Anya Waite, GOOS Co-Chair – Global Ocean Observing System". 2021-02-16. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
  6. ^ "Global Ocean Observing System – GOOS is a permanent global system for observations, modeling, and analysis of marine and ocean data". Retrieved 2024-02-03.
  7. ^ "The GOOS Steering Committee welcomes its new co-chairs – Global Ocean Observing System". 2024-12-18. Retrieved 2025-02-22.
  8. ^ "Anya Waite – Women in Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics". Retrieved 2024-02-03.
  9. ^ "Women in Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics". Retrieved 2024-02-03.
  10. ^ "Dr. Anya Waite's ocean research recognized with prestigious Yoshida Award". Dalhousie News. Retrieved 2025-03-17.
  11. ^ "Dr. Anya Waite at the 2024 Frank McKenna Awards: Full speech - PPF". Public Policy Forum. Retrieved 2025-03-17.
  12. ^ "Anya Waite". CCA Reports. Retrieved 2025-03-17.
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