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TERENCE
HUGHES (2018)
The
2018 A.G. Huntsman Award is presented to Professor Terence P. Hughes of
James Cook University, Australia, in recognition of his outstanding
research leadership in the field of coral reef ecology and for his work to
raise the profile of coral reefs and their vulnerability to unchecked
climate change. Professor Hughes is one of the world's most highly cited
coral reef scientists. He is an elected Fellow of the Australian Academy
of Science and a recipient of the International Society for Reef Studies'
Darwin Medal and an Einstein Professorship from the Chinese Academy of
Sciences. In June of this year, Prince Albert II of Monaco presented
Professor Hughes with the 2018 Climate Change Award, recognizing his
contribution to advancing understanding of the influence of rapid climate
change on the world's coral reefs.
Professor
Terence P. Hughes is the Director of the Australian Research Council's
Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, headquartered at James Cook
University in Townsville, Australia. Professor Hughes received his PhD
from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, U.S.A., and was a National
Science Foundation (NSF) Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of
California, Santa Barbara, before moving to Australia. A recurrent theme
in Professor Hughes' studies is the application of new scientific
knowledge towards improving management of marine environments. In 2016,
Professor Hughes coordinated Australia's response to global mass bleaching
of corals triggered by record sea temperatures. Later that year, Professor
Hughes was recognised by Nature magazine as one of Nature's "Top Ten
People Who Mattered This Year" for his leadership in responding to
this unprecedented event. Nature dubbed Professor Hughes "Reef
Sentinel" for the role he plays in applying multi-disciplinary
science to securing reef sustainability.
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