Introduction
The Award
The Rosenstiel Award was created by the Rosenstiel Foundation to recognize persons who had made outstanding contributions either towards the development of ocean science in general or through personal research and publications towards the advancement of understanding of the oceans, including their boundaries and interfaces, and the underlying phenomena. The award is supported by the Rosenstiel Foundation through the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science of the University of Miami.
History
The Rosenstiel Award was created by the Rosenstiel Foundation under the auspices of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1971. The AAAS administered the award through the creation of an annual selection panel. In 1980 the Rosenstiel School assumed all responsibility for the selection and designation of the yearly award. There have been 27 awardees.
