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Walter Heinrich Munk (born October 19, 1917) is an American physical oceanographer. He is professor of geophysics emeritus and holds the Secretary of the Navy/Chief of Naval Operations Oceanography Chair at Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, California.
Born in 1917 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary, Munk was sent to a boys' preparatory school in upper New York state in 1932. The family selected New York because they envisioned a career in finance for Munk in a New York bank with connections to the family business. His father, Dr. Hans Munk, and his mother, Rega Brunner, divorced when Munk was a child. His maternal grandfather was a prominent banker and Austrian politician, Lucian Brunner (1850–1914). His stepfather, Dr. Rudolf Engelsberg, was briefly a member of the Austrian government of President Engelbert Dollfuss.
Munk worked at the firm for three years and studied at Columbia University. He hated banking, and left the firm to attend the California Institute of Technology, where he earned a B.S. (1939) in physics. He applied for a summer job at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, California. The next year the director of Scripps, the distinguished Norwegian oceanographer Harald Ulrik Sverdrup, accepted him as a doctoral student, but told Munk that he did "not know of a single job in oceanography which would become available in the next decade".
On April 25, 2016, Dr. Walter Munk spoke to a packed house at the University of Delaware’s Mitchell Hall, and attendees sat riveted to their seats as he discussed the evolution of his research during a special guest lecture. Read the full recap of his lecture: http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2016/apr/munk-lecture-climate-change-042916.html Learn more about the University of Delaware College of Earth, Ocean, & Environment: http://www.ceoe.udel.edu/
(Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) Eminent earth scientist Walter Munk recounts events and personalities involved in UC San Diego’s formative years as it grew out of an oceanographic field station now known as Scripps Institution of Oceanography, with former UC San Diego Chancellor and University of California President Richard Atkinson. Recorded on 02/17/2015. [5/2015] [Science] [Show ID: 29113]
This 1994 Emmy award winning program traces the work and adventurous life of renowned oceanographer Walter Munk, from his explorations into the mysteries of waves to monitoring global warming. [2/1997] [Science] [Show ID: 636]
Referred to as the "greatest living oceanographer," Walter Munk is widely recognized for his groundbreaking investigations of wave propagation, tides, currents, circulation and other aspects of the ocean and Earth. The 95-year-old scientist and alumnus is still active at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. His accomplishments have been recognized by prestigious organizations around the world, from the Kyoto Prize to the Crafoord Prize.
Photos and video clips spanning the career of Scripps oceanographer Walter Munk. Video courtesy of UC San Diego Creative Services and Publications. Certain images used courtesy of Ansel Adams.
Dr. Walter Heinrich Munk (born October 19, 1917) is an American physical oceanographer. He is professor of geophysics emeritus and holds the Secretary of the Navy/Chief of Naval Operations Oceanography Chair at Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, California. During an interview Dr. Munk describes Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of France, June 1944. (U.S. Navy video/Released)
Walter Munk is an American physical oceanographer. He is professor of geophysics emeritus and holds the Secretary of the Navy/Chief of Naval Operations Oceanography Chair at Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, California. He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1956 and to the Royal Society of London in 1976. He has been both a Guggenheim Fellow (three times) and a Fulbright Fellow. He was also named California Scientist of the Year by the California Museum of Science and Industry in 1969. Among the many other awards and honors Munk has received are the Arthur L. Day Medal, from the Geological Society of America in 1965, the Sverdrup Gold Medal of the American Meteorological Society in 1966, the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1968, the firs...
Dr. Walter Munk with Hearther Dawn Birch Aquarium S.E.A. / Studio Earth Alliance
Schwäbisch Gmünd: Oberbürgermeister Richard Arnold, Bürgermeister und Baudezernent Julius Mihm und Walter Munk im Interview zu Gartenschau 2014 und Stadtsanierung mit der STEG Stadtentwicklung GmbH
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The Lionel Gelber Prize was founded in 1989 in memory of Canadian diplomat Lionel Gelber (1907-1989). The largest juried award of its kind, it seeks to deepen public debate on significant global issues by recognizing the world’s best non-fiction book in English on foreign affairs. A prize of $15,000 is awarded to the winner. The award is presented annually by the Lionel Gelber Foundation, in partnership with Foreign Policy Magazine and the Munk School of Global Affairs. 2015 marks the 25th anniversary of this prestigious prize. In recognition of this, John Stackhouse, Journalist and Senior Fellow at Munk School of Global Affairs, interviewed five past winners to discuss how foreign affairs has evolved in that time. 1. Professor Jonathan D. Spence, Author of “The Search for Modern C...
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The Lionel Gelber Prize was founded in 1989 in memory of Canadian diplomat Lionel Gelber (1907-1989). The largest juried award of its kind, it seeks to deepen public debate on significant global issues by recognizing the world’s best non-fiction book in English on foreign affairs. A prize of $15,000 is awarded to the winner. The award is presented annually by the Lionel Gelber Foundation, in partnership with Foreign Policy Magazine and the Munk School of Global Affairs. 2015 marks the 25th anniversary of this prestigious prize. In recognition of this, John Stackhouse, Journalist and Senior Fellow at Munk School of Global Affairs, interviewed five past winners to discuss how foreign affairs has evolved in that time. 1. Professor Jonathan D. Spence, Author of “The Search for Modern C...
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(Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) Walter Munk, Research Professor of Geophysics, Emeritus, UC San Diego, discusses the nature of the effort to mitigate climate change. Recorded on 10/26/2015. Series: "UC Carbon and Climate Neutrality Summit" [Public Affairs] [Science] [Show ID: 30281]
La Jolla Historical Society 2012 Lecture Series, "The Homefront During World War II." The needs of the war effort sparked scientific innovation, precipitating a boom in the fields of marine sciences and aeronautics, setting the stage for San Diego's economic growth in the latter half of the twentieth century. Walter Munk, Oceanographer; US Army veteran and Scripps Institution of Oceanography scientist during World War II.
The rate of global sea level rise and its causes has been debated for a century. Despite 100 years of scientific scrutiny, no definitive conclusion has been reached. Join Dr. Walter Munk as he describes why 20th century sea level rise remains an enigma, and why scientists still grapple with whether seawater warming or continental ice melting had the greatest influence. Series: "Perspectives on Ocean Science" [5/2004] [Science] [Show ID: 8335]
This documentary showcases Walter Munk's research on waves generated by Antarctic storms. The film documents Munk's collaboration as they track storm-driven waves from Antarctica across the Pacific Ocean to Alaska. The film features scenes of early digital equipment in use in field experiments with Munk's commentary on how unsure they were about using such new technology in remote locations.
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(Visit: http://seminars.uctv.tv/) Oceans: Wolf Berger, Walter Munk, John Orcutt, Lynne Talley - all at Scipps Institution of Oceanography [Show ID: 28700]
Guy Masters and Walter Munk kick off IGPP's 50th Anniversary festivities