Craig A. Carlson

Craig Alexander Carlson (born 1963) is an American oceanographer. He is a founding co-editor of the Annual Review of Marine Science and a recipient of the 2015 G. Evelyn Hutchinson Award.

Early life and education Craig Alexander Carlson was born to parents Paula and David Carlson. He attended Colby College, graduating with his bachelor's degree in 1986.

Career He completed a postdoctoral appointment at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS) where he researched the biogeochemical cycling of dissolved organic carbon in marine systems. He became a faculty member at BIOS in 1996. In 2001, he joined the University of California, Santa Barbara in the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology.

Awards and honors In 2002, he was the first recipient of the Ocean Sciences Early Career Award from the American Geophysical Union. In 2015, he was awarded the G. Evelyn Hutchinson Award from the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography for his contributions to understanding how dissolved organic carbon relates to microbes. In 2018, he was named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Personal life He is married to Alison ; they have three children together.