Richard Thompson

OBE FRS
Born
Richard C. Thompson
Alma materUniversity of Newcastle (BSc)
University of Liverpool (PhD)
AwardsVolvo Environment Prize (2022)[1]
Scientific career
FieldsMarine biology
Microplastics
InstitutionsUniversity of Plymouth
ThesisThe Ecology of Epilithic Microalgae (1996)

Richard Charles Thompson OBE FRS is a marine biologist who researches marine litter. At the University of Plymouth he is director of the Marine Institute; professor of Marine Biology; and leads the International Marine Litter Research Unit. Thompson coined the term "microplastics" in 2004.[2][3]

Education

Thompson was educated at University of Newcastle and the University of Liverpool, where he was awarded a Ph.D in 1996.

Career and research

Thompson's paper, Lost at Sea: Where is All the Plastic?,[4] published in the journal Science in 2004, was the first to use the term microplastics, which has since become common parlance.[5][6][7]

Since 2010 he has been professor of Marine Biology at the University of Plymouth.[8] Since 2018 he has also been director of the Marine Institute, part of the School of Biological and Marine Sciences at the University.[8] He also leads the University's International Marine Litter Research Unit.[9][10]

Publications

Awards and honours

References

  1. ^ "2022".
  2. ^ Buranyi, Stephen (31 December 2019). "The missing 99%: why can't we find the vast majority of ocean plastic?". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-01-02 – via www.theguardian.com.
  3. ^ "Plastic pollution with Richard Thompson" on The Life Scientific, BBC Radio 4
  4. ^ Thompson, Richard C.; Olsen, Ylva; Mitchell, Richard P.; Davis, Anthony; Rowland, Steven J.; John, Anthony W. G.; McGonigle, Daniel; Russell, Andrea E. (2004). "Lost at Sea: Where is All the Plastic?". Science. 304 (5672): 838. doi:10.1126/science.1094559. PMID 15131299. S2CID 3269482.
  5. ^ Thompson, Andrea. "Earth Has a Hidden Plastic Problem—Scientists Are Hunting It Down". Scientific American. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
  6. ^ "To Save the Oceans, Should You Give Up Glitter?". National Geographic News. 30 November 2017. Archived from the original on September 25, 2019. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
  7. ^ "Microplastic waste: This massive (tiny) threat to sea life is now in every ocean". The Independent. 13 July 2014. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
  8. ^ a b "Professor Richard Thompson OBE – University of Plymouth". www.plymouth.ac.uk. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
  9. ^ Maps, University of Plymouth Drake Circus Plymouth Devon PL4 8AA United Kingdom +44 1752 600600; vacancies, directions Visit us Job. "International Marine Litter Research Unit team". University of Plymouth. Retrieved 2020-01-02.((cite web)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ Richard Thompson on Twitter Edit this at Wikidata
  11. ^ "World leader in microplastic research receives award from the Zoological Society of London". University of Plymouth. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
  12. ^ "Marsh Christian Trust – Marsh Award for Marine and Freshwater Conservation". www.marshchristiantrust.org. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
  13. ^ "Prestigious awards honour the stars of conservation science". British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
  14. ^ "Professor Richard Thompson made an OBE for services to marine science". University of Plymouth. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
  15. ^ "Richard Thompson". Royal Society. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  16. ^ "2022".
  17. ^ https://www.af-info.or.jp/en/blueplanet/news/announcing-the-winners-for-2023-blue-planet-prize.html
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