Benjamin Van Mooy named a 2024 MacArthur Fellow
Congratulations to PAL Co-PI Benjamin Van Mooy, who was named a 2024 MacArthur Fellow!
MacArthur Foundation Fellowships, often colloquially referred to as the MacArthur Genius Award, celebrate and inspire the creative potential of individuals through no-strings-attached fellowships.
In their announcement, the foundation described Dr. Van Mooy’s innovative work on plankton, which is also what brought him to Palmer LTER.
Van Mooy integrates a deep understanding of ecological, biophysical, and oceanographic processes into his design of new experimental platforms to characterize the metabolic functions and lipid composition of plankton across different ocean settings. Van Mooy’s work on planktonic lipid dynamics sheds light on how changes to marine ecosystems could impact food webs, carbon sequestration, climate regulation, and other biogeochemical processes.
You can read more about Dr. Van Mooy’s work on the MacArthur Foundation site, and check out their video profile below.
Bravo Zulu Ben!
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