Charles Shipley Cox
Charles "Chip" Shipley Cox (September 11, 1922 – November 30, 2015) was an oceanographic physicist. He was particularly well known for his work on electromagnetic phenomenon, fine grained pressure and salinity measurements in the ocean depths and surface.
Charles Shipley Cox | |
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| Born | September 11, 1922 Maui, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Died | November 30, 2015 (aged 93) Del Mar, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Chip |
| Education | BS in physics from California Institute of Technology in 1944, PhD in oceanography from Scripps Institution of Oceanography in 1954 |
| Known for | electromagnetic phenomena in the ocean, sea floor pressure measurements |
| Spouse | Maryruth Cox |
| Awards | National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship (1957), Fulbright Postdoctoral Grant (1958), two fellowships from the American Geophysical Union (1980, 1982), Maurice Ewing Medal (1992), and the Alexander Agassiz Medal (2001), elected member of the National Academy of Sciences (1996) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Oceanography, geophysics |
| Institutions | Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego |
| Academic advisors | Walter Munk |
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