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Atlantic Canada Supplement54 MTRMarch 2012 Discovering Atlantic Canada NOVA SCOTIA HMRI Inside the ?Crown Jewel? Douglas Wallace, Halifax Marine Research Institute (HMRI) Science Director, (pictured right) is a leader in developing new technologies to measure changes to the world?s oceans. Before becoming Canada Excellence Research Chair in Ocean Science and Technology, Wallace was professor of marine chemistry at the Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences in Kiel, Germany. There, he also served as deputy director and head of the Marine Biogeochemistry Research Division. He holds a PhD in chemical oceanography from Dalhousie University and a bachelor?s degree in environmental science from the University of East Anglia, United Kingdom. Wallace spent more than a decade working as a scientist at the prestigious Brookhaven National Laboratory in the U.S. He also made signi cant scienti c contributions to his  eld through the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and the US Department of Energy, where he developed the  rst survey to measure the global distribution of fossil- fuel carbon in the oceans.Wallace is highly skilled at building successful multidisciplinary research teams, including CARBOOCEAN, a  ve- year study of the ocean carbon cycle, SOLAS, a global project investigating interactions between the atmosphere and the ocean. He also led the development of an ocean and atmosphere observatory on the Cape Verde Islands off the West African coast. We understand that the Halifax Marine Research Institute ? which is touted as a ?jewel? for Halifax ? is set to open in 2013. What exact activities with the Institute undertake? Wallace The Halifax Marine Research Institute (HMRI) is the ground-breaking collaborative marine research and innovation vehicle that brings together a number of partners from industry, government and the post-secondary education system regionally, nationally and internationally. With billions of dollars in revenue, thousands of jobs in Atlantic Canada and more than 10 per cent of all researchers in Atlantic Canada focused on the ocean, the Halifax Marine Research Institute (HRMI) will align these assets to bene t the region and the marine science and technology sector. The aim of the organization will be to increase the scale, quality, internationalization and impact of marine research, enhancing both the competitiveness of oceans industries and our knowledge base by taking advantage of synergies and crafting partnerships that build on the region?s existing strengths. Bringing together academics and government researchers, the institute will also serve as a bridge between the marine research community, the private sector and policy-makers, and will provide the best possible tools and scienti c information for making informed decisions about our oceans and building the commercialization potential associated with marine industries. As a collaborative activity, it represents the future of marine research and innovation. Research Themes  Marine observation, prediction and response  Marine living resource conservation, biodiversity and risk assessment  Marine energy solutions  Renewable fuels from marine algae  Marine security  Marine technology  Marine governance and management MTR2 Canada Supplement 49-64.indd 54MTR2 Canada Supplement 49-64.indd 542/23/2012 10:20:47 AM2/23/2012 10:20:47 AM