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Full Name
Jan Newton
Title
Principal Oceanographer
Phone
206-543-9152
Email
newton@apl.washington.edu
Affiliation
Applied Physics Lab - University of Washington (APL-UW)
Department
Environmental & Information Systems (EIS)
About Me

Dr. Jan Newton is a Principal Oceanographer with the Applied Physics Laboratory of the University of Washington and affiliate faculty with the UW School of Oceanography and the School of Marine and Environmental Affairs, both in the UW College of the Environment. She is the Executive Director of the Northwest Association of Networked Ocean Observing Systems (NANOOS), the US IOOS Regional Association for the Pacific Northwest. Jan is a biological oceanographer who has studied the physical, chemical, and biological dynamics of Puget Sound and coastal Washington, including understanding effects from climate and humans on water properties. Currently she has been working with colleagues at UW and NOAA to assess the status of ocean acidification in our local waters.

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http://www.apl.washington.edu/people/profile.php?last=Newton&first=Jan