Carl Wunsch

Carl Wunsch, a researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), has been awarded the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Climate Change and Environmental Sciences. He is being recognized for his fundamental contributions to research revealing the impact of global warming on the world's oceans. His work has been instrumental in designing current global-scale ocean observation programs, which support estimates of ocean temperature increases linked to greenhouse gases. These measurement systems, designed by Wunsch, have been crucial in understanding the increasing energy within the ocean and its connection to extreme weather events. The award highlights the significance of Wunsch's research in understanding and addressing the effects of climate change on oceanic environments.