Evan B. Forde

Evan B. Forde Christopher Thomas 2/14/01 per 1 Evan B. Forde is still living and continuing to contribute to the wonderful world of science. He received a bachelor’s degree in Geology from Columbia University, in New York City. He than attained a masters degree in Marine Geology and Geophysics from Columbia University. During the summer of 1973, Forde worked in the Marine Geology and Geophysics laboratory at the National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administrations (NOAA), Atlantic Oceanographic and …

…track predictions. Forde’s accomplishments begin with finalist for the Federal Employee of the Year (1985). ERL EEO Employee of the Year (1986). Principle Investigator of AOML’s Pacific Polymetallic Sulfides Research Project (1982). Manuscript on East Coast Submarine Canyons a finalist for AOML paper of the year (1981). Evan Forde was the first Black Oceanographer to participate in submersible dives. The submersibles that he did this research on were: ALVIN, JOHNSON SEA LINK, and NEKTON GAMMA. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**