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dr. of mexico christopher reddy with oil sample in the gulf 1997 http://www.whoi.edu/hpb/site.do?id=621 naval aldo leopold leadership fellow -lrb- 2006 -rrb- , kavli fellow research in 2009 , 2010 , and 2011 , patterson award young -lrb- 2014 -rrb- investigator award -lrb- 2002 -rrb- , 140px marine , and how scientists interact beyond their peer group pollution , marine natural products , petroleum geochemistry woods hole oceanographic institution 1969 christopher m. reddy
 christopher michael reddy rhode island college , university of rhode island
christopher m. reddy

christopher michael reddy -lrb- born 1969 -rrb- is an american scientist at the woods hole oceanographic institution -lrb- whoi ; woods hole , ma -rrb- .
he is a senior scientist in the department of marine chemistry and geochemistry and has been the director of the coastal ocean institute at whoi since 2008 .
reddy has held visiting positions at the california institute of technology and scripps institution of oceanography .
he was an adjunct professor of biology at boston university .
his interests include marine pollution , marine natural products , and petroleum geochemistry as well how science is communicated and received by non-scientists .
according to a 2010 survey by thomson reuters , dr. reddy is one of the top cited and published scientists studying oil spill effects , remediation methods , and petroleum microbiology .
reddy 's entire formal education is the product of rhode island public schools .
he received his bs in chemistry with a minor in mathematics from rhode island college -lrb- 1992 -rrb- and then worked in the chemical industry for almost two years including his first year of graduate school at the graduate school of oceanography , university of rhode island .
he finished his phd at the latter in 1997 .
reddy also earned an executive certificate in management and leadership from the sloan school of management at the massachusetts institute of technology -lrb- 2010 -rrb- and completed the course `` leadership in the 21st century '' at the kennedy school of government at harvard university -lrb- 2008 -rrb- .
reddy has published over 140 manuscripts , two book chapters , and holds one patent .
his research has spans from the source , fate and transport of combustion-derived materials , pcbs , and ddt to the environmental chemistry of biofuels , plastics , and nanoparticles .
reddy is the recipient of the office of naval research young investigator award -lrb- 2002 -rrb- , an aldo leopold leadership fellow -lrb- 2006 -rrb- , and was named a kavli fellow in 2009 , 2010 , and 2011 , which is the national academy of science 's premiere recognition for distinguished young scientists under 45 years of age , the 2014 c.c. patterson award , awarded for leading an innovative breakthrough of fundamental significance in environmental geochemistry , particularly in service to society .
he teaches a course at whoi and gives workshops for graduate and postdoctoral students on communicating science to non-scientist audiences .
reddy gave a tedx talk in woods hole on how the original star trek series can help scientists react during a crisis .
it was highlighted as an editor 's pick of the week.http : / / www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzebnjhdbzc
