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词条 Tierney Thys
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Tierney Thys (born 1966) is an American marine biologist, science educator, and National Geographic explorer.[1][2][2] In 1988 she earned a degree in biology from Brown University, and in 1998 she earned a doctorate in biomechanics.[3] She was formerly the director of research at the Sea Studios Foundation.[4] She was also the science editor for The Shape of Life and director for Strange Days on Planet Earth.[1] She has also written, narrated and produced short films.[5] Since 2000 she and her colleagues have been studying the giant ocean sunfish (mola).[3] In 2004 she was named a National Geographic "Emerging Explorer".[1] She has since joined National Geographic expeditions and developed a National Geographic children's television conservation series.[1]

She has given two TED talks, "Swim with the giant sunfish", and "The secret life of plankton".[4] As of 2015 she is producing an online series for TEDed titled Stories from the Sea.[5]

A chapter of Earth Heroes: Champions of the Ocean, by Fran Hodgkins, is about her, and she is briefly profiled in Girls Research!: Amazing Tales of Female Scientists.[1][6] Science Methods and Process Skills: Meet Tierney Thys, National Geographic Emerging Explorer, by Kathy Cabe Trundle, was published by National Geographic School Publishing in 2011.[7]

She is a certified pilot.[8]

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References

1. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite book|author=Fran Hodgkins|title=Earth Heroes: Champions of the Ocean|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FfNgAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT123|publisher=Dawn Publications|isbn=978-1-58469-469-4|pages=123–}}
2. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://www.siliconrepublic.com/earth-science/2014/07/25/national-geographic-explorer-tierney-thys-shines-new-light-on-ocean-life |title=National Geographic explorer Tierney Thys shines new light on ocean life - Earth Science | siliconrepublic.com - Ireland's Technology News Service |publisher=siliconrepublic.com |date= |accessdate=2015-06-13}}
3. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/strangedays/episodes/troubledwaters/experts/bio_thys_tierney.html |title=National Geographic's Strange Days on Planet Earth . Troubled Waters . Tierney Thys, PhD |publisher=PBS |date= |accessdate=2015-06-13}}
4. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://www.ted.com/speakers/tierney_thys |title=Tierney Thys | Speaker |publisher=TED.com |date= |accessdate=2015-06-13}}
5. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://oceansunfish.org/t2.php |title=Meet Tierney Thys |publisher=Oceansunfish.org |date= |accessdate=2015-06-13}}
6. ^{{cite book|author=Jennifer Phillips|title=Girls Research!: Amazing Tales of Female Scientists|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7H1LAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA19|date=1 January 2014|publisher=Capstone|isbn=978-1-4765-4056-6|pages=19–}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3lS5MwEACAAJ&dq=%22tierney+thys%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CB4Q6AEwAGoVChMI8sXV0qWNxgIVBI0NCh2rFgBU |title=Science Methods and Process Skills: Meet Tierney Thys, National Geographic ... - Kathy Cabe Trundle, National Geographic Society (U.S.) - Google Books |publisher=Books.google.com |date= |accessdate=2015-06-13}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalgeographic.com/explorers/bios/tierney-thys/ |title=Tierney Thys, Marine Biologist/Filmmaker Information, Facts, News, Photos |publisher=National Geographic |date= |accessdate=2015-06-13}}
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