Edith Widder

Edith Widder
Widder in the Johnson Sea Link submersible, July 2009
Born1951 (age 7374)
EducationTufts University (B.S. 1973)
University of California, Santa Barbara (M.S. 1977, Ph.D. 1982)
Known forBioluminescence research
SpouseDavid Smith
AwardsMacArthur Fellow (2006)
Scientific career
FieldsOceanography and marine biology

Edith Anne "Edie" Widder Smith (born 1951) is an American oceanographer, marine biologist, author, and the co-founder, CEO and Senior Scientist at the Ocean Research & Conservation Association.