Dedication
We dedicate the Encyclopedia of Marine Geosciences to two scientists: Eugen Seibold and Terry Healy. Eugen Seibold has, directly
and indirectly, inspired the four of us and supported our enthusiasm for marine geosciences. While a coauthor of the entry “Marine
Geosciences: A Short, Eclectic, and Weighted Historic Account,” he passed away in 2013 before the Encyclopedia of Marine
Geosciences was completed. Terry Healy, a marine scientist from New Zealand, had initiated the Encyclopedia of Marine
Geosciences project before he passed away in 2010. Terry influenced the geoscience community worldwide by his groundbreaking
research in coastal erosion, sedimentation, and hazards (including tsunamis). While Eugen Seibold’s contributions represent basic
sciences, Terry Healy’s address applied aspects of marine sciences. In this sense, the two scientists epitomize our intention for the
Encyclopedia of Marine Geosciences to bridge the basic and the applied compartments of marine geosciences.
Eugen Seibold (May 11, 1918–October 23, 2013) initiated
research on marine geology at the University of Kiel, Germany,
with the aim of understanding the fossil depositional environments through the study and comparison of modern sedimentary
processes. He realized that marine geology would develop into
a fascinating research discipline. He will be remembered as
one of the great geoscientists of our time; he was a true man of
the Earth.
Terry Healy (November 28, 1944–July 20, 2010) was for
decades affiliated to the University of Waikato, New Zealand.
His special field of research and academic education was the
inner shelf oceanography and marine geology, studied on scales
from regional to global. Terry Healy’s major contribution
to marine geosciences involved societal applications of earth
science principles.
“Throughout my professional career I have held to a philosophy of demonstrating in my teaching and research, the importance, relevance, and application of earth science principles to
the problems of, and ultimate benefit to, the community.”
We dedicate the Encyclopedia of Marine Geosciences to two scientists: Eugen Seibold and Terry Healy. Eugen Seibold has, directly
and indirectly, inspired the four of us and supported our enthusiasm for marine geosciences. While a coauthor of the entry “Marine
Geosciences: A Short, Eclectic, and Weighted Historic Account,” he passed away in 2013 before the Encyclopedia of Marine
Geosciences was completed. Terry Healy, a marine scientist from New Zealand, had initiated the Encyclopedia of Marine
Geosciences project before he passed away in 2010. Terry influenced the geoscience community worldwide by his groundbreaking
research in coastal erosion, sedimentation, and hazards (including tsunamis). While Eugen Seibold’s contributions represent basic
sciences, Terry Healy’s address applied aspects of marine sciences. In this sense, the two scientists epitomize our intention for the
Encyclopedia of Marine Geosciences to bridge the basic and the applied compartments of marine geosciences.
Eugen Seibold (May 11, 1918–October 23, 2013) initiated
research on marine geology at the University of Kiel, Germany,
with the aim of understanding the fossil depositional environments through the study and comparison of modern sedimentary
processes. He realized that marine geology would develop into
a fascinating research discipline. He will be remembered as
one of the great geoscientists of our time; he was a true man of
the Earth.
Terry Healy (November 28, 1944–July 20, 2010) was for
decades affiliated to the University of Waikato, New Zealand.
His special field of research and academic education was the
inner shelf oceanography and marine geology, studied on scales
from regional to global. Terry Healy’s major contribution
to marine geosciences involved societal applications of earth
science principles.
“Throughout my professional career I have held to a philosophy of demonstrating in my teaching and research, the importance, relevance, and application of earth science principles to
the problems of, and ultimate benefit to, the community.”