Ashanti Montarius Johnson
Personal Information
Born: 1993
Country of Birth: USA
Nationality: USA
Ethnicity: Black
Education
Texas A&M University BS Marine Science 1993 & PhD Oceanography 1999
Professional Life
Field of Study: Chemical Oceanography; Geochemistry
Institution/Corporation: University of Texas Arlington
Degrees & Memberships: Member: The STEM Future Foundation; NSF's Advisory Committee on Environmental Research & Education; American Geophysical Union Committee on Education & Human Resources & Subcommittee on Diversity; Association for the Sciences of Limnology & Oceanography Education Committee; Chief of Research & Science Practice for Black Girls Dive Foundation; American Geophysical Union Fellow (2016)
Awards & Achievements
Awards: 2010 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Math, & Engineering Mentoring; 2019 John P. McGovern Science & society Award, Sigma Xi; 2016 AGU Ambassador Award; 2010 recognized by The Grio as 1 of 100 History Makers in the Making; 2016 American Geophysical Union Excellence in Geophysical Education Award
Achievements: known for Aquatic radiochemistry using various biochemical indicators to interpret past events impacting marine, estuarine & freshwater environments in the Arctic & coastal regions of Georgia, Florida & Puerto Rico; founding CEO/superintendent of Cirrus Academy a statewide STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Math) charter school system in Georgia; participates in numerous diversity-focused initiatives in marine/ocean academia; life coach to minority students in STEM; created "Minorities Striving & Pursuing Higher Degrees Success in Earth System Science (MS PHDS)