DURHAM, N.C. – M. Susan Lozier, professor of physical oceanography and chair of the Division of Earth and Ocean Sciences at the Nicholas School of the Environment at 91ÉçÇø¸£Àû, has been named a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society (AMS). AMS Fellows are elected by their peers in recognition of outstanding contributions to the atmospheric, oceanic or hydrologic sciences. Only two-tenths of one percent of AMS members are selected as Fellows each year. Lozier is a physical oceanographer with interests in large-scale ocean circulation and its links to global climate change. Her studies have appeared in Science, Nature and other top peer-reviewed journals. A member of the Duke faculty since 1992, Lozier was the recipient of a National Science Foundation Early Career Award in 1996, a Bass Chair for Excellence in Research and Teaching in 2000, and a 91ÉçÇø¸£Àû Award for Excellence in Mentoring in 2007. She received her Bachelor of Science 91ÉçÇø¸£Àû in chemical engineering from Purdue University, and her Master of Science in chemical engineering and PhD in physical oceanography from the University of Washington. After completing her PhD in 1989, she was a postdoctoral scholar at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. She will be inducted as an AMS Fellow in January at the society’s annual meeting in Phoenix. Founded in 1919, AMS has a membership of more than 11,000 professionals, professors, students and weather enthusiasts. It publishes nine atmospheric and related oceanic and hydrologic journals, and sponsors numerous professional conferences, programs and services annually.