Dr. Allan Devol

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Biography

Allan Devol is a professor emeritus who studies the chemistry of low oxygen anoxic marine environments. His fieldwork has taken him to the Arctic, eastern tropical Pacific, and Arabian Sea, as well as the Amazon River. He has participated in 50 research expeditions and served as Chief Scientist on half of these works. Closer to home, he studies the causes of low oxygen levels in Hood Canal, a part of Puget Sound. Devol developed the Oceanic Remote Chemical Analyzer (ORCA), which involves autonomous buoys deployed a decade ago, providing a near-constant stream of water quality data. His contributions to marine biogeochemistry have been recognized through his election as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union.

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Requirements for University of Washington

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:80
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:105
Overall
Required:105
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university
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Standard Graduate School requirements for University of Washington apply to most departments listed unless specified otherwise by the program.