• B.Sc., Geology and Physics (Honors), McGill University (1964)
• Ph.D., Physical Oceanography, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1969)

• Science and public policy
• Interactions of the atmosphere and ocean

• Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena (1986-Present)
• Senior Research Scientist (1988-Present)
• Manager, Climate Variability Program (1989-2002)
• Manager, Oceanic Remote Sensing Library (1988-2002)
• Manager, NASA Ocean Data System (1988-1990)
• Senior Policy Analyst, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Washington (2002-2006)
• Adjunct Professor, University of California, Los Angeles (1989-2002)
• Visiting Professor, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena (1989-1990)
• Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, Seattle (1969-1985)
• Supervisory Oceanographer (1974-1985)
• Research Oceanographer (1969-1974)
• University of Washington, Seattle (1970-1986)
• Affiliate Professor (1982-1988)
• Affiliate Associate Professor (1975-1982)
• Affiliate Assistant Professor (1970-1975)
• Postdoctoral Research Associate,Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge (1969)

• Fellow
• International Academy of Astronautics (2003)
• American Association for the Advancement of Science (2001)
• American Geophysical Union (1997)
• California Academy of Sciences (1994)
• American Meteorological Society (1993)
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• Exceptional Service Medal (2007)
• Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal (2003)
• Outstanding Leadership Medal (2000)
• Special Service Award (1999)
• Silver Medal, U.S. Department of Commerce (1981)
• Eleven awards from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (1975-1985)
• Bureau of International Exposition Medal, Portugal (1998)

85 Refereed Publications (more than 300 total publications)

1. Halpern, D., Offshore Ekman transport and Ekman pumping off Peru during the 1997-1998 El Nino. Geophys. Res. Letts., 21, 10.1029/2001GL014097 (2002)
2. Halpern, D. and P. Woiceshyn, Somali Jet in the Arabian Sea, El Nino, and India rainfall. J. Climate, 14, 434-441 (2001)
3. Halpern, D. and C.-W. Hung, Satellite observations of the southeast Pacific convergence zone during 1993-1998. J. Geophys. Res., 106, 28107-28112 (2001)
4. Halpern, D., Visiting TOGA's past. Bull., Amer. Meteor. Soc., 77, 233-242 (1996)
5. Halpern, D. and G.C. Feldman, Annual and interannual variations of phytoplankton pigment concentration and upwelling along the Pacific equator. J. Geophys. Res., 99, 7347-7354 (1994)
6. Halpern, D., Observations of annual and El Nino thermal and flow variations along the equator at 0 degrees, 110 degrees W and 0 degrees, 95 degrees W during 1980-1985. J. Geophys. Res., 92, 8197-8212 (1987)
7. Knox, R.A. and D. Halpern, Long range Kelvin wave propagation of transport variations in Pacific Ocean equatorial currents. J. Mar. Res., 40 Suppl., 329-339 (1982)
8. Halpern, D., Structure of a coastal upwelling event observed off Oregon during July 1973. Deep-Sea Res., 23, 495-508 (1976)
9. Halpern, D., Observations of the deepening of the wind-mixed layer in the northeast Pacific Ocean. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 4, 454-466 (1974)
10. Halpern, D., Observations of short-period internal waves in Massachusetts Bay. J. Mar. Res., 29, 116-132 (1971)