10 Facts About Josh West

Joshua West was born on 25 March 1977 and is a dual citizen British-American Olympic rower and Earth Sciences professor.

Josh West is a two-time World Championship silver medalist, a World Championship bronze medalist, and a four-time Cambridge Blue, and represented Great Britain in the eight at the 2004 Olympic Games, won a bronze medal in the eight in the 2007 World Cup series, and won a bronze medal at the 2007 World Championships in the eight, and won a silver medal in the eight in the 2008 Olympic Games.

Josh West's mother is American and his father is British.

Josh West attended Yale University for his undergraduate degree, majoring in geology and international studies.

In 1999, Josh West attended Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge for postgraduate study as a Marshall Scholar.

At Yale, Josh West learned to row under Freshman Coach Justin Moore and Varsity Coach Dave Vogel.

Josh West participated in the 4-mile Varsity Eights version of the Harvard-Yale Boat Race his senior year but lost to Harvard.

In 2000, Josh West lined up against former Yale teammates Alexander Reid and Eirik Lilledahl, who were the stern pair of the victorious Oxford crew.

Josh West is currently an Associate Professor of Earth Sciences and Zinsmeyer Early Career Chair in Marine Studies in the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Southern California.

Josh West's academic focus is on the chemical processes at the Earth's surface, and how they maintain a habitable planet that supports life.