Lawrence Richards Pomeroy (June 2, 1925, Sayre, Pennsylvania – March 26, 2020, Burlington, North Carolina) was a zoologist, ecologist, and oceanographer.
His doctoral dissertation on the physiology of oysters was supervised by Harold Haley "Hal" Haskin (1915–2002).
[1] Robert E. Johannes (1936–2002) and Pomeroy planned and led the 1971 Symbios Expedition to Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands.
The research vessel R/V Alpha Helix and shore-based facilities provided laboratory and logistical support.
The expedition, with an interdisciplinary crew of 25 ecologists and oceanographers, set a new standard for comprehensive study of a coral reef.