[4] Woodworth's initial training was in particle physics and early in his career he spent some time based at CERN.
[6] From 1987 to 2007 Woodworth was the Director of the Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level - the global data bank for recording sea-level change.
[7] His role involved working with the Environment Agency to provide tidal analysis for UK coastal waters.
[9] In 2005 he challenged the view of Nils-Axel Mörner and argued that rising sea levels do threaten the future existence of The Maldives.
[11] Woodworth was awarded the Vening Meinesz Medal of the European Geosciences Union in 2010 and received an MBE in the 2011 New Year Honours.