Location St. Petersburg, Florida, United States Regions Tampa Bay Area, East Coast, Southern US Gender Male Also Known As David Hastings
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David Hastings Eckerd is a marine geochemist and chemical oceanographer. He landed on the shores of Tampa Bay in 2000 to teach marine science, environmental science and chemistry at Eckerd College. David Hastings Eckerd started this adventure studying chemistry at Princeton University and received his Ph.D. in chemical oceanography from University
of Washington. His primary research interest is paleoclimatology, understanding the history of past climate changes as revealed in ocean sediments. David Hastings Eckerd also studies the impact of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico on ocean sediments and microplastics in the marine environment. David Hastings Eckerd believes that it is important for scientists to actively engage in policy conversations with the public and with elected officials, and the imperative of taking action in Florida to mitigate the worst impacts. David Hastings Eckerd focuses on solutions in addition to laying out the scientific basis for the tremendous concern scientists have for the future of our planet.
