David Zawada, Ph.D.
David Zawada is a Research Oceanographer at the St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Dr. Zawada is a research oceanographer specializing in underwater imaging and seafloor elevation change.
Professional Experience
Research Oceanograher, USGS, 2005-Present
Principal Scientist, Physical Sciences Inc., 2003-2005
Research Engineer, WET Labs, 2002-2003
Graduate Research Assistant, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 1995-2002
Research Engineer, Argonne National Laboratory, 1987-1995
Education and Certifications
Ph.D. Oceanography, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 2002
B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Notre Dame, 1987
Affiliations and Memberships*
Executive board member, Association of Marine Laboratories of the Caribbean
Science and Products
Projected Seafloor Elevation Along the Florida Reef Tract From Port St. Lucie to Marquesas Key, Florida-50 Years From 2001 Based on Historical Rates of Mean Elevation Change
Projected Seafloor Elevation Along the Florida Reef Tract From Port St. Lucie to Marquesas Key, Florida-25 Years From 2001 Based on Historical Rates of Mean Elevation Change
Projected Seafloor Elevation Along the Florida Reef Tract From Port St. Lucie to Marquesas Key, Florida-100 Years From 2001 Based on Historical Rates of Mean Elevation Change
Multibeam Bathymetry Data Collected in March 2018 at Crocker Reef, the Florida Keys
Multibeam Bathymetry Data Collected in October and December 2017 at Crocker Reef, the Florida Keys
Projected Seafloor Elevation Along the Florida Reef Tract From Deerfield Beach to Homestead, Florida-25 Years From 2014 Based on Historical Rates of Mean Erosion
Projected Seafloor Elevation Along the Florida Reef Tract From Deerfield Beach to Homestead, Florida-100 Years From 2014 Based on Historical Rates of Mean Erosion
Projected Seafloor Elevation Along the Florida Reef Tract From Deerfield Beach to Homestead, Florida-75 Years From 2014 Based on Historical Rates of Mean Erosion
Projected Seafloor Elevation Along the Florida Reef Tract From Deerfield Beach to Homestead, Florida-50 Years From 2014 Based on Historical Rates of Mean Erosion
Projected Seafloor Elevation Along the Florida Reef Tract From Big Pine Key to Marquesas Key, Florida-50 Years From 2011 Based on Historical Rates of Mean Elevation Change
Projected Seafloor Elevation Along the Florida Reef Tract From Big Pine Key to Marquesas Key, Florida-100 Years From 2011 Based on Historical Rates of Mean Elevation Change
Projected Seafloor Elevation Along the Florida Reef Tract From Big Pine Key to Marquesas Key, Florida-75 Years From 2011 Based on Historical Rates of Mean Elevation Change
Changes in the fluorescence of the Caribbean coral Montastraea faveolata during heat-induced bleaching
Science and Products
Projected Seafloor Elevation Along the Florida Reef Tract From Port St. Lucie to Marquesas Key, Florida-50 Years From 2001 Based on Historical Rates of Mean Elevation Change
Projected Seafloor Elevation Along the Florida Reef Tract From Port St. Lucie to Marquesas Key, Florida-25 Years From 2001 Based on Historical Rates of Mean Elevation Change
Projected Seafloor Elevation Along the Florida Reef Tract From Port St. Lucie to Marquesas Key, Florida-100 Years From 2001 Based on Historical Rates of Mean Elevation Change
Multibeam Bathymetry Data Collected in March 2018 at Crocker Reef, the Florida Keys
Multibeam Bathymetry Data Collected in October and December 2017 at Crocker Reef, the Florida Keys
Projected Seafloor Elevation Along the Florida Reef Tract From Deerfield Beach to Homestead, Florida-25 Years From 2014 Based on Historical Rates of Mean Erosion
Projected Seafloor Elevation Along the Florida Reef Tract From Deerfield Beach to Homestead, Florida-100 Years From 2014 Based on Historical Rates of Mean Erosion
Projected Seafloor Elevation Along the Florida Reef Tract From Deerfield Beach to Homestead, Florida-75 Years From 2014 Based on Historical Rates of Mean Erosion
Projected Seafloor Elevation Along the Florida Reef Tract From Deerfield Beach to Homestead, Florida-50 Years From 2014 Based on Historical Rates of Mean Erosion
Projected Seafloor Elevation Along the Florida Reef Tract From Big Pine Key to Marquesas Key, Florida-50 Years From 2011 Based on Historical Rates of Mean Elevation Change
Projected Seafloor Elevation Along the Florida Reef Tract From Big Pine Key to Marquesas Key, Florida-100 Years From 2011 Based on Historical Rates of Mean Elevation Change
Projected Seafloor Elevation Along the Florida Reef Tract From Big Pine Key to Marquesas Key, Florida-75 Years From 2011 Based on Historical Rates of Mean Elevation Change
Changes in the fluorescence of the Caribbean coral Montastraea faveolata during heat-induced bleaching
*Disclaimer: Listing outside positions with professional scientific organizations on this Staff Profile are for informational purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement of those professional scientific organizations or their activities by the USGS, Department of the Interior, or U.S. Government