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
Distribution of Sediments at Crocker Reef, Florida, 2013-2014
Distribution of Benthic Habitats at Crocker Reef, Florida, 2014
EAARL-B Submerged Topography-Crocker Reef, Florida, 2014
ATRIS Seafloor Images-Crocker Reef, Florida, 2014
EAARL Coastal Topography-Dauphin Island, Post-Hurricane Katrina, 2005
EAARL Coastal Topography-Dauphin Island, 2010
Science and Products
Distribution of Sediments at Crocker Reef, Florida, 2013-2014
Distribution of Benthic Habitats at Crocker Reef, Florida, 2014
EAARL-B Submerged Topography-Crocker Reef, Florida, 2014
ATRIS Seafloor Images-Crocker Reef, Florida, 2014
EAARL Coastal Topography-Dauphin Island, Post-Hurricane Katrina, 2005
EAARL Coastal Topography-Dauphin Island, 2010
*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