About Me

David Hastings Marine Science is a chemical oceanographer and marine geochemist. In 2000, he relocated to Tampa Bay to teach marine science, environmental science, and chemistry at Eckerd College. David Hastings began this adventure as a chemistry student at Princeton University and later earned a Ph.D. in chemical oceanography from the University of Washington. His main area of interest is paleoclimatology, which studies past climate changes revealed by ocean sediments. David Hastings also investigates the effects of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill on ocean sediments and microplastics in the marine environment. David Hastings believes that scientists must actively engage in policy conversations with the public and elected officials, as well as the importance of taking action in Florida to mitigate the worst effects. David Hastings focuses on solutions while laying out the scientific basis for scientists' deep concern about our planet's future. David Hastings retired from teaching at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida, a small liberal arts college. He enjoys singing, hiking, swimming, canoeing, kayaking, and making homemade lemon sorbet.