Research Highlights
Research Interests
My research interest is in coupling biogeochemical dynamics between benthic and pelagic systems; calcium carbonate geochemistry; and exploring national and international marine and climate policy
De’Marcus Robinson, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Associate, Ocean Biogeochemistry
4301 Rickenbacker Causeway
Miami, Florida 33149
Dr. Robinson joins NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic & Meteorological Laboratory as NOAA CCME Postdoctoral Research Associate. De’Marcus will work with Emily Osborne along with researchers from NOAA SEFSC, Panama City Laboratory and Florida A&M University to use otoliths microchemistry to understand Red Snapper’s exposure to hypoxia in the Gulf . De’Marcus will be using geochemistry and morphologies (measured by microCT here at AOML) to understand their utility in tracking ocean biogeochemical changes over time. De’Marcus received his PhD in Atmospheric and Oceanic Science from University of California Los Angeles’ Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Department, where he studied the influence that ocean deoxygenation has on ocean biogeochemistry intthe Santa Barbara Basin.
2018 , B.S Major: Environmental Science, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL
2021, MS: Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los
Angles CA
2024, Ph.D. Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los
Angles CA
1. Robinson, D., Pham, A. L. D., Yousavich, D. J., Janssen, F., Wenzhöfer, F., Arrington, E. C., Gosselin, K. M., Sandoval-Belmar, M., Mar, M., Valentine, D. L., Bianchi, D., and Treude, T.: Iron “ore” nothing: benthic iron fluxes from the oxygen-deficient Santa Barbara Basin enhance phytoplankton productivity in surface waters, Biogeosciences, 21, 773–788, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-21-773-2024, 2024
2. Yousavich, D. J., Robinson, D., Peng, X., Krause, S. J. E., Wenzhöfer, F., Janssen, F., Liu, N., Tarn, J., Kinnaman, F., Valentine, D. L., and Treude, T.: Marine anoxia initiates giant sulfur- oxidizing bacterial mat proliferation and associated changes in benthic nitrogen, sulfur, and iron cycling in the Santa Barbara Basin, California Borderland, Biogeosciences, 21, 789–809, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-21-789-2024 , 2024.
3. Jennings, V.; San Antonio, K.M.; Brown, M.J.; Choice, L.; Simpson, Q.; Ford, I.; Cho, H.J.; Solis, P.; Lacey, A.; Robinson, D. Place-Based Conservation in Coastal and Marine Ecosystems: The Importance of Engagement with Underrepresented Communities. Sustainability 2024, 16, 9965. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16229965
2024 – NOAA CCME-II Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
2024- 2025 Tidal Wave Program – Black in Marine Science
2024 AGU Travel Award
2018- 2024 UC-HBCU Fellowship
2018- 2024 Center for Diversity Leadership in Science – Early Career Fellow
2023- 2024 John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship – White House Council on Environmental
Quality
2016 Third Place at NOAA EPP/MSI 8 th Biennial
2015-2018 NOAA Environmental Cooperative Science Center (ECSC) Scholar