Homepage for Dr. Craig Tobias

Assistant Professor                                                                                                        

Dept. Earth Sciences / Center for Marine Science (CMS)

University of North Carolina-Wilmington

910-962-3874

tobiasc@uncw.edu

Education:

·        B.A. Biological Sciences,  University of Delaware, 1989

·        Ph.D. Marine Science, William & Mary / VIMS, 1999

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Publications (link)

Courses Offered (link to course materials)

-Intro Oceanography(GLY 150)

-Advanced Oceanography (GLY 350)

-Intro Geochemistry (GLY 472/572)

-Isotope Geochemistry (GLY 480/592)

-Wetland Hydrogeochemistry (GLY 592-004)

Research Interests:

Much of my research targets nutrient pollution in the coastal zone.  Nearly 40% of the Earth’s population resides within 100km of the coast.  The growth of coastal communities is accompanied by increased nutrient delivery that impacts the marine environment in serious but often unpredictable ways.  My research program focuses on numerous aspects of nutrient cycling, fate, and transport along an aquatic continuum from watersheds to the coastal ocean.  Hydrologic and stable isotope tracer techniques are my primary tools. Presently funded projects examine these topics in tidal creeks, estuaries, and coastal embayments of the Mid Atlantic, and on the salt marshes of the Gulf Coast.  Much of my work quantifies element processing rates in situ, and examines the interaction among hydrology, geochemistry, and biology in regulating overall fate and transport of important nutrients. 

Current Research Projects and Opportunities (link)