David Siegel

Research

Professor Siegel's research focuses on the functioning of marine ecosystems on local to global scales using the tools of an applied physicist. He has worked extensively in marine bio-optics, satellite remote sensing, and physical oceanography assessing problems ranging from ocean biogeochemical cycling, pelagic microbial diversity, kelp forest dynamics, benthic-pelagic coupling, and nearshore fisheries management. He is presently the Science Lead of the NASA / NSF supported EXport Processes in the Ocean using RemoTe Sensing (EXPORTS) field campaign.