Deborah Steinberg
Deborah Steinberg | |
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Nationality | American-Antarctic |
Alma mater | B.A. University of California Santa Barbara
Ph.D. University of California Santa Cruz |
Known for | Interdisciplinary oceanography and zooplankton ecology |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Oceanography |
Institutions | Virginia Institute of Marine Science, The College of William and Mary |
Website | Deborah Steinberg at VIMS |
Deborah K. Steinberg is an American Antarctic biological oceanographer who works on interdisciplinary oceanographic research programs.[1][2] Steinberg's research focuses on the role that zooplankton play in marine food webs and the global carbon cycle, and how these small drifting animals are affected by changes in climate.[3][4]
Early life and education
Steinberg received her B.A. at the University of California Santa Barbara in 1987.[5] During her undergraduate studies she was a member of a science team for winter research expedition in Antarctica. She received a PhD at the University of California Santa Cruz in 1993 focusing on zooplankton and marine dynamics.[4][6] After graduation she joined the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences as a Research Scientist where she remained until 2001. She then joined the Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences, where she is a CSX Professor of Marine Science.[7]
Career and impact
Steinberg has been an international leader in understanding the zooplankton and
Her research program focuses on how zooplankton influence
Steinberg has worked in a number of marine environments including coastal California,[10] Antarctic,[11] Sargasso Sea,[12] the subtropical and subarctic North Pacific, the Amazon River plume,[13] and the Chesapeake Bay.[2] In the Antarctic, she oversees the krill research of Kim Bernard and her team known as "The Psycho Krillers".[14]
Steinberg has spent collectively more than 1.5 years at sea on more than 50 research cruises, and starred in the documentary "Antarctic Edge: 70° South.[15][16]
Projects
- Long Term Ecological Research Network: Land-shelf-ocean connectivity, ecosystem resilience, and transformation in a sea-ice influenced pelagic ecosystem (NSF OPP)[17]
- The Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study: Sustained Biogeochemical, Ecosystem, and Ocean Change Observations and Linkages in the Subtropical North Atlantic (NSF OCE)[18]
- CSBR: Natural History: Organization and digitization of the larval fish collection at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (NSF DBI)
- Jellyfish population dynamics in the Chesapeake Bay (Graduate Fellow - Joshua Stone) (Virginia Sea Grant, NOAA)
Awards and honors
- 2015 - State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) Outstanding Faculty Award[19]
- 2014 - CSX Eminent Scholar Professorship/ Chair in Marine Science
- 2014 - William & Mary Plumeri Award for Faculty Excellence[20]
- 2013 - William & Mary Tack Faculty lecture
- 2012 - Sverdrup Award lecture, Ocean Sciences, American Geophysical Union (AGU)
- 2007 - Winner of William and Mary Raft Debate[21]
- 2006 - Dean's Prize for Advancement of Women in Marine Science
- 2005 - College of William & Mary Class of 1964 Distinguished Associate Professor of Marine Science
- 2005 - Elected to the board of trustees, Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences, Inc.
- 1987 - National Science Foundation Antarctic Service Award and Medal
Professional memberships
- American Society of Limnology and Oceanography(ASLO)
- The Oceanography Society (TOS)
- American Geophysical Union (AGU)
Selected works
- Steinberg, Deborah K., et al. "Overview of the US JGOFS Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study (BATS): a decade-scale look at ocean biology and biogeochemistry." Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 48.8 (2001): 1405-1447.
- Steinberg, Deborah A., et al. "Protegrin-1: a broad-spectrum, rapidly microbicidal peptide with in vivo activity." Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 41.8 (1997): 1738-1742.
- Steinberg, Deborah K., et al. "Zooplankton vertical migration and the active transport of dissolved organic and inorganic carbon in the Sargasso Sea." Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers 47.1 (2000): 137-158.
References
- ^ a b Dietrich, Tamara. "VIMS Antarctic research part of new documentary". dailypress.com. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
- ^ a b Malmquist, Dave (21 July 2005). "VIMS Researchers Re-Enter Ocean "Twilight Zone"". Virginia Institute of Marine Science. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- ^ "Deborah Steinberg". State Council of Higher Education for Virginia. Virginia.gov. Archived from the original on 8 April 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- ^ a b "5th International Zooplankton Symposium". www.pices.int. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
- ^ "Deborah Steinberg CSX Professor; Dept. Chair, Biological Sciences". Virginia Institute of Marine Science. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
- ^ a b Kelly, Daniel (2013-01-18). "Debbie Steingberg Explains Zooplankton Research". Environmental Monitor. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
- ^ "Deborah K. Steinberg". Virginia Institute of Marine Science. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- ^ Rejcek, Peter (June 18, 2010). "Back in Time". AntarcticSun.USAP.gov. The Antarctic Sun. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
- ^ "In Review: Antarctic Edge: 70° South". www.earthisland.org. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
- ^ Malmquist, David (9 October 2012). "Study Shows Small Fish Can Play a Big Role in the Coastal Carbon Cycle". Virginia Institute of Marine Science. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- ^ "Palmer Long Term Ecological Research". Virginia Institute of Marine Science. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- ^ "BATS Zooplankton Census". Virginia Institute of Marine Science. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- ^ Malmquist, David (14 May 2010). "ANACONDAS Project Brings VIMS to the Amazon Plume". Virginia Institute of Marine Science. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- ^ Moran, Susan (12 March 2012). "Team Tracks a Food Supply at the End of the World". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- ^ Antarctic Edge: 70° South, June 1, 2015, retrieved May 22, 2016
- ^ "Antarctic Edge: 70 Degrees South". Rutgers.edu. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
- ^ "Palmer Station Antarctica LTER". Palmer LTER. Archived from the original on 14 April 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- ^ "Overview of BATS". Bermuda Atlantic Time-Series Study. Bermuda Institute of Ocean Science. Archived from the original on 24 May 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- ^ "Steinberg receives Virginia Outstanding Faculty Award". www.vims.edu. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
- ^ Langhorne, Nicholas (3 April 2014). "W&M Announces 2014 Recipients of Plumeri Awards for Faculty Excellence". William & Mary. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- ^ "The Raft Debate". www.wm.edu. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
External links
- Antarctic Edge: 70° South, Documentary trailer
- Deborah Steinberg's webpage
- Deborah Steinberg publications indexed by Google Scholar