Oscar Schofield
Distinguished Professor · Rutgers University
Research Interests
I am a biological oceanographer interested how the physics and chemistry regulates ocean ecosystems, with a primary research focus on the physiology and ecology of phytoplankton. My research is conducted in a range of oceans.
Biography
1995-2001 Assistant Professor, Department of Marine and Coastal Science, Rutgers University 2001-2007 Associate Professor, Department of Marine and Coastal Science, Rutgers University 2007-2016 Professor, Department of Marine and Coastal Science, Rutgers University 2016-present Distinguished Professor, Department of Marine and Coastal Science, Rutgers University
Education
1983-1987 B.A. in Aquatic Biology, Department of Biology, University of California at Santa Barbara 1989-1993 Ph.D. in Biology, Department of Biology, University of California at Santa Barbara 1994 Postdoc, Center for Remote Sensing and Environmental Optics, University of California at Santa Barbara 1994-1995 Postdoctoral Researcher, Southern Regional Research Center, Agriculture Research Service
Recent Scopus Publications
- Multidecadal increase in microbial biomass and production along the western Antarctic Peninsula
- Decadal increase in phytoplankton community photoprotective pigments associated with shoaling mixed layers along a warming West Antarctic Peninsula
- Modeling Upper Ocean Ecosystem Dynamics in Response to Interannual Sea-Ice Variability in the Western Antarctic Peninsula
- Impact of glacial meltwater on phytoplankton biomass along the Western Antarctic Peninsula
- Sub-100 km Ocean Processes Revealed by Structure Functions of SWOT Sea Surface Height and In Situ Observing Network
Links
- ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2359-4131
- Scopus https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=7004505427
- Personal Weblink https://rucool.marine.rutgers.edu/people/oscar-schofield/