David C. Smith

David C. Smith is a Professor at the Graduate School of Oceanography at the University of Rhode Island. His research focuses on microbial and biological oceanography, with a particular emphasis on marine microbial ecology.

• B.S. from California State University, Long Beach (1984)
• Ph.D. from Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego (1994)

He teaches courses such as OCG 576 Marine Microbial Ecology, OCG 562 Biological Oceanography (Lab), and BIO 130 Topics in Marine Biology. His office is located in 333 Coastal Institute Building, and he can be reached at dcsmith@uri.edu. ResearchGate profile highlights his work in microbial oceanography.