Emeriti

Biological oceanography; ecology of marine gelatinous plankton; marine particulate matter and marine snow, biogeochemical cycling.

Mechanisms regulating reproduction and development in vertebrate animal models.

Earth System History recorded in sediments with emphasis in Marine Geology, Paleoceanography, Climate Change and Cosmic Impacts

Bio-inspired catalytic nanofabrication, tunable photonic materials and dynamic self-assembly. Applications to semiconductors, high-power batteries, electro-optics, IR and solar energy.

My current research focuses on the Biological Carbon Pump (BCP) in the Anthropocene. Changes to our climate, oil spills or plastic pollution all impact the production and gravitational settling of carbon. The BCP additionally provides transport pathways for pollutants.

Evolutionary ecology, population and conservation biology; ecology and behavior of reef fishes.

Libe Washburn is an oceanographer and professor at UCSB who studies the coastal ocean and related marine ecosystems.