{"id":2033,"date":"2020-09-29T16:42:19","date_gmt":"2020-09-29T20:42:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eckerd.edu\/marinescience\/?page_id=2033"},"modified":"2026-08-14T11:43:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T15:43:42","slug":"schwing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eckerd.edu\/marinescience\/faculty\/schwing\/","title":{"rendered":"Patrick Schwing &#8217;06"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;full_width_background&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; top_padding=&#8221;48&#8243; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; row_position_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; row_position_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; row_position_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; flex_gap_desktop=&#8221;10px&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][vc_column_text]\n<h2>Patrick T. Schwing &#8217;06<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; text_direction=&#8221;default&#8221;]\n<h3>Associate Professor of Marine Science<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=&#8221;No Line&#8221; custom_height=&#8221;32&#8243;][vc_row_inner column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_position=&#8221;default&#8221; row_position_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; row_position_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; pointer_events=&#8221;all&#8221;][vc_column_inner column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; flex_gap_desktop=&#8221;10px&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; 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Creative Works<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div>[divider line_type=&#8221;No Line&#8221; custom_height=&#8221;32&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; text_direction=&#8221;default&#8221;]\n<h4>Degrees<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Ph.D., Chemical Oceanography, University of South Florida<\/li>\n<li>B.S., Marine Science (Geology), Eckerd College<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Courses taught<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Chemical and Physical Oceanography<\/li>\n<li>Marine Pollution<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/eckerd.edu\/scientist-at-sea\">Scientist at Sea<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Geological Oceanography<\/li>\n<li>Deep Sea Exploration<\/li>\n<li>Earth System History<\/li>\n<li>Marine Invertebrate Paleontology<\/li>\n<li>Introduction to Oceanography<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Research interests<\/h4>\n<p>My research program addresses issues including land-use development impacts, deep sea mining, oil spills, harmful algal blooms (red tide) and the distribution and impacts of microplastics on marine systems. I currently have multiple externally-funded projects in progress with undergraduate student involvement at all stages from proposal to fieldwork, laboratory and publication.\u00a0 Some selected outreach products can be viewed here:\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/animals\/article\/150418-gulf-oil-spill-sea-snot-oceans-environment-energy-deepwater-bp\">Why Did \u2018Shocking\u2019 Amounts of BP Oil Fall to the Seafloor?<\/a>, National Geographic, and <a href=\"https:\/\/ocean.si.edu\/ocean-life\/invertebrates\/little-critters-tell-big-story-benthic-foraminifera-and-gulf-oil-spill\">Little Critters that tell a BIG Story: Benthic Foraminifera and the Gulf Oil Spill<\/a>, Smithsonian.<\/p>\n<h4>Select publications<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Iannotta, I.*, <strong>Schwing, P.T.<\/strong>, Lam, T.S.*, Baldrighi, E., Riviera- Leme\u00e9, J., Downes, P., O\u2019Malley, B.J. (2026). Spatiotemporal characterization of sedimentary phytopigments in the southeastern Clarion-Clipperton Zone: Baseline time series and effects of a deep-sea mining test. Elementa; 14 (1): 00070. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1525\/elementa.2024.00070\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1525\/elementa.2024.00070<\/a><\/li>\n<li>M. D\u00edaz-Asencio, J.A. Corcho-Alvarado, O. D\u00edaz-Garc\u00eda, J.C. Herguera, S. R\u00f6llin, <strong>P. T. Schwing<\/strong>, R. Larson, G. R. Brooks, M.A. Huerta-D\u00edaz, L. W. Daessle (2026). Radioactive (Pu, <sup>210<\/sup>Pb, <sup>234<\/sup>Th and <sup>226<\/sup>Ra) and chemical (Mn, Fe, Al) tracers to evaluate sediment accumulation and biodifusion in the southern Gulf of Mexico. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jenvrad.2026.107980\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jenvrad.2026.107980<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Hershey R.N.*, <strong>Schwing, P.T.<\/strong>, Nandan, S.B. (2026). Tracing carbon sequestration potential and chronology of nitrogen pollution in a large tropical estuary. ACS ES&amp;amp;T Water 6(6) <a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/aewcaa\/article-abstract\/6\/6\/3747\/5185874\/Tracing-Carbon-Sequestration-Potential-and?redirectedFrom=fulltext\">10.1021\/acsestwater.6c00145<\/a><\/li>\n<li>O\u2019Malley, B.J., <strong>Schwing, P.T<\/strong>., Chernoch, S.K.* <em>et al<\/em>. Thorium- 234 as a tracer for deep-sea mining sediment plume deposition. Nature Communications 16, 10633 (2025). <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41467-025-65625-y\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41467-025-65625-y<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Allcock A.L. et al. (2025). Deep-sea ecosystems of the North Atlantic Ocean: discovery, status, function and future challenges. Deep Sea Research I, <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.dsr.2025.104580.\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.dsr.2025.104580.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Martina M. Plafcan*, <strong>Patrick T. 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