Richard Rosas
Research
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- Carbonate chemistry
- Remote sensors
- Seafloor mapping
My research primarily involves investigating ocean acidification since the large-scale production of anthropogenic CO2 on high resolution temporal timescales. My methods involve utilizing remote sensors and chemical isotopes in corals at the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary.
Education
B.S. Marine Science, University of Delaware, 2018
Awards
Fall 2020-Present, Louisiana/Texas Sea Grant Program (LATXSGP) Ocean Acidification Graduate Research Fellowship
2018, National Science Foundation (NSF) Texas A&M University System Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Bridge to Doctorate (BTD) Fellow
2018, National Science Foundation S-STEM Scholar
2018, Susanne and Steve Leininger Scholarship
Links
Courses
Additional Information
Advisor: Dr. Niall Slowey
Presentations:
Slowey, N., Rosas, R., Hickerson, E., Schmahl G., Walpert, J., DuFore, C., and Perry, R. 2019, poster, Installing Sensors at the Coral Reef of the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary to Study Ocean Acidification and other environmental Processes, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Rosas, R., and Slowey, N. (Texas A&M University, College of Geosciences) 2019, poster, High Resolution Study of a Coral Reef’s Carbonate Chemistry System in the Gulf of Mexico: Hypothesis and Methods, TAMUS LSAMP Symposium, College Station, TX.
Rosas, R., J. Testa (University of Maryland, Center of Environmental Science) 2017, poster, Quantifying Net Transport and Transformation of Carbon, Oxygen, and Nutrients in the Delaware Bay Estuary, CERF, Providence, RI.
Research Cruises:
Fall 2019
Geologic Survey of the South Atlantic Argentina Margin - Texas A&M University
Chief Scientists: Dr. Niall Slowey, Dr. James Wright
Conducted a coring cruise paired with a multichannel seismic, multibeam and sub-bottom profiler survey. These efforts are to understand water circulation during the Pre-Pleistocene and portions of the Cenozoic
Spring 2019
Geologic Survey of Coastal Ecuador, Salinas and Guayas Estuary - Texas A&M University
PI: Dr. Niall Slowey
Used multibeam and side-scan sonar to map portions of the Ecuadorian coast for the purpose of future harbor construction. Partnered with personnel from INOCAR and the Ecuadorian Navy.
Spring 2017
Undergraduate Field Research, R/V Atlantis – University of Delaware
Chief Scientist: Dr. George Luther
Worked under Dr. Luther and Dr. Timothy Shaw to collect trace metal samples and evidence of oxygen radicals during a hydrothermal vent cruise utilizing DSV Alvin.
