Douglas G. Capone

  • Holder of the William and Julie Wrigley Chair in Environmental Studies
  • Director, USC Marine Environmental Biology Program
  • Professor of biological sciences, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Office: (213) 740-2772

Expertise Summary

Marine biologist specializing in ocean ecosystems, bacteria and pollution

Expertise

  • environmental microbiology
  • microbial ecology -- the role of bacteria in the processing of materials in the environment
  • ocean ecosystems and pollution
  • bay and harbor ecology
  • marine bacteria
  • water quality -- biological contaminants in ocean waters
  • satellite observation and remote sensing of the ocean
  • biological oceanography
  • biogeochemistry

Additional Information

  • Author of more than 100 articles in scientific journals, including Science and Nature
  • Fellow, American Academy of Microbiology (2004)
  • Member, American Society for Microbiology; American Association for the Advancement of Science; American Geophysical Union; and American Society of Limnology and Oceanography