John F. Marra

John F. Marra is a biological oceanographer, academic, and author. He has been a member of the CUNY Doctoral Faculty in Earth and Environmental Sciences as well as the Doctoral Faculty in Biology since 2007.

Marra's research encompasses oceanography, phytoplankton, ocean optics, and photosynthesis. He participated in 28 oceanographic cruises, serving as Chief Scientist in 11 of them. He has received honors from NASA, including the Earth Science Enterprise Terra Award, Exceptional Achievement Medal, and Office of Earth Science Award. Additionally, he served as the Section Editor of Elsevier's ''Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences''. He is the author of ''Hot Carbon: Carbon-14 and a Revolution in Science'', published by Columbia University Pres.

Marra is a Sustaining Fellow of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography. Provided by Wikipedia