Thomas S. Bianchi

Thomas S. Bianchi is an oceanographer and biogeochemist. He is currently the Jon and Beverly Thompson Endowed Chair of Geological Sciences at the University of Florida and Editor-in-chief of the journal Marine Chemistry.

Early life and education
Bianchi was born in 1956 in Richmond Hill, New York, and moved to Holbrook in eastern Long Island where he stayed through his early college years. As a child, he was very interested in basketball, largely influenced by his uncle, Al Bianchi, who was a professional basketball player. Bianchi has played drums through much of his life, and became interested in oceanography very early on. He earned his Ph.D. from University of Maryland in 1987.

Research and career
Bianchi has been a professor at the University of Florida since 2013. Before joining UF, he held full professor positions at Tulane University and Texas A&M University.

Awards and recognition

 * Edward P. Bass Distinguished Visiting Environmental Scholar, Yale Institute of Biospheric Studies, Yale University,2023,
 * Fellow of the American Geophysical Union for his exceptional contributions in his respective field of Earth and space sciences, 2019.
 * Qilu Friendship Award, People's Government of Shandong Province, China, 2018.
 * Fellow of the Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry, 2017.
 * Fellow of the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography, 2017.
 * Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2013.

Personal life
Bianchi is the son of Rita and Tom Bianchi and is married to Jo Ann Bianchi (artist). They have a son, Christopher T. Bianchi (video artist).

Books

 * Gulf of Mexico: Origin, Waters, and Biota (Vol. 5, Chemical Oceanography) (published in 2019 by Texas A&M University Press) ISBN 978-1-62349-774-3
 * Deltas and Humans: A Long Relationship Now Threatened by Global Change. Oxford University Press. 2016. ISBN 978-0-19-976417-4.
 * Biogeochemical Dynamics at Major River-Coastal Interfaces: Linkages with Global Change. Cambridge University Press. 2014. ISBN 978-1-107-02257-7.
 * Chemical Biomarkers in Aquatic Ecosystems. Princeton University Press. 2011. ISBN 978-1-4008-3910-0.
 * Hypoxia in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Springer. 2010. ISBN 978-1-60615-037-5.
 * Biogeochemistry of Estuaries. Oxford University Press. 2006. ISBN 978-0-19-534771-5.
 * Biogeochemistry of Gulf of Mexico Estuaries. John Wiley & Sons. 1998. ISBN 978-0-471-16174-5.

Selected publications
Tom Bianchi has published over 300 articles.