David Valentine Headshot

Co-Principal Investigator, NSF ExFAB BioFoundry

Distinguished Professor of Microbiology and Geochemistry & Norris Presidential Chair in Earth Science

valentine@geol.ucsb.edu

805-893-2973

Bio

Dr. Valentine received his B.S. in Biochemistry/Chemistry and M.S. in Chemistry from UC San Diego followed by an M.S. and Ph.D. in Earth System Science at UC Irvine, and then took an NSF Postdoctoral Fellowship in Microbial Biology at Scripps Institution of Oceanography.   He joined the UC Santa Barbara faculty in 2001 and conducts research at the interface of microbes, chemicals and the ocean.