Professor David Naar specializes in plate tectonics and seafloor mapping. His earlier research involved the analysis of marine magnetics, bathymetry, backscatter, and earthquake data to study mid-ocean ridge processes, microplate processes, and their interactions with hotspot volcanism. He used freezing wax analog models of seafloor spreading to gain insight on how major plate boundary reorganizations occur. His more recent research has involved acoustic multibeam mapping of paleoshorelines, fish benthic habitats, artificial reefs, coral reefs, inert mines, and hydrothermal vents. These research interests have led to oceanographic mapping expeditions to the Gulfof Mexico, Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans. He has served as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Geophysical Research, Marine Geophysical Researches, and the European Geophysical Union Solid Earth online journal. He also served on multiple panels for the National Science Foundation, including the United States Scientific Advisory Panel for the Ocean Drilling Program, and the steering committee for the NSF RIDGE 2000 program. Currently he serves as Associate Dean for the USF College of Marine Science and is a Co-PI of the newly awarded NOAA Center for Ocean Mapping and Innovative Technologies at the College (https://www.marine.usf.edu/comit/).