He studies the deep ocean basin surrounding the carbonate platforms with the goal to unravel the history of the ocean currents, in particular the onset of the modern ocean circulation including the Gulf Stream. The current swept seaways in the Bahamas are provinces of extensive cold-water coral reefs that are more numerous and widespread than their shallow-water counterparts. Together with colleagues, Eberli has mapped and sampled these hotspots of deep-water biodiversity. Modern molecular techniques have allowed his team to assess the importance of microbial organisms on the production of ooids and the transformation from carbonate sediment to limestone rock. In his laboratory, he has conducted several successful petrophysical experiments that help to better understand the log and seismic signature of carbonates. His team is a leader in explaining how the complicated pore structure in carbonates influences acoustic wave propagation and electrical resistivity. Throughout his career, Eberli has received several prestigious awards. He is a “Fellow of the Geological Society of America” and a “Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)”. He was an AAPG Distinguished Lecturer in 1996/97, JOI/USSAC Distinguished, Lecturer in 1997/1998 and an EAGE Distinguished Lecturer in 2005 and 2006. In 2012 he was honored with the “Johannes Walther Award” from International Association of Sedimentology for Scientific Contributions to Sedimentology. In 2014 he received the “Grover E. Murray Memorial Distinguished Educator Award” from the American Association of Petroleum Geology.