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Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Research Symposium in Europe
Posted on September 9, 2013North American and European expertise to improve quick and effective response to future oil spills and minimize their environmental impact. -
Study: Wave Data Can Improve Forecasts that Help Search and Rescue Operations and Oil Spill Response
Posted on August 28, 2013Scientists with the Norwegian Meteorological Institute are quantifying wave effects for use in ocean models that predict the direction of surface water movement. -
Drifter Research to Improve Oil Movement Predictions
Posted on August 28, 2013Organisers invited Dr Tamay Ozgokmen of the University of Miami to present results on ocean processes from his GLAD experiment conducted after the Deepwater Horizon incident to improve prediction models of oil transport. -
Texas Students Put Oil Spill Cleanup Methods to the Test
Posted on August 28, 2013A group of twenty-six middle school students conducted experiments to compare these methods as part of a week-long University of Texas Summer Science Field Program. -
Study: Wave Data Can Improve Forecasts that Help Search and Rescue Operations and Oil Spill Response
Posted on August 26, 2013Scientists with the Norwegian Meteorological Institute are quantifying wave effects for use in ocean models that predict the direction of surface water movement. -
Shark Tale: 12-foot Arctic Predator Caught in Warm Gulf of Mexico
Posted on August 20, 2013A university research crew captured a whopping 12-foot Greenland shark from 6,000 feet below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico -
Ozgokmen Presents Drifter Research from Oil-Spill Study at U.S. Climate Summit
Posted on August 20, 2013Meeting organizers invited Dr. Tamay Ozgokmen with the University of Miami to present results on ocean processes from his team’s Grand Lagrangian Deployment (GLAD) experiment -
Taking a Team Approach: ECOGIG Research Expeditions
Posted on August 19, 2013ECOGIG researchers working aboard the Exploration Vessel (E/V) Nautilus and Research Vessel (R/V) Endeavor explain how the scientific crews of the two ships work together to conduct this complementary research. -
Educators Dive into ROV Training and Emerge with Innovative Teaching Tools
Posted on August 19, 2013Ten high school teachers from Alabama and Florida are returning to their 2013-2014 science classes armed with new skills, materials, and inspiration. -
Study Describes Use of Oil Fingerprinting to Identify Source of 2012 Gulf Sheen
Posted on August 12, 2013Scientists used a novel fingerprinting technique to identify the source of oil sheens that appeared in late 2012 near the site of the Deepwater Horizon disaster.
