Throughout the month of June, the Gulf of Mexico was teeming with GoMRI-funded scientists conducting oil-spill related research. For some of the research teams Tropical Storm Debbie provided additional challenges, requiring some schedule changes.
Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative Research Board Welcomes New Member: Dr. Richard Shaw appointed by Gulf of Mexico Alliance to fill vacant seat
Applications are invited for a Scientific Computing Specialist who will serve as a Data Manager and Programmer in the Department of Marine Sciences at the University of Georgia in Athens Georgia.
Computational scientists, physical oceanographers, and mathematicians from around the world converged on the Shelborne Hotel for the 5th Lagrangian Analysis and Prediction of Coastal and Ocean Dynamics (LAPCOD) meeting.
It is with deep sadness that we share the news that Professor Ben Flower, a faculty member at the University of South Florida’s College of Marine Science, passed away Sunday morning at Bayfront Hospital in Saint Petersburg, FL.
Understanding oceanic flows in the Gulf of Mexico could be a game changer for emergency responders the next time there is an oil spill. Responders need quick, reliable information to figure out where oil goes and how fast it gets there. Yet advancement in predictive accuracy requires ambitious and innovative science.
The 2010 BP oil spill accelerated the loss of Louisiana’s delicate marshlands, which were already rapidly disappearing before the largest oil spill in U.S. history, a new study reports.
Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference: January 21-23, 2013 (3 full days) – New Orleans Marriott Hotel, 555 Canal Street, New Orleans, Louisiana
Salt marshes are one of the most vulnerable coastal environments in the Gulf of Mexico.
In the days and months following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, all eyes were fixed on images of where the oil was going and what it was impacting.