During the Los Angeles event’s two days of judging, GoMRI award judges looked at 19 oil-spill related projects without their students present, and then returned to interview 10 of the students in person.
An exploration vessel will set sail Sunday morning to continue its study of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill’s impact on corals in the Gulf of Mexico.
The Coastal Waters Consortium (CWC) inaugural Art and Science Camp challenged participants, engaging both their analytical and creative talents to learn about a locally-relevant and nationally-important subject matter—oiled marsh lands.
GoMRI announces their Scholars Program to recognize the graduate students whose vital research contribute to improve understanding about the damage, response, and recovery following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
The second Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference was held in Mobile, Alabama in January 2014. As we entered the fourth year of research following the Deepwater Horizon incident, the science community was positioned to deliver integrated findings both within the scientific community and to stakeholder groups.
The Research Board of the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI), as part of the 2014 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference, convened a Forum to discuss the current understanding of dispersants and their use and application following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
GoMRI in cooperation with the NIST has launched the Hydrocarbon Inter-calibration Experiment (HIE) to address the need for advancing the importance of laboratory Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QAQC) practices and for inter-laboratory comparison and calibration for petroleum compounds.
Scientists from Texas, Delaware, and Louisiana conducted a multiyear study examining coastal waters in the Gulf of Mexico to determine if hydrocarbons from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill had changed the water column chemistry.
Spring 2014 – GoMRI Researcher Interview with Dr. Demetri Spyropoulos and Lexi Temkin – June 10, 2014 (From Spring 2014 Newsletter) RFP-II: Using Embryonic Stem Cell Fate to Determine Potential Adverse Effects of Petroleum/Dispersant Exposure. 1. Tell us a bit about your research. What are the goals of your project? Our goals are to assess…
Spring 2014 – Education Spotlight – June 10, 2014 (From Spring 2014 Newsletter) The Education & Outreach section of the CWC website has resources specifically for K-12 teachers and students, the public, undergraduate students, and education events, including printable materials in Spanish. Deep-C led the first Project GOO (Gulf Oil Observers) field study. Project GOO…