Guy Harvey Fisheries Symposium Announced for November 13-15
A panel of experts will offer critical suggestions on how post-Gulf of Mexico oil catastrophe research funds should be spent.
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Opportunity: Faculty Openings in LSU’s Cain Department of Chemical Engineering
The Cain Department of Chemical Engineering at Louisiana State University is seeking to fill new tenure-track, assistant-professor positions in the broad research areas of “Energy” and the “Environment,” with a preferred start date of Fall 2015.
Study Shows Drifter Data on Surface Currents Critical to Predict Pollutant Transport
Scientists measured the speed of small, short-lived Gulf surface currents using position data from nearly 300 drifters to determine surface current impact on the dispersion of ocean contaminants.
Scientists Help Students Tackle the Hard Stuff: Public Talks and Life Choices
The “ivory tower” mindset that distances academia from everyday life was nowhere to be found at the inaugural Deep-C Student Research Symposium.
What a Matchup! SEC Football and Science at the Stadium
What gets kids of all ages more excited than a day of hard-hitting SEC football? Robots!
The Anatomy of an Oil Spill: Smithsonian Releases New Oil Spill Science in the Gulf Infographic
Visitors to the Smithsonian Ocean Portal now have the opportunity to learn more about oil spills like the Deepwater Horizon.
Mesocosm Experiments Look at Oil Spills from the Bottom Up
Scientists have simulated a variety of deep-sea oil spill conditions in miniature via a pair of mesocosms, an approach that bridges traditional laboratory and in situ observations.
Study Shows Bursting Bubbles Can Redistribute Oil Droplets into a Water Column
Scientists using a high-speed camera to observe bubbles bursting have gained new insight into the hydrodynamics of complex fluids.
Grad Student Laxague is Making Waves Using Sea-surface Ripples to Detect Oil
Nathan Laxague studies a small-scale subject matter that has potentially large-scale applications. Capillary waves – or ripples – on the ocean surface can indicate the presence of a film or oil slick on the water’s surface, making them “an important link in the chain of oil spill response.”