June 9, 2015 – Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative

Opportunity: Postdoctoral Research Associate for Benthic & Phytoplankton Community Ecology Studies, CWC

June 9, 2015

Coastal Waters Consortium Seeks Postdoctoral Research Associate for Benthic & Phytoplankton Community Ecology Studies related to Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.

Opportunity: Research Associate/Assistant for Benthic Marsh Ecology Research, CWC

June 9, 2015

Coastal Waters Consortium Seeks Research Associate/Assistant for Benthic Marsh Ecology Research related to Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.

Rachel Simister (lead author of the study) prepares sediment cores on a research cruise in the Gulf of Mexico. (Photo credit: H. White)

Study Describes Functional Diversity of Oil-Degrading Microbes in Coral and Sediment

June 9, 2015

Scientists from Haverford College examined Gulf of Mexico sediment and flocculent material (floc) associated with oil-impacted corals to study indigenous microbial communities and their oil degradation potential.