Spring 2015 – Note from the Research Board Chair – June 15, 2015 (From Spring 2015 Newsletter) Dr. Rita Colwell, University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins University A founding principle for GoMRI was to make data produced from the program discoverable and available to other scientists and the general public as soon as possible. Thus,…
Spring 2015 – Frequently Asked Questions by Dr. Chuck Wilson – June 15, 2015 (From Spring 2015 Newsletter) Dr. Chuck Wilson, Chief Scientific Officer for the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI), answers a few of the most frequently asked questions about the program. GoMRI is now five years in to what is ultimately a…
Spring 2015 – Education Spotlight – June 15, 2015 (From Spring 2015 Newsletter) DEEP-C – Deep-C’s education and outreach team worked with GoMRI scientists to publish several ocean science fact sheets, which are now available on Deep-C’s website. The colorful sheets highlight information on deepwater corals and sharks, oil-eating microbes, and more! CWC – In…
Inquiries are invited for a PhD assistantship to examine the effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on marsh rice rats in Louisiana.
An interest in oil spill research led Olasehinde Owoseni from Ile-Ife, an ancient city in Nigeria, to the Louisiana coast. Such a change might seem intimidating, but Sehinde sees it is as a small step toward his greater goal.
The cruise will allow the scientists to collect water column and sediment samples at Macondo impacted sites, other anthropogenically impacted sites, natural hydrocarbon seeps and control sites to track Macondo impacts and compare the processes observed in Macondo-influenced areas to natural seeps and control sites.
Coastal Waters Consortium Seeks Postdoctoral Research Associate for Benthic & Phytoplankton Community Ecology Studies related to Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.
Coastal Waters Consortium Seeks Research Associate/Assistant for Benthic Marsh Ecology Research related to Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.
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.
One of the most significant outcomes of the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) has been the fostering of a multi-disciplinary collaborative academic community ready to put science into practice.