Spring 2015 – GoMRI Researcher Interview with Dr. Stephen Landers – June 15, 2015 (From Spring 2015 Newsletter) Dr. Stephen Landers from Troy University answered a few questions about his RFP-II project, Analysis of Continental Shelf Meiofauna in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: Effects of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Investigated During a Long-Term Community…
GoMRI Presents Special Award at 2015 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair – June 15, 2015 (From Spring 2015 Newsletter) GoMRI once again presented a Special Award at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), which was held in Pittsburgh, PA from May 10-15, 2015. Approximately 1500 projects were entered into the fair, 12…
Community Reflects on Fifth Anniversary of Deepwater Horizon – June 15, 2015 (From Spring 2015 Newsletter) It has been five years since the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill, which began on April 20, 2010 and lasted for 87 days. The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative was created in response to the disaster, to help…
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.