Oil Spill Scientists and GoMRI Community Gather in Tampa – MARCH 31, 2016 (From Spring 2016 Newsletter) This year’s Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference took place from February 1-4, 2016 at the Tampa Marriott Waterside in Tampa, Florida. More than 975 people from 16 countries, including the U.S., participated in the…
Dispatches from the Gulf Documentary Features GoMRI Scientists – MARCH 31, 2016 (From Spring 2016 Newsletter) Screenscope, Inc. has completed production of the Dispatches from the Gulf documentary film, which features scientists working to better understand the effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Dispatches from the Gulf is the newest episode in the Journey…
Spring 2016 – GoMRI Researcher Interview with Dr. Jack Gilbert – MARCH 31, 2016 (From Spring 2016 Newsletter) Dr. Jack Gilbert from the University of Chicago – Argonne National Laboratory answered a few questions about his RFP-II project, Creating a Predictive Model of Microbially Mediated Carbon Remediation in the Gulf of Mexico. 1. Thank you…
Spring 2016 – Education Spotlight – MARCH 31, 2016 (From Spring 2016 Newsletter) CWC Coastal Waters Consortium has two research experience for undergraduates (REUs) internship positions available for summer 2016. The internships will last for ten weeks starting in June 2016. Applications will be accepted until April 1, 2016. Please visit the CWC website for…
Slice ‘n Dice – MARCH 31, 2016 (From Spring 2016 Newsletter) Provided by Dr. Nancy Rabalais, CWC Director The sediment core group from Coastal Waters Consortium-II held their first expedition into the marshes of Terrebonne Bay in December 2015 to collect pond and marsh sediment cores for examining the historical trends in phytoplankton composition and…
Spring 2016 – Frequently Asked Questions by Dr. Chuck Wilson – MARCH 31, 2016 (From Spring 2016 Newsletter) Chief Scientific Officer for the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) answers a few frequently asked questions about GoMRI’s data management system, GRIIDC (Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative Information and Data Cooperative). Question: The keynote address of…
GoMRI Attends 2016 Ocean Sciences Meeting in New Orleans – MARCH 31, 2016 (From Spring 2016 Newsletter) Members of the GoMRI scientific community and management team attended Ocean Sciences from February 21-26, 2016 in New Orleans, LA. The management team hosted a booth in the exhibit hall, which provided the opportunity for GoMRI scientists who…
Spring 2016 – Note from the Research Board Chair – MARCH 31, 2016 (From Spring 2016 Newsletter) Dr. Rita Colwell, University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins University The GoMRI mission and Legacy Goals comprise the foundation of our program. We are now more than half way through the ten year duration of the program and…
Laura Timm examines connections among shellfish ecology and evolution to help scientists understand how the Deepwater Horizon oil spill affected certain Gulf of Mexico species: “My work focuses on establishing pre-spill baselines and comparing them to samples taken 3-7 years after the oil spill, providing a timeline of crustacean recovery.”
Scientists conducted experiments to assess oil exposure effects on Ruppa maritima, a common underwater plant species in Gulf of Mexico estuaries.