Opportunity: Research Associate in Coastal Field Biology, LSU
Position available for a Research Associate in Coastal Field Biology (#005070) at the LSU AgCenter Department of Entomology.
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Opportunity: Postdoctoral Researcher in Invertebrate Molecular Ecology, LSU
Position available for a Postdoctoral Researcher in Invertebrate Molecular Ecology (#006383) in coastal marshes at the LSU AgCenter Department of Entomology.
Grad Student Pinales Designs “Smart” Oil-Spill Detection Tool
Juan Pinales is working on a computational modelling system that will aid oil spill monitoring efforts. He combines Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data and oceanographic conditions recorded during the Deepwater Horizon incident to improve surface oil detection using a semi-automated machine learning method known as artificial neural networking.
Sea Grant Releases Educational Brochures on Dispersants
The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative is pleased to announce three new Sea Grant informational brochures about dispersants used during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Now Available: Sea Grant Brochures on Oiled Beaches and Top Five Oil Spill FAQs
GoMRI is pleased to announce the release of two Sea Grant informational brochures about the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. These brochures synthesize peer-reviewed oil spill science for a broad range of general audiences, particularly those who live and work across the Gulf Coast.
Opportunity: Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University
The Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University seeks a Postdoctoral Research Scientist to participate in a Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative-funded study of the influence of natural oil and gas seeps on the pelagic ecosystem of the Gulf of Mexico.
Researchers Seek New Insights from Decades-Old Spill
The Ixtoc I blowout happened in the Bay of Campeche over thirty-five years ago, so why are scientists studying this spill now? Because understanding what happened to Ixtoc I oil may help predict if and how Deepwater Horizon oil will degrade, persist, and impact northern Gulf of Mexico ecosystems over the next few decades.
Discovering Vibrant, Dynamic Life in the Deep Gulf of Mexico
DEEPEND expands knowledge as a restoration tool for the Gulf’s largest ecosystem. Much uncertainty remains about impacts on the deep-sea environment from the 2010 oil spill that erupted more than 5,000 feet below the sea surface. However, knowing what was affected or what may change in the future is particularly difficult with little to no pre-existing knowledge about this obscure ecosystem. Environmental impact assessments of an area require some baseline of what lives and happens there.
Study Shows Raindrops Push Oil Spill Pollutants into Air and Below Sea Surface
Scientists at Johns Hopkins University used high-speed imaging and digital holography in laboratory experiments to investigate the effects of raindrops falling on a simulated oil slick.
Gulf Oil Spill Conference Held in Tampa
Scientists from around the country are converging on Tampa this week to compare notes about the after-effects of the 2010 BP oil spill. Much of the oil remains out of sight below the surface of the Gulf, so the research will take years to complete.