Texas Students Put Oil Spill Cleanup Methods to the Test
A group of twenty-six middle school students conducted experiments to compare these methods as part of a week-long University of Texas Summer Science Field Program.
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Study: Wave Data Can Improve Forecasts that Help Search and Rescue Operations and Oil Spill Response
Scientists with the Norwegian Meteorological Institute are quantifying wave effects for use in ocean models that predict the direction of surface water movement.
Shark Tale: 12-foot Arctic Predator Caught in Warm Gulf of Mexico
A university research crew captured a whopping 12-foot Greenland shark from 6,000 feet below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico
Ozgokmen Presents Drifter Research from Oil-Spill Study at U.S. Climate Summit
Meeting organizers invited Dr. Tamay Ozgokmen with the University of Miami to present results on ocean processes from his team’s Grand Lagrangian Deployment (GLAD) experiment
Taking a Team Approach: ECOGIG Research Expeditions
ECOGIG researchers working aboard the Exploration Vessel (E/V) Nautilus and Research Vessel (R/V) Endeavor explain how the scientific crews of the two ships work together to conduct this complementary research.
Educators Dive into ROV Training and Emerge with Innovative Teaching Tools
Ten high school teachers from Alabama and Florida are returning to their 2013-2014 science classes armed with new skills, materials, and inspiration.
Study Describes Use of Oil Fingerprinting to Identify Source of 2012 Gulf Sheen
Scientists used a novel fingerprinting technique to identify the source of oil sheens that appeared in late 2012 near the site of the Deepwater Horizon disaster.
CWC Involves All in the Family in Oil Spill Marsh Science
Conover loves planning educational activities that get local families outside in the marshes and waterways to learn about the delicate ecosystem that surrounds them.
Researchers Gather Environmental Samples Following Hercules Natural Gas Well Blowout in Gulf of Mexico
GoMRI funding is building research capacity in Gulf of Mexico
Rapid Response Research at Hercules Gas Blowout
The vessel was loaded with ocean drifters to track movement of surface waters around the rig and with equipment to collect time-sensitive samples of water, air and sediment.