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GoMRI Science Featured at the Bush Presidential Library and Museum Exhibit
At Texas A&M University, a new interactive exhibit “Offshore Drilling: The Promise of Discovery” opened to the public in March and features, among many examples of equipment and history from the industry, the oil spill research of the Gulf of Mexico Integrated Spill Response (GISR) consortium, a GoMRI funded project.
Study: Dispersant Increases Oil Compounds Entering Atmosphere via Bursting Bubbles
Scientists from Louisiana State University evaluated bursting bubbles as a pathway for hydrocarbons to move from the sea into the air and they investigated the influence of Corexit 9500A on this process.
Howard Stone Inducted into National Academy of Sciences
The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) congratulates one of their own, Howard Stone, for his election into the National Academy of Sciences (NAS).
Study Evaluates Synthetic Aperture Radar as Oil Spill Detection Tool
A group of scientists led by the Center for Southeastern Tropical Advanced Remote Sensing (CSTARS) of the University of Miami recently published an overview of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) as a tool to identify oil slicks on the ocean surface using satellite imagery.
GoMRI-funded Graduate Student Receives Award for IOSC Poster Presentation
University of New Orleans (UNO) graduate student Phoebe Ray received an award for her poster presentation at the International Oil Spill Conference 2014 (IOSC) held May 5-8 in Savannah, Georgia.
Seafloor Rescue – Universities Collaborate for Amazing Recovery of Downed AUV
The Mola Mola, one of only six SeaBED class Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) in the world will be in the Gulf of Mexico later this month as scientists survey the sea floor near the Macondo wellhead.
Study Makes Storm Surge Predictions at Less Cost without Sacrificing Accuracy
Two scientists from the University of Texas provide an alternate modeling framework that incorporates selective detailed adjustments while calculations are in process to predict storm surge.
Members of GoMRI Team to Attend International Oil Spill Conference May 5-8 in Savannah, Georgia
If you’re planning to attend the International Oil Spill Conference in Savannah, Georgia, occurring from May 5-8, then be sure to stop by the GoMRI Booth, #716.
Science Datasets from GoMRI Oil Spill Research Publicly Available
Researchers studying impacts from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill have scientific data available for public access. Data comes from research funded by GoMRI and is accessible through the GoMRI Information and Data Cooperative (GRIIDC) data repository.