FSU Scientists Invite Student Inventors To Test Their Underwater Robotics Skills
Nine teams from Florida and Alabama will test homemade robotic creations and their own mettle in the second annual Deep-C ROV competition.
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Smithsonian Highlights GoMRI Oil Spill Research to Address Public Concerns
The Smithsonian magazine posted a story featuring GoMRI-funded research as they discuss “myths and misconceptions about the Gulf oil spill” related to seafood and marine ecosystem recovery.
GoMRI Science Teams among First Responders to Galveston Bay Oil Spill
On March 22, a cargo ship collided with a barge carrying approximately 4,000 barrels of bunker fuel oil in Galveston Bay, Texas. An estimated 168,000 gallons spilled into the Houston Ship Channel, prompting officials to shut it down for cleanup. Within days scientists from two research consortia funded by the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) were on site alongside government and industry workers, collecting baseline information to assess impacts.
Researchers Only ‘Scratching Surface’ Of Oil Spill’s Long-term Effects
Four years after more than 200 million gallons of Macondo oil began to leak into the Gulf of Mexico, scientists are learning more about what long-term effects the ecosystem may endure.
GoMRI Advances Science Four Years after Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Since August 2011, eight research consortia funded by the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) have been working hard to understand impacts from and responses to the Deepwater Horizon incident.
Today’s Female Researchers Inspire Tomorrow’s Women in Science
On Saturday, March 29, a group of 15 women scientists led a workshop for the Girl Scouts that was filled with opportunities to look under the microscope, dig down in the mud, and get fishy, all in the name of science.
Scientists on Alvin have Eyes on the Bottom of Deepwater Horizon Site
Going after a literal “deeper understanding,” researchers are currently making multiple trips to the blowout site 5,000 feet below water surface.
GOOies Descend on Florida Beaches to Continue Oil Spill Research
In late February, a team of 25 future scientists went on a beachcombing expedition like no other.
Podcasts Highlight International Partners in High Pressure World of Deep Sea Research
Scientists half a world away from the Deepwater Horizon site are getting the first close glimpse of how oil likely behaved deep underwater during the spill
Study Shows Gulf Killifish had Complex Genomic Response to Oil Spill Toxins
A team of researchers from Texas, Florida, and California successfully quantified the gene expression of wild Fundulus grandis, commonly known as Gulf killifish, from the northern Gulf of Mexico in assessing exposure to toxicants from the 2010 oil spill.