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Study Confirms Sun Exposure Increases Oxygen Molecules in Oil Slicks
Posted on January 16, 2020Scientists compared laboratory-generated weathered oil with weathered oil samples collected during Deepwater Horizon to better understand how different processes, specifically photo-oxidation and bio-oxidation, affect how oil changes chemically and physically. -
Grad Student Woodyard Assesses Vulnerability of Hundreds of Fish Species to Oil Exposure
Posted on January 14, 2020Following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, resource managers recognized the need for species-specific fish risk assessments to help identify which organisms and habitats would be most affected. -
Study Ranks Parameters in Oil Biodegradation Models and Quantifies Dispersant Effects
Posted on January 9, 2020Scientists compared oil biodegradation model parameters and ran simulations to understand the relative importance of variables that affect predictions for oil fate from a deep-water release. -
Dr. Tracey Sutton Receives NSU Provost’s Research and Scholarship Award
Posted on January 7, 2020The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) congratulates Dr. Tracey Sutton for being honored with the Nova Southeastern University (NSU) Provost’s Research and Scholarship Award. -
GoMRI Mourns the Passing of Dr. Ciro V. Sumaya
Posted on December 20, 2019It is with deep sadness that the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) shares that Dr. Ciro V. Sumaya passed away on Sunday December 1, 2019. -
Sea Grant Publication Describes Technologies for Detecting and Monitoring Marine Oil Spills
Posted on December 18, 2019The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) is pleased to announce a new Sea Grant publication on technologies that complement traditional ship, satellite, and mooring-based tools that researchers use to study oil spills, including Deepwater Horizon. -
![The University of Southern Mississippi is currently accepting applications for the position of Assistant Professor of Biological Oceanography. Special Instructions to Applicants Applications must be submitted through the jobs.usm.edu candidate […]](https://gulfresearchinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/job_pic-125x125.jpg "Opportunity: University of Southern Mississippi, Assistant Professor of Biological Oceanography")
Opportunity: University of Southern Mississippi, Assistant Professor of Biological Oceanography
Posted on December 12, 2019The University of Southern Mississippi is currently accepting applications for the position of Assistant Professor of Biological Oceanography. Special Instructions to Applicants Applications must be submitted through the jobs.usm.edu candidate […] -
Opportunity: University of Southern Mississippi, Asst. or Assoc. Professor of Ocean Engineering
Posted on December 12, 2019The University of Southern Mississippi is currently accepting applications for the position of Asst. or Assoc. Professor of Ocean Engineering. Special Instructions to Applicants Applications must be submitted through the […] -
Study Demonstrates High School Teaching Method for Oil Spill Science
Posted on December 10, 2019University of New Orleans doctoral student Kendal Leftwich, who is a member of the LADC-GEMM research consortium investigating how Deepwater Horizon affected large marine mammals, created and implemented a year-long physics methodology to engage high school students in university research. -
Why Grad Student Keller’s Marriage of Polymers and Nanoparticles Causes Oil to Break Up
Posted on December 5, 2019Because oil and water don’t mix easily, oil droplets in the ocean environment tend to aggregate into larger masses, which hinders microbial degradation.
