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.
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.
Scientific Dream Team Conducts Rapid Response Research at Hercules Gas Blowout
“This is an opportunity to put science into immediate practice.” – Tamay Ozgokmen, University of Miami and director of CARTHE
Study Describes Mechanics of Dispersant Adsorption at Oil-Water Interface
Scientists are trying to develop more stable, safer dispersants.
Margaret Leinen Selected as UC San Diego Vice Chancellor for Marine Sciences and Scripps Director
The GoMRI science community congratulates one of our own, Dr. Margaret Leinen