NEW CONSORTIA! – March 12, 2015 (From Winter 2015 Newsletter) TWELVE CONSORTIA AND $140 MILLION TO STUDY OIL IMPACTS ON GULF OF MEXICO Through the RFP-IV program, GoMRI is awarding $140 million to support research to be carried out from 2015 through 2017. GoMRI Chief Scientific Officer, Chuck Wilson, addresses FAQ on the new consortia…
Mesocosm Experiments Look at Oil Spills from the Bottom Up – March 12, 2015 (From Winter 2015 Newsletter) Scientists have simulated a variety of deep-sea oil spill conditions in miniature via a pair of mesocosms, an approach that bridges traditional laboratory and in situ observations. A large team of researchers from the Dispersion Research on…
Presence for GoMRI Researchers at the 2014 International Oil Spill Conference – March 12, 2015 (From Winter 2015 Newsletter) A number of researchers and students participated in the International Oil Spill Conference 2014 (IOSC) held May 5-8 in Savannah, Georgia. As a result, nine GoMRI Research articles, spanning multiple research consortia, were chosen from the…
Snow in the Gulf of Mexico – March 12, 2015 (From Winter 2015 Newsletter) It may not happen too often on land, but beneath the surface of the ocean, it’s a whole different story. As plants and animals living near the ocean’s surface die, they decay and fall to the seafloor in a natural phenomenon…
ECOGIG Researchers Return to Macondo Wellhead Site During 2014 Cruise Season – September 25, 2014 (From Fall 2014 Newsletter) Scientists from the Ecosystem Impacts of Oil & Gas Inputs to the Gulf Consortium (ECOGIG) had a very busy cruise season, with an exciting return to the Macondo wellhead as one of their many expeditions. The…
GoMRI Presents Award at Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, May 11-15 – September 25, 2014 (From Fall 2014 Newsletter) During the Los Angeles event’s two days of judging, GoMRI award judges looked at 19 oil spill related projects without their students present, and then returned to interview 10 of the students in person. The…
2014 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference – June 10, 2014 (From Spring 2014 Newsletter) As we enter the fourth year of research following the Deepwater Horizon incident and associated investments focused on the Gulf of Mexico, the science community is now well-positioned to deliver integrated findings both within the scientific community…
Florida Oceans Day – June 10, 2014 (From Spring 2014 Newsletter) Three GoMRI Consortia, C-IMAGE, Deep-C, and CARTHE, joined together for the 14th annual Florida Oceans Day on April 9, 2014. Held in Tallahassee at the Florida Capitol, Florida Oceans Day joins legislators with scientists and researchers to promote awareness and stewardship of the state’s…
Scientific Dream Team Conducts Rapid Response Research at Hercules Gas Blowout – November 12, 2013 (From Fall 2013 Newsletter) It started with radio chatter about a gas rig blowout heard on a research vessel early Tuesday morning. A few days later an all-star science team from across the Gulf region sailed from Cocodrie, Louisiana on…
GoMRI Research Board Convenes Workshop on Oil Spills and Public Health – November 12, 2013 (From Fall 2013 Newsletter) The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative Research Board – a group of twenty science, public health, and research administration experts – convened a Public Health Workshop on July 30, 2013, to discuss the most pressing needs…