Highlights from the 2015 Summer Field Season – August 26, 2015 (From Summer 2015 Newsletter) Summer is a busy time for GoMRI scientists and they have been hard at work! Read on to see what some of the Consortia and RFP-II scientists have been up to this summer! RECOVER A team of scientists, professional anglers, and…
Summer 2015 – Education Spotlight – August 26, 2015 (From Summer 2015 Newsletter) CARTHE – Students from Singapore American School in Singapore have been working on building their very own Bob the Drifter. The class put together a video and reached out to CARTHE for advice on how to build their drifters. CARTHE’s Outreach Manager…
Summer 2015 – GoMRI Researcher Interview with Dr. Darrell Sparks – August 26, 2015 (From Summer 2015 Newsletter) Dr. Darrell Sparks from Mississippi State University answered a few questions about his RFP-II project, Characterizing the Composition and Biogeochemical Behavior of Dispersants and Their Transformation Products in Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ecosystems. 1. Thank you so…
Summer 2015 – Note from the Research Board Chair – August 26, 2015 (From Summer 2015 Newsletter) Dr. Rita Colwell, University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins University As stated in the Legacy Goals of the GoMRI, one of our primary objectives is to build scientific and intellectual capacity for rapid and coordinated response and effective…
Spring 2015 – GoMRI Researcher Interview with Dr. Stephen Landers – June 15, 2015 (From Spring 2015 Newsletter) Dr. Stephen Landers from Troy University answered a few questions about his RFP-II project, Analysis of Continental Shelf Meiofauna in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: Effects of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Investigated During a Long-Term Community…
GoMRI Presents Special Award at 2015 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair – June 15, 2015 (From Spring 2015 Newsletter) GoMRI once again presented a Special Award at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), which was held in Pittsburgh, PA from May 10-15, 2015. Approximately 1500 projects were entered into the fair, 12…
Community Reflects on Fifth Anniversary of Deepwater Horizon – June 15, 2015 (From Spring 2015 Newsletter) It has been five years since the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill, which began on April 20, 2010 and lasted for 87 days. The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative was created in response to the disaster, to help…
Spring 2015 – Note from the Research Board Chair – June 15, 2015 (From Spring 2015 Newsletter) Dr. Rita Colwell, University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins University A founding principle for GoMRI was to make data produced from the program discoverable and available to other scientists and the general public as soon as possible. Thus,…
Spring 2015 – Frequently Asked Questions by Dr. Chuck Wilson – June 15, 2015 (From Spring 2015 Newsletter) Dr. Chuck Wilson, Chief Scientific Officer for the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI), answers a few of the most frequently asked questions about the program. GoMRI is now five years in to what is ultimately a…
Spring 2015 – Education Spotlight – June 15, 2015 (From Spring 2015 Newsletter) DEEP-C – Deep-C’s education and outreach team worked with GoMRI scientists to publish several ocean science fact sheets, which are now available on Deep-C’s website. The colorful sheets highlight information on deepwater corals and sharks, oil-eating microbes, and more! CWC – In…