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…
Fall 2013 – Education Spotlight – November 12, 2013 (From Fall 2013 Newsletter) Summer Learning with the GoMRI Research Consortia The summer of 2013 was a busy one for the GoMRI Consortia Education and Outreach Teams! C-MEDS held a successful Summer Outreach Program, where 10 undergraduate students from Tulane and LSU conducted oil spill research,…
Fall 2013 – Note from the Research Board Chair – November 12, 2013 (From Fall 2013 Newsletter) Dr. Rita Colwell, University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins University The link between public health and the oceans is important, but often poorly understood. Traditionally, there has been very little integration between the disciplines of public health and…
Boaters, Vacationers, and Beach Lovers Report GISR Drift Cards for Oil-Spill Research – November 12, 2013 (From Fall 2013 Newsletter) Adults and children from Florida to Texas are calling, emailing, and going online to report little yellow cards they find in the water and on the beach. The locations of these cards give scientists important…
Fall 2013 – Frequently Asked Questions by Dr. Chuck Wilson – November 12, 2013 (From Fall 2013 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. Question: As a result of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, there…
Fall 2013 – 5 Questions Interview with GoMRI Consortia Graduate Students – November 12, 2013 (From Fall 2013 Newsletter) The front page feature article of this issue of the GoMRI newsletter told the story of a group of scientists coming together to conduct rapid response research after the Hercules Gas Blowout. Part of that team…
Summer 2013 – Note from the Research Board Chair – June 7, 2013 (From Summer 2013 Newsletter) Dr. Rita Colwell, University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins University The Deepwater Horizon oil well blowout represents a significant ecological event. It was defined by release of millions of gallons of crude oil and application of 1.8 million…
GoMRI gives Special Award at the 2013 Intel International Science & Engineering Fair – June 7, 2013 (From Summer 2013 Newsletter) GoMRI awarded a Special Award at the 2013 Intel International Science & Engineering Fair (ISEF) for best project in oil spill related science (with a preference for projects focusing on the ocean or coasts). The $3000 award was presented to Abdullah Koca and…
The Human Side of Oil Spill Science – June 7, 2013 (From Summer 2013 Newsletter) Events from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill three years ago remain on the minds and hearts of many people, especially for those who lost loves ones. When an incident of this magnitude strikes, the story is sometimes as much about…