Fall 2018 – GoMRI Synthesis & Legacy – JANUARY 8, 2019 (From Fall 2018 Newsletter) Contributing Author: Callan Yanoff The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative’s (GoMRI) Synthesis and Legacy efforts are well underway, with several Synthesis workshops already having occurred throughout the country. The range of topics discussed has been quite varied, from one workshop…
GoMRI Attends the 2018 Clean Gulf Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana – JANUARY 8, 2019 (From Fall 2018 Newsletter) Members of the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) management team, the Gulf of Mexico Sea Grant Oil Spill Science Outreach team, and the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative Information and Data Cooperative (GRIIDC) attended the…
Fall 2018 – Note from the Research Board Chair – JANUARY 8, 2019 (From Fall 2018 Newsletter) Dr. Rita Colwell, University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins University As the challenges of our time become ever more complex, there is a detectible shift occurring in the scientific community toward convergence research. Convergence, simply interpreted, is the…
Fall 2018 – Guest Frequently Asked Questions – JANUARY 8, 2019 (From Fall 2018 Newsletter) Dr. Larry McKinney, Executive Director of the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies and Chair of the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science (GoMOSES) conference Executive Committee (ExComm), answered a few questions about the role of…
Fall 2018 – GoMRI Researcher Interview with Dr. Nick Shay – JANUARY 8, 2019 (From Fall 2018 Newsletter) Dr. Lynn (Nick) Shay from the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science at the University of Miami answered a few questions about his RFP-V project, Three-Dimensional Gulf Circulation and Biogeochemical Processes Unveiled by State-of-the-Art Profiling Float…
Fall 2018 – Education Spotlight – JANUARY 8, 2019 (From Fall 2018 Newsletter) Members of the Consortium for Advanced Research on Marine Mammal Health Assessment (CARMMHA), including Mandy Tumlin, Jaimie Thompson, Ashley Barratclough, Alissa Deming, Brittany Novick, and Celeste Parry, participated in the Girl Scouts Believe in G.I.R.L. (Go-Getter, Innovator, Risk-Taker, Leader; B.I.G.) event, hosted…
Summer 2018 – GoMRI Researcher Interview with Dr. Ryan Rodgers – OCTOBER 12, 2018 (From Summer 2018 Newsletter) Dr. Ryan Rodgers from the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory at Florida State University answered a few questions about his RFP-V project, The State-of-the-Art Unraveling of the Biotic and Abiotic Chemical Evolution of Macondo Oil: 2010-2018, his…
Summer 2018 – Synthesis & Legacy – OCTOBER 12, 2018 (From Spring 2018 Newsletter) Contributing Author: Callan Yanoff The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative’s (GoMRI) Synthesis and Legacy efforts are beginning to blossom into their respective core area workshops. Interweaving these meetings with the consortia and individual investigator-led workshops and synthesis efforts will determine how…
Summer 2018 – Notes from GoMRI’s Chief Scientific Officer – OCTOBER 12, 2018 (From Summer 2018 Newsletter) Dr. Chuck Wilson The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) had a busy summer. The Synthesis and Legacy Subcommittee of the Research Board, along with members of the GoMRI Management Team, continued to work together with GoMRI researchers…
Summer 2018 – Frequently Asked Questions: Safety at Sea and During Field Work – OCTOBER 12, 2018 (From Summer 2018 Newsletter) Safety at sea and during all field work performed by GoMRI researchers is of the utmost importance and is a priority for the GoMRI program. Having safety protocols in place and communicating them to researchers…