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Math Predicts Oil Spill’s Path Through Ocean
Posted on March 15, 2012Mathematical methods help predict movement of oil and ash after environmental disasters, and could aid clean-up efforts. -
Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative Names Chief Scientific Officer
Posted on February 24, 2012The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) Research Board announced today the selection of Dr. Charles “Chuck” A. Wilson to serve as the GoMRI Chief Scientific Officer. -
Opportunity: Three Post-Doctoral Positions at LSU
Posted on February 21, 2012The Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences, Louisiana State University, anticipates hiring three postdoctoral employees. The three positions are supported by a 3 year grant to study the Deepwater Horizon oil spill -
GoMRI-Funded Scientists Perform Some Winter Sampling
Posted on February 13, 2012The Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON) led Consortium, funded under GoMRI RFP-I, held its kick off meeting in Baton Rouge on February 1-2. -
Access to Sea: Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON) Vessel Operations Department
Posted on February 7, 2012Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON) Vessel Operations Department operates a number of vessels available for research and educational programs to Consortium members, state and federal agencies, non-profit organizations and other oceanographic industries. -
Opportunity: Post-Doctoral Research Scientist, Texas A&M Corpus Christi
Posted on February 3, 2012PhD in Oceanography or a related field such as Physics, Fluid Dynamics, or Atmospheric Sciences is required. Experience in measurements of turbulence and ability to program in Matlab is required. -
GoMRI Presence at the 2012 Ocean Sciences Meeting
Posted on February 1, 2012The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) will be participating in the 2012 Ocean Sciences Meeting, occurring February 20-24, 2012 in Salt Lake City, Utah at the Salt Palace Convention Center. -
Call for Abstracts: State of the Coast Conference
Posted on January 30, 2012The mission of the State of the Coast (SOC) conference is to provide a forum to learn from recent advances in science and engineering as they relate to coastal Louisiana, to ensure that relevant and current knowledge is applied to existing and future coastal restoration and protection efforts, and to use that information to effectively inform management, policy and decision making. -
Long-term Effects of Gulf Oil Spill on Shrimp, Other Species is Still Unknown
Posted on January 30, 2012Gulf of Mexico shrimp, along with all seafood, has been tested extensively to assure that it's safe for consumption in the wake of the BP oil spill, but the long-term effects on fish species from that oil, and the chemicals used to fight it, are still largely unknown. -
Update on RFP-II for Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative
Posted on January 25, 2012The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative received 629 Letters of Intent (LOI) for RFP-II prior to the LOI deadline on January 17.
