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UH Researcher Receives Grant to Develop New Oil Dispersants
Posted on September 20, 2011The extensive use of chemical dispersants on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico prompted concerns that they also may have damaged fragile ecosystems. -
Researcher Investigates Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Impact on Coast
Posted on September 20, 2011Soon after the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded on April 20, 2010, in the Gulf of Mexico, Annette Engel, associate professor in earth and planetary sciences at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, grabbed all the lab materials she could spare and headed down to the Louisiana coast. -
VIMS Professor to Study Oil Spill Effects
Posted on September 16, 2011A professor with the Virginia Institute of Marine Science at the College of William & Mary is part of a nationwide team that has been awarded a three-year $12 million grant to study the effects of the oil spill last year in the Gulf of Mexico. -
Univ. of Miss. Leads Team to Study Gulf Oil Spill
Posted on September 13, 2011The University of Mississippi and the University of Southern Mississippi will lead one of eight large research teams participating in a $112.5 million project to learn how the Gulf of Mexico has fared since the 2010 BP oil spill. -
UNC Among Schools in Gulf Oil-Spill Study
Posted on September 13, 2011The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is among institutions participating in a research team that the University of Mississippi and the University of Southern Mississippi are leading in a $112.5 million project to learn how the Gulf of Mexico has fared since the 2010 BP oil spill. -
BP Fund Put to Use for Local Research at TAMUCC
Posted on September 8, 2011Texas A&M Corpus Christi is one of just a handful of universities across the nation to receive funding for research from the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative. -
A&M Gets $14.4M Grant for BP Spill Research
Posted on September 1, 2011A Texas A&M-led team recently received a $14.4 million grant to study petroleum fluids that have erupted in the ocean's depths. -
University of Miami to Lead Study of Hydrocarbon Transport as Result of Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico
Posted on September 1, 2011Lead investigator Tamay Özgökmen heads team, more than $15 million allocated to project by GoMRI -
Florida Universities Receive $20 Million to Study Gulf
Posted on August 31, 2011Florida’s universities have received $20 million to study the long-term effects of last year’s BP Gulf Coast oil spill disaster. -
Connecticut College to Study BP Gulf Spill
Posted on August 31, 2011Researchers at Connecticut College in New London will study the impact last year's Gulf of Mexico oil spill on coastal ecosystems, as part of a $112.5 million research consortia formed to study the BP oil spill.
