Oceanography Highlights Findings from Deepwater Horizon Research
7th year of the largest coordinated research endeavor around an ocean event.
Grad Student Dykstra Sees Global Applications for Local Ocean Circulation Maps
When Deepwater Horizon oil approached coastal environments, it was unclear how river water entering the Gulf of Mexico would affect the oil’s transport and fate. Steve Dykstra uses drifters and ship-deployed sensors to study how freshwater plumes disperse in the coastal environment over different seafloor topography.
Digging Up the Mechanisms of Buried Oil Degradation
Spilled oil buried in nearshore sediment can persist for many years and act as a long-term source of episodic hydrocarbon contamination in the environment.
Identification of Marsh Stress Hot Spots Leads to Restoration Tool
Salt marshes are one of the most vulnerable coastal environments in the Gulf of Mexico.
Opportunity: Research Associate Position in Wetland Biogeochemistry, LUMCON
A Research Associate in Wetland Biogeohemistry at the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON) is sought to organize and lead a series of field experiments studying the effects of the Macondo (BP Deepwater Horizon) Oil Spill on coastal marsh ecosystems.
Opportunity: Postdoctoral Research Opportunity in Wetland Biogeochemistry, LUMCON
A Postdoctoral Research Associate in Wetland Biogeohemistry at the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON) is sought to organize and lead a series of field experiments studying the effects of the Macondo (BP Deepwater Horizon) Oil Spill on coastal marsh ecosystems.