Caroline Johansen laughs when her family tells others that her research involves counting bubbles. But the bubbles she studies come from seeps at the bottom of the Gulf and contain naturally-occurring hydrocarbons that are an important part of the deep-sea ecosystem.
Corals are fascinating animals. Just like there would be no forests without trees, there would be no coral reefs without corals.
Titanic Explorer’s Science Team To Study BP Spill Effects On Deep Gulf, TV Station Reports – April 13, 2015 The scientific team underwritten by oceanographer Robert Ballard, who located the remains of the Titanic in 1985, is kicking off an exploration of deepwater corals and other species to determine their health five years after the…
University of California Marine Science Institute researcher Uta Passow investigated the formation of aggregated oil and organic material, commonly called marine snow, after the Deepwater Horizon spill.
The “Ecosystem Impacts of Oil and Gas Inputs to the Gulf” (ECOGIG-2) research consortium invites applications for an education and outreach professional to serve as the program’s Education and Public Outreach Program Coordinator.
The “Ecosystem Impacts of Oil and Gas Inputs to the Gulf” (ECOGIG-2) research consortium invites applications for an education and outreach professional to serve as the program’s Education and Public Outreach Program Assistant.
The “Ecosystem Impacts of Oil and Gas Inputs to the Gulf” (ECOGIG-2) research consortium invites applications for staff position dedicated to data reduction, data visualization, GIS/mapping, and graphic design.
Graduate Student Opportunities with ECOGIG-2 – January 29, 2015 Ecosystem Impacts of Oil & Gas Inputs to the Gulf ECOGIG-2 (www.ecogig.org) explores and studies hydrocarbon cycling in the Gulf of Mexico at natural seeps, tracks the impacts of the Macondo Blowout, and conducts fundamental research aimed at understanding the regulation of hydrocarbon metabolism in the…
After the Deepwater Horizon incident, scientists faced the daunting task of locating deep-sea coral communities on the Gulf seafloor and assessing their condition.
The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) community congratulates one of its own, Dr. Samantha “Mandy” Joye, on her selection as an American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow.