Researcher Finds Methane From Oil Spill Has Entered Food Web
Researchers have confirmed that methane-derived carbon has entered the Gulf’s food web through tiny organic particles floating in the Gulf.
Research Footprint Growing in the Gulf of Mexico
Scientists funded through the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) have been surveying the Gulf and its marine environment since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill over three years ago.
Opportunity: Four Oil Spill Outreach Coordinator Positions
The four Sea Grant College Programs of the Gulf of Mexico are pleased to release this announcement for four non-tenured track, 12-month, two-year limited term, grant funded positions related to a new oil spill science outreach program.
Study Confirms Methane-Eating Bacteria Contributed to Carbon Entering Food Web
Scientists confirmed that methane-derived carbon, likely from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill entered the food web via small particles through a pathway known as methanotrophy.
Mud, Microbes, and Mammals – Podcasts Take Listeners on Audio Trips through the Gulf
In this digital multimedia age, scientists with the Center for Integrated Modeling and Analysis of Gulf Ecosystems (C-IMAGE) are taking their work to the public via a series of podcasts, bringing their research to life in a way that traditional print media never could.
Interactive Program Brings Oil Spill Research into Middle School Classrooms
Eight scientists from Florida State University (FSU) and the University of West Florida (UWF) visited schools in Tallahassee and Pensacola to interact with and help students understand the long-term effects of the spill.
“Bob the Drifter” Shares Ocean Transport Science in Fun, Innovative Video
Science that is understandable is science that is used.
Gary Finch Outdoors Highlights GoMRI
GoMRI is honored to be featured on Gary Finch Outdoors, a syndicated 30-minute outdoors program.
Chemical Study Shows Different Patterns of Oil Weathering
Scientists studying the weathering processes that altered the oil released during the Deepwater Horizon spill recently published their findings in the September 2012 Issue of Environmental Research Letters
Opportunities: Two PhD Assistantship Available in Ecotoxicology
Seeking two highly motivated students for a PhD graduate assistantship at the University of Connecticut (Department of Natural Resources and the Environment) and the University of Southern Mississippi (Department of Coastal Sciences at the Gulf Coast Research Lab).