Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies – Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative

GoMRI Mourns the Passing of Dr. John “Wes” Tunnell

Complete News, GOMRI Generated StoriesBy Leslie Smith July 19, 2018

It is with deep sadness that we share the news that Dr. John “Wes” Tunnell passed away on Saturday July 14, 2018 after battling cancer. Tunnell was a marine ecology and biology professor at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and an early orchestrator of the Harte Research Institute (HRI) for Gulf of Mexico studies.

BP Cash Creates Oil-Spill Archive Larger Than All U.S. Libraries

Complete News, GoMRI in the NewsBy Leslie Smith August 14, 2015

Oil wasn’t the only thing that gushed after a well operated by BP Plc exploded in the Gulf of Mexico. There was also a fountain of research.

More Known About Gulf Because Scientist Share Data

Complete News, GoMRI in the NewsBy Leslie Smith November 3, 2014

More than 2,400 researchers from 214 institutions have collected more than 18 terabytes of data from more than 200 scientific studies investigating life in the Gulf of Mexico.