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ADDOMEx Video Update: Examining Biofilms from Oil and Marine Microbial Interactions

Complete News, GOMRI Generated StoriesBy Leslie SmithSeptember 7, 2017

Principal Investigator Antonietta Quigg describes ongoing research about marine oil snow formation during the Deepwater Horizon spill and its effects on Gulf of Mexico environments. She discusses how this research could inform oil spill response and shares some preliminary results that surprised their research group.

Sea Grant Releases Boater’s Guide on Handling Oil and Fuel Spills

Complete News, GOMRI Generated StoriesBy Leslie SmithJune 29, 2017

The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) is pleased to announce a new Sea Grant informational brochure just in time for the summer boating season. The one-page guide gives boaters information on how to prepare for, respond to, and report an accidental oil or fuel spill on their vessels.

Oceanography Highlights Findings from Deepwater Horizon Research

Complete News, GOMRI Generated StoriesBy Leslie SmithApril 20, 2017

7th year of the largest coordinated research endeavor around an ocean event.

Study Identifies Ocean Processes That Drive Surface Material Clustering

Complete News, GOMRI Generated Stories, Science HighlightsBy Leslie SmithOctober 20, 2016

Scientists analyzed Gulf of Mexico model simulations to understand the flow processes that drive clustering of buoyant material such as Sargassum, oil from seeps and spills, and debris on the ocean surface.

The crew of a Basler BT-67 fixed wing aircraft release oil dispersant over an oil spill from the mobile offshore drilling unit, Deepwater Horizon, off the shore of Louisiana, May 5, 2010. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Stephen Lehmann)

Research on Dispersants that Informs Oil Spill Response

Complete News, GOMRI Generated StoriesBy Leslie SmithApril 27, 2015

The prevention or reduction of coastline oiling was high on responders’ priorities immediately following the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Five years later, much discussion continues about balancing benefits and risks regarding dispersants, and there are increased research efforts for alternatives or enhancements to existing dispersant systems.

This image incorporates data on Lagrangian coherent structures or LCS (in red) onto a simulation of the oil slick (in green) following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Data from the LCS-core analyses forecasted the subsequent formation and movement of the oil slick (in yellow) sometimes referred to as the “tiger tail.” (Image by Dr. Maria Josefina Olascoaga. Data acknowledgement to Geoffrey Samuels and the Center for Southeastern Tropical Advanced Remote Sensing (CSTARS) in Miami, FL)

Research on Oil Transport that Informs Spill Response

Complete News, GOMRI Generated StoriesBy Leslie SmithApril 20, 2015

If another oil spill were to occur in the Gulf of Mexico today, have there been scientific advances and new tools developed that could better inform response decisions? Have communication and collaboration among scientists and responders improved? Yes and yes.

Image of dispersed oil droplets captured by Cryo-Scanning Electron Microscopy. (Image credit: Vijay John)

Smithsonian Highlights C-MEDS Search for Safer Dispersants

Complete News, GOMRI Generated StoriesBy Leslie SmithApril 14, 2015

Responders to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill used nearly two million gallons of dispersant to assist biodegradation and prevent shoreline oiling.

Natural Oil Dispersion Mechanism Found For Deep-Ocean Blowout

Complete News, GoMRI in the NewsBy Leslie SmithApril 7, 2015

A first-of-its-kind study observed how oil droplets are formed and measured their size under high pressure.

Opportunity: Science and Technology Education, OSRI

Complete News, OpportunitiesBy Leslie SmithJanuary 27, 2015

The Prince William Sound Oil Spill Recovery Institute (OSRI) in Cordova, Alaska has supported programs to educate students on topics within our mission.

Dave Christiansen (left) and Garrett Kehoe (right) pose with their beloved but shambling boat trailer, which lost two of its four wheels during a data collection trip from Austin to Galveston Bay. (Photo credit: Matt Rayson)

Grad Student Christiansen’s Preemptive Research Enhances Galveston Bay Spill Response

Complete News, GOMRI Generated Stories, GoMRI ScholarsBy Leslie SmithSeptember 19, 2014

David Christiansen is dedicated to investigating water movement and using those findings to improve local water systems.

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