There have been two large scale oil spills over the past 4 decades in the Gulf of Mexico. The Ixtoc I spill in 1979 off the coast of Carmen, Mexico released 3.5 million barrels of crude oil into the Gulf,…
C-IMAGE co-PI and Civil Engineering Professor Dr. Scott Socolofsky co-authored a paper that was selected for ACS Editor’s choice. Dr. Socolofsky in the Zachry Department of Civil Engineering and his colleagues at EPFL and WHOI have published a new paper…
Our Near-field and far-field modeling group is working to recreate oil spills under varying conditions. Applying strong currents and adding dispersants which changes droplet sizes in computer models can make predicting their eventual fate easier. Marcia Trillo, a M.S. student studying…
The past three months have featured students from Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México who study the deep-sea environments and micropalentology. Antonio Nava-Fernández (Tonio) studies benthic foraminfera in the Bay of Campeche. Tonio is our C-IMAGE Student of the Month for April.…
What is FameLab? FameLab is a communications competition designed to engage and entertain by breaking down science, technology and engineering concepts into three minute presentations. Contestants from around the world take part armed only with their wits and a few…
On April 20, 2010, an estimated 210 million gallons of crude oil began gushing into the Gulf of Mexico following an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig killing 11 workers. Oil spewed from the one mile deep well head…
Acting on research that showed adolescent girls received less attention than boys, this day was initiated in 1993 by the Ms. Foundation for Women. The intention was to give girls additional direct attention and an insight into work world opportunities…
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¿Por qué decidiste estudiar en la UNAM-ICML?/Why did you decide to study at UNAM-ICML? Elegí realizar mis estudios en la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) porque es la mejor universidad en mi país, es pública (da la misma oportunidad…
¿Porque decidió estudiar en la UNAM – ICMyL?/Why did you decide to study at UNAM-ICML? Porque en el ICMyL se desarrollan los temas de investigación que son de mi interés, los cuales están relacionados con estudios micropaleontológicos, especialmente aquellos realizados…
