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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…
Oil Spill Science Seminar: Where did the oil go? April 14, 2016 – 9:00AM to 3:30PM CentralNOAA’s Gulf of Mexico Disaster Response Center7344 Zeigler BoulevardMobile, AL 33608 This seminar was hosted by the Sea Grant Oil Spill Outreach Team and NOAA’s…
Our latest C-IMAGE publication "Simulating Gas Liquid-Water Partitioning and Fluid Properties of Petroleum Mixtures under Pressure: Implications for Deep-Sea Blowouts" was selected to be featured in ACS Editors' Choice in addition to being published in Environmental Science & Technology. …
The GoMRI homepage features a publication from Wageningen University analyzing the effect of dispersants on oil spills. The NET effect of dispersants—a critical review of testing and modelling of surface oil dispersion was published in Marine Pollution Bulletin in 2015 and reviews…
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A newly mapped area of the Gulf of Mexico sea bottom will include geographic features named for the Harte Research Institute (HRI) for Gulf of Mexico Studies and its Endowed Chair for Biodiversity and Conservation Science…
Robin Rowland, an Eckerd College art student, has collaborated with Claire Paris and Task 1 members to create a 3D sculpture of the Deepwater Horizon oil dispersion. Using dispersion models from Paris' group, Rowland's work - made entirely from test…
AAAS is the world’s largest general scientific society and is an international non-profit organization “dedication to advancing science for the benefit of all people.” According to AAAS, “These individuals have been elevated to this rank because of their efforts toward…
Years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, scientists around the Gulf of Mexico are still working to understand the effects that it had on the area’s ecosystem. These efforts include investigations zeroing in on impacts to the Gulf’s fish species.…
Steve Newborn of WUSF radio (NPR affiliate for Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota) travelled to Sarasota on Friday, Nov. 6, to learn about a few different parts of the C-IMAGE research happening at the Mote Aquacutlure Park. He spent the…
When a crew of oil spill researchers embarked on a 15-day expedition into the northern Gulf of Mexico, a routine voyage to study impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill was expected. These cruise exceeded topped these expectations with findings…
