Abstract: Benthic foraminifera are globally distributed protozoa in the world's oceans, which have been used as ecological indicators in both current and palaeo oceanography. The ecological properties and distribution of these organisms in various regions of the Gulf of Mexico…
This article develops a marine food web matrix for the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) based on local stomach sampling and online diet information. Working at the level of functional groups, we fit diet information to a statistical model based on…
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…
Universidad Nacional Autónoma México Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología 4 de mayo de 2016 Workshop: Ecosystem Impacts and Recovery from Petroleum Exploration and Extraction PURPOSE This one-day workshop reviewed ongoing research efforts in the Gulf of Mexico…
For every marine sediment sample from the GoM that C-IMAGE PI David Hastings processes with his students, he generates four (4) plastic disposable test tubes. He prefers not to re-use them since the trace element analysis is sensitive to very low…
Leonard Lopate hosts the conversation New Yorkers turn to each afternoon for insight into contemporary art, theater, and literature, plus expert tips about the ever-important lunchtime topic: food. On this particular day, Mr. Lopate sits down with Marilyn Weiner and…
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…
