Our own Juan Viamonte, a PhD student from the Hamburg University of Technology-Institute of Biocatalysis, is the newest GoMRI Scholar. Oil-degrading microbes require oxygen to metabolize oil compounds. Juan and fellow C-IMAGE graduate students Steffen Hackbusch and Nuttapol Noirungsee combine…
As a friend, colleague, and mentor, Dr. John "Wes" Tunnell will be missed by the C-IMAGE consortium and researchers across the Gulf of Mexico. His legacy is one that will have lasting impressions on the Gulf of Mexico and the…
The Science of Food Security (from the Consortium for Ocean Leadership) What It Was The House Earth and Space Science Caucus (chaired by Representatives Ryan Costello (PA-6) and Jared Polis (CO-2)), supported by the Earth and Space Science Caucus Alliance,…
This article published in ICES Journal of Marine Science explains new methods used to validate the age of Red Snapper otoliths with regional corals in the Gulf of Mexico. Abstract Radiocarbon (Δ14C) was analyzed in northern Gulf of Mexico (nGOM)…
When: Monday February 5, 2018 Where: Morial Convention Center Room 352 900 Convention Center Blvd, New Orleans, LA 70130 Objectives Since 2011, the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) has enabled the investigation of the effects of oil spills on the…
The Marine Technology Society and Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative are partnering to highlight the technological advancements in oil spill detection, mitigation, and response. Through a series of webinars and a TechSurge workshop in February 2018, members of the Marine…
The sequel to the award winning documentary, Journey to Planet Earth: Dispatches from the Gulf 2, is scheduled to premiere at the Environmental Film Festival on March 20th in Washington, D.C.. Producers Hal & Marilyn Weiner of Screenscope, Inc. filmed…
Sensors are everywhere. From smart phones, automobiles and appliances, sensors are integrated into objects we use every day. Sensors are also vital to studying the environment. Sensor based environmental research projects offer a highly engaging, interdisciplinary approach to teaching students…
Findings from a new study published in PLoS One suggest additional impacts on fish communities from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon (DwH) oil spill may occur in the coming years. The study titled “Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill evaluated…
