VIDEO OF THE WEEK How to Measure Fish Without Causing Harm Will Patterson and Joe Tarnecki of the Dauphin Island Sea Lab use a Remotely Operated Underwater Vehicle (ROV) to make estimates about fish populations on Gulf reefs. The ROV has lasers that measure the fish without having to bring them to the surface, which…
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VIDEO OF THE WEEK Meet Dean Grubbs: Building Baseline Data for Large Gulf Fish Join Dean Grubbs and his team searching for amazing deep sea creatures of the Gulf of Mexico during an intense 24/7 research cruise. [WATCH HERE] PODCAST OF THE WEEK GulfCast: The Psychological Impacts of an Oil Spill Watermen, oil field workers,…
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VIDEO OF THE WEEK Meet David Murphy: The Next Generation of Scientists Dr. David Murphy (JHU) describes one of his research projects that simulates how dispersants break up oil, change the structure of the oil plume, and affect where it travels in ocean currents. [WATCH HERE] PODCAST OF THE WEEK GulfCast: Eureka Moments: Inspiration Comes…
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VIDEO OF THE WEEK Meet David Hollander: Coring for Mud Dr. David Hollander (University of South Florida) conducts experiments that remove sediment cores from the ocean basin and examines them for Macondo oil contamination spewed from the Deepwater Horizon site. [WATCH HERE] PODCAST OF THE WEEK GulfCast: When You Fail, You Are Doing Good Science…
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VIDEO OF THE WEEK Chris Reddy: A Career Spent Studying Oil Spills Chris Reddy, senior scientist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, focuses his research on the never-ending war between nature and oil. Sunlight in particular has had surprising effects on residual Macondo oil. [WATCH HERE] PODCAST OF THE WEEK GulfCast: Tracy Harvey – The New…
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VIDEO OF THE WEEK We Don’t Leave Our Dead Behind Members of the United Houma Nation and the Pointe-Au-Chien Indian Tribe recount how the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill destroyed their fishing and shrimping season in 2010 and the huge socio-economic impacts it left on their community. [WATCH HERE] NOTES FROM THE FIELD Happy New Year!…
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VIDEO OF THE WEEK I Was Told to be a Florist. Instead I Became a Scientist. These women overcame discouragement and followed their dreams of having academic careers in science. All have achieved great success as professors and funded researchers. Featuring Dr. Tamara Frank, Dr. Claire Paris-Limouzy, Dr. Shuyi Chen, and Dr. Samantha “Mandy” Joye….
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VIDEO OF THE WEEK Eureka Moments: Inspiration Comes from Unexpected Places How do scientists get inspired? What drives them to keep discovering? Where do they find motivation? When do they do their best thinking? Why do they keep pushing the limits of knowledge? [WATCH HERE] PODCAST OF THE WEEK GulfCast: Lessons from the Past In…
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VIDEO OF THE WEEK Good Science Comes with Good Failures Scientists acknowledge the importance of failure and how much is to be learned from it. Their message to young scientists is “It is okay to fail.” Featuring TAMU professors Raffaele Montuoro, Piers Chapman, and Steve DiMarco. [WATCH HERE] PODCAST OF THE WEEK GulfCast: The Whale…
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VIDEO OF THE WEEK Meet Brian Haus: Wind and Waves Professor Brian Haus (University of Miami) focuses on air-sea interactions and how the ocean transports all things. Dr. Haus conducts his research at the Air-Sea Interaction Salt Water Tank (ASIST) – a unique facility that creates wind-waves in a controlled environment. [WATCH HERE] PODCAST OF…
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