VIDEO OF THE WEEK Innovation: Cheng Li Cheng Li is a Ph.D. student at Johns Hopkins University. Part of his studies includes examining the fate of oil in oceanic flows and what wave breaking does to oil droplets with and without dispersants. Cheng designed the wave tank used by the research team at JHU’s School…
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VIDEO OF THE WEEK I’m Thinking Nobel Prize… On the verge of what he believes is an amazing, earth-shattering, scientific breakthrough, Professor Steve DiMarco (Texas A&M University) discovers things are not always what they seem. [WATCH HERE] PODCAST OF THE WEEK GulfCast: Jon Moore: Discovering New Species Dr. Jon Moore and his team from Florida…
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VIDEO OF THE WEEK Holy Cow Moments Before the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Dr. Mandy Joye made numerous dives to the floor of the Gulf of Mexico. Each trip was filled with wonderment and “holy cow” moments as she witnessed an underwater world teeming with amazing life. Since 2010, Mandy has made 17 dives and…
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VIDEO OF THE WEEK Invasion of the Lionfish Lionfish are an invasive species that were introduced in U.S. waters off the coast of Florida in the late 1980s. They’ve been in the northern Gulf of Mexico since the summer of 2010. Throughout their invaded range, lionfish have had really dramatic effects on native fish populations….
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VIDEO OF THE WEEK Watermen of the Gulf Generations of watermen share their feelings about working and living along the Gulf of Mexico. [WATCH HERE] PODCAST OF THE WEEK GulfCast: Using Zooplankton to Detect Oil Contamination in Fish Graduate students Jana Herrmann and Carla Culpepper work in the University of Southern Mississippi’s Gulf Coast Research…
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VIDEO OF THE WEEK A Lingering Question About Dispersants: A Good or Bad Choice? Did the use of dispersants have a long-term effect on the ecology and environment of the Gulf? Dr. Joseph Katz and his team at Johns Hopkins University are developing new ways to study dispersants. Their goal is to create tools to…
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VIDEO OF THE WEEK Discovery: Amy Wallace Amy Wallace is a Ph.D. student at the University of South Florida. Part of her studies includes examining the allantois, otoliths (ear stones), and eye lenses of fish to see its impacts on populations after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. [WATCH HERE] PODCAST OF THE WEEK GulfCast: Raffaele…
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VIDEO OF THE WEEK Why Science? What inspired these people to become scientists? Each had a different path from childhood: Some favored playing with Tinkertoys, while others built elaborate contraptions with soldering sets. Still, all these future researchers and innovators share a lifelong love of the outdoors and a curiosity for the mysteries contained in…
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VIDEO OF THE WEEK Meet Steve Murawski Dr. Steve Murawski (USF) is a fisheries biologist and marine ecologist studying the impacts of human activities on the sustainability of ocean ecosystems. His work is helping to inform investments to rebuild the Gulf of Mexico from effects of the oil spill, loss of juvenile nursery areas, nutrient…
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VIDEO OF THE WEEK It Got Complicated Professor Will Patterson and Oceanographer Joe Tarnecki – both of Dauphin Island Sea Lab – use an ROV (remotely operated vehicle) to measure the impact of oil and dispersants on reef habitats. They’ve been studying the northern Gulf of Mexico for the last decade, so they have an…
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