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Investigating the effect of oil spills
on the environment and public health.
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Funding Source: Year 2-4 Consortia Grants (RFP-I)

Project Member Institutions

Ecosystem Impacts of Oil and Gas Inputs to the Gulf (ECOGIG)

Athens Academy High School

Student

Cherien Abou-Harb
High School Student

Auburn University

Department of Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures

LaDon Swann
Outreach Team

Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences

Internship Program

Allison Sharrar
Undergraduate Student

Research

Brianna Adams
Undergraduate Student
Heather Gilbert
Research Staff
Beth N. Orcutt
Co-Principal Investigator

Cedar Shoals High School

Stella Guerrero
Research Staff

Columbia University

Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Kendra Bullock
Undergraduate Student
Susan Phan
Undergraduate Student
Ellen Ward
Undergraduate Student

Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO)

Craig Aumack
Post-Doc
Alex Chekalyuk
Research Scientist
Mark Hafez
Research Staff
Sheenan Haley
Research Staff
Andrew R. Juhl
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Co-Lead
Carol Knutsen
Research Staff
Masha Pitiranggon
Research Staff
Ajit Subramaniam
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Lead,
Task Co-Lead
Stephanie Van Ryzin
Research Staff
Beizhan Yan
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Co-Lead

Crescent Valley High School

Student

Erynne Van Zee
High School Student

Florida State University

Coastal and Marine Laboratory

Samantha Bosman
Research Staff
Oscar Garcia-Pineda
Research Scientist

Department of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Science

Jeffrey Paul Chanton
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Co-Lead
Samira Daneshgar-Asl
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Caroline Johansen
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - PhD Level,
Graduate Student - Master's Level
Ian MacDonald
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Co-Lead
Cedric Magen
Post-Doc
Kelsey Rogers
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - Master's Level
Mauricio Silva-Aguilara
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - PhD Level

Georgia Institute of Technology

Department of Biology

Katie Geddes
Undergraduate Student
Joseph P. Montoya
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Lead,
Task Data Contact
Kali Rosendo
Undergraduate Student

School of Biology

Ana Clavere-Graciette
Graduate Student - PhD Level,
Graduate Student - Master's Level
Bibiana Garcia
Undergraduate Student
Philip Georgakakos
Undergraduate Student
Kristen Goehring
Research Staff,
Undergraduate Student
Princy Kuriakose
Research Staff
Jason Landrum
Research Scientist,
Post-Doc
Cory Cruz Padilla
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Emma Siegfried
Research Staff
Katie Smith
Undergraduate Student
Sarah Weber
Research Staff,
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - Master's Level,
Undergraduate Student

School of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Catherine Achukwu
Undergraduate Student

School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

Annalisa Bracco
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Lead
Yuley Cardona
Post-Doc,
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Jun Choi
Post-Doc
Hao Luo
Research Staff
Yisen Zhong
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - PhD Level

School of Physics

Keshav Joshi
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - PhD Level

Harvard University

Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology

Melissa Adams
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Arpita Bose
Post-Doc
Jennifer Delaney
Research Scientist
Peter R. Girguis
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Co-Lead

J. Craig Venter Institute

Microbial and Environmental Genomics Department

Andrew Allen
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Co-Lead

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Meghan O'Dell
Undergraduate Student

Northwestern State University of Louisiana

Department of Biological & Physical Sciences

Christina Palomo
Undergraduate Student

Oregon State University

Department of Chemistry

Adam Barsamian
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Paul R. Blakemore
Co-Principal Investigator
Maureen Caupp
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Shannon Davis
Undergraduate Student
Banerjee Somdev
Graduate Student - PhD Level

Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology

Jennifer Field
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Co-Lead
Matt Perkins
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Ben Place
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Alix Robel
Undergraduate Student

Pennsylvania State University

Department of Biology

Arielle Anderson
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Iliana B. Baums
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Co-Lead
Samantha Berlet
Undergraduate Student
Nick Boutin
Undergraduate Student
Richard Dannenberg
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Charles Fisher
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Lead
Bo Fu
Undergraduate Student
Fanny Girard
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Pen-Yuan Hsing
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - Master's Level
Daniel McKean
Undergraduate Student
Jeff Mentch
Undergraduate Student
Emily Parchucke
Undergraduate Student
Dannise Ruiz-Ramos
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Shery Sabbah
Undergraduate Student
Miles Saunders
Research Staff
Sara Tabin
Undergraduate Student
Sam Vohsen
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Max Zelenvich
Undergraduate Student
Hongxiang Zhao
Undergraduate Student

Queens College (CUNY)

Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences

Sean Martin
Undergraduate Student

Temple University

Biology Department

Alexandria Barkman
Undergraduate Student
Erik E. Cordes
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Co-Lead
Danielle DeLeo
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Alanna Durkin
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Stephen Lengyel
Graduate Student - Master's Level
Conall McNichol
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Andrea Quattrini
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Veronica Radice
Research Staff

The University of Texas at Austin

Department of Marine Science

Xana Hermosillo
Graduate Student - Master's Level
Kellie Hoppe
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - Master's Level
Ellen Knapke
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - Master's Level
Gene Oh
Graduate Student - Master's Level
Tracy A. Villareal
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Co-Lead

Marine Science Institute

Katie Swanson
Research Staff

University of Alaska at Fairbanks

Marine Geology and Geophysics

University of California Santa Barbara

Marine Science Institute

Laura Butler
Undergraduate Student
Tim Dunker
Undergraduate Student
Simone Francis
Research Scientist
Julie Gonzales
Research Staff
Chris Gotschalk
Research Staff
Christina Hirdes
Undergraduate Student
Jonathan Jones
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Uta Passow
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Lead
Katelin Seeto
Undergraduate Student
Julia Sweet
Research Staff

University of Georgia

Department of Chemistry

Lydia Babcock-Adams
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - Master's Level,
Undergraduate Student

Department of Marine Sciences

Colt Barron
Undergraduate Student
Joy Battles
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - Master's Level
Brian Dixon
Project Data Point of Contact
Thomas Dornhoffer
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Drew Duckett
Undergraduate Student
Patricia Dunlevy
Administrative Staff
Maggie Esch
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Virginia Fleer
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Sarah Harrison
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Josh Hooks
Undergraduate Student
Kimberley Hunter
Research Scientist
Samantha B. Joye
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Co-Lead,
Task Data Contact
Dabin Ju
Undergraduate Student
Eric King
Post-Doc
Christine Laporte
Outreach Point of Contact,
Outreach Team
Kathy Loftis
Research Staff
Chassidy Mann
Undergraduate Student
Patricia M. Medeiros
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Lead
Christof Meile
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Co-Lead
Tito Pena-Montenegro
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Ed Robinson
Data Team
Mary-Kate Rogener
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Jurjen Rooze
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Matthew Saxton
Research Staff
Ryan Sibert
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Ben Washington
Undergraduate Student

Department of Public Administration and Policy

April Bailey
Outreach Team,
Undergraduate Student

University of Greifswald

Department of Marine Sciences

Caroline Dewald
Undergraduate Student
Shannon Smith
Undergraduate Student

University of Hawaii at Hilo

Biology Department

Sariha McIntyre
Undergraduate Student

University of Maryland

Center for Environmental Science

Lauren Gelesh
Graduate Student - Master's Level
Pat Geronimo
Undergraduate Student
Laura Lapham
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Co-Lead
Kerry Maguire
Undergraduate Student

Chesapeake Biological Laboratory

Cedric Magen
Research Scientist
Kathleen Marshall
Research Staff

University of Mississippi

Department of Pharmacognosy

Sridevi Ankisetty
Research Staff
Marc Slattery
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Co-Lead

National Institute for Undersea Science and Technology

John Anderson
Program Manager / Technical Coordinator
Robin Bucannon
Program Manager / Technical Coordinator
Alice Clark
Principal Investigator
Michelle Edwards
Outreach Team
Raymond Highsmith
Principal Investigator
Sarah Holter
Program Manager / Technical Coordinator
Jessica Mankus
Outreach Point of Contact,
Outreach Team
Charles Geoffrey Wheat
Principal Investigator,
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Co-Lead
Melissa Wilson
Administrative Staff

Office of Research and Sponsored Programs

Scottie Casey
Administrative Staff
Ken Sleeper
Administrative Staff
Beth Stidham
Administrative Staff

University of New Hampshire

Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space (EOS)

Kai Ziervogel
Research Scientist

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Biology Department

Stephanie Smith
Undergraduate Student

Department of Marine Sciences

Carol Arnosti
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Co-Lead
Jennifer Biddle
Research Scientist
Zena Cardman
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Hansen French
Undergraduate Student
Sherif Ghobrial
Research Staff
Daniel Hoer
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Andrew Hyde
Graduate Student - Master's Level
Caleb King
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Elijah Lackey
Research Staff,
Undergraduate Student
Barbara J. MacGregor
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Co-Lead
Christopher S. Martens
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Lead
Luke McKay
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Howard Mendlovitz
Research Staff
Elaine Monbureau
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Lisa Nigro
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Andreas P. Teske
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Lead
Jake Tommerdahl
Research Staff,
Undergraduate Student
Tara Williams
Undergraduate Student
Tingting Yang
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Kai Ziervogel
Research Scientist

Geological Sciences

Emily Davidson
Undergraduate Student

University of Southern Mississippi

Division of Marine Science

Vernon L. Asper
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Co-Lead
Josh Bregy
Graduate Student - Master's Level
Clayton Dike
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - Master's Level
Lindsay Thompson
Administrative Staff

National Institute for Undersea Science and Technology

Arne R. Diercks
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Co-Lead
Roy Jarnagin
Research Staff
Max Woolsey
Research Staff
This research was made possible by a grant from The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative.
www.gulfresearchinitiative.org