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Investigating the effect of oil spills
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Funding Source: Year 2-4 Consortia Grants (RFP-I)

Project Roster

Dispersion Research on Oil: Physics and Plankton Studies (DROPPS)

90 Research Team Members

Principal Investigator

Edward J. Buskey
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Marine Science

Co-Principal Investigator

Deana L. Erdner
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Marine Science
Joseph Katz
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Zhanfei Liu
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Marine Science
Mark Reed
SINTEF
Department of Marine Environmental Technology
Jian Sheng
Texas Tech University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Jorgen Skancke
SINTEF
Department of Marine Environmental Technology
Kathleen Stebe
University of Pennsylvania
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Rudi Strickler
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Department of Biological Sciences

Program Manager / Technical Coordinator

Lalitha Asirvadam
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Marine Science
Candace Peyton
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Marine Science

Project Data Point of Contact

Jian Sheng
Texas Tech University
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Outreach Point of Contact

Lalitha Asirvadam
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Marine Science
Genoa J. Black
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Marine Science
Colbi Gemmell
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Marine Science
Candace Peyton
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Marine Science

Research Scientist

Cynthia Juyne Beegle-Krause
SINTEF
Department of Marine Environmental Technology
Per Johan Brandvik
SINTEF
Department of Marine Environmental Technology
Emlyn Davies
SINTEF
Department of Marine Environmental Technology
Brad J. Gemmell
University of South Florida
Department of Integrative Biology
Bjørn Henrik Hansen
SINTEF
Department of Marine Environmental Technology
Jiqing Liu
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Marine Science
Trond Nordtug
SINTEF
Department of Marine Environmental Technology
Andrea Prosperetti
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Post-Doc

Rodrigo Almeda
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Marine Science
Hernando Bacosa
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Marine Science
Tara Connelly
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Marine Science
Maryam Jalali-Mousavi
Texas Tech University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
George Kapellos
Texas Tech University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Faraz Mehdi
Texas Tech University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
David Murphy
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Tagbo Herman Niepa
University of Pennsylvania
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Ai Nihongi
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
School of Freshwater Sciences
Bahni Ray
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Yu-Hau (Howard) Tseng
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Research Staff

Fang Jin
University of Pennsylvania
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Data Team

Lalitha Asirvadam
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Marine Science
Charles Foster
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Marine Science
Avesta Hojjati
Texas Tech University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Joe Myers
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Marine Science
Lindsay Scheef
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Marine Science

Outreach Team

Lalitha Asirvadam
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Marine Science
Genoa J. Black
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Marine Science
Deana L. Erdner
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Marine Science
Colbi Gemmell
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Marine Science
Carolyn Rose
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Marine Science

Administrative Staff

Genoa J. Black
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Marine Science
Candace Peyton
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Marine Science

GoMRI Scholar

Shigan Chu
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Avesta Hojjati
Texas Tech University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Cheng Li
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Mehdi Molaei
Texas Tech University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Meredith Evans Seeley
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Marine Science
Liana Vaccari
University of Pennsylvania
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Zucheng Wang
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Marine Science

Graduate Student - PhD Level

Dan Allan
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Nourah Almashaan
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Shigan Chu
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Courtney Engle
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Niloofar Fathollahi
Texas Tech University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Avesta Hojjati
Texas Tech University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Jiarong Hong
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Seangho Kim
Texas Tech University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Cheng Li
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Mehdi Molaei
Texas Tech University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Lisa Tran
University of Pennsylvania
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Liana Vaccari
University of Pennsylvania
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Zucheng Wang
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Marine Science
Xinzhi Xue
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Graduate Student - Master's Level

Larry Brock
Texas Tech University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Vincent D'Albignac
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Tracy Harvey
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Marine Science
Avesta Hojjati
Texas Tech University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Meredith Evans Seeley
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Marine Science

Undergraduate Student

Yvana Ahdab
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Sarah Baca
University of Texas at El Paso
College of Science
Blake Bleier
University of Pennsylvania
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Shawn Bona
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Department of Biological Sciences
Kyle Candela
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Khalil Castillo
Texas Tech University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Ben Chello
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Devin Conley
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Wesley Ericksen
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Armando Estrada
The University of Texas at Austin
School of Biological Sciences
Donald Flynn
The University of Texas at Austin
School of Biological Sciences
Sara Garcia
The University of Texas at Austin
School of Biological Sciences
Anna Gasha
University of Pennsylvania
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Avesta Hojjati
Texas Tech University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Trevor Holmgren
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Sarah Horn
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Department of Biological Sciences
Annie Hosler
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Brittany Jensen
The University of Texas at Austin
School of Biological Sciences
Damian Johnson
Texas Tech University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Andrew Kang
The University of Texas at Austin
School of Biological Sciences
Ben Keyser
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Daniel Kibet
Texas Tech University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Kara Kunz
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Department of Biological Sciences
Kaycie Lanpher
The University of Texas at Austin
College of Natural Sciences
James Lassmann
Texas Tech University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Michele Mei
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Marine Science
Dave Morra
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Jeffrey Motschman
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Department of Biological Sciences
Alex Naticchia
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Evan Rodbell
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Jomayra Sanchez-Rodriguez
University of Puerto Rico
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Atsushi Sato
Tohoku University
Aayush Singh
University of California Berkeley
Chemical Engineering
Van Vo
Texas Tech University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Zoe Wambaugh
Humboldt State University
College of Natural Resources and Sciences
Adam Weisel
University of Pennsylvania
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
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This research was made possible by a grant from The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative.
www.gulfresearchinitiative.org