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Funding Source: Year One Block Grant - The Northern Gulf Institute

Project Roster

Responses of Benthic Communities and Sedimentary Dynamics to Hydrocarbon Exposure in Neritic and Bathyal Ecosystems: Phase II

23 Research Team Members

Principal Investigator

Charlotte A. Brunner
University of Southern Mississippi
Division of Marine Science

Co-Principal Investigator

Vernon L. Asper
University of Southern Mississippi
Division of Marine Science
Kevin Briggs
Naval Research Laboratory at Stennis Space Center
Marine Geosciences Division
Patrick Louchouarn
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Marine Sciences Department
Kevin M. Yeager
University of Kentucky
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Project Data Point of Contact

Charlotte A. Brunner
University of Southern Mississippi
Division of Marine Science

Research Staff

Jennifer Brizzolara
University of Southern Mississippi
Division of Marine Science
Carlo Fortner
University of Southern Mississippi
Division of Marine Science
Kevin Martin
University of Southern Mississippi
Division of Marine Science
Kimberly Schindler
University of Kentucky
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Terry Wade
Texas A&M University
Geochemical and Environmental Research Group

Data Team

Natasha Mendez-Ferrer
University of South Florida
College of Marine Science

Administrative Staff

Kim Miller
University of Southern Mississippi
Division of Marine Science

Graduate Student - PhD Level

Shivakumar Shivarudrappa
University of Southern Mississippi
Division of Marine Science

Graduate Student - Master's Level

Valerie Cruz
University of Southern Mississippi
Division of Marine Science
Valerie Hartmann
University of Southern Mississippi
Division of Marine Science
Rachel Hatch
University of Kentucky
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Michelle Johnston
University of Kentucky
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Joel Loeffler
University of Southern Mississippi
Department of Geography and Geology

Undergraduate Student

Michael Dalton
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Marine Sciences Department
Lenai Despins
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Marine Sciences Department
Joseph Keim
University of Southern Mississippi
Department of Biological Sciences
Candis Mallett
University of Southern Mississippi
Department of Geography and Geology
Chris Rom
Naval Research Laboratory at Stennis Space Center
Marine Geosciences Division
This research was made possible by a grant from The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative.
www.gulfresearchinitiative.org