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Funding Source: Year 8-10 Research Grants (RFP-VI)

Project Roster

Resuspension, Redistribution and Deposition of Deep Water Horizon (DwH) Recalcitrant Hydrocarbons to offshore Depocenters

25 Research Team Members

Principal Investigator

Arne R. Diercks
University of Southern Mississippi
National Institute for Undersea Science and Technology

Co-Principal Investigator

Gregg R. Brooks
Eckerd College
Marine Science
Jeffrey Paul Chanton
Florida State University
Department of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Science
Isabel C. Romero
University of South Florida
College of Marine Science

Project Data Point of Contact

Arne R. Diercks
University of Southern Mississippi
National Institute for Undersea Science and Technology

Research Staff

Leslie Auerbach
Eckerd College
Marine Science
Samantha Bosman
Florida State University
Coastal and Marine Laboratory
Savannah Carter
Eckerd College
Marine Science
Carla De La Fuente
Eckerd College
Marine Science
Nick Frye
Florida State University
Department of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Science
Alexander (Alex) Holderness
Eckerd College
Marine Science
Rebekka Larson
University of South Florida
College of Marine Science
Rebekka Larson
Eckerd College
Marine Science

Administrative Staff

Jessica Bower
University of Southern Mississippi
Division of Marine Science
Lindsay Thompson
University of Southern Mississippi
Division of Marine Science

Graduate Student - PhD Level

Rebekka Larson
University of South Florida
College of Marine Science

Graduate Student - Master's Level

Austin Harris
University of Southern Mississippi
Division of Marine Science

Undergraduate Student

Sophia Chernoch
Eckerd College
Marine Science
Jacob Fillingham
Eckerd College
Marine Science
Jacob Giles
Eckerd College
Marine Science
Debanhi Jimenez-Reyes
Eckerd College
Marine Science
Joeseph Portillo
Florida State University
Coastal and Marine Laboratory
Ellanor Sarder
Eckerd College
Marine Science
Mathias Stamper
Eckerd College
Marine Science
Duke Thornburgh
Eckerd College
Marine Science
Renee Veldman
Eckerd College
Marine Science
Leia Villamizar
Eckerd College
Marine Science
This research was made possible by a grant from The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative.
www.gulfresearchinitiative.org