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Investigating the effect of oil spills
on the environment and public health.
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Funding Source: Year 8-10 Research Grants (RFP-VI)

Project Roster

Effects of Turbulence and Waves on the Dispersion, Transport and Fate of Oil Droplets in the Upper Ocean: A Large Eddy Simulation Study

8 Research Team Members

Principal Investigator

Junhong Liang
Louisiana State University
College of the Coast and Environment

Co-Principal Investigator

Mark Benfield
Louisiana State University
Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences
James C. McWilliams
University of California Los Angeles
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
Kenneth "Kenny" Rose
University of Maryland
Center for Environmental Science

Project Data Point of Contact

Junhong Liang
Louisiana State University
College of the Coast and Environment

Research Scientist

Haixia Shan
Louisiana State University
Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences

Graduate Student - PhD Level

Weiyuan Dong
Louisiana State University
College of the Coast and Environment
Jinliang Liu
Louisiana State University
College of the Coast and Environment
Jianguo Yuan
Louisiana State University
College of the Coast and Environment
This research was made possible by a grant from The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative.
www.gulfresearchinitiative.org