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Scott A. Socolofsky

Texas A&M University

Zachry Department of Civil Engineering

College of Engineering
3136 TAMU
College Station , TX  77843  

socolofs@tamu.edu

Project List:

Center for the Integrated Modeling and Analysis of Gulf Ecosystems III (C-IMAGE III)

Year 8-10 Research Grants (RFP-VI)Role: Co-Principal Investigator, Task Co-Lead

Center for the Integrated Modeling and Analysis of Gulf Ecosystems II (C-IMAGE II)

Year 5-7 Consortia Grants (RFP-IV)Role: Co-Principal Investigator, Task Co-Lead

Center for Integrated Modeling and Analysis of Gulf Ecosystems (C-IMAGE)

Year 2-4 Consortia Grants (RFP-I)Role: Co-Principal Investigator, Task Co-Lead

Gulf of Mexico Integrated Spill Response Consortium (GISR)

Year 2-4 Consortia Grants (RFP-I)Role: Co-Principal Investigator, Task Lead, Task Co-Lead, Task Co-Lead, Task Co-Lead

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 31

2021

Ainsworth, C., Chassignet, E., French-McCay, D., Beegle-Krause, C., Berenshtein, I., Englehardt, J., Fiddaman, T., Huang, H., Huettel, M., Justic, D., Kourafalou, V., Liu, Y., Mauritzen, C., Murawski, S., Morey, S., Özgökmen, T., Paris, C., Ruzicka, J., Saul, S., . . . Zheng, Y. (2021). Ten years of modeling the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Environmental Modelling & Software, 142, 105070.
Technology, N. J. I. o., Boufadel, M., Bracco, A., Chassignet, E., Chen, S., D’Asaro, E., Dewar, W., Garcia-Pineda, O., Justić, D., Katz, J., Kourafalou, V., MacDonald, I., Özgökmen, T., Paris-Limouzy, C., Socolofsky, S., Halpern, D., & Shepherd, J. (2021). Physical Transport Processes that Affect the Distribution of Oil in the Gulf of Mexico: Observations and Modeling. Oceanography, 34(1), 58-75.
Daskiran, C., Cui, F., Boufadel, M. C., Socolofsky, S. A., Katz, J., Zhao, L., Ozgokmen, T., Robinson, B., & King, T. (2021). Transport of oil droplets from a jet in crossflow: Dispersion coefficients and Vortex trapping. Ocean Modelling, 158, 101736.
Dissanayake, A. L., Rezvani, M., Socolofsky, S. A., Bierlein, K. A., & Little, J. C. (2021). Bubble Plume Integral Model for Line-Source Diffusers in Ambient Stratification. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 147(5).

2020

Barker, C. H., Kourafalou, V. H., Beegle-Krause, C., Boufadel, M., Bourassa, M. A., Buschang, S. G., Androulidakis, Y., Chassignet, E. P., Dagestad, K., Danmeier, D. G., Dissanayake, A. L., Galt, J. A., Jacobs, G., Marcotte, G., Özgökmen, T., Pinardi, N., Schiller, R. V., Socolofsky, S. A., Thrift-Viveros, D., . . . Zheng, Y. (2020). Progress in Operational Modeling in Support of Oil Spill Response. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 8(9), 668.
Boufadel, M. C., Socolofsky, S., Katz, J., Yang, D., Daskiran, C., & Dewar, W. (2020). A Review on Multiphase Underwater Jets and Plumes: Droplets, Hydrodynamics, and Chemistry. Reviews of Geophysics, 58(3).
Gros, J., Arey, J. S., Socolofsky, S. A., & Dissanayake, A. L. (2020). Dynamics of Live Oil Droplets and Natural Gas Bubbles in Deep Water. Environmental Science & Technology, 54(19), 11865-11875.
Wang, B., Jun, I., Socolofsky, S. A., DiMarco, S. F., & Kessler, J. D. (2020). Dynamics of Gas Bubbles From a Submarine Hydrocarbon Seep Within the Hydrate Stability Zone. Geophysical Research Letters, 47(18).

2019

Lai, C. C. K., & Socolofsky, S. A. (2019). Budgets of turbulent kinetic energy, Reynolds stresses, and dissipation in a turbulent round jet discharged into a stagnant ambient. Environmental Fluid Mechanics, 19(2), 349-377.
Socolofsky, S. A., Gros, J., North, E., Boufadel, M. C., Parkerton, T. F., & Adams, E. E. (2019). The treatment of biodegradation in models of sub-surface oil spills: A review and sensitivity study. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 143, 204-219.
Wang, B., Lai, C. C. K., & Socolofsky, S. A. (2019). Mean velocity, spreading and entrainment characteristics of weak bubble plumes in unstratified and stationary water. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 874, 102-130.
Wang, B., & Socolofsky, S. A. (2019). Characteristics of mean flow and turbulence in bubble-in-chain induced flows. Physical Review Fluids, 4(5).

2018

Chapman, P., DiMarco, S., Hetland, R., & Socolofsky, S. (2018). From Bubbles to Beaches: An Integrated Modeling Approach to Oil Spill Response. Marine Technology Society Journal, 52(6), 91-94.
Dissanayake, A. L., Gros, J., & Socolofsky, S. A. (2018). Integral models for bubble, droplet, and multiphase plume dynamics in stratification and crossflow. Environmental Fluid Mechanics, 18(5), 1167-1202.
Leonte, M., Wang, B., Socolofsky, S. A., Mau, S., Breier, J. A., & Kessler, J. D. (2018). Using Carbon Isotope Fractionation to Constrain the Extent of Methane Dissolution Into the Water Column Surrounding a Natural Hydrocarbon Gas Seep in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 19(11), 4459-4475.
Wang, B., Socolofsky, S. A., Lai, C. C., Adams, E. E., & Boufadel, M. C. (2018). Behavior and dynamics of bubble breakup in gas pipeline leaks and accidental subsea oil well blowouts. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 131, 72-86.

2017

Gros, J., Socolofsky, S. A., Dissanayake, A. L., Jun, I., Zhao, L., Boufadel, M. C., Reddy, C. M., & Arey, J. S. (2017). Petroleum dynamics in the sea and influence of subsea dispersant injection during <i>Deepwater Horizon</i>. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 114(38), 10065-10070.

2016

Fraga, B., Stoesser, T., Lai, C. C., & Socolofsky, S. A. (2016). A LES-based Eulerian–Lagrangian approach to predict the dynamics of bubble plumes. Ocean Modelling, 97, 27-36.
Gros, J., Reddy, C. M., Nelson, R. K., Socolofsky, S. A., & Arey, J. S. (2016). Simulating Gas–Liquid−Water Partitioning and Fluid Properties of Petroleum under Pressure: Implications for Deep-Sea Blowouts. Environmental Science &amp; Technology, 50(14), 7397-7408.
Bell, K. (2016). New Frontiers in Ocean Exploration: The E/V Nautilus and NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer 2015 Field Season. Oceanography, 29(01), 1-84.
Socolofsky, S., Adams, E. E., Paris, C., & Yang, D. (2016). How Do Oil, Gas, and Water Interact Near a Subsea Blowout?. Oceanography, 29(3), 64-75.
Wang, B., Socolofsky, S. A., Breier, J. A., & Seewald, J. S. (2016). Observations of bubbles in natural seep flares at MC 118 and GC 600 using in situ quantitative imaging. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 121(4), 2203-2230.
Wang, Z., DiMarco, S. F., & Socolofsky, S. A. (2016). Turbulence measurements in the northern gulf of Mexico: Application to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on droplet dynamics. Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers, 109, 40-50.
Yang, D., Chen, B., Socolofsky, S. A., Chamecki, M., & Meneveau, C. (2016). Large-eddy simulation and parameterization of buoyant plume dynamics in stratified flow. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 794, 798-833.

2015

Socolofsky, S. A., Adams, E. E., Boufadel, M. C., Aman, Z. M., Johansen, �., Konkel, W. J., Lindo, D., Madsen, M. N., North, E. W., Paris, C. B., Rasmussen, D., Reed, M., Rønningen, P., Sim, L. H., Uhrenholdt, T., Anderson, K. G., Cooper, C., & Nedwed, T. J. (2015). Intercomparison of oil spill prediction models for accidental blowout scenarios with and without subsea chemical dispersant injection. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 96(1-2), 110-126.
North, E. W., Adams, E. E., Thessen, A. E., Schlag, Z., He, R., Socolofsky, S. A., Masutani, S. M., & Peckham, S. D. (2015). The influence of droplet size and biodegradation on the transport of subsurface oil droplets during the <i>Deepwater Horizon</i> spill: a model sensitivity study. Environmental Research Letters, 10(2), 024016.
Wang, B., & Socolofsky, S. A. (2015). A deep-sea, high-speed, stereoscopic imaging system for in situ measurement of natural seep bubble and droplet characteristics. Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers, 104, 134-148.
Wang, B., & Socolofsky, S. A. (2015). On the bubble rise velocity of a continually released bubble chain in still water and with crossflow. Physics of Fluids, 27(10).
Zhao, L., Boufadel, M. C., Adams, E., Socolofsky, S. A., King, T., Lee, K., & Nedwed​, T. (2015). Simulation of scenarios of oil droplet formation from the Deepwater Horizon blowout. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 101(1), 304-319.

2014

Chapman, P., Socolofsky, S., & Hetland, R. (2014). FROM BLOWOUT TO BEACH: AN INTEGRATED MODELING APPROACH. International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings, 2014(1), 919-932.
Zhao, L., Boufadel, M. C., Socolofsky, S. A., Adams, E., King, T., & Lee, K. (2014). Evolution of droplets in subsea oil and gas blowouts: Development and validation of the numerical model VDROP-J. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 83(1), 58-69.

Book Chapters - 3

2019

Lehr, W., & Socolofsky, S. A. (2020). The Importance of Understanding Fundamental Physics and Chemistry of Deep Oil Blowouts. In Murawski, S. A., Ainsworth, C. H., Gilbert, S., Hollander, D. J., Paris, C. B., Schlüter, M., & Wetzel, D. L. (Eds.), Deep Oil Spills (pp. 14-24) Springer International Publishing.
Oldenburg, T. B. P., Jaeger, P., Gros, J., Socolofsky, S. A., Pesch, S., Radović, J. R., & Jaggi, A. (2020). Physical and Chemical Properties of Oil and Gas Under Reservoir and Deep-Sea Conditions. In Murawski, S. A., Ainsworth, C. H., Gilbert, S., Hollander, D. J., Paris, C. B., Schlüter, M., & Wetzel, D. L. (Eds.), Deep Oil Spills (pp. 25-42) Springer International Publishing.
Vaz, A. C., Paris, C. B., Dissanayake, A. L., Socolofsky, S. A., Gros, J., & Boufadel, M. C. (2020). Dynamic Coupling of Near-Field and Far-Field Models. In Murawski, S. A., Ainsworth, C. H., Gilbert, S., Hollander, D. J., Paris, C. B., Schlüter, M., & Wetzel, D. L. (Eds.), Deep Oil Spills (pp. 139-154) Springer International Publishing.

Conference Presentations - 50

2020

Bae, S. W., B.; Socolofsky, S. A., & I (2020). Turbulence and Dynamics in the Wake of Stabilized Bubbles in a Water Tunnel. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020
Daskiran, C. C., F.; Socolofsky, S. K., J.; Lee, K. B., & M.C (2020). Investigation of Turbulent Mixing and Primary Breakup for Turbulent Oil Jets. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020
Jun, I. S., S.A.; Gros, J. D., A.L.; Barker, C. H., & J (2020). Prediction of Transport and Dissolution of Oil and Gas Released from Accidental Subsea Spills: A Coupled Near- and Far-Field Model. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020
Wang, B. S., S.A.; Inok, J. L., & M.; Kessler, J. (2020). Observations and modeling of submarine hydrocarbon seeps within the hydrate stability zone. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020

2019

Daniels, M. S., & S.; Gros, J. (2019). Fate of Oil Spill Droplets in Texas A&M Oil Spill Calculator Exposed to Random Displacement and Turbulent Diffusion Solution for Wind. In 2019 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Sciences Conference
Jun, I. W., & B.; Socolofsky, S. (2019). Modeling Gas Seep Bubbles Through the Continental Slope within Hydrate Stability Zone. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019
Kim, B. S., & S.; Wang, B. (2019). Comparison between NETL High Pressure Water tunnel experiment and numerical modeling for analysis of natural gas bubble behavior in the ocean. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019
Vaz, A. P., C.B.; Dissanayake, A. S., S.A.; Gros, J. B., & M.C (2019). Dynamic Coupling of Near-Field and Far-Field Models. In 2019 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Sciences Conference
Vaz, A. P., C.B.; Dissanayake, A. S., S.A.; Gros, J. B., & M.C (2019). Direct Coupling of Near-field and Far-field models hones predictions of oil spill transport and fate from deep-sea blowout. In 42nd AMOP Technical Seminar on Environmental Contamination and Response

2018

Jun, I. W., B.; Dissanayake, A. S., & S.A (2018). Predicting dissolved concentrations in the water column for natural seep plumes in the Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018
Jun, I. W., & B.; Socolofsky, S. (2018). A Model for the Dissolved Phase Concentration Field for Natural Gases Released in the Deep Ocean from Natural Seep Bubble Plumes. In The 8th International Symposium on Environmental Hydraulics
Socolofsky, S. D., & A.L.; Gros, J. (2018). Development and Validation of a Multiphase Buoyant Jet Integral Model for Subsea Accidental Oil Well Blowouts. In The 8th International Symposium on Environmental Hydraulics

2017

Gros, J. S., S.A.; Dissanayake, A. J., I.; Zhao, L. B., M.C.; Reddy, C. A., & J.S (2017). Detailed modeling of the dynamic behavior of petroleum in the sea during the Deepwater Horizon accident. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017
Socolofsky, S. (2017). A Review of Biodegradation Models for Oil: Model Parametrizations and a Sensitivity Study. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017

2016

[MISSING CITATION] [Author not available]. Computer simulation of the buoyant ascent and liquid-gas-water repartitioning of petroleum hydrocarbons in the deep water column during the Deepwater Horizon disaster. 251st American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition. (2016).
Breier, J. S., J.S.; Sylva, S. W., & B.; Socolofsky, S. (2016). Dissolved Gas Distribution within Gulf of Mexico Natural Deep-sea Methane Plumes. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016
Gros, J. R., C.M.; Nelson, R. S., & S.A.; Arey, J. (2016). Thermodynamic modeling of gas-liquid-water partitioning and fluid properties for Macondo reservoir fluid at deep-water conditions. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016
Gros, J. S., S.A.; Dissanayake, A. J., I.; Boufadel, M. Z., L.; Nelson, R. R., & C.M.; Arey, J. (2016). Simulating the aqueous dissolution of petroleum emitted into the Gulf of Mexico during the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster. In Gordon Research Conference - Opportunities for Aquatic Sciences to Impact a Changing World
Gros, J. S., S.A.; Dissanayake, A. J., I.; Zhao, L. B., M.C.; Reddy, C. A., & J.S (2016). Detailed modeling of the dynamic behavior of petroleum in the sea during the Deepwater Horizon accident. In 2nd Symposium on Deep-Sea Oil Spills
Leonte, M. K., & J.D.; Socolofsky, S. (2016). Investigating the emission, dissolution, and oxidation of CH4 within and around a seep bubble plume in the Gulf of Mexico. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2016
North, E. K., P.; Adams, E. C., W.; Duzinski, P. H., R.; Socolofsky, S. T., & J.; Thessen, A. (2016). Lagrangian Simulations of Oil Droplets with Biodegradation and Chemical Dispersal: Applications for Decision Support. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016
Socolofsky, S. D., A.; Jun, I. G., & J (2016). Importance of physical, chemical, and hydrodynamic processes in the near field plume of oil and gas blowout models. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016
Socolofsky, S. J., & I.; Wang, B. (2016). Observations and Modeling of Natural Gas Seeps in the Deep Ocean. In Gordon Research Conference on Natural Gas Hydrate Systems
Socolofsky, S. J., I.; Wang, B. H., & J (2016). Comparison of numerical model simulations of submarine hydrocarbon seeps measured at MC 118 and GC 600 by GISR in Northern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016
Wang, B. J., I.; Hutschenreuter, K. K., J.; Lavery, A. B., J.A.; Seewald, J. S., & S.A (2016). Behavior of gas seep bubbles below the hydrate stability zone. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2016
Wang, B. S., S.A.; Beaumont, B. L., & A (2016). Observations of Natural Gas Seep Site MC118 in the Northern Gulf of Mexico during GISR Cruise G08, 2015. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016
Wang, Z. D., & S.; Socolofsky, S. (2016). Turbulence Measurements in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: Application to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on Droplet Dynamics. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016
Wang, Z. D., & S.; Socolofsky, S. (2016). How Was the Deep Scattering layers (DSLs) Influenced by the Deepwater Horizon Spill? --- Evidences from 10-year NTL Oil/Gas ADCP Backscattering Data Collected at the Spill Site. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016
Wang, Z. D., & S.; Socolofsky, S. (2016). How Was the Deep Scattering layers (DSLs) Influenced by the Deepwater Horizon Spill? --- Evidences from 10-year NTL Oil/Gas ADCP Backscattering Data Collected at the Spill Site. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2016
Yang, D. C., B.; Socolofsky, S. C., & M.; Meneveau, C. (2016). Large-eddy simulation and parameterization of buoyant plume dynamics in stratified flow. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016

2015

Adams, E. S., & S.A.; Boufadel, M. (2015). Evaluation of Droplet/Bubble Models for Subsurface Dispersant Application. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015
Breier, J. S., J.S.; Sylva, S. W., & B.; Socolofsky, S. (2015). Gas plume bubble dissolution at GoM natural methane seeps. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015
Gros, J. N., R.K.; Reddy, C. S., & S.A.; Arey, J. (2015). Predicting The State And Properties Of Deepwater Horizon Oil Under Pressure Using The Peng-Robinson Equation Of State. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015
Jun, I. S., & S.A.; Dissanayake, A. (2015). Effect of gas hydrates of the fate of rising hydrocarbon bubbles from natural seeps and accidental releases in the deep ocean. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015
Lai, C. S., & S (2015). Volume flux measurements in the zone of flow establishment of an aerated plume. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015
Lai, C. S., & S.A (2015). PIV Measurement of the Residual Flow Following Abrupt Shut-off of a Bubble Plume. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015
Socolofsky, S. D., A.L.; Jun, I. G., J.; Arey, J. R., & C.M (2015). Texas A&M Oilspill Calculator (TAMOC) Modeling Suite for Subsea Spills. In 38th AMOP Technical Seminar on Environmental Contamination and Response
Wang, B. S., S.A.; Seewald, J. S., & S.; Breier, J. (2015). Bubble characteristics at two Gulf of Mexico natural gas seepage sites. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015
Wang, Z. D., & S.F.; Socolofsky, S. (2015). The Role of Turbulence on Droplet Dynamics: Application to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015
Zhao, L. B., M.; Adams, E. S., & S.; Lee, K. (2015). Evolution of droplet size distribution in deepwater horizon blowout: simulations using VDROP model. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015

2014

Adams, E. ;. S., S. ; Chan, G. ;. M., & S (2014). How much oil came directly to the surface at Macaondo. In 7th International Symposium on Environmental Hydraulics
Adams, E. S., & S.; Boufadel, M. (2014). Evaluation of droplet/bubble models for subsurface dispersant application. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014
Chapman, P. S., & S.; Hetland, R. (2014). From Blowout to Beach: An Integrated Modeling Approach. In 2014 International Oil Spill Conference
Jun, I. D., & A.; Socolofsky, S. (2014). The fate and transport properties of rising oil droplets and gas bubbles with hydrates from the deep ocean. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014
Wang, B. D., & A.L.; Socolofsky, S. (2014). Design of in situ measurements for validation of near field blowout models. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014
Wang, B. D., & A.L.; Socolofsky, S. (2014). Design of in situ measurements for validation of near field blowout models. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014

2013

Adams, E. C., G.; Chow, A. S., & S (2013). Near field oil droplet behavior with application to sub-surface dispersant effectiveness. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013
Socolofsky, S. (2013). Nearfield dynamics of the Deepwater Horizon accident: gas dissolution, subsurface plume formation, and dispersant effectiveness. In International Symposium on Deep-water Oil Spills
Socolofsky, S. A., & E (2013). Vertical distribution of hydrocarbons and intrusion formation for the Deepwater Horizon accidental blowout. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013

2012

Socolofsky, S. A., E.E.; DiMarco, S. S., & T.; Sherwood, C. (2012). Near field dynamics of the Deepwater Horizon accidental blowout: Chemical partitioning, intrusion dynamics, and dispersant effectiveness. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2012