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Joel E. Kostka

Georgia Institute of Technology

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, Task Co-Lead

A systems approach to improve predictions of biodegradation and ecosystem recovery in coastal marine sediments impacted by oil spill

Year 6-8 Investigator Grants (RFP-V)Role: Co-Principal Investigator, Task Lead, Task Co-Lead, Task Data Contact

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

Deepsea to Coast Connectivity in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico (DEEP-C)

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

Expanding Contaminated Sediment Sampling In Gulf Coast Beaches

Bridge Grants (RFP-III)Role: Co-Principal Investigator

Assessing the Impact of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on Sediments and Benthic Communities on the West Florida Shelf and Slope

Year One Block Grant - Florida Institute of OceanographyRole: Research Staff

Penetration, Accumulation and Degradation of BP DWH Oil in Florida Sandy Beaches

Year One Block Grant - Florida Institute of OceanographyRole: Co-Principal Investigator

Deepwater Horizon Oil Deposition in Gulf of Mexico Beaches Phase 2: Recovery of the Beach Sedimentary Environment

Year One Block Grant - The Northern Gulf InstituteRole: Co-Principal Investigator

Impact of Crude Oil on Coastal and Ocean Environments of the West Florida Shelf and Big Bend Region from the Shoreline to the Continental Shelf Edge

Year One Block Grant - The Northern Gulf InstituteRole: Co-Principal Investigator, Task Co-Lead

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 26

2021

Weiman, S., Joye, S., Kostka, J., Halanych, K., & Colwell, R. (2021). GoMRI Insights into Microbial Genomics and Hydrocarbon Bioremediation Response in Marine Ecosystems. Oceanography, 34(1), 124-135.

2020

Hackbusch, S., Noirungsee, N., Viamonte, J., Sun, X., Bubenheim, P., Kostka, J. E., Müller, R., & Liese, A. (2020). Influence of pressure and dispersant on oil biodegradation by a newly isolated Rhodococcus strain from deep-sea sediments of the gulf of Mexico. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 150, 110683.
Karthikeyan, S., Kim, M., Heritier-Robbins, P., Hatt, J. K., Spain, J. C., Overholt, W. A., Huettel, M., Kostka, J. E., & Konstantinidis, K. T. (2020). Integrated Omics Elucidate the Mechanisms Driving the Rapid Biodegradation of Deepwater Horizon Oil in Intertidal Sediments Undergoing Oxic–Anoxic Cycles. Environmental Science & Technology, 54(16), 10088-10099.
Karthikeyan, S., Rodriguez‐R, L. M., Heritier‐Robbins, P., Hatt, J. K., Huettel, M., Kostka, J. E., & Konstantinidis, K. T. (2020). Genome repository of oil systems: An interactive and searchable database that expands the catalogued diversity of crude oil‐associated microbes. Environmental Microbiology, 22(6), 2094-2106.
Kostka, J., Joye, S., & Colwell, R. (2020). Deepwater Horizon and the Rise of the Omics. Eos, 101.

2019

Karthikeyan, S., Rodriguez-R, L. M., Heritier-Robbins, P., Kim, M., Overholt, W. A., Gaby, J. C., Hatt, J. K., Spain, J. C., Rosselló-Móra, R., Huettel, M., Kostka, J. E., & Konstantinidis, K. T. (2019). “<i>Candidatus</i>Macondimonas diazotrophica”, a novel gammaproteobacterial genus dominating crude-oil-contaminated coastal sediments. The ISME Journal, 13(8), 2129-2134.
Bociu, I., Shin, B., Wells, W. B., Kostka, J. E., Konstantinidis, K. T., & Huettel, M. (2019). Decomposition of sediment-oil-agglomerates in a Gulf of Mexico sandy beach. Scientific Reports, 9(1).
Overholt, W. A., Schwing, P., Raz, K. M., Hastings, D., Hollander, D. J., & Kostka, J. E. (2019). The core seafloor microbiome in the Gulf of Mexico is remarkably consistent and shows evidence of recovery from disturbance caused by major oil spills. Environmental Microbiology, 21(11), 4316-4329.
Shin, B., Bociu, I., Kolton, M., Huettel, M., & Kostka, J. E. (2019). Succession of microbial populations and nitrogen-fixation associated with the biodegradation of sediment-oil-agglomerates buried in a Florida sandy beach. Scientific Reports, 9(1).
Shin, B., Kim, M., Zengler, K., Chin, K., Overholt, W. A., Gieg, L. M., Konstantinidis, K. T., & Kostka, J. E. (2019). Anaerobic degradation of hexadecane and phenanthrene coupled to sulfate reduction by enriched consortia from northern Gulf of Mexico seafloor sediment. Scientific Reports, 9(1).
Sun, X., Chu, L., Mercando, E., Romero, I., Hollander, D., & Kostka, J. E. (2019). Dispersant Enhances Hydrocarbon Degradation and Alters the Structure of Metabolically Active Microbial Communities in Shallow Seawater From the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico. Frontiers in Microbiology, 10.
Sun, X., & Kostka, J. E. (2019). Hydrocarbon-Degrading Microbial Communities Are Site Specific, and Their Activity Is Limited by Synergies in Temperature and Nutrient Availability in Surface Ocean Waters. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 85(15).

2018

Gaby, J. C., Rishishwar, L., Valderrama-Aguirre, L. C., Green, S. J., Valderrama-Aguirre, A., Jordan, I. K., & Kostka, J. E. (2018). Diazotroph Community Characterization via a High-Throughput <i>nifH</i> Amplicon Sequencing and Analysis Pipeline. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 84(4).
Huettel, M., Overholt, W. A., Kostka, J. E., Hagan, C., Kaba, J., Wells, W. B., & Dudley, S. (2018). Degradation of Deepwater Horizon oil buried in a Florida beach influenced by tidal pumping. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 126, 488-500.

2016

Joye, S., Kleindienst, S., Gilbert, J., Handley, K., Weisenhorn, P., Overholt, W., & Kostka, J. (2016). Responses of Microbial Communities to Hydrocarbon Exposures. Oceanography, 29(3), 136-149.
Overholt, W. A., Marks, K. P., Romero, I. C., Hollander, D. J., Snell, T. W., & Kostka, J. E. (2016). Hydrocarbon-Degrading Bacteria Exhibit a Species-Specific Response to Dispersed Oil while Moderating Ecotoxicity. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 82(2), 518-527.

2015

Brooks, G. R., Larson, R. A., Schwing, P. T., Romero, I., Moore, C., Reichart, G., Jilbert, T., Chanton, J. P., Hastings, D. W., Overholt, W. A., Marks, K. P., Kostka, J. E., Holmes, C. W., & Hollander, D. (2015). Sedimentation Pulse in the NE Gulf of Mexico following the 2010 DWH Blowout. PLOS ONE, 10(7), e0132341.
King, G., Kostka, J., Hazen, T., & Sobecky, P. (2015). Microbial Responses to the <i>Deepwater Horizon</i> Oil Spill: From Coastal Wetlands to the Deep Sea. Annual Review of Marine Science, 7(1), 377-401.
Rodriguez-R, L. M., Overholt, W. A., Hagan, C., Huettel, M., Kostka, J. E., & Konstantinidis, K. T. (2015). Microbial community successional patterns in beach sands impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The ISME Journal, 9(9), 1928-1940.

2014

Canion, A., Kostka, J. E., Gihring, T. M., Huettel, M., van Beusekom, J. E. E., Gao, H., Lavik, G., & Kuypers, M. M. M. (2014). Temperature response of denitrification and anammox reveals the adaptation of microbial communities to in situ temperatures in permeable marine sediments that span 50° in latitude. Biogeosciences, 11(2), 309-320.
Joye, S. B., Teske, A. P., & Kostka, J. E. (2014). Microbial Dynamics Following the Macondo Oil Well Blowout across Gulf of Mexico Environments. BioScience, 64(9), 766-777.
Kostka, J. E., Teske, A. P., Joye, S. B., & Head, I. M. (2014). The metabolic pathways and environmental controls of hydrocarbon biodegradation in marine ecosystems. Frontiers in Microbiology, 5.
Ruddy, B. M., Huettel, M., Kostka, J. E., Lobodin, V. V., Bythell, B. J., McKenna, A. M., Aeppli, C., Reddy, C. M., Nelson, R. K., Marshall, A. G., & Rodgers, R. P. (2014). Targeted Petroleomics: Analytical Investigation of Macondo Well Oil Oxidation Products from Pensacola Beach. Energy &amp; Fuels, 28(6), 4043-4050.

2013

Huettel, M., Berg, P., & Kostka, J. E. (2014). Benthic Exchange and Biogeochemical Cycling in Permeable Sediments. Annual Review of Marine Science, 6(1), 23-51.
Overholt, W. A., Green, S. J., Marks, K. P., Venkatraman, R., Prakash, O., & Kostka, J. E. (2013). Draft Genome Sequences for Oil-Degrading Bacterial Strains from Beach Sands Impacted by the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Genome Announcements, 1(6).

2011

Kostka, J. E., Prakash, O., Overholt, W. A., Green, S. J., Freyer, G., Canion, A., Delgardio, J., Norton, N., Hazen, T. C., & Huettel, M. (2011). Hydrocarbon-Degrading Bacteria and the Bacterial Community Response in Gulf of Mexico Beach Sands Impacted by the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 77(22), 7962-7974.

Book Chapters - 2

2019

Kostka, J. E., Joye, S. B., Overholt, W., Bubenheim, P., Hackbusch, S., Larter, S. R., Liese, A., Lincoln, S. A., Marietou, A., Müller, R., Noirungsee, N., Oldenburg, T. B. P., Radović, J. R., & Viamonte, J. (2020). Biodegradation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in the Deep Sea. 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. 107-124) Springer International Publishing.
Kostka, J. E., Overholt, W. A., Rodriguez-R, L. M., Huettel, M., & Konstantinidis, K. (2020). Toward a Predictive Understanding of the Benthic Microbial Community Response to Oiling on the Northern Gulf of Mexico Coast. In Murawski, S. A., Ainsworth, C. H., Gilbert, S., Hollander, D. J., Paris, C. B., Schlüter, M., & Wetzel, D. L. (Eds.), Scenarios and Responses to Future Deep Oil Spills (pp. 182-202) Springer International Publishing.

Conference Presentations - 90

2020

Hackbusch, S. N., N.; Viamonte, J. K., M.; Sun, X. K., J.; Bubenheim, P. M., & R.; Liese, A. (2020). Bacterial Degradation of Crude Oil and Methane at Elevated Pressure. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020
Karthikeyan, S. R., M.; Heritier-Robbins, P. H., J.K.; Huettel, M. K., & J.E.; Konstantinidis, K. (2020). The Oil Microbiome webserver: An interactive (meta-)genome repository that expands the catalogued diversity of oil-associated microbes. In 2020 AGU Ocean Science Meeting
Kostka, J. J., S.; Hubert, C. C., & R (2020). Microbial Genomics to Improve Predictive Understanding of Disturbance in the Global Ocean System. In 2020 AGU Ocean Science Meeting
Kostka, J.E.; Konstantinidis, K. J., & S.; Colwell, R. (2020). Microbial Genomics to Improve Predictive Understanding of Disturbance in the Global Ocean System. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020

2019

[MISSING CITATION] [Author not available]. Deep Sea in a Can: Influencing Factors of Crude Oil and Methane Biodegradation in the Sediment. 2019 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Sciences Conference. (2019).
Huettel, M. B., I.; Shin, B. K., & J.E.; Konstantinidis, K. (2019). Degradation of Sand Oil Agglomerates in a Sandy Florida Beach. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019
Kostka, J. O., W.; Rodriguez-R, L. H., & M.; Konstantinidis, K. (2019). Toward a Predictive Understanding of Biodegradation and its Impacts on the Fate of Oil Deposited on the Northern Gulf of Mexico Coast. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019
Kostka, J. O., W.; Sun, X. R., I.; Hollander, D. K., & K.; Huettel, M. (2019). Weathered Crude Oil From the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill was Rapidly Biodegraded but Altered Nutrient Cycles in Permeable Nearshore Sediments. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019

2018

[MISSING CITATION] [Author not available]. Macondimonas Diazotrophicus: A Representative of A Novel Gammaproteobacterial Family of Globally-Distributed, Sediment-Associated, Keystone Oil Degrader. ASM Microbe 2018. (2018).
Bociu, I. W., B.; Kaba, J. S., B.; Konstantinidis, K. K., & J.E.; Huettel, M. (2018). Three-Year Time Series Monitoring Deepwater Horizon Oil Degradation in Pensacola Beach Sand. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018
Hackbusch, S. N., N.; Viamonte, J. S., X.; Kostka, J. B., P.; Muller, R. L., & A (2018). Influence of Dispersant and Elevated Pressure on Crude Oil Degradation by a Deep Sea Rhodococcus erythropolis Strain. In 17th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology
Heritier-Robbins, P. K., S.; Kim, M. H., J.K.; Overholt, W. K., J.E.; Huettel, M. K., & K.T (2018). Oxygen Oscillation Effects on Microbial Community Activity and Nitrogen Metabolism in Oil Contaminated Beachsands. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018
Huettel, M. K., & K.; Kostka, J. (2018). Water and Air Flows Affecting Degradation of Buried Crude Oil. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018
Karthikeyan, S. K., M.; Heritier-Robbins, P. R., L.M.; Hatt, J. O., W.A.; Kostka, J. H., & M.; Konstantinidis, K. (2018). Macondimonas diazotrophicus: A Novel Hydrocarbonoclastic Gammaproteobacterium as a Potential Biomarker for Ecosystem Recovery from Oil Spills. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018
Kostka, J. (2018). The Impacts of Weathered Oil on Ecosystem Function in Coastal Sands. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018
Lee, J. S., P.T.; Romero, I. B., G.R.; Larson, R. O., W.; Kostka, J. H., & D.J (2018). Elevated Rates of Biogenic Silica Deposition in the Sediment from the Northern Gulf of Mexico during the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018
Radovic, J. R., I.; Tunnell, J. J., A.; Kostka, J. C., J.; Hollander, D. L., & S.; Oldenburg, T. (2018). Weathered Petroleum in Coastal Samples from the Southern Gulf of Mexico Collected 37 Years after the Ixtoc-I Spill and Characterized by FTICR-MS. In 41st AMOP Technical Seminar on Environmental Contamination and Response
Radovic, J. R., I.; Tunnell, J. J., A.; Kostka, J. C., J.; Hollander, D. L., & S.; Oldenburg, T. (2018). Weathered Petroleum in Coastal Samples from the Southern Gulf of Mexico Collected 37 Years after the Ixtoc-I Spill and Characterized by FTICR-MS. In 41st AMOP Technical Seminar on Environmental Contamination and Response

2017

[MISSING CITATION] [Author not available]. Crude oil degradation potential at elevated pressure by a Rhodococcus strain isolated from the Gulf of Mexico. 5th Joint Conference of DGHM & VAAM 2017. (2017).
Huettel, M. B., P.; Kostka, & J.E.; Konstantinidis, K. (2017). Coastal sand beds: biogeochemical hot spots in the inner shelf. In International Workshop on Marine Geomicrobiology – A Matter of Energy
Huettel, M. O., W.A.; Kostka, J. H., C.; Kaba, J. W., & B.; Dudley, S. (2017). Degradation of Deepwater Horizon Oil Buried in a Florida Sandy Beach. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017
Karthikeyan, S.; Heritier-Robbins, P. K., M.; Rodriguez-R, L. H., J.K.; Overholt, W. K., J.E.; Huettel, M. K., & K.T (2017). Metagenome-guided isolation of Macondimonas diazotrophicus: A novel keystone species of oil biodegradation in beach sands affected by Macondo oil. In 11th International Conference on Bioinformatics
Kostka, J. (2017). Oil spill biodegradation. In International Workshop on Marine Geomicrobiology – A Matter of Energy
Overholt, W. M., E.; Sun, X. R., I.C.; Hollander, D.J.; Konstantinidis, K. H., M.; Kostka, J. K., & J.E (2017). Microbial Processes in Submerged Coastal Sands Impacted with Weathered Oil. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017
Overholt, W. S., P.; Hollander, D. K., & J.E (2017). Predicting Benthic Microbial Communities Throughout the Gulf of Mexico and Hindcasting Impacts from the DWH. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017
Shin, B. H., & M.; Kostka, J. (2017). Succession of Microbial Populations Linked to Surface Residual Ball Degradation in Pensacola Beach Sands Impacted by the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017
Sun, X. C., L.; Prince, R. R., I.; Hollander, D. K., & J.E (2017). Impact of dispersant on hydrocarbon biodegradation in coastal waters. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017
Wagner, K. O., W.A.; Urakawa, H. H., & M.; Kostka, J. (2017). Buried Crude Oil Alters the Microbial Nitrogen Cycle in Submerged Coastal Sands. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017
Wells, W. O., W.A.; Kaba, J. B., I.; Brignole, P. K., & J.E.; Huettel, M. (2017). Effect of deposited DWH oil and phytoplankton on oxygen consumption and dissolved inorganic carbon production in Gulf of Mexico shallow shelf and shelf slope sediments. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017

2016

Hastings, D. B., T.B.; Brooks, G. L., R.A.; Selden, C. S., P.T.; Hollander, D. K., & J.K.; Overholt, W. (2016). Six Years after the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Impacts on Marine Sediments and Fish. In College of Charleston Marine Biology Graduate Program Student Research Colloquium 2016
Huettel, M. K., & K.; Kostka, J. (2016). A systems approach to improve predictions of biodegradation and ecosystem recovery in coastal marine sediments impacted by oil spills.
Overholt, W. C., K.; Schwing, P. H., & D.J.; Kostka, J. (2016). A predictive understanding of deepsea benthic microbial communities in the Gulf of Mexico. In 16th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology
Shin, B. O., W. A.; Chin, K. K., & J.E (2016). Anaerobic hydrocarbon-degradation by sedimentary microorganisms from the northern Gulf of Mexico. In Third Annual Southeastern Biogeochemistry Symposium
Sun, X. D., & S.; Kostka, J. (2016). Hydrocarbon biodegradation in deepsea sediments exposed to high pressure. In 2nd Symposium on Deep-Sea Oil Spills

2015

[MISSING CITATION] [Author not available]. Generations Apart But of Common Ancestry: A Comparative Study of Marine Oil Snow Sedimentation and Flocculent Accumulation (MOSSFA) During the IXTOC (1979-1980) and Deepwater Horizon (2010) Blowouts Events. 27th International Meeting on Organic Geochemistry (IMOG). (2015).
[MISSING CITATION] [Author not available]. Comparative Analysis of the IXTOC and Deepwater Horizon Blowouts Reveal that Marine Oil Snow Sedimentation (MOSSFA) Maybe the Rule, not the Exception. Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. (2015).
Gaby, J. O., & W.A.; Kostka, J. (2015). Diazotroph Diversity in Petroleum-Contaminated Sands of Pensacola Beach Following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. In 115th American Society for Microbiology General Meeting
Gaby, J. O., & W.A.; Kostka, J. (2015). Community Dynamics of Nitrogen Fixers in Oil contaminated Sands of Pensacola Beach, FL, Following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. In 2nd Annual Southeastern Biogeochemistry Symposium
Hastings, D. B., G.; Schwing, P. K., J.E.; Larson, R. O., W.A.; Bartlett, T. C., B.; Quinn, K. S., C.; Romero, I. H., & D (2015). Surface Sediments Became More Reducing Following The BP Deepwater Horizon Blowout Event. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015
Hollander, D. R., I.; Schwing, P. B., G.; Hastings, D. L., R.; Toro-Farmer, G. M., T.; Kostka, J. C., & J.; Murawski, S. (2015). Sub-surface oil plumes, sedimentary oil deposition and other unexpected consequences and impacts in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon oil-well blowout. In Contaminated Sediments 2015: Environmental Chemistry, Ecotoxicology and Engineering
Kostka, J. (2015). Microbes and oil spills: lessons learned from the Deepwater Horizon oil well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico. In Segundo Congreso Internacional de Ciencias Básicas Biomédicas 2015
Kostka, J. (2015). Microbes and oil spills: Lessons learned from the Deepwater Horizon oil well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico. In Segundo Congreso Internacional de Ciencias Básicas Biomédicas
Kostka, J. O., W.; Gold, J. D., K.; Dishaw, L. S., M.; Breitbart, M. H., & D.; Murawski, S. (2015). Genomic Research within C-IMAGE2: Cross Gulf Comparison of Microbes to Megafauna Impacted by the Deepwater Horizon and Ixtoc Oil Discharges. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015
Kostka, J. R., L.; Overholt, W. H., C.; Huettel, M. K., & K.T (2015). Metagenomic insights on the response and recovery of indigenous microbial communities in beach sands to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015
Overholt, W. H., D.W.; Marks, K. H., & D.J.; Kostka, J. (2015). Distribution of Deep Sea Sedimentary Microbial Populations across Large Spatial Scales in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. In 115th American Society for Microbiology General Meeting
Overholt, W. H., & D.J.; Kostka, J. (2015). Distribution of Deep Sea Sedimentary Microbial Populations in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. In 2nd Annual Southeastern Biogeochemistry Symposium
Overholt, W. S., P.T.; Larson, R. R., I.C.; Hastings, D. B., G.R.; Hollander, D. K., & J.E (2015). Elucidating the diversity of benthic microbial communities and foraminifera at the seafloor in the northern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015
Shin, B. O., W.A.; Chin, K. K., & J.E (2015). Anaerobic hydrocarbon degradation under iron- and sulfate-reducing conditions by sedimentary microorganisms from the northern Gulf of Mexico. In 115th American Society for Microbiology General Meeting
Shin, B. O., W.A.; Chin, K. K., & J.E (2015). Anaerobic Hydrocarbon Degradation Under Iron- and Sulfate-reducing Conditions by Sedimentary Microorganisms from the Northern Gulf of Mexico. In 2nd Annual Southeastern Biogeochemistry Symposium
Shin, B. O., W.A.; Chin, K. K., & J.E (2015). Anaerobic hydrocarbon degradation by sedimentary microorganisms from the northern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015
Sun, X. O., & W.A.; Kostka, J. (2015). Aerobic biodegradation potential of oil hydrocarbons in the water column and deepsea sediments in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015
Sun, X. O., W.A.; Romero, I. H., & D.J.; Kostka, J. (2015). Oceanographic Parameters Affect Biodegradation Potential In The Northeastern Gulf Of Mexico. In 2nd Annual Southeastern Biogeochemistry Symposium
Sun, X. R., I.C.; Hollander, D. K., & J.E (2015). Controls of hydrocarbon persistence and microbial communities that mediate biodegradation in the water column and deepsea sediments of the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico. In 115th American Society for Microbiology General Meeting
Sun, X. R., I.C.; Hollander, D. K., & J.E (2015). Controls of hydrocarbon persistence and microbial communities that mediate biodegradation in the water column and deepsea sediments of the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico. In 115th American Society for Microbiology General Meeting

2014

Brooks, G. L., R.A.; Schwing, P. R., I.; Moore, C. R., G.-J.; Jilbert, T. C., J.P.; Hastings, D. O., W.A.; Marks, K. K., J.E.; Holmes, C. F., & B.; Hollander, D. (2014). Sedimentation pulse in the NE Gulf of Mexico following the 2010 DWH blowout. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2014
Brooks, G. L., R.A.; Schwing, P. R., I.; Moore, C. R., G.-J.; Jilbert, T. C., J.P.; Hastings, D. O., W.A.; Marks, K. K., J.E.; Holmes, C. F., & B.; Hollander, D. (2014). Sedimentation pulse in the NE Gulf of Mexico following the 2010 DWH blowout. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2014
Brooks, G. L., R.A.; Schwing, P. R., I.; Moore, C. R., G.; Jilbert, T. C., J.P.; Hastings, D. O., W.A.; Marks, K. K., J.E.; Holmes, C. H., & D (2014). Sedimentation pulse in the NE Gulf of Mexico following the 2010 DWH blowout. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014
Hagan, C. K., J.; Wells, W. D., S.; Kostka, J. H., & M (2014). Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons of Deepwater Horizon oil buried in Pensacola Beach sands and their changes over time. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014
Hollander, D. R., I.; Schwing, P. L., R.; Brooks, G. H., D.W.; Too-Farmer, G. M., T.; Kostka, J. C., J.P.; Murawski, S. M., & F (2014). Did the mitigation strategies of Deepwater Horizon surfacing oil intensify processes associated with oil-flocculation and increase the "footprint" of sedimentary oil deposition. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014
Hollander, D. R., I.C.; Schwing, P. B., & G.; Kostka, J. (2014). Disentagnling the roles of river discharge, productivity, oil burning and dispersant on the Marine Oil-Snow (MOSSFA) event following the DwH blowout. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2014
Huettel, M. K., J.E.; Hagan, C. K., J.; Wells, B. O., W.; Dudley, S. O., & C (2014). The degradation of hydrocarbons in sandy sediment of the northeastern Gulf. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014
Kostka, J. (2014). Tutorial Presentation, Biogeo-omics: utilizing biogeochemistry and -omics data to determine the fate and impacts of oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill in Gulf of Mexico ecosystems. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2014
Kostka, J. (2014). "It isn't over until it's over": fostering public understanding of the potential longterm effects of the Deepwater Horizon spill to ecosystem health. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014
Kostka, J. ;. W., L.M. ; Rodriguez, R. ;. M., K. ; Gaby, J. ;. H., C. ; Kaba, & J. ; Konstantinidis K.; Huettel, M. (2014). Hydrocarbon-degrading microbial communities and the fate of oil in beach sands impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014
Kostka, J. O., W.; Marks, K. S., X.; Shin, B. S., T.; Huettel, M. H., C.; Wells, B. K., J.; Okolovitch, C. K., K.; Rodriguez-R, L. H., D.; Brooks, G. L., R.; Schwing, P. R., & I (2014). The response of benthic microbial communities in the Gulf of Mexico to the Deepwater Horizon oil discharge: from shallow coastal sands to the deepsea. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2014
Larson, R. B., G.R.; Schwing, P. R., I.; Moore, C. R., G.; Jilbert, T. C., J.P.; Hastings, D. O., W.A.; Marks, K. K., J.E.; Holmes, C. H., & D (2014). Utilizing 234Th as a geochronometer in sediment cores following the 2010 DWH blowout. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014
Marks, K. S., & T.W.; Kostka, J. (2014). Impacts of Corexit EC9500A on oil biodegradation potential and toxicity to marine rotifer Brachionus manjavacas. In First Annual Southeastern Biogeochemistry Symposium
Overholt, W. M., K.P.; Rodriguez-R, L. C. H., C.; Kaba, J. K., K.; Huettel, M. K., & J.E (2014). Oil in the beach: the microbial response to hydrocarbons parallels changes in oil chemistry. In First Annual Southeastern Biogeochemistry Symposium
Overholt, W. R., L.M.; Marks, K. H., C.; Kaba, J. K., K.; Huettel, M. K., & J.E (2014). A succession in microbial populations parallels the evolution of hydrocarbon chemistry in Gulf of Mexico beach sands contaminated by Macondo oil from the Deepwater Horizon discharge. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2014
Riesenfeld, C. J., W.H.; Davis, B. O., W.; Kostka, J. L., & J.E.; Snyder, R. (2014). Pensacola Beach Surf Zone Microbial Communities Before, During, and After Oil Contamination. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014
Shin, B. O., W.A.; Chin, K. K., & J.E (2014). Anaerobic hydrocarbon-degradation by microorganisms isolated from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In First Annual Southeastern Biogeochemistry Symposium
Sun, X. O., & W.; Kostka, J. (2014). Aerobic biodegradation potential of oil hydrocarbons in the water column and deepsea sediments. In 2014 Deep-C Student Research Symposium
Sun, X. O., W.; Marks, K. S., B.; Chin, K. K., & J.E (2014). Aerobic hydrocarbon degradation in deep sea sediments of the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. In First Annual Southeastern Biogeochemistry Symposium
Sun, X. O., W.; Marks, K. S., B.; Chin, K. K., & J.E (2014). Mapping of sedimentary microbial communities and identification of bioindicators for oil degradation in sediments of the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014
Wells, W. H., M.; Kostka, J. O., W.; Kaba, J. B., & I (2014). Influence of buried crude oil and algal material on oxygen consumption in sediments collected along a depth transect through DeSoto Canyon. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014

2013

Hollander, D. B., G.R.; Larson, R. R., I.; Schwing, P. W., K.; Zenzola, N. H., D.W.; Chanton, J. K., & J.; Overholt, W. (2013). Testing the Mechanisms of Sedimentary Oil Deposition in Deep-Sea. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013
Hollander, D. R., I.C.; Schwing, P. L., R.A.; Watson, K. Z., N.; Murawski, S. B., G.R.; Hastings, D. C., J.; Kostka, J. O., & W (2013). Elucidating the mechanism of sedimentary oil deposition following the Deepwater Horizon blowout event in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. In IMOG (International Meeting of Organic Geochemists)
Huettel, M. K., J.; Zuijdgeest, A. S., C.; Kaba, J. W., B.; Dudley, S. S., & M (2013). Transport and decomposition of MC252-oil in permeable sediment. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013
Kostka, J. R., R.L.M.; Overholt, W. L., X.; Marks, K. K., & K.; Huettel, M. (2013). Metagenomic Insights into the Response of Indigenous Microbial Communities in Beach Sands to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. In Goldschmidt International Geochemistry Conference
Kostka, J. H., M.; Chanton, J. H., & D (2013). The Response of Gulf Sedimentary Microbial Communities to the Deposition of Deepwater Horizon Oil Hydrocarbons. In International Symposium on Bioremediation and Sustainable Environmental Technologies
Ruddy, B. H., C.L.; Lobodin, V. H., M.; Kostka, J. R., C.M.; Rodgers, R. M., & A.G (2013). Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Ketone Transformation Products Revealed by Increased Acid/Analyte Concentration Positive Ion ESI FT-ICR MS. In American Chemical Society National Meeting
Ruddy, B. H., M.; Kostka, J. L., V.V.; Bythell, B. M., A.M.; Aeppli, C. N., R.K.; Reddy, C. M., & A.G.; Rodgers, R. (2013). New Insights into the Weathering of Macondo Well Oil: Analysis of Contaminated Sands from Pensacola Beach. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013

2012

Kostka, J. (2012). The BP Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico: Are Microbes Helping to Clean up the Mess?. In Annual AVS International Annual Symposium
Kostka, J. H., M.; Prakash, O. G., S.; Kaba, J. H., C.; Wells, B. O., W.A.; Canion, A. N., & N (2012). The fate of Deepwater Horizon oil in Florida sandy beaches: can oil eating microbes help to clean up the mess?. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2012
Ruddy, B. M. L., V. V.; Huettel, M. K., J. E.; Bythell, B. J. M., A. M.; Hendrickson, C. L. R., & R. P.; Marshall, A. G. (2012). Compositional Analysis of Deepwater Horizon Crude Oil-Contaminated Pensacola Beach Sand. In International Conference on Petroleum Phase Behavior and Fouling

2011

Huettel, M. K., & J.E (2011). Deepwater Horizon Oil In Florida Sandy Beaches. In Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation Conference
Huettel, M. K., J.E.; Prakash, M. O., W.A.; Green, S. F., G.; Canion, A. D., & J.; Norton, N. (2011). Penetration, Accumulation and Degradation of Deepwater Horizon Oil in Florida Sandy Beaches. In Goldschmidt Conference 2011
Roeder, T. K. H., D. W.; Holzinger, C. P., E.; Brooks, G. H., M. H.; Kostka, J. E. .. L., & R.A.; Flower, B. P. (2011). Where Has All the Oil Gone? The use of trace metals as potential indicators of oil contamination in marine sediments and beach sands. In AGU Fall Meeting

2010

Huettel, M. H. K., J. E.; Green, S. P., O.; Kaba, J. C., & A (2010). Rates and mechanisms controlling the microbial degradation of crude oil from the MC252 spill in Gulf of Mexico beach sands. In Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Principal Investigator Conference
Kostka, J. H., & M. H (2010). The Ecology of Hydrocarbon Degradation in Gulf Beach Sands. International Society for Microbial Ecology Symposium. In International Symposium for Microbial Ecology (ISME)