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Joel E. Kostka

Georgia Institute of Technology

School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

311 Ferst Drive
Atlanta, GA  30332  

joel.kostka@biology.gatech.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, 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. Oceanog, 34(1), 124–135. doi

2020

Hackbusch, S., Noirungsee, N., Viamonte, J., Sun, X., Bubenheim, P., Kostka, J. E., et al. (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(January 2020), 110683. doi
Karthikeyan, S., Kim, M., Heritier-Robbins, P., Hatt, J. K., Spain, J. C., Overholt, W. A., et al. (2020). Integrated Omics Elucidate the Mechanisms Driving the Rapid Biodegradation of Deepwater Horizon Oil in Intertidal Sediments Undergoing Oxic-Anoxic Cycles. Environ. Sci. Technol., 54(16), 10088–10099. doi
Karthikeyan, S., Rodriguez-R, L. M., Heritier-Robbins, P., Hatt, J. K., Huettel, M., Kostka, J. E., et al. (2020). Genome repository of oil systems: An interactive and searchable database that expands the catalogued diversity of crude oil-associated microbes. Environ Microbiol, 22(6), 2094–2106. doi
Kostka, J., Joye, S., & Colwell, R. (2020). Deepwater Horizon and the Rise of the Omics. Eos, 101. doi

2019

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. Sci Rep, 9(1). doi
Karthikeyan, S., Rodriguez-R, L. M., Heritier-Robbins, P., Kim, M., Overholt, W. A., Gaby, J. C., et al. (2019). Candidatus Macondimonas diazotrophica, a novel gammaproteobacterial genus dominating crude-oil-contaminated coastal sediments. The ISME Journal, 13(5), 2129–2134. doi
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. Environ Microbiol, 21(11), 4316–4329. doi
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. Sci Rep, 9(1), 19401. doi
Shin, B., Kim, M., Zengler, K., Chin, K. - J., Overholt, W. A., Gieg, L. M., et al. (2019). Anaerobic degradation of hexadecane and phenanthrene coupled to sulfate reduction by enriched consortia from northern Gulf of Mexico seafloor sediment. Sci Rep, 9(1). doi
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. Front. Microbiol., 10. doi
Sun, X., Kostka, J. E., & Stams, A. J. M. (2019). Hydrocarbon-Degrading Microbial Communities Are Site Specific, and Their Activity Is Limited by Synergies in Temperature and Nutrient Availability in Surface Ocean Waters. Appl Environ Microbiol, 85(15). doi

2018

Gaby, J. C., Rishishwar, L., Valderrama-Aguirre, L. C., Green, S. J., Valderrama-Aguirre, A., Jordan, I. K., et al. (2018). Diazotroph Community Characterization via a High-ThroughputnifHAmplicon Sequencing and Analysis Pipeline. Appl Environ Microbiol, 84(4), e01512–17. doi
Huettel, M., Overholt, W. A., Kostka, J. E., Hagan, C., Kaba, J., Wells, W. B., et al. (2018). Degradation of Deepwater Horizon oil buried in a Florida beach influenced by tidal pumping. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 126, 488–500. doi

2016

Joye, S. B., Kleindienst, S., Gilbert, J. A., Handley, K. M., Weisenhorn, P., Kostka, J. E., et al. (2016). Responses of Microbial Communities to Hydrocarbon Exposures. Oceano, 29(3), 136–149. doi
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. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 82(2), 518–527. doi

2015

Brooks, G. R., Larson, R. A., Schwing, P. T., Romero, I., Moore, C., Reichart, G. - J., et al. (2015). Sedimentation Pulse in the NE Gulf of Mexico following the 2010 DWH Blowout. PLoS ONE, 10(7), e0132341. doi
King, G. M., Kostka, J. E., Hazen, T., & Sobecky, P. (2015). Microbial Responses to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: From Coastal Wetlands to the Deep Sea. Annu. Rev. Marine. Sci., 7(1), 377–401. doi
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. Isme J, 9(9), 1928–1940. doi

2014

Canion, A., Kostka, J. E., Gihring, T. M., Huettel, M., van Beusekom, J. E. E., Gao, H., et al. (2014). Temperature response of denitrification and anammox reveals the adaptation of microbial communities to in situ temperatures in permeable marine sediments that span 50 Degrees in latitude. Biogeosciences, 11(2), 309–320. doi
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. doi
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(471), 1–3. doi
Ruddy, B. M., Huettel, M., Kostka, J. E., Lobodin, V. V., Bythell, B. J., McKenna, A. M., et al. (2014). Targeted Petroleomics: Analytical Investigation of Macondo Well Oil Oxidation Products from Pensacola Beach. Energy Fuels, 28(6), 4043–4050. doi

2013

Huettel, M., Berg, P., & Kostka, J. E. (2013). Benthic Exchange and Biogeochemical Cycling in Permeable Sediments. Annu. Rev. Marine. Sci., 6(1), 23–51. doi
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), e01015–13-e01015–13. doi

2011

Kostka, J. E., Prakash, O., Overholt, W. A., Green, S., Freyer, G., Canion, A., et al. (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. doi

Book Chapters - 2

2019

Kostka, J. E., Joye, S. B., Overholt, W., Bubenheim, P., Hackbusch, S., Larter, S. R., et al. (2019). Biodegradation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in the Deep Sea. In S. A. Murawski, C. H. Ainsworth, S. A. Gilbert, D. J. Hollander, C. B. Paris, M. Schlüter, et al. (Eds.), Deep Oil Spills – Facts, Fate, and Effects (pp. 107–124). Springer International. doi
Kostka, J. E., Overholt, W. A., Rodriguez-R., L. M., Huettel, M., & Konstantinidis, K. (2019). Toward a predictive understanding of the benthic microbial community response to oiling on the northern Gulf of Mexico coast. In S. A. Murawski, C. H. Ainsworth, S. A. Gilbert, D. J. Hollander, C. B. Paris, M. Schlüter, et al. (Eds.), Scenarios and Responses to Future Deep Oil Spills: Fighting the Next War (pp. 182–202). Springer International. doi

Conference Presentations - 90

2020

Hackbusch, S., Noirungsee, N., Viamonte, J., Kschowak, M., Sun, X., Kostka, J., et al. (2020). Bacterial Degradation of Crude Oil and Methane at Elevated Pressure. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20: Poster. openurl
Karthikeyan, S., Rodriguez-R, M., Heritier-Robbins, P., Hatt, J. K., Huettel, M., Kostka, J. E., et al. (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. San Diego, CA : 02/16/20-02/21/20. openurl
Kostka, J. E., Joye, S., Hubert, C., & Colwell, R. (2020). Microbial Genomics to Improve Predictive Understanding of Disturbance in the Global Ocean System. In 2020 AGU Ocean Science Meeting. San Diego, CA : 02/16/20-02/21/20. openurl
Kostka, J. E., Konstantinidis, K., Joye, 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. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20. openurl

2019

Huettel, M., Bociu, I., Shin, B., Kostka, 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. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster. openurl
Kostka, J., Overholt, W., Rodriguez-R, L., Huettel, 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. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19. openurl
Kostka, J., Overholt, W., Sun, X., Romero, I., Hollander, D., Konstantinidis, K., et al. (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. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster. openurl
Liese, A., Hackbusch, S., Noirungsee, N., Viamonte, J., Kschowak, M., Sun, X., et al. (2019). Deep Sea in a Can: Influencing Factors of Crude Oil and Methane Biodegradation in the Sediment. In 2019 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Sciences Conference. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19. openurl

2018

Bociu, I., Wells, B., Kaba, J., Shin, B., Konstantinidis, K. T., Kostka, J. E., et al. (2018). Three-Year Time Series Monitoring Deepwater Horizon Oil Degradation in Pensacola Beach Sand. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18. openurl
Hackbusch, S., Noirungsee, N., Viamonte, J., Sun, X., Kostka, J., Bubenheim, P., et al. (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. Leipzig, Germany : 08/12/18-08/17/18: Poster. openurl
Heritier-Robbins, P., Karthikeyan, S., Kim, M., Hatt, J. K., Overholt, W. A., Kostka, J. E., et al. (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. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18. openurl
Huettel, M., Konstantinidis, K., & Kostka, J. E. (2018). Water and Air Flows Affecting Degradation of Buried Crude Oil. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18. openurl
Karthikeyan, S., Kim, M., Heritier-Robbins, P., Rodriguez-R, L. M., Hatt, J. K., Overholt, W. A., et al. (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. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18. openurl
Karthikeyan, S., Rodriguez-R, L. M., Heritier-Robbins, P., Overholt, W. A., Hatt, J. K., Spain, J. C., et al. (2018). Macondimonas Diazotrophicus: A Representative of A Novel Gammaproteobacterial Family of Globally-Distributed, Sediment-Associated, Keystone Oil Degrader. In ASM Microbe 2018. Atlanta, GA : 06/07/18-06/11/18. openurl
Kostka, J. E. (2018). The Impacts of Weathered Oil on Ecosystem Function in Coastal Sands. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18. openurl
Lee, J., Schwing, P. T., Romero, I., Brooks, G. R., Larson, R. A., Overholt, W., et al. (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. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18. openurl
Radovic, J., Romero, I., Tunnell, J., Jaggi, A., Kostka, J., Chanton, J., et al. (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. Victoria, Canada : 10/02/18-10/04/18. openurl
Radovic, J., Romero, I., Tunnell, J., Jaggi, A., Kostka, J., Chanton, J., et al. (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. Victoria, Canada : 10/02/18-10/04/18. openurl

2017

Hackbusch, S., Noirungsee, N., Viamonte, J., Sun, X., Kostka, J., Bubenheim, P., et al. (2017). Crude oil degradation potential at elevated pressure by a Rhodococcus strain isolated from the Gulf of Mexico. In 5th Joint Conference of DGHM & VAAM 2017. Würzburg, Germany : 03/05/17-03/08/17: Poster. openurl
Huettel, M., Berg, P., Kostka, J. E., & Konstantinidis, K. (2017). Coastal sand beds: biogeochemical hot spots in the inner shelf. In International Workshop on Marine Geomicrobiology â?? A Matter of Energy. Sandbjerg, Denmark : 08/28/17-09/01/17. openurl
Huettel, M., Overholt, W. A., Kostka, J. E., Hagan, C., Kaba, J., Wells, B., et al. (2017). Degradation of Deepwater Horizon Oil Buried in a Florida Sandy Beach. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17. openurl
Karthikeyan, S., Heritier-Robbins, P., Kim, M., Rodriguez-R, L. M., Hatt, J. K., Overholt, W. A., et al. (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. Atlanta, GA : 11/03/17-11/04/17. openurl
Kostka, J. E. (2017). Oil spill biodegradation. In International Workshop on Marine Geomicrobiology â?? A Matter of Energy. Sandbjerg, Denmark : 08/28/17-09/01/17. openurl
Overholt, W. A., Mercando, E., Sun, X., Romero, I. C., Hollander, D. J., Konstantinidis, K., et al. (2017). Microbial Processes in Submerged Coastal Sands Impacted with Weathered Oil. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17. openurl
Overholt, W. A., Schwing, P., Hollander, D. J., & Kostka, 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. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17. openurl
Shin, B., Huettel, M., & Kostka, J. E. (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. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17. openurl
Sun, X., Chu, L., Prince, R., Romero, I., Hollander, D., & Kostka, J. E. (2017). Impact of dispersant on hydrocarbon biodegradation in coastal waters. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17. openurl
Wagner, K. D., Overholt, W. A., Urakawa, H., Huettel, M., & Kostka, J. E. (2017). Buried Crude Oil Alters the Microbial Nitrogen Cycle in Submerged Coastal Sands. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17: Poster. openurl
Wells, W. B., Overholt, W. A., Kaba, J., Bociu, I., Brignole, P., Kostka, J. E., et al. (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. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17: Poster. openurl

2016

Hastings, D. W., Bartlett, T. B., Brooks, G. R., Larson, R. A., Selden, C., Schwing, P. T., et al. (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. Charleston, SC : 09/30/16-10/01/16. openurl
Huettel, M., Konstantinidis, K., & Kostka, J. E. (2016). A systems approach to improve predictions of biodegradation and ecosystem recovery in coastal marine sediments impacted by oil spills.. Tampa, FL , : 02/01/16-02/07/16: Poster. openurl
Overholt, W. A., Carlson, K., Schwing, P., Hollander, D. J., & Kostka, J. E. (2016). A predictive understanding of deepsea benthic microbial communities in the Gulf of Mexico. In 16th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology. Montreal, Canada : 08/21/16-08/26/16: Poster. openurl
Shin, B.: O., W. A., Chin, K., & Kostka, J. E. (2016). Anaerobic hydrocarbon-degradation by sedimentary microorganisms from the northern Gulf of Mexico. In Third Annual Southeastern Biogeochemistry Symposium. Knoxville, TN : 03/11/16-03/13/16. openurl
Sun, X., Dai, S., & Kostka, J. E. (2016). Hydrocarbon biodegradation in deepsea sediments exposed to high pressure. In 2nd Symposium on Deep-Sea Oil Spills. Hamburg, Germany : 09/19/16-09/20/16. openurl

2015

Gaby, J. C., Overholt, W. A., & Kostka, J. E. (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. Atlanta, GA : 03/28/15-03/29/15. openurl
Gaby, J. C., Overholt, W. A., & Kostka, J. E. (2015). Diazotroph Diversity in Petroleum-Contaminated Sands of Pensacola Beach Following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. In 115th American Society for Microbiology General Meeting. New Orleans, LA : 05/30/15-06/02/15: Poster. openurl
Hastings, D. W., Brooks, G., Schwing, P., Kostka, J. E., Larson, R. A., Overholt, W. A., et al. (2015). Surface Sediments Became More Reducing Following The BP Deepwater Horizon Blowout Event. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15. openurl
Hollander, D. J., Machain-Castillo, M. L., Gracia, A., Alexander-Valdés, H. A., Brooks, G. R., Chanton, J., et al. (2015). Comparative Analysis of the IXTOC and Deepwater Horizon Blowouts Reveal that Marine Oil Snow Sedimentation (MOSSFA) Maybe the Rule, not the Exception. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15. openurl
Hollander, D. J., Machain-Castillo, M. L., Gracia, A., Alexander-Valdés, H. A., Brooks, G. R., Chanton, J., et al. (2015). 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. In 27th International Meeting on Organic Geochemistry (IMOG). Prague, Czech Republic : 09/13/15-09/18/15: Poster. openurl
Hollander, D. J., Romero, I., Schwing, P., Brooks, G., Hastings, D. W., Larson, R., et al. (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. Ascona, Switzerland : 03/03/15-03/08/15. openurl
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. Cali, Colombia : 10/01/15-10/03/15. openurl
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. Cali, Colombia : 10/01/15-10/03/15. openurl
Kostka, J. E., Overholt, W., Gold, J., Deak, K., Dishaw, L., Shamblott, M., et al. (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. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15. openurl
Kostka, J. E., Rodriguez-R, L., Overholt, W. A., Hagan, C., Huettel, M., & Konstantinidis, 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. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15. openurl
Overholt, W. A., Hastings, D. W., Marks, K. P., Hollander, D. J., & Kostka, J. E. (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. New Orleans, LA : 05/30/15-06/02/15. openurl
Overholt, W. A., Hollander, D. J., & Kostka, J. E. (2015). Distribution of Deep Sea Sedimentary Microbial Populations in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. In 2nd Annual Southeastern Biogeochemistry Symposium. Atlanta, GA : 03/28/15-03/29/15: Poster. openurl
Overholt, W. A., Schwing, P. T., Larson, R. A., Romero, I. C., Hastings, D. W., Brooks, G. R., et al. (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. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15. openurl
Shin, B., Overholt, W. A., Chin, K., & Kostka, 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. Atlanta, GA : 03/28/15-03/29/15: Poster. openurl
Shin, B., Overholt, W. A., Chin, K., & Kostka, 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. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15. openurl
Shin, B., Overholt, W. A., Chin, K., & Kostka, 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. New Orleans, LA : 05/30/15-06/02/15: Poster. openurl
Sun, X., Overholt, W. A., & Kostka, J. E. (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. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15. openurl
Sun, X., Overholt, W. A., Romero, I., Hollander, D. J., & Kostka, J. E. (2015). Oceanographic Parameters Affect Biodegradation Potential In The Northeastern Gulf Of Mexico. In 2nd Annual Southeastern Biogeochemistry Symposium. Atlanta, GA : 03/28/15-03/29/15: Poster. openurl
Sun, X., Romero, I. C., Hollander, D. H., & Kostka, 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. New Orleans, LA : 05/30/15-06/02/15: Poster. openurl
Sun, X., Romero, I. C., Hollander, D. J., & Kostka, 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. New Orleans, LA : 05/30/15-06/02/15. openurl

2014

Brooks, G. R., Larson, R. A., Schwing, P. T., Romero, I., Moore, C., Reichart, G. - J., et al. (2014). Sedimentation pulse in the NE Gulf of Mexico following the 2010 DWH blowout. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2014. Honolulu, HI : 02/23/14-02/28/14: Poster. openurl
Brooks, G. R., Larson, R. A., Schwing, P. T., Romero, I., Moore, C., Reichart, G. - J., et al. (2014). Sedimentation pulse in the NE Gulf of Mexico following the 2010 DWH blowout. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2014. Honolulu, HI : 02/23/14-02/28/14: Poster. openurl
Brooks, G. R., Larson, R. A., Schwing, P. T., Romero, I., Moore, C., Reichart, G., et al. (2014). Sedimentation pulse in the NE Gulf of Mexico following the 2010 DWH blowout. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster. openurl
Hagan, C., Kaba, J., Wells, W., Dudley, S., Kostka, J. E., & Huettel, 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. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster. openurl
Hollander, D. J., Romero, I., Schwing, P., Larson, R., Brooks, G., Hastings, D. W., et al. (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. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14. openurl
Hollander, D. J., Romero, I. C., Schwing, P. T., Brooks, 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. Honolulu, HI : 02/23/14-02/28/14. openurl
Huettel, M., Kostka, J. E., Hagan, C., Kaba, J., Wells, B., Overholt, W., et al. (2014). The degradation of hydrocarbons in sandy sediment of the northeastern Gulf. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14. openurl
Kostka, J. E. (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. Honolulu, HI : 02/23/14-02/28/14. openurl
Kostka, J. E. (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. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14. openurl
Kostka, J. E., W.A.O., L. M., Rodriguez, R., Marks, K., Gaby, J. C., Hagan, C., et al. (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. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14. openurl
Kostka, J. E., Overholt, W., Marks, K., Sun, X., Shin, B., Snell, T., et al. (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. Honolulu, HI : 02/23/14-02/28/14: Poster. openurl
Larson, R. A., Brooks, G. R., Schwing, P. T., Romero, I., Moore, C., Reichart, G., et al. (2014). Utilizing 234Th as a geochronometer in sediment cores following the 2010 DWH blowout. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster. openurl
Marks, K. P., Snell, T. W., & Kostka, J. E. (2014). Impacts of Corexit EC9500A on oil biodegradation potential and toxicity to marine rotifer Brachionus manjavacas. In First Annual Southeastern Biogeochemistry Symposium. Atlanta, GA - 04/05/14-04/06/14: Poster. openurl
Overholt, W. A., Marks, K. P., Rodriguez-R., L. - M., C. Hagan, C., Kaba, J., Konstantinidis, K., et al. (2014). Oil in the beach: the microbial response to hydrocarbons parallels changes in oil chemistry. In First Annual Southeastern Biogeochemistry Symposium. Atlanta, GA - 04/05/14-04/06/14. openurl
Overholt, W. A., Rodriguez-R, L. M., Marks, K. P., Hagan, C., Kaba, J., Konstantinidis, K., et al. (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. Honolulu, HI : 02/23/14-02/28/14. openurl
Riesenfeld, C. S., Jeffrey, W. H., Davis, B., Overholt, W., Kostka, J. E., Lepo, J. E., et al. (2014). Pensacola Beach Surf Zone Microbial Communities Before, During, and After Oil Contamination. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster. openurl
Shin, B., Overholt, W. A., Chin, K., & Kostka, J. E. (2014). Anaerobic hydrocarbon-degradation by microorganisms isolated from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In First Annual Southeastern Biogeochemistry Symposium. Atlanta, GA - 04/05/14-04/06/14: Poster. openurl
Sun, X., Overholt, W., & Kostka, J. E. (2014). Aerobic biodegradation potential of oil hydrocarbons in the water column and deepsea sediments. In 2014 Deep-C Student Research Symposium. Tallahassee, FL : 09/18/14-09/19/14. openurl
Sun, X., Overholt, W., Marks, K., Shin, B., Chin, K., & Kostka, J. E. (2014). Aerobic hydrocarbon degradation in deep sea sediments of the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. In First Annual Southeastern Biogeochemistry Symposium. Atlanta, GA - 04/05/14-04/06/14: Poster. openurl
Sun, X., Overholt, W., Marks, K., Shin, B., Chin, K., & Kostka, 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. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster. openurl
Wells, W., Huettel, M., Kostka, J. E., Overholt, W., Kaba, J., & Bociu, 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. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster. openurl

2013

Hollander, D. J., Brooks, G. R., Larson, R., Romero, I., Schwing, P., Watson, K., et al. (2013). Testing the Mechanisms of Sedimentary Oil Deposition in Deep-Sea. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013. New Orleans, LA: 01/21/2013-01/23/2013. openurl
Hollander, D. J., Romero, I. C., Schwing, P. T., Larson, R. A., Watson, K., Zenzola, N., et al. (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). Tenerife, Spain, September 15-20, 2013. url
Huettel, M., Kostka, J., Zuijdgeest, A., Samaras, C., Kaba, J., Wells, B., et al. (2013). Transport and decomposition of MC252-oil in permeable sediment. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013. New Orleans, LA: 01/21/2013-01/23/2013. openurl
Kostka, J., Rodriguez, R. L. M., Overholt, W., Lin, X., Marks, K., Konstantinidis, K., et al. (2013). Metagenomic Insights into the Response of Indigenous Microbial Communities in Beach Sands to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. In Goldschmidt International Geochemistry Conference. Florence, Italy, August 25-30, 2013. url
Kostka, J. E., Huettel, M., Chanton, J. P., & Hollander, 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. Jacksonville, FL, June 10-13, 2013. url
Ruddy, B. M., Hendrickson, C. L., Lobodin, V. V., Huettel, M., Kostka, J. E., Reddy, C. M., et al. (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. New Orleans, LA, April 7-11, 2013: Poster. openurl
Ruddy, B. M., Huettel, M., Kostka, J. E., Lobodin, V. V., Bythell, B. J., McKenna, A. M., et al. (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. New Orleans, LA: 01/21/2013-01/23/2013: Poster. openurl

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. Tampa, FL, October 29, 2012. url
Kostka, J., Huettel, M., Prakash, O., Green, S., Kaba, J., Hagan, C., et al. (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. Salt Lake City, UT: 02/19/12-02/24/12. url
Ruddy, B. M., Lobodin, V. V., Huettel, M., Kostka, J. E., Bythell, B. J., McKenna, A. M., et al. (2012). Compositional Analysis of Deepwater Horizon Crude Oil-Contaminated Pensacola Beach Sand. In International Conference on Petroleum Phase Behavior and Fouling. St. Petersburg, FL, June 10-14, 2012: Poster. url

2011

Huettel, M., & Kostka, J. E. (2011). Deepwater Horizon Oil In Florida Sandy Beaches. In Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation Conference. Daytona Beach, FL, November 6-10, 2011. openurl
Huettel, M., Kostka, J. E., Prakash, M., Overholt, W. A., Green, S., Freyer, G., et al. (2011). Penetration, Accumulation and Degradation of Deepwater Horizon Oil in Florida Sandy Beaches. In Goldschmidt Conference 2011. Praque, Czech Republic, August 14-19, 2011. openurl
Roeder, T. K., Hastings, D. W., Holzinger, C., Playle, E., Brooks, G., Huettel, M. H., et al. (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. San Francisco, CA, December 5-9, 2011. openurl

2010

Huettel, M. H., Kostka, J. E., Green, S., Prakash, O., Kaba, J., & Canion, 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. St. Petersburg, FL, October 5-6, 2010. openurl
Kostka, J. E., & Huettel, 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). Seattle, WA, August 22-27, 2010. openurl
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