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Funding Source: Year 5-7 Consortia Grants (RFP-IV)

Project Member Institutions

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

Bangor University

School of Ocean Sciences

Stephanie Andrews
Graduate Student - Master's Level

Eckerd College

Marine Science

David Archer
Research Staff
Lila Belluci
Undergraduate Student
Tessa Bolon
Undergraduate Student
Aimee Brisbin
Undergraduate Student
Gregg R. Brooks
Task Co-Lead,
Research Scientist
Skye Brown
Undergraduate Student
Brigid Carr
Undergraduate Student
Savannah Carter
Undergraduate Student
Lauren Farris
Undergraduate Student
Jacob Fillingham
Undergraduate Student
Evan Flynn
Undergraduate Student
Erika Fredrick
Research Staff
Alexandra Freeman
Undergraduate Student
Miaya Glabach
Research Staff
Cypress Hansen
Undergraduate Student
David W. Hastings
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Co-Lead
Jessica Heckman
Undergraduate Student
Alexander (Alex) Holderness
Research Staff,
Undergraduate Student
Chuck W. Holmes
Research Staff
Kat Husiak
Undergraduate Student
Amelia Kalagher
Undergraduate Student
Sammy Morrison
Undergraduate Student
Bryan O'Malley
Research Staff
Dan Razionale
Undergraduate Student
Bren Ross-Greene
Undergraduate Student
Nichole Tank
Undergraduate Student
Courtney Tierney
Undergraduate Student

Florida State University

Coastal and Marine Laboratory

Samantha Bosman
Task Co-Lead,
Research Staff

Department of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Science

Jeffrey Paul Chanton
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Co-Lead

Georgia Institute of Technology

Department of Biology

Max Kolton
Post-Doc

School of Biology

Lena Chu
Undergraduate Student
Elisa Mercando
Undergraduate Student

School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

Joel E. Kostka
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Co-Lead
Will Overholt
Task Co-Lead,
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Boryoung Shin
Task Co-Lead,
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Xiaoxu Sun
Task Co-Lead,
Graduate Student - PhD Level

Hamburg University of Technology

Institute of Multiphase Flows

Lena Viviane Buehre
Undergraduate Student
Max Curjar
Graduate Student - Master's Level
Marko Hoffmann
Research Scientist
Gilbert Kenne Kanouo
Graduate Student - Master's Level
Katrin Laqua
Task Co-Lead,
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Marc Maly
Graduate Student - Master's Level
Saber Namouchi
Graduate Student - Master's Level
Cajetan Maishu Ndzedzeka
Undergraduate Student
Simeon Pesch
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Michael Schlüter
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Lead
Nathali Schmid
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - Master's Level

Institute of Technical Biocatalysis

Jan Vincent Dethloff
Undergraduate Student
Robert Frederick Domin
Graduate Student - Master's Level
Steffen Hackbusch
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Leon Hennecke
Undergraduate Student
Andreas Liese
Research Scientist
Rudolf Müller
Task Co-Lead,
Research Scientist
Aparna Nair
Undergraduate Student
Nuttapol Noirungsee
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Martina Schedler
Task Co-Lead,
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Ana-Gabriela Valladares-Juárez
Task Co-Lead,
Post-Doc
Sheela Venkatesan
Graduate Student - Master's Level
Juan Viamonte-Dominquez
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - PhD Level

Product Development and Mechanical Engineering Design

Ina Höelscher
Graduate Student - Master's Level
Stella Koester
Graduate Student - Master's Level
Dieter Krause
Task Co-Lead,
Research Scientist
Karen Malone
Task Co-Lead,
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - PhD Level

Mind Open Media

Edication and Outreach

David Levin
Outreach Team
Ari Daniel Shapiro
Outreach Team

Mote Marine Laboratory

Environmental Laboratory of Forensics Program

Rebecca Medvecky
Research Staff
Christelle Miller
Research Staff
Tracy A. Sherwood
Research Scientist
Dana Wetzel
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Lead

Fisheries Ecology & Enhancement

Marine & Fresh Water Aquaculture

Kevan L Main
Task Co-Lead,
Research Scientist
Matthew Resley
Research Staff
Nicole Rhody
Research Staff

Sarasota Dolphin Research Program

John Elliott Reynolds
Research Scientist

Pennsylvania State University

Department of Geosciences

Safiya Alpheus
Undergraduate Student
Katherine Haines Freeman
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Co-Lead
Sara Lincoln
Task Co-Lead,
Post-Doc
Jennifer Macalady
Research Scientist
Uyen Nguyen
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Irene Schaperdoth
Research Scientist
Denny Walizer
Research Staff

Texas A&M University

Department of Oceanography

InOk Jun
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - PhD Level

Geochemical and Environmental Research Group

Binbin Wang
Post-Doc

Zachry Department of Civil Engineering

Anusha Dissanayake
Task Co-Lead,
Post-Doc
Scott A. Socolofsky
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Co-Lead

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences

Courtney Allen
Undergraduate Student
Tiffany Hawkins
Undergraduate Student
Marissa Pryor
Research Staff,
Undergraduate Student

The Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies

Matthew Ajemian
Research Scientist
Noe Barrera
Research Staff
Cristina Carollo
Task Co-Lead,
Research Scientist
Kara Coffey
Research Staff
Ashley Ferguson
Research Staff
John R. Gold
Task Co-Lead,
Research Scientist
Quentin Hall
Research Staff
Melissa Hammond
Research Staff
Larry J. Hyde
Research Staff
Rick Kalke
Research Staff
Whitney McLain
Research Staff
Paul A. Montagna
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Co-Lead,
Research Scientist
Elani Morgan
Research Staff
David Norris
Research Staff
Symphony B. Ovalles
Undergraduate Student
Melissa M. Pena
Undergraduate Student
David Seth Portnoy
Task Co-Lead,
Research Scientist
Megan Robillard
Research Staff
Melissa Rohal
Task Co-Lead,
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Greg W. Stunz
Task Co-Lead,
Research Scientist
Tara Topping
Research Staff
John Wes Tunnell
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Co-Lead
Travis Washburn
Post-Doc,
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Jennifer Wetz
Research Staff
David W. Yoskowitz
Task Co-Lead,
Research Scientist

The University of Western Australia

School of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering

Zachary M. Aman
Task Co-Lead,
Research Scientist

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Departamento de Física

Adriana Gaytán
Research Staff
Leticia Jimenez
Research Staff

Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología

Rosalba Alonso-Rodriquez
Research Scientist
Elva Escobar-Briones
Task Co-Lead,
Research Scientist
Magaly Glaván-Palmerín
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Laura Elena Gómez
Graduate Student - Master's Level
Adolfo Gracia
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Co-Lead
Leticia Jiménez-Guadarrama
Graduate Student - Master's Level
Maria Luisa Machain-Castillo
Task Co-Lead,
Research Scientist
Antonio Xinantecatl Nava
Graduate Student - Master's Level
Ana Carolina Ruiz-Fernández
Task Co-Lead,
Research Scientist
Joan Albert Sanchez-Cabeza
Research Scientist
Marysol Valdez
Graduate Student - Master's Level

University of Calgary

Geoscience Department

Chloe Duong
Undergraduate Student
Aprami Jaggi
Task Co-Lead,
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Jagos Radovic
Task Co-Lead,
Post-Doc
Ryan Snowdon
Task Co-Lead,
Research Staff
Damien Weleschuk
Undergraduate Student

Petroleum Reservoir Group - Tesla Petroleomics Center

Ken Chanthamontri
Task Co-Lead
Steve R. Larter
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Co-Lead
Thomas Oldenburg
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Co-Lead,
Research Scientist
Gavin Phinney
Task Co-Lead

University of California San Diego

Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Kaitlin Frasier
Task Co-Lead,
Post-Doc,
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Ryan Griswold
Research Staff
John A. Hildebrand
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Co-Lead
John Hurwitz
Research Staff
Erin O'Neill
Post-Doc
Ana Sirovic
Task Co-Lead,
Research Scientist
Sean Wiggins
Research Scientist

University of Copenhagen

Natural History Museum of Denmark

Martin V. Sorensen
Research Staff

University of Florida

Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, School of Forest Resources and Conservation

Kristen Dahl
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - PhD Level
William Frank Patterson
Co-Principal Investigator

University of Miami

Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science

David Lindo-Atichati
Task Co-Lead,
Post-Doc
Claire B. Paris-Limouzy
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Lead
Marcia Trillo
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - Master's Level
Ana Vaz
Post-Doc
Michael Wedler
Undergraduate Student

University of South Alabama

Department of Marine Sciences

Gracie Barnes
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - Master's Level
Kristen Dahl
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Sarah Friedl
Research Staff
William Frank Patterson
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Co-Lead

University of South Florida

College of Marine Science

Cameron Ainsworth
Task Lead,
Research Scientist
Brian Barnes
Post-Doc
Thea Bartlett
Undergraduate Student
Lucille Brandenburg
Undergraduate Student
Heather Broadbent
Research Staff
Marcia Campbell
Undergraduate Student
Jennifer Cannizzaro
Research Scientist
Brigid Carr
Graduate Student - Master's Level
Emily Chancellor
Task Co-Lead,
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Shuangling Chen
Research Staff
Kendra Daly
Task Co-Lead,
Research Scientist
Brian Darrow
Research Scientist
Kristina Deak
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Lindsey Dornberger
Task Co-Lead,
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Kate Dubickas
Graduate Student - Master's Level
Greg Ellis
Research Staff
Jenny Fenton
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Megan Ferguson
Research Staff,
Graduate Student - Master's Level
Adrienne George
Outreach Team
Sherryl Gilbert
Program Manager / Technical Coordinator
Shaniqua Gladney
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Jennifer Granneman
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Teresa M. Greely
Outreach Point of Contact
Hannah Hamontree
Research Staff
Greta Helmueller
Graduate Student - Master's Level
Alexandra Hernandez
Research Staff
David J. Hollander
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Lead
Liesl Hotaling
Outreach Team
Chuanmin Hu
Task Co-Lead,
Research Scientist
Kurt Kramer
Research Staff
Rebekka Larson
Task Co-Lead,
Research Staff
Jason M. Lenes
Task Co-Lead,
Research Scientist
Kaitlyn Lizza
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Angela Lodge
Outreach Team
Lauren McDaniel
Task Co-Lead,
Research Staff
Quentin Miller
Research Staff
Steven A Murawski
Principal Investigator,
Task Lead
Brock Murch
Research Staff
Dawn Outram
Research Staff
John H. Paul
Task Co-Lead,
Research Scientist
Ernst B. Peebles
Task Co-Lead,
Research Scientist
Benjamin Prueitt
Program Manager / Technical Coordinator,
Outreach Team,
Administrative Staff
Erin Pulster
Research Scientist,
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Andrew Remsen
Research Staff
Isabel C. Romero
Task Co-Lead,
Post-Doc
Patrick Schwing
Task Co-Lead,
Post-Doc
Carlyn Scott
Research Staff
Susan Snyder
Task Co-Lead,
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Rachel Struch
Research Staff
Shaojie Sun
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Amy Wallace
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - PhD Level
John J. Walsh
Task Co-Lead,
Research Scientist
Mengqiu Wang
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Nicola Zenzola
Research Staff

Information Technology Department

USF Library System

Todd A. Chavez
Project Data Point of Contact,
Task Data Contact,
Research Scientist
Guo Qiandong
Data Team

University of South Florida St. Petersburg

Florida Institute of Oceanography

Nancy B. Thompson
Co-Principal Investigator

University of Urbino Carlo Bo

Dipartimento di Scienze Biomolecolari

Federica Semprucci
Research Scientist,
Research Staff

University of West Florida

Center for Environmental Diagnostics and Bioremediation

Adelyne Benz
Undergraduate Student
Melissa Brock
Undergraduate Student
Elba de La Torre
Undergraduate Student
Nine Henrikksson
Graduate Student - Master's Level
Wade H. Jeffrey
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Co-Lead
Katelyn Knight
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - Master's Level
Emily Marshall
Undergraduate Student
Claire Quina
Undergraduate Student
Rachel Richardson
Undergraduate Student
Sigrid Solgard
Undergraduate Student

Department of Biology

Erika Neat
Graduate Student - Master's Level
Sarah Zarn
Undergraduate Student

Department of Chemistry

Pamela Pippin Vaughan
Research Scientist,
Data Team

Van Hall Larenstein University

Department of Maritime, Marine, Environment and Safety Management

Wierd Koops
Task Co-Lead,
Research Scientist
Marieke Zeinstra-Helfrich
Task Co-Lead,
Graduate Student - PhD Level

Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Eastern Shore Laboratory

Deanna Moore
Undergraduate Student
Richard A Snyder
Task Co-Lead,
Research Scientist

Wageningen University

Environmental Technology

Lini Ariva
Graduate Student - Master's Level
Lisanne Keijzer
Graduate Student - Master's Level
Evelien Keuzenkamp
Graduate Student - Master's Level
Alette Langenhoff
Task Co-Lead,
Research Staff
Shokouh Rahsepar
Task Co-Lead,
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Elackiya Sithamparanathan
Graduate Student - Master's Level
Martijn Smit
Task Co-Lead
Justine van Eenennaam
Task Co-Lead,
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Sophie Vonk
Task Co-Lead,
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - PhD Level

Environmental Toxicology

Albertinka J. Murk
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Co-Lead

Institute for Marine Resources and Ecosystem Studies

Edwin Foekema
Task Co-Lead,
Research Scientist
Jessica Wonink
Graduate Student - Master's Level

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Coastal Ocean Institute and Department of Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry

Kelsey Gosselin
Research Staff
Robert Nelson
Research Scientist
Christopher M. Reddy
Co-Principal Investigator,
Task Co-Lead
This research was made possible by a grant from The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative.
www.gulfresearchinitiative.org