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Investigating the effect of oil spills
on the environment and public health.
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Funding Source: Year One Block Grant - The Alabama Marine Environmental Science Consortium

Project Roster

Chemical Engineering Applications to Study the Chemical Evolution and Biological Degradation of the Oil-Dispersant Systems and Subsequent Interaction with the Marine and Coastal Ecosystems

15 Research Team Members

Principal Investigator

Christoffer (Heath) Turner
The University of Alabama
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Co-Principal Investigator

Ryan Hartman
The University of Alabama
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Ming-Kuo Lee
Auburn University
Department of Geology and Geography
Steve Ritchie
The University of Alabama
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Kevin White
University of South Alabama
Department of Civil Engineering
Don Zhao
Auburn University
Department of Civil Engineering

Project Data Point of Contact

Christoffer (Heath) Turner
The University of Alabama
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Post-Doc

Ahjeong Son
Auburn University
Department of Civil Engineering

Research Staff

Alison Keimowitz
Vassar College
Chemistry Department
Ben Okeke
Auburn University at Montgomery
Department of Biology
Yang Wang
Florida State University
Department of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Science

Data Team

Natasha Mendez-Ferrer
University of South Florida
College of Marine Science

Graduate Student - PhD Level

Zhongtao Zhang
The University of Alabama
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Graduate Student - Master's Level

Jeff Keevan
Auburn University
Department of Geology and Geography
Mike Natter
Auburn University
Department of Geology and Geography

Undergraduate Student

Jerrad Thomas
The University of Alabama
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
This research was made possible by a grant from The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative.
www.gulfresearchinitiative.org