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Investigating the effect of oil spills
on the environment and public health.
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Funding Source: Year 3-5 Investigator Grants (RFP-II)

Project Roster

Accelerating Recovery after the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Response of the Plant-Microbial-Benthic Ecosystem to Mitigation Strategies Promoting Wetland Remediation and Resilience

29 Research Team Members

Principal Investigator

Irving A. Mendelssohn
Louisiana State University
Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences

Co-Principal Investigator

Kevin Carman
Louisiana State University
Department of Biological Sciences
John W. Fleeger
Louisiana State University
Department of Biological Sciences
Aixin Hou
Louisiana State University
Department of Environmental Sciences
Qianxin Lin
Louisiana State University
Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences

Project Data Point of Contact

Irving A. Mendelssohn
Louisiana State University
Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences

Research Scientist

Rebecca W. Berzinis
Atkins North America, Inc.
Atkins North America Sciences
Stefan M. Bourgoin
Atkins North America, Inc.
Atkins North America Sciences
Donald R. Deis
Atkins North America, Inc.
Atkins North America Sciences
Eric T. Schneider
Atkins North America, Inc.
Atkins North America Sciences
Elizabeth A. Spalding
Atkins North America, Inc.
Atkins North America Sciences

Research Staff

Sean Graham
Louisiana State University
Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences
Maria (Rita) Riggio
Louisiana State University
Department of Biological Sciences

GoMRI Scholar

Lauren Navarre
Louisiana State University
Department of Environmental Sciences

Graduate Student - PhD Level

Grace Cagle
Louisiana State University
Department of Environmental Sciences
Rui Zhang
Louisiana State University
Department of Environmental Sciences

Graduate Student - Master's Level

Kris Ackoury
Louisiana State University
Department of Environmental Sciences
Corwin Hess
Louisiana State University
Department of Environmental Sciences
Lauren Navarre
Louisiana State University
Department of Environmental Sciences
Amory Walker
Tulane University
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Rui Zhang
Louisiana State University
Department of Environmental Sciences

Undergraduate Student

John Breaux
Louisiana State University
Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences
Brian Coe
Louisiana State University
Department of Biological Sciences
Kaitlin Crane
Louisiana State University
Department of Biological Sciences
Britton Day
Louisiana State University
Department of Biological Sciences
Amber Hall
Louisiana State University
Department of Biological Sciences
Tyler Harris
Louisiana State University
Department of Biological Sciences
Yun-Hui Lai
Louisiana State University
Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences
Yao Li
Louisiana State University
Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences
Caroline Roy
Louisiana State University
Department of Environmental Sciences
Jessica Weckhorst
Louisiana State University
Department of Biological Sciences
Jayla Wilson-Roman
Louisiana State University
Department of Biological Sciences
This research was made possible by a grant from The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative.
www.gulfresearchinitiative.org