GoMRI
Investigating the effect of oil spills
on the environment and public health.
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Funding Source: Year 6-8 Investigator Grants (RFP-V)

Project Roster

Long-Term Impact, Recovery and Resilience: Wetland plant-microbial-benthic ecosystem responses to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and mitigation strategies promoting sustainability

23 Research Team Members

Principal Investigator

Qianxin Lin
Louisiana State University
Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences

Co-Principal Investigator

Donald R. Deis
Atkins North America, Inc.
Atkins North America Sciences
John W. Fleeger
Louisiana State University
Department of Biological Sciences
Sean A. Graham
Nicholls State University
Department of Biological Sciences
Aixin Hou
Louisiana State University
Department of Environmental Sciences
David S. Johnson
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Department of Biological Sciences

Project Data Point of Contact

Qianxin Lin
Louisiana State University
Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences

Research Scientist

Stefan M. Bourgoin
Atkins North America, Inc.
Atkins North America Sciences
David Loy
Atkins North America, Inc.
Atkins North America Sciences
Manisha Pant
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Department of Biological Sciences
Maria (Rita) Riggio
Louisiana State University
Department of Biological Sciences
Eric T. Schneider
Atkins North America, Inc.
Atkins North America Sciences

Research Staff

Manisha Pant
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Department of Biological Sciences
Jiusheng Ren
Louisiana State University
Department of Environmental Sciences
Qinghui Xing
Louisiana State University
Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences
Wei Xing
Louisiana State University
Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences

GoMRI Scholar

Adam Quade
Nicholls State University
Department of Biological Sciences

Graduate Student - PhD Level

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

Graduate Student - Master's Level

Kellyn LaCour-Conant
Nicholls State University
Department of Biological Sciences
Adam Quade
Nicholls State University
Department of Biological Sciences

Undergraduate Student

Connor A. Gilbert
Louisiana State University
School of Renewable Natural Resources
Nathan Gill
Louisiana State University
Department of Environmental Sciences
Carmen Marinelli
Nicholls State University
Department of Biological Sciences
Fabienne Placid
Louisiana State University
Department of Environmental Sciences
This research was made possible by a grant from The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative.
www.gulfresearchinitiative.org