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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 - Florida Institute of Oceanography

Project Roster

The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Assessing Impacts on a Critical Habitat, Oyster Reefs and Associated Species in Florida Gulf Estuaries

11 Research Team Members

Principal Investigator

Edward Proffitt
Florida Atlantic University
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute

Co-Principal Investigator

Loren Coen
Florida Atlantic University
Department of Biological Sciences
Steven Geiger
Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
David Kimbro
Florida State University
Coastal and Marine Laboratory
John Weinstein
The Citadel
Department of Biology

Project Data Point of Contact

Edward Proffitt
Florida Atlantic University
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute

Post-Doc

Holly Nance
Florida Atlantic University
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute

Research Staff

Susan Laramore
Florida Atlantic University
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute

Data Team

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

Graduate Student - Master's Level

Lara Pedro
Florida Atlantic University
Department of Biological Sciences
Elizabeth Salewski
Florida Atlantic University
Department of Biological Sciences
Dana Smith
Florida Atlantic University
Department of Biological Sciences
This research was made possible by a grant from The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative.
www.gulfresearchinitiative.org