RFP-V: Investigator Grants
There were $38 million in grants awarded to individuals and teams studying the effects of oil on the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem and public health. A total of 22 research proposals are being funded under this most recent GoMRI program.
For additional information, read the GoMRI RFP V press release.
22 Projects
Principal Investigator: Andres Campiglia -- University of Central Florida, Department of Chemistry
Principal Investigator: Lane Foil -- Louisiana State University AgCenter, Department of Entomology
Member Institutions: Louisiana State University, Louisiana State University AgCenter
Principal Investigator: Markus Huettel -- Florida State University, Department of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Science
Member Institutions: Florida State University, Georgia Institute of Technology
Principal Investigator: Steven Saul -- Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus
Member Institutions: Arizona State University, Nova Southeastern University, University of Miami
Principal Investigator: Sunshine Van Bael -- Tulane University, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Member Institutions: Duke University, Louisiana State University, Lusher Charter High School, Tulane University
Principal Investigator: Anthony Knap -- Texas A&M University, Geochemical and Environmental Research Group
Member Institutions: Nova Southeastern University, Texas A&M University
Principal Investigator: W. Thomas -- University of New Hampshire, Hubbard Center for Genome Studies
Member Institutions: Northeastern University, Smithsonian Institution, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, University of California Riverside, University of New Hampshire
Principal Investigator: Villy Kourafalou -- University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science
Member Institutions: Norwegian Meteorological Institute, University of Bergen, University of Miami, University of South Florida, Water Mapping, LLC
Principal Investigator: Cynthia Smith -- National Marine Mammal Foundation (NMMF), Conservation Medicine
Member Institutions: Auburn University, Chicago Zoological Society, Dolphin Adventure & Cabo Dolphins, Epitracker, Jardon and Howard Technologies, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Medical University of South Carolina, National Marine Mammal Foundation (NMMF), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), University of Connecticut, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Southern California
Principal Investigator: William Drennan -- University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science
Member Institutions: University of Miami, University of Minnesota
Principal Investigator: Qianxin Lin -- Louisiana State University, Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences
Member Institutions: Atkins North America, Inc., Louisiana State University, Nicholls State University, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Principal Investigator: Srinivasa Raghavan -- University of Maryland, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Member Institutions: Tulane University, University of Maryland, University of Minnesota, University of Rhode Island
Principal Investigator: Adrian Burd -- University of Georgia, Department of Marine Sciences
Member Institutions: University of California Santa Barbara, University of Georgia, University of South Florida
Principal Investigator: Jacinta Conrad -- University of Houston, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Member Institutions: Purdue University, University of California San Diego, University of Florida, University of Houston, University of Virginia
Principal Investigator: Vijay John -- Tulane University, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Member Institutions: Louisiana State University, Louisiana Tech University, Tulane University
Principal Investigator: Ryan Rodgers -- Florida State University, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Member Institutions: Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, Florida State University, Tallahassee Community College, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Principal Investigator: Lynn Shay -- University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science
Member Institutions: Dalhousie University, North Carolina State University, Teledyne Webb Research, University of Miami
Principal Investigator: Charles Miller -- Tulane University- School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine, Global Environmental Health Sciences
Member Institutions: Louisiana State University, Tulane University- School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine
Principal Investigator: Charles Meneveau -- Johns Hopkins University, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Member Institutions: Johns Hopkins University, Pennsylvania State University, University of California Los Angeles, University of Houston
Principal Investigator: Kurt Polzin -- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Physical Oceanography Department
Member Institutions: Texas A&M University, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Principal Investigator: Tim Slack -- Louisiana State University, Department of Sociology
Member Institutions: Columbia University, Louisiana State University
Principal Investigator: Daniela Di Iorio -- University of Georgia, Department of Marine Sciences
Member Institutions: Columbia University, University of Georgia
