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Sunshine Van Bael

Tulane University

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

School of Science and Engineering
Boggs 400
New Orleans , LA  70118  

svanbael@tulane.edu

Project List:

Chemical evolution and plant-microbe degradation of petroleum in saline marsh plants and soils

Year 6-8 Investigator Grants (RFP-V)Role: Principal Investigator, Project Data Point of Contact

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 2

2018

Lumibao, C. Y., Formel, S., Elango, V., Pardue, J. H., Blum, M., & Van Bael, S. A. (2018). Persisting responses of salt marsh fungal communities to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Science of The Total Environment, 642, 904–913.
Zheng, M., Wang, W., Hayes, M., Nydell, A., Tarr, M. A., Van Bael, S. A., et al. (2018). Degradation of Macondo 252 oil by endophytic Pseudomonas putida. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 6(1), 643–648.

Conference Presentations - 15

2018

Formel, S., Lumibao, C. Y., Pardue, J., Elango, V., & Van Bael, S. A. (2018). The Role of the Plant-Microbe Relationship in Oiled Salt Marsh Management. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18: Poster.
Formel, S., Mighell, M., Kandalepas, D., Jarrel, E., Pardue, J., Elango, V., et al. (2018). Spatial and Temporal Comparisons of Salt Marsh Soil Microbial Communities in Recovery After Oil Exposure. In 103rd Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America. New Orleans, LA : 08/05/18-08/10/18.
Formel, S., Pardue, J., & Van Bael, S. A. (2018). The Role of the Plant-Microbe Relationship in Oiled Salt Marsh Management. In Louisiana Environmental Education Symposium 2018. Baton Rouge, LA : 02/23/18-02/24/18.
Lumibao, C. Y., Formel, S., Pardue, J., Elango, V., & Van Bael, S. A. (2018). Six years after the Deepwater Horizon Oil spill: unique responses of aboveground and belowground fungal microbiomes of Spartina alterniflora. In 103rd Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America. New Orleans, LA : 08/05/18-08/10/18.
Lumibao, C. Y., Pardue, J., Elango, V., & Van Bael, S. A. (2018). Oil history drives unique responses in the above- and below-ground fungal microbiome of Spartina alterniflora. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.
Van Bael, S. A. (2018). Plant-microbe inteactions in coastal marshes and swamps. In 103rd Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America. New Orleans, LA : 08/05/18-08/10/18.
Van Bael, S. A., Lumbiao, C. Y., Formel, S., Elango, V., & Pardue, J. (2018). Foliar endophytes and petroleum pollution after the Deepwater Horizon spill. In 103rd Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America. New Orleans, LA : 08/05/18-08/10/18.

2017

Formel, S., Mighell, K., Bernik, B. M., Kandalepas, D., Jarrell, E., Pardue, J., et al. (2017). Diversity of Salt Marsh Soil Microbial Communities After Oil Exposure. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17: Poster.
Formel, S., Mighell, K., Bernik, B. M., Kandalepas, D., Jarrell, E., Pardue, J., et al. (2017). Soil microbial communities of two salt marshes in recovery following an oil spill. In ASM Microbe 2017. New Orleans, LA : 06/01/17-06/05/17: Poster.
Formel, S., Mighell, K., Bernik, B. M., Kandalepas, D., Jarrell, E., Pardue, J., et al. (2017). Soil microbial communities of two salt marshes in recovery following an oil spill. In Society of Wetland Scientists' 2017 Annual Meeting. San Juan, Puerto Rico : 06/05/17-06/08/17: Poster.
Van Bael, S. A., Kandalepas, D., Lumibao, C., & Formel, S. (2017). Coastal plant-symbiont communities respond to petroleum pollution of the past, present and future. In 54th Annual Meeting of the Association of Tropical Biology and Conservation. Merida, Mexico : 07/09/17-07/14/17.
Van Bael, S. A., Kandalepas, D., Lumibao, C., & Formel, S. (2017). Coastal plant-symbiont communities respond to petroleum pollution of the past, present and future. In Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting. Portland, OR : 08/06/17-08/11/17.
Zheng, M., Wang, W., Hayes, M., Nydell, A., Van Bael, S., & Papadopoulos, K. D. (2017). A Novel Approach for Screening Crude Oil Degrading Bacteria Consortia in Porous Media. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17: Poster.

2016

Formel, S. K., Mighell, K. L., Kandalepas, D., Jarrell, E., Pardue, J. H., Blum, M. J., et al. (2016). Diversity of salt marsh soil microbial communities after oil exposure. In 2016 Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting. Fort Lauderdale, FL : 08/07/16-08/12/16: Poster.
Van Bael, S. A., Papadopolous, K., Gunsch, C., Pardue, J., Blum, M., Fauci, L., et al. (2016). Chemical evolution and plant-microbe degradation of petroleum in saline marsh plants and soils. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16: Poster.