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Vernon L. Asper

University of Southern Mississippi

Division of Marine Science

1020 Balch Blvd.
Stennis Space Center
MS  39529  

vernon.asper@usm.edu

Project List:

Ecosystem Impacts of Oil and Gas Inputs to the Gulf-2 (ECOGIG-2)

Year 5-7 Consortia Grants (RFP-IV)Role: Co-Principal Investigator

Ecosystem Impacts of Oil and Gas Inputs to the Gulf (ECOGIG)

Year 2-4 Consortia Grants (RFP-I)Role: Co-Principal Investigator, Task Co-Lead

A Comprehensive Assessment of Oil Distribution, Transport, Fate and Impacts on Ecosystems and the Deepwater Horizon Oil Release

Year One Block Grant - The Northern Gulf InstituteRole: Task Co-Lead

NIUST Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Multi-Task Research Proposal

Year One Block Grant - The Northern Gulf InstituteRole: Co-Principal Investigator, Task Lead, Task Data Contact

Responses of Benthic Communities and Sedimentary Dynamics to Hydrocarbon Exposure in Neritic and Bathyal Ecosystems: Phase II

Year One Block Grant - The Northern Gulf InstituteRole: Co-Principal Investigator

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 12

2019

Diercks, A., Ziervogel, K., Sibert, R., Joye, S. B., Asper, V., & Montoya, J. P. (2019). Vertical marine snow distribution in the stratified, hypersaline, and anoxic Orca Basin (Gulf of Mexico). Elem Sci Anth, 7(1), 10. doi

2018

Chanton, J. P., Giering, S., Bosman, S. H., Rogers, K. L., Sweet, J., Asper, V., et al. (2018). Isotopic composition of sinking particles: Oil effects, recovery and baselines in the Gulf of Mexico, 2010-2015. Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene, 6(1), 43. doi
Diercks, A. R., Dike, C., Asper, V. L., DiMarco, S. F., Chanton, J. P., & Passow, U. (2018). Scales of seafloor sediment resuspension in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Elem Sci Anth, 6(1), 32. doi
Giering, S. L. C., Yan, B., Sweet, J., Asper, V., Diercks, A., Chanton, J. P., et al. (2018). The ecosystem baseline for particle flux in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene, 6(1), 6. doi

2016

Conti, A., D'Emidio, M., Macelloni, L., Lutken, C., Asper, V., Woolsey, M., et al. (2016). Morpho-acoustic characterization of natural seepage features near the Macondo Wellhead (ECOGIG site OC26, Gulf of Mexico). Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 129, 53–65. doi
Yan, B., Passow, U., Chanton, J. P., Nothig, E., Asper, V., Sweet, J., et al. (2016). Sustained deposition of contaminants from the Deepwater Horizon spill. PNAS, 113(24), E3332–E3340. doi
Ziervogel, K., Dike, C., Asper, V., Montoya, J., Battles, J., D'souza, N., et al. (2016). Enhanced particle fluxes and heterotrophic bacterial activities in Gulf of Mexico bottom waters following storm-induced sediment resuspension. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 129, 77–88. doi

2014

Crespo-Medina, M., Meile, C. D., Hunter, K. S., Diercks, A. - R., Asper, V. L., Orphan, V. J., et al. (2014). The rise and fall of methanotrophy following a deepwater oil-well blowout. Nature Geosci, 7(6), 423–427. doi

2013

Zhou, Z., Guo, L., Shiller, A. M., Lohrenz, S. E., Asper, V. L., & Osburn, C. L. (2013). Characterization of oil components from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico using fluorescence EEM techniques. Marine Chemistry, 148, 10–21. doi

2012

Passow, U., Ziervogel, K., Asper, V., & Diercks, A. (2012). Marine snow formation in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Environmental Research letters, 7(35301), 1–11. doi

2011

Joye, S. B., MacDonald, I. R., Leifer, I., & Asper, V. (2011). Magnitude and oxidation potential of hydrocarbon gases released from the BP oil well blowout. Nature Geoscience, 4(3), 160–164. doi

2010

Diercks, A. R., Highsmith, R. C., Asper, V. L., Joung, D. J., Zhou, Z., Guo, L., et al. (2010). Characterization of subsurface polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons at the Deepwater Horizon site. Geophysical Research Letters, 37(20). doi

Book Chapter - 1

2011

Wade, T. L., Sweet, S. T., Sericano, J. L., Guinasso Jr, N. L., Diercks, A. R., Highsmith, R. C., et al. (2011). Analyses of Water Samples From the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Documentation of the Subsurface Plume. In Monitoring and Modeling the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: A Record-Breaking Enterprise (pp. 77–82). Geophysical Monograph Series, 195. Washington, D.C.: AGU. doi

Conference Presentations - 32

2018

Chanton, J. P., Giering, S., Rogers, K. L., Sweet, J., Asper, V., Diercks, A. - R., et al. (2018). Isotopic composition of sinking particles: Oil Effects, Recovery and Baselines in the Gulf of Mexico, 2010-2016. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18. openurl
Diercks, A. - R., Asper, V. L., DiMarco, S. F., Chanton, J. P., & Passow, U. (2018). Scales of Resuspension in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18: Poster. openurl
Martens, C. S., Mendlovitz, H., Seim, H., Rok, A., Wahl, T., Asper, V., et al. (2018). Methane Plumes in the Deep Northern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18. openurl

2017

Chanton, J., Passow, U., Asper, V., Bosman, S., Sweet, J., Rogers, K., et al. (2017). System Recovery and Organic Source Variability: Sinking Particulate Organic Carbon Stable and Radioisotope Time Series at 3 Sites in the Northern Gulf 2010-2014. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17. openurl
Diercks, A. R., Asper, V., Ziervogel, K., & Passow, U. (2017). Vertical Abundance of Marine Snow in response to MS River Plume Water. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17. openurl
Giering, S. L. C., Sweet, J., Asper, V. A., Diercks, A., Chanton, J. P., Yan, B., et al. (2017). Variability in Sedimentation Dynamics in the Northern Gulf of Mexico Reflect Ecosystem and Foodweb Structure. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17. openurl
Martens, C. S., Mendlovitz, H., Seim, H., Asper, V., Rok, A., Wahl, T., et al. (2017). Monitoring Methane Transport and Sediment Total Oxygen Utilization in the Friction Layer at GC185, GC600 and GC767 in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17: Poster. openurl

2016

Chanton, J., Patterson, W., Barnett, B., Tarnecki, J., Bosman, S., Mickle, A., et al. (2016). Isotopic Tracers: Documenting Ecosystem Effects of the DWH Oil Spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16. openurl
Joye, S. B., Passow, U., Montoya, J. M., Asper, V., Harrison, S. J., Sibert, R. M., et al. (2016). Sedimentation of oil-derived material to the seabed is an unrecognized fate for oil derived from natural seepage. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16. openurl
Joye, S. B., Passow, U., Montoya, J. M., Asper, V., Harrison, S. J., Sibert, R. M., et al. (2016). Sedimentation of oil-derived material to the seabed is an unrecognized fate for oil derived from natural seepage. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2016. New Orleans, LA : 02/21/16-02/26/16. openurl
Ziervogel, K., Diercks, A., Joye, S. B., Arnosti, C., Passow, U., Montoya, J. P. A. 7:A. 50., et al. (2016). Storm-induced sediment resuspension affects particle flux and bacterial activities in the deep Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/07/16: Poster. openurl

2015

Joye, S., Passow, U., Medeiros, P., Sibert, R., Yang, T., Asper, V., et al. (2015). Rapid sedimentation, resuspension and redistribution of hydrocarbons in the wake of the Macondo Blowout. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15. openurl

2014

Chanton, J., Zhao, T., Cherrier, J., Joye, S., Hollander, D., Brunner, C., et al. (2014). A radiocarbon-based determination of the flux of oil to the seafloor. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster. openurl
Diercks, A. R., Asper, V., Jarnagin, R., Woolsey, M., D'Emidio, M., Tidwell, S., et al. (2014). Deep Sea Hydrocarbon Seep Surveys using AUVs. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14. openurl
Dike, C., Asper, V., Diercks, A., & Passow, U. (2014). Settling Velocity Of Marine Snow At A Seep Site And A Spill Site In The Northern Gulf Of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster. openurl
Passow, U., Yan, B., Chanton, J., Nathig, E., Sweet, J., Pak, D., et al. (2014). Large Sedimentation Events after the Deep Water Horizon Spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14. openurl

2013

Asper, V. L., Passow, U., & Diercks, A. (2013). Settling Velocity of Marine Snow aggregates near the sea floor at the Macondo Well site. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013. New Orleans, LA: 01/21/2013-01/23/2013: Poster. openurl
Asper, V. L., Passow, U., Diercks, A., & Dike, C. (2013). Settling Velocity of Marine Snow aggregates near the sea floor at the Macondo Well site. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013. New Orleans, LA: 01/21/2013-01/23/2013. openurl
Diercks, A., Asper, V., Woolsey, M., & Jarnagin, R. (2013). Site Reconnaissance Surveys for Oil Spill Research using Deep-sea AUVS. In OCEANS '13 MTS/IEEE. San Diego, CA, September 23, 2013. url
Diercks, A. R., Jarnagin, R., Woolsey, M., Asper, V. L., & Dike, C. (2013). AUV Sub Sea Surveys. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013. New Orleans, LA: 01/21/2013-01/23/2013. openurl
MacGregor, B. J., Passow, U., Asper, V., & Diercks, A. (2013). Stable carbon isotopes of ribosomal RNA as a tracer for microbial growth substrates: First data from Gulf of Mexico sediment traps. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013. New Orleans, LA: 01/21/2013-01/23/2013: Poster. openurl

2012

Crespo-Medina, M., Vossmeyer, A., Hunter, K., Battles, J. J., Montoya, J. P., Asper, V., et al. (2012). Water column methane dynamics in response to the Deepwater Horizon hydrocarbon spill. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2012. Salt Lake City, UT: 02/19/12-02/24/12. url
Joye, S. B., Crespo-Medina, M., Medeiros, P., Benitez-Nelson, C., Moore, W., Montoya, J. P., et al. (2012). Intense sedimentation on the seafloor following the 2010 Macondo blowout: Geochemical composition, mechanisms, and microbial impacts. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2012. Salt Lake City, UT: 02/19/12-02/24/12: Poster. url

2011

Crespo-Medina, M., Slaughter, J., Vossmeyer, A., Montoya, J. P., Subramaniam, A., Asper, V., et al. (2011). Patterns of Water Column Aerobic Methane Oxidation Rates in Response to the Deepwater Horizon Blowout. In American Society of Limnology. San Juan, Puerto Rico, February 13-18, 2011. openurl
Joye, S. B., Crespo-Medina*, M., Hunter, K., Vossmeyer, A., Bowles, M., Asper, V. L., et al. (2011). The Microbial Slime Highway: An efficient mechanism of oil transport to the benthos and consequences on microbial dynamics in Deep Gulf of Mexico Environments. In American Society of Limnology. San Juan, Puerto Rico : 02/13/11-02/18/11. openurl
Joye, S. B., Crespo-Medina, M., Vossmeyer, A., Hunter, K. S., Meile, C. D., Diercks, A. R., et al. (2011). Evolution of water column methane cycling after the 2010 Gulf BP oil well blowout. In American Society for Microbiology Meeting. New Orleans, LA, May 21-24, 2011. openurl
Leifer, I., Rehder, G. J., Solomon, E. A., Kastner, M., Asper, V. L., & Joye, S. B. (2011). Methane rising from the deep: Hydrates, bubbles, oil spills and global warming. In AGU Fall Meeting. San Francisco, CA December 5-19 2011. openurl
Louchouarn, P., Yeager, K. M., Brunner, C. A., Briggs, K. B.;G., L., Asper, V. L., Couey, N., et al. (2011). Deepwater horizon: Coastal ocean to marsh margin sediment impacts. In American Chemical Society Meeting. Anaheim, CA, March 27-31, 2011. openurl
Montoya, J. P., Subramaniam, A., Asper, V., Diercks, A., Passow, U., Crepo-Medina, M., et al. (2011). Deepwater Horizon oil and pelagic foodwebs in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. In Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation Conference. Daytona Beach, FL, November 6-10, 2011. url
Montoya, J. P., Subramaniam, A., Asper, V. L., Diercks, A., Passow, U., Crespo-Medina*, M., et al. (2011). Subsurface turbid layers in the Gulf of Mexico: Ghosts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. In American Society of Limnology. San Juan, Puerto Rico, February 13-18, 2011. openurl
Yeager, K. M., Brunner, C. A., Briggs, K. B., Louchouarn, P., Guo, L., Asper, V., et al. (2011). Deepwater Horizon: Coastal ocean to marsh margin sedimentary impacts. In American Association of Petroleum Geologists Annual Convention and Exhibition. Houston, TX April 10-13, 2011. openurl

2010

Wade, T. L., Sweet, S. T., Sericano, J. L., Guinasso, N. L., Lohrenz, S. E., Shiller, A. M., et al. (2010). 2010 Documentation of Sub-Surface Oil Plume by Analyses of Toxic PAH in Water Samples from the Deep Water Horizon Oil Spill. In Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) Meeting. Portland, OR, November 7-11, 2010. openurl
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