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 Member Institutions

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

Atkins North America, Inc.

Atkins North America Sciences

Stefan M. Bourgoin
Research Scientist
Donald R. Deis
Co-Principal Investigator
David Loy
Research Scientist
Eric T. Schneider
Research Scientist

Louisiana State University

Department of Biological Sciences

John W. Fleeger
Co-Principal Investigator
Maria (Rita) Riggio
Research Scientist

Department of Environmental Sciences

Grace Cagle
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Nathan Gill
Undergraduate Student
Aixin Hou
Co-Principal Investigator
Brian Matherne
Graduate Student - PhD Level
Fabienne Placid
Undergraduate Student
Jiusheng Ren
Research Staff
Rui Zhang
Graduate Student - PhD Level

Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences

Qianxin Lin
Principal Investigator,
Project Data Point of Contact
Qinghui Xing
Research Staff
Wei Xing
Research Staff

School of Renewable Natural Resources

Connor A. Gilbert
Undergraduate Student

Nicholls State University

Department of Biological Sciences

Sean A. Graham
Co-Principal Investigator
Kellyn LaCour-Conant
Graduate Student - Master's Level
Carmen Marinelli
Undergraduate Student
Adam Quade
GoMRI Scholar,
Graduate Student - Master's Level

Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Department of Biological Sciences

David S. Johnson
Co-Principal Investigator
Manisha Pant
Research Scientist,
Research Staff
This research was made possible by a grant from The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative.
www.gulfresearchinitiative.org