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Investigating the effect of oil spills
on the environment and public health.
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Funding Source: Year 5-7 Consortia Grants (RFP-IV)

Project Roster

Dispersion Research on Oil: Physics and Plankton Studies II (DROPPS II)

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115 Research Team Members

Principal Investigator

Edward J. Buskey
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Marine Science

Co-Principal Investigator

Cynthia Juyne Beegle-Krause
SINTEF
Department of Marine Environmental Technology
Michel Boufadel
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Brad J. Gemmell
University of South Florida
Department of Integrative Biology
Joseph Katz
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Mark Reed
SINTEF
Department of Marine Environmental Technology
Jian Sheng
Texas Tech University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Jian Sheng
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Kathleen Stebe
University of Pennsylvania
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Rudi Strickler
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Department of Biological Sciences

Program Manager / Technical Coordinator

Lalitha Asirvadam
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Marine Science
Genoa J. Black
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Marine Science
Genoa J. Black
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Marine Science
Tracy Weatherall
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Marine Science

Project Data Point of Contact

Jian Sheng
Texas Tech University
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Outreach Point of Contact

Lalitha Asirvadam
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Marine Science
Genoa J. Black
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Marine Science
Genoa J. Black
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Marine Science
Deana L. Erdner
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Marine Science
Tracy Weatherall
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Marine Science

Research Scientist

Cynthia Juyne Beegle-Krause
SINTEF
Department of Marine Environmental Technology
Odd Gunnar Brakstad
SINTEF
Department of Marine Environmental Technology
Per Johan Brandvik
SINTEF
Department of Marine Environmental Technology
Patrick Nolan Breysse
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Environmental Health Sciences
Ute Brönner
SINTEF
Department of Marine Environmental Technology
Robert (Tony) Dalrymple
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Civil Engineering
Emlyn Davies
SINTEF
Department of Marine Environmental Technology
Chanyuan Ding
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Deana L. Erdner
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Marine Science
Brad J. Gemmell
University of South Florida
Department of Integrative Biology
Maryam Jalali-Mousavi
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Kirsten Koehler
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Environmental Health Sciences
Daniel Krause
SINTEF
Department of Marine Environmental Technology
Emma Litzer
SINTEF
Department of Environmental Monitoring and Modelling
Zhanfei Liu
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Marine Science
Raymond Nepstad
SINTEF
Department of Marine Environmental Technology
Ai Nihongi
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
School of Freshwater Sciences
Tor Nordam
SINTEF
Department of Marine Environmental Technology
Andrea Prosperetti
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Andrea Prosperetti
University of Houston
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Ana Rule
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Environmental Health Sciences
Alan Scott
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
Venkataramana Sidhaye
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Environmental Health Sciences
Jorgen Skancke
SINTEF
Department of Marine Environmental Technology
Christos Stefanakos
SINTEF
Department of Environmental Monitoring and Modelling

Post-Doc

Nima Afshar-Mohajer
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Environmental Health Sciences
Hernando Bacosa
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Marine Science
Lakshmana Chandrala
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Nick Chisholm
University of Pennsylvania
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Sarah Cosgrove
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Marine Science
Fangda Cui
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
Morteza Derakhti
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Civil Engineering
Kevin DuClos
University of South Florida
Department of Integrative Biology
Jian Gao
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Roozbeh Golshan
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Maryam Jalali-Mousavi
Texas Tech University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Kaijun Lu
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Marine Science
Maud Moison
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Marine Science
David Murphy
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
David Murphy
University of South Florida
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Tagbo Herman Niepa
University of Pennsylvania
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Ai Nihongi
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
School of Freshwater Sciences
Bum-soo Park
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Marine Science
Tatiana Severin
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Marine Science
Nima Sharifi-Mood
University of Pennsylvania
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Yu-Hau (Howard) Tseng
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Liana Vaccari
University of Pennsylvania
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Zhangping Wei
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Civil Engineering
Andrew White
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Fenghua Zhang
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Lin Zhao
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Research Staff

Larry Brock
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Tim Green
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Environmental Health Sciences
Shiije Ho
Ludong University
Department of Geographic Sciences and Education
Maryam Jalali-Mousavi
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Andrés Lam
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Environmental Health Sciences
Jiqing Liu
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Marine Science
Pooja Mandke
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Environmental Health Sciences
Kristine Seiko Nishida
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Environmental Health Sciences
Yury Ronzhes
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Jeremy Rubio
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
School of Freshwater Sciences
Shaun Wahlig
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
School of Freshwater Sciences
Menghan Wang
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Medicine
Zucheng Wang
Northeast Normal University
School of Geographical Sciences
Jianhong Xue
The University of Texas at Austin
Marine Science Institute

Data Team

Lalitha Asirvadam
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Marine Science
Lindsay Scheef
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Marine Science
Tracy Weatherall
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Marine Science

Outreach Team

Lalitha Asirvadam
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Marine Science
Genoa J. Black
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Marine Science
Genoa J. Black
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Marine Science
Deana L. Erdner
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Marine Science
Carolyn Rose
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Marine Science
Tracy Weatherall
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Marine Science

Administrative Staff

Lalitha Asirvadam
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Marine Science
Genoa J. Black
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Marine Science
Tracy Weatherall
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Marine Science

GoMRI Scholar

Shigan Chu
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Feng Gao
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
Sara Garcia
University of South Florida
Department of Integrative Biology
Cheng Li
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Meredith Evans Seeley
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Marine Science
Chi Hung Tang
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Marine Science
Xinzhi Xue
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Graduate Student - PhD Level

Shigan Chu
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Jiayi Deng
University of Pennsylvania
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Feng Gao
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
Ali Khodoyaribavil
Texas Tech University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Cheng Li
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Kaijun Lu
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Marine Science
Mehdi Molaei
Texas Tech University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Kaushik Sampath
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Chi Hung Tang
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Marine Science
Liana Vaccari
University of Pennsylvania
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Qing Wang
East China Normal University
Department of Geography
Xinzhi Xue
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Graduate Student - Master's Level

Vincent D'Albignac
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Sara Garcia
University of South Florida
Department of Integrative Biology
John OConnor
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Marine Science
Meredith Evans Seeley
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Marine Science

Undergraduate Student

John Aguilar
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Lama Alqasemi
University of South Florida
Department of Integrative Biology
Mathew Amaro
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Kyle Candela
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Alexander Cohen
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Devin Conley
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Jalen Doherty
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Brandon Fielder
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Joshua Gilbert
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Simon Gilbert
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Department of Biological Sciences
Edward Good
University of South Florida
Department of Integrative Biology
Olivia Hawkins
University of South Florida
Department of Integrative Biology
Sarah Horn
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Department of Biological Sciences
Noah Maxwell
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Jesse Miller
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Michael Miranda
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Dave Morra
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Alex Naticchia
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Julia Plotkin
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Marine Science
Evan Rodbell
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Jeremy Rubio
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
School of Freshwater Sciences
Rebecca Silas
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Department of Biological Sciences
Spencer Swenson
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Mackenzie R. Switzer
Alverno College
Department of Biology
Stefano Tusa
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Abdulrahman Washili
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Department of Mechanical Engineering
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