The Northern Gulf Institute (NGI) received a $10 million research award to fund oil-spill related research in two phases: (phase 1) nine fast-track, high-priority studies with researchers who were in the field to continue critical monitoring and assessment activities in areas affected in the Gulf region; and (phase 2) peer-reviewed selection of twenty-five collaborative research projects with a focus on observing and understanding regional impacts on coastal ecosystems and society. Overall, NGI funded thirty-four projects that involved sixteen institutions. NGI is a partnership of Mississippi State University, the University of Southern Mississippi, Florida State University, Louisiana State University, Dauphin Island Sea Laboratory, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. For additional information, read the NGI Phase I press release and NGI Phase II press release.
34 Projects
Principal Investigator:: Steven Lohrenz — University of Southern Mississippi, Gulf Coast Research Laboratory
Member Institutions: Naval Research Laboratory at Stennis Space Center, University of Kentucky, University of Southern Mississippi
Principal Investigator:: Scott Milroy — University of Southern Mississippi, Department of Marine Science
Member Institutions: Dauphin Island Sea Lab, Florida State University, Louisiana State University, Mississippi State University, University of Southern Mississippi
Principal Investigator:: Lora Petrie-Hanson — Mississippi State University, Department of Basic Sciences
Principal Investigator:: John Day — Louisiana State University, Coastal Ecology Institute
Principal Investigator:: Mark Bourassa — Florida State University, Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies (COAPS)
Principal Investigator:: Alan Shiller — University of Southern Mississippi, Department of Marine Science
Principal Investigator:: Gordon Skelton — Jackson State University, Center for Defense Integrated Data
Member Institutions: Bioplex Technologies, Inc., Jackson State University
Principal Investigator:: Markus Huettel — Florida State University, Coastal and Marine Laboratory
Member Institutions: Florida State University, Georgia Institute of Technology
Principal Investigator:: Robert Condon — Dauphin Island Sea Lab,
Member Institutions: Dauphin Island Sea Lab, University of Southern Mississippi
Principal Investigator:: Linda Hooper-Bui — Louisiana State University, Department of Entomology
Principal Investigator:: Laodong Guo — University of Southern Mississippi, Department of Marine Science
Principal Investigator:: Q. Chen — Louisiana State University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Principal Investigator:: Larry McKinney — Harte Research Institute,
Principal Investigator:: Eric Chassignet — Florida State University, Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies (COAPS)
Member Institutions: Florida State University, Georgia Institute of Technology
Principal Investigator:: Jeffrey Chanton — Florida State University, Department of Oceanography
Principal Investigator:: Susan Welsh — Louisiana State University, Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences
Member Institutions: Louisiana State University, Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium
Principal Investigator:: John Valentine — Dauphin Island Sea Lab,
Impacts of the Deep Horizon Oil Spill on Ecosystem Structure and Function in Alabama’s Marine Waters
Principal Investigator:: John Valentine — Dauphin Island Sea Lab,
Member Institutions: Dauphin Island Sea Lab, University of Mississippi, University of South Alabama
Principal Investigator:: Robert Griffitt — University of Southern Mississippi, Gulf Coast Research Laboratory
Principal Investigator:: William McAnally — Mississippi State University, Northern Gulf Institute
Macondo 252 Oil Spill Impacts in Louisiana Coastal Wetlands: Effects on Soil-Microbial-Plant Systems
Principal Investigator:: Irving Mendelssohn — Louisiana State University, Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences
Principal Investigator:: Denise Reed — University of New Orleans, Pontchartrain Institute for Environmental Sciences
Principal Investigator:: Eric Chassignet — Florida State University, Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies (COAPS)
Principal Investigator:: Elton Amburn — Mississippi State University, Geosystems Research Institute
Member Institutions: Dauphin Island Sea Lab, Florida State University, Louisiana State University, Mississippi State University, University of Southern Mississippi
Principal Investigator:: Raymond Highsmith — University of Mississippi, National Institute for Undersea Science and Technology
Member Institutions: University of Georgia, University of Mississippi, University of South Alabama, University of Southern Mississippi
Principal Investigator:: William McAnally — Mississippi State University, Northern Gulf Institute
Member Institutions: Florida State University, Louisiana State University, Mississippi State University, University of Southern Mississippi
Principal Investigator:: Deepak Mishra — Mississippi State University, Geosystems Research Institute
Principal Investigator:: R. Turner — Louisiana State University, Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences
Principal Investigator:: Kenneth Heck — Dauphin Island Sea Lab, Marine Ecology Lab
Principal Investigator:: Alice Ortmann — Dauphin Island Sea Lab,
Member Institutions: Dauphin Island Sea Lab, University of South Alabama
Principal Investigator:: Mariola Edelmann — Mississippi State University, Institute for Genomics, Biocomputing & Biotechnology
Principal Investigator:: Charlotte Brunner — University of Southern Mississippi, Department of Marine Science
Member Institutions: Naval Research Laboratory at Stennis Space Center, University of Kentucky, University of Southern Mississippi
Principal Investigator:: Patrick Fitzpatrick — Mississippi State University, Geosystems Research Institute
Principal Investigator:: Kyle Gallivan — Florida State University, Department of Mathematics
