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2019
GRIIDC
Surpasses
2,000
Data Sets
$38M = 22
Investigator Grants
$140M = 12
Consortia Grants
First
Data Set
Submitted
to GRIIDC
First
Annual
Conference
$110.5M = 8
Consortia Grants
GRIIDC
Surpasses
1,000
Data Sets
MAY
2010
$1.5M = 17
Bridge Grants
$18.6M = 19
Investigator Grants
JUNE
2010
JULY
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2020
$45M
Block
Grants
GoMRI
Synthesis
Symposium
1,500th
GoMRI
Publication
GoMRI
Program
Announcement
$500M
Over 10 Years
1,000th
GoMRI
Publication
500th
GoMRI
Publication
$50M = 8 Consortia Grants and
23 Investigator Grants
GRIIDC
Surpasses
3,000
Data Sets
First
Synthesis
Workshop
APRIL 2010
DEEPWATER
HORIZON
OIL SPILL
contents VOL. 34, NO. 1, MARCH 2021
SPECIAL ISSUE ON
THE GULF OF MEXICO RESEARCH INITIATIVE:
TEN YEARS OF OIL SPILL AND ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE
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FROM THE GUEST EDITORS. About the Special Issue
By R. Colwell, J. Shepherd, M. Feldman, C. Wilson, R. Shaw, and M. Leinen
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From Disaster to Understanding: Formation and Accomplishments of
the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative
By L.A. Zimmermann, M.G. Feldman, D.S. Benoit, M.J. Carron, N.M. Dannreuther,
K.H. Fillingham, J.C. Gibeaut, J.L. Petitt, J.B. Ritchie, R.R. Rossi, S.H. Sempier, J.K. Shaw,
J.L. Swanseen, C.A. Wilson, C.J. Yanoff, and R.R. Colwell
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The Gulf of Mexico: An Overview
By L.D. McKinney, J.G. Shepherd, C.A. Wilson, W.T. Hogarth, J. Chanton, S.A. Murawski,
P.A. Sandifer, T. Sutton, D. Yoskowitz, K. Wowk, T.M. Özgökmen, S.B. Joye, and R. Caffey
44
What Was Released? Assessing the Physical Properties and Chemical
Composition of Petroleum and Products of Burned Oil
By J. Rullkötter and J.W. Farrington
58
Physical Transport Processes that Affect the Distribution of Oil in the
Gulf of Mexico: Observations and Modeling
By M. Boufadel, A. Bracco, E.P. Chassignet, S.S. Chen, E. D’Asaro, W.K. Dewar,
O. Garcia-Pineda, D. Justić, J. Katz, V.H. Kourafalou, I.R. MacDonald, T.M. Özgökmen,
C.B. Paris-Limouzy, S.S. Socolofsky, D. Halpern, and J.G. Shepherd
76
Biogeochemical Processes Affecting the Fate of Discharged
Deepwater Horizon Gas and Oil: New Insights and Remaining Gaps in
Our Understanding
By J.W. Farrington, E.B. Overton, and U. Passow
98
A Decade of GoMRI Dispersant Science: Lessons Learned and
Recommendations for the Future
By A. Quigg, J.W. Farrington, S. Gilbert, S.A. Murawski, and V.T. John
112 Considerations for Scientists Getting Involved in Oil Spill Research
By K.M. Halanych and D.G. Westerholm
124 GoMRI Insights into Microbial Genomics and Hydrocarbon Bioremediation
Response in Marine Ecosystems
By S. Weiman, S.B. Joye, J.E. Kostka, K.M. Halanych, and R.R. Colwell
136 Impacts of Petroleum, Petroleum Components, and Dispersants on
Organisms and Populations
By S.A. Murawski, M. Grosell, C. Smith, T. Sutton, K.M. Halanych, R.F. Shaw,
and C.A. Wilson
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