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Catherine Carmichael

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Project List:

Deepsea to Coast Connectivity in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico (DEEP-C)

Year 2-4 Consortia Grants (RFP-I)Role: Research Scientist

Collection and Analysis of Oiled Sand Patties along the Gulf Coast

Bridge Grants (RFP-III)Role: Research Staff

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 6

2016

Beaudoin, D. J., Carmichael, C. A., Nelson, R. K., Reddy, C. M., Teske, A. P., & Edgcomb, V. P. (2016). Impact of protists on a hydrocarbon-degrading bacterial community from deep-sea Gulf of Mexico sediments: A microcosm study. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 129, 350–359.

2014

Aeppli, C., Nelson, R. K., Carmichael, C. A., Valentine, D. L., & Reddy, C. M. (2014). Biotic and abiotic oil degradation after the Deepwater Horizon disaster leads to formation of recalcitrant oxygenated hydrocarbons: New insights using GCxGC. International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings, 2014(1), 1087–1098.
Aeppli, C., Nelson, R. K., Radovic, J. R., Carmichael, C. A., Valentine, D. L., & Reddy, C. M. (2014). Recalcitrance and Degradation of Petroleum Biomarkers upon Abiotic and Biotic Natural Weathering ofDeepwater HorizonOil. Environ. Sci. Technol., 48(12), 6726–6734.
Gros, J., Reddy, C. M., Aeppli, C., Nelson, R. K., Carmichael, C. A., & Arey, J. S. (2014). Resolving Biodegradation Patterns of Persistent Saturated Hydrocarbons in Weathered Oil Samples from the Deepwater Horizon Disaster. Environ. Sci. Technol., 43(3), 1628–1637.

2013

Hall, G. J., Frysinger, G. S., Aeppli, C., Carmichael, C. A., Gros, J., Lemkau, K. L., et al. (2013). Oxygenated weathering products of Deepwater Horizon oil come from surprising precursors. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 75(1-2), 140–149.

2012

Aeppli, C., Carmichael, C. A., Nelson, R. K., Lemkau, K. L., Graham, W. M., Redmond, M. C., et al. (2012). Oil weathering after the Deepwater Horizon disaster led to the formation of oxygenated residues. Environmental Science & Technology, 46(16), 8799–8807.

Conference Presentations - 14

2014

Aeppli, C., Nelson, R. K., Carmichael, C. A., Valentine, D. L., & Reddy, C. M. (2014). Formation of recalcitrant oxygenated hydrocarbons by natural weathering after the Deepwater Horizon disaster. In 2014 International Oil Spill Conference. Savannah, GA : 05/05/14-05/08/14.
Carmichael, C. A., Nelson, R. K., Aeppli, C., & Reddy, C. M. (2014). Building a comprehensive sample repository to track the long-term impacts of the Macondo well oil spill: An opportunity to engage Citizen Scientists. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster.
Gros, J., Reddy, C. M., Aeppli, C., Nelson, R. K., Carmichael, C. A., & Arey, J. S. (2014). A new biodegradation index for weathered oils based on saturated hydrocarbons: insights from the Deepwater Horizon disaster. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster.
Gros, J., Arey, J. S.;R., C. M, Aeppli, C., Nelson, R. K., & Carmichael, C. A. (2014). Developing a new saturates biodegradation index for weathered oils, based on samples from the Deepwater Horizon disaster. In Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) Europe – 2014 24th Annual Meeting. Basel, Switzerland: 05/12/14-05/15/14: Poster.
James, B. D., Reddy, C. M., Aeppli, C., Carmichael, C. A., & Nelson, R. K. (2014). Variability in the hydrocarbon composition of oil films on rocks along the Gulf coast. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster.
Nelson, R. K., Aeppli, C., Carmichael, C. A., & Reddy, C. M. (2014). High resolution forensic analysis of surface sheens helps pinpoint source of oil leakage from the Deepwater Horizon. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster.

2013

Aeppli C., Nelson, R. K., Carmichael, C. A., Arakawa N., Aluwihare, L. I., Valentine, D. L., et al. (2013). Characterization of recalcitrant oxygenated hydrocarbons formed upon oil weathering after the Deepwater Horizon disaster. In American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition. New Orleans, LA, April 10, 2013.
Aeppli, C. A., Carmichael, C. A., Nelson, R. K., Valentine, D. L., Arakawa, N., Aluwihare, L. I., et al. (2013). Characterization of oxygenated hydrocarbons formed upon oil weathering after the Deepwater Horizon disaster. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013. New Orleans, LA: 01/21/2013-01/23/2013.
Carmichael, C. A., James, B. D., Aeppli, C., Nelson, R. K., Murphy, E., Radovic, J., et al. (2013). Variability in oiled sand-patties collected: How different are samples collected within meters on a beach? In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013. New Orleans, LA: 01/21/2013-01/23/2013: Poster.
Hall, G. J., Frysinger, G. S., Aeppli, C., Carmichael, C. A. G., J., Lemkau, K. L., Nelson, R. K., et al. (2013). Precursors of oxygenated hydrocarbons in weathered oil identified by comprehensive two-dimensional chromatography and chemometric analysis. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013. New Orleans, LA: 01/21/2013-01/23/2013: Poster.
Main, C. E., Nelson, R. K., Aeppli, C., Carmichael, C. A., Lemkau, K. L., & Reddy, C. M. (2013). Comparing laboratory- and field-weathered oil from the Macondo well. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013. New Orleans, LA: 01/21/2013-01/23/2013: Poster.
McKenna, A. M., Lemkau, K. T., Aeppli, C., Carmichael, C. A., Valentine, D. L., Reddy, C. M., et al. (2013). Expanding the Analytical Window of Oil Spill Characterization by FT-ICR Mass Spectrometry: From the Reservoir to the Beach. In American Chemical Society National Meeting. New Orleans, LA, April 7-11, 2013.
Nelson, R. K., Carmichael, C. A., Radovic, J. R., Aeppli, C., Main, C. E., & Reddy, C. M. (2013). Advanced petroleum fingerprinting using comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography (GCxGC). In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013. New Orleans, LA: 01/21/2013-01/23/2013: Poster.

2012

Reddy, C. M., Nelson, R. K., Carmichael, C. A., Gros, J., & Arey, J. S. (2012). Advances in the analysis of petroleum via comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography. In International Conference on Petroleum Phase Behavior and Fouling. St. Petersburg, FL, June 10-14, 2012.