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Kimberley Hunter

University of Georgia

Department of Marine Sciences

Marine Sciences Building
University of Georgia
Athens , GA  30602  

kshunter@uga.edu

Project List:

Ecosystem Impacts of Oil and Gas Inputs to the Gulf-2 (ECOGIG-2)

Year 5-7 Consortia Grants (RFP-IV)Role: Research Scientist

Ecosystem Impacts of Oil and Gas Inputs to the Gulf (ECOGIG)

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

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 5

2020

Rogener, M. K., Sipler, R. E., Hunter, K. S., Bronk, D. A., & Joye, S. B. (2020). Pelagic methane oxidation in the northern Chukchi Sea. Limnol Oceanogr, 65(1), 96–110.

2019

Bowles, M. W., Samarkin, V. A., Hunter, K. S., Finke, N., Teske, A. P., Girguis, P. R., et al. (2019). Remarkable Capacity for Anaerobic Oxidation of Methane at High Methane Concentration. Geophys. Res. Lett., 46(21), 12192–12201.

2018

Rogener, M. K., Hunter, K. S., Bracco, A., Saxton, M., & Joye, S. B. (2018). Long-term impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil well blowout on methane oxidation dynamics in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Elem Sci Anth, 6(1), 73.
Zhuang, G., Pena-Montenegro, T. D., Montgomery, A., Hunter, K. S., & Joye, S. B. (2018). Microbial metabolism of methanol and methylamine in the Gulf of Mexico: insight into marine carbon and nitrogen cycling. Environmental Microbiology, 20(12), 4543–4554.

2014

Crespo-Medina, M., Meile, C. D., Hunter, K. S., Diercks, A. - R., Asper, V. L., Orphan, V. J., et al. (2014). The rise and fall of methanotrophy following a deepwater oil-well blowout. Nature Geosci, 7(6), 423–427.

Conference Presentations - 15

2020

Joye, S. B., Choi, H., Shepard, C., Hunter, K. S., Steffen, R., Storo, R., et al. (2020). The Role of Nutrient Availability in Regulating the Fate of Dispersed Oil--A Cross-Site Comparison. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20.
Montgomery, A., Joye, S. B., Zhuang, G., Hunter, K., Choi, H., & Rabalais, N. N. (2020). The Impact of Natural and Anthropogenic Disturbances on the Metabolism of Methane and Other C1 Compounds. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2020. San Diego, CA : 02/16/20-02/21/20.

2016

Harrison, S. J., Malkin, S., Saxton, M. A., Hunter, K. S., & Joye, S. B. (2016). Exploring hydrocarbon degradation along a surface transect within a persistent oil slick at the Taylor Energy site. In Southeastern Biogeochemical Symposium. Knoxville, TN : 03/11/2016-03/14/2016: Poster.
Harrison, S. J. M., S.Y., Saxton, M. A., Hunter, K. S., & Joye, S. B. (2016). Exploring microbial and hydrocarbon dynamics along a surface transect of a persistent oil slick at Taylor Energy. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16: Poster.
Harrison, S. J. M., S.Y., Saxton, M. A., Hunter, K. S., & Joye, S. B. (2016). Exploring microbial and hydrocarbon dynamics along a surface transect of a persistent oil slick at Taylor Energy. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2016. New Orleans, LA : 02/21/16-02/26/16: Poster.
Joye, S. B., Passow, U., Montoya, J. M., Asper, V., Harrison, S. J., Sibert, R. M., et al. (2016). Sedimentation of oil-derived material to the seabed is an unrecognized fate for oil derived from natural seepage. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16.
Joye, S. B., Passow, U., Montoya, J. M., Asper, V., Harrison, S. J., Sibert, R. M., et al. (2016). Sedimentation of oil-derived material to the seabed is an unrecognized fate for oil derived from natural seepage. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2016. New Orleans, LA : 02/21/16-02/26/16.

2015

Joye, S., Passow, U., Medeiros, P., Sibert, R., Yang, T., Asper, V., et al. (2015). Rapid sedimentation, resuspension and redistribution of hydrocarbons in the wake of the Macondo Blowout. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15.
Sibert, R., Bernard, B. B., Brooks, J., Hunter, K., & Joye, S. B. (2015). Short-chain alkane production in Gulf of Mexico cold seep sediments. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15.

2014

Joye, S. B., Seidel, M., Medeiros, P., Hunter, K., Grim, S., Sogin, M., et al. (2014). Chemical dispersants used in oil spill response alter microbial community composition and evolution but not microbial activity. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster.
Sibert, R., Hunter, K. S., & Joye, S. B. (2014). The Influence of Sulfate Availability and Gas Concentration on the Oxidation of Short Chain Alkanes. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster.
Sibert, R., Hunter, K. S., & Joye, S. B. (2014). Biological production of short chain alkanes in Gulf of Mexico sediments. In AGU Fall Meeting 2014. San Francisco, CA : 12/15/2014-12/19/2014: Poster.

2013

Joye, S. B., Sibert, R., Battles, J., Fields, L., Kleindienst, S., Crespo-Medina, M., et al. (2013). Sediment biogeochemistry and microbial activity at natural hydrocarbon seeps and at sites impacted by anthropogenic hydrocarbon discharges. In AGU Fall Meeting. San Francisco, CA, December 9, 2013.
Joye, S., Crespo-Medina, M., Hunter, K., Asper, V., Diercks, A. R., Highsmith, R., et al. (2013). Pelagic methane oxidation in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: Activity patterns before, during, and after the Macondo Blowout. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013. New Orleans, LA: 01/21/2013-01/23/2013.

2012

Crespo-Medina, M., Vossmeyer, A., Hunter, K., Battles, J. J., Montoya, J. P., Asper, V., et al. (2012). Water column methane dynamics in response to the Deepwater Horizon hydrocarbon spill. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2012. Salt Lake City, UT: 02/19/12-02/24/12.