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Julia Sweet

University of California Santa Barbara

Marine Science Institute

University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara , CA  93106  

julia.sweet@lifesci.ucsb.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 Staff

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

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

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 4

2018

Chanton, J. P., Giering, S., Bosman, S. H., Rogers, K. L., Sweet, J., Asper, V., et al. (2018). Isotopic composition of sinking particles: Oil effects, recovery and baselines in the Gulf of Mexico, 2010-2015. Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene, 6(1), 43.
Giering, S. L. C., Yan, B., Sweet, J., Asper, V., Diercks, A., Chanton, J. P., et al. (2018). The ecosystem baseline for particle flux in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene, 6(1), 6.

2016

Yan, B., Passow, U., Chanton, J. P., Nothig, E., Asper, V., Sweet, J., et al. (2016). Sustained deposition of contaminants from the Deepwater Horizon spill. PNAS, 113(24), E3332–E3340.

2014

Ziervogel, K., D'Souza, N., Sweet, J., Yan, B., & Passow, U. (2014). Natural oil slicks fuel surface water microbial activities in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Front. Microbiol., 5, 1–10.

Conference Presentations - 13

2020

Bosman, S., Passow, U., Sweet, J., Diercks, A., Magen, C., & Chanton, J. (2020). Sinking POC from Sediment Traps in the Northern Gulf: The Rest of the Story. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20: Poster.

2019

Ziervogel, K., Sweet, J., Bretherton, L., Quigg, A., & Passow, U. (2019). Fragmentation of Marine Oil Snow Due to Small-Scale Turbulence. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19.

2018

Chanton, J. P., Giering, S., Rogers, K. L., Sweet, J., Asper, V., Diercks, A. - R., et al. (2018). Isotopic composition of sinking particles: Oil Effects, Recovery and Baselines in the Gulf of Mexico, 2010-2016. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.

2017

Chanton, J., Passow, U., Asper, V., Bosman, S., Sweet, J., Rogers, K., et al. (2017). System Recovery and Organic Source Variability: Sinking Particulate Organic Carbon Stable and Radioisotope Time Series at 3 Sites in the Northern Gulf 2010-2014. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17.
Giering, S. L. C., Sweet, J., Asper, V. A., Diercks, A., Chanton, J. P., Yan, B., et al. (2017). Variability in Sedimentation Dynamics in the Northern Gulf of Mexico Reflect Ecosystem and Foodweb Structure. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17.
Passow, U., Sweet, J., Chiu, M., Chin, W., Zhang, S., Xu, C., et al. (2017). The Role of Corexit for the Formation of Sinking Marine Oil Snow. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17.
Ziervogel, K., Sweet, J., & Passow, U. (2017). Fate and transport of particulates below the sea surface: Testing a new method for the quantification of exopolymeric substances (EPS) using FlowCAM. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17: Poster.

2016

Passow, U., Sweet, J., Genzer, J., Schwehr, K., Xu, C., Zhang, S., et al. (2016). Oil, Diatom Exudation and Marine Oil Snow. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16: Poster.

2014

Passow, U., Yan, B., Chanton, J., Nathig, E., Sweet, J., Pak, D., et al. (2014). Large Sedimentation Events after the Deep Water Horizon Spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14.
Ziervogel, K., Sweet, J., Passow, U., Juhl, A., & Arnosti, C. (2014). Sediment resuspension in the deep Gulf of Mexico affects redistribution and transformation of (oil-rich) POM. In ASLO/AGU/TOS Ocean Sciences Meeting, Honolulu HI. Honolulu, HI : 02/23/14-02/28/14: Poster.

2013

Ziervogel, K., Passow, U., Sweet, J., & Arnosti, C. (2013). Marine snow and associated microbial processes as drivers for oil transformation in surface Gulf of Mexico waters. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2013. New Orleans, LA : 02/17/13-02/22/2013.
Ziervogel, K., Passow, U., Sweet, J., D'Souza, N., & Arnosti, C. (2013). Marine snow and associated microbial processes as drivers for oil transformation in surface Gulf of Mexico waters. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013. New Orleans, LA: 01/21/2013-01/23/2013.
Ziervogel, K., Passow, U., Sweet, J., D'Souza, N., & Arnosti, C. (2013). Marine snow and associated microbial processes as drivers for oil transformation in surface Gulf of Mexico waters. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Conference. New Orleans, LA, January 20-23, 2013.