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Investigating the effect of oil spills
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Xiaoxu Sun

Georgia Institute of Technology

Project List:

Center for the Integrated Modeling and Analysis of Gulf Ecosystems II (C-IMAGE II)

Year 5-7 Consortia Grants (RFP-IV)Role: Task Co-Lead, Graduate Student - PhD Level

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

Year 2-4 Consortia Grants (RFP-I)Role: GoMRI Scholar, Graduate Student - PhD Level

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 3

2020

Hackbusch, S., Noirungsee, N., Viamonte, J., Sun, X., Bubenheim, P., Kostka, J. E., et al. (2020). Influence of pressure and dispersant on oil biodegradation by a newly isolated Rhodococcus strain from deep-sea sediments of the gulf of Mexico. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 150(January 2020), 110683.

2019

Sun, X., Chu, L., Mercando, E., Romero, I., Hollander, D., & Kostka, J. E. (2019). Dispersant Enhances Hydrocarbon Degradation and Alters the Structure of Metabolically Active Microbial Communities in Shallow Seawater From the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico. Front. Microbiol., 10.
Sun, X., Kostka, J. E., & Stams, A. J. M. (2019). Hydrocarbon-Degrading Microbial Communities Are Site Specific, and Their Activity Is Limited by Synergies in Temperature and Nutrient Availability in Surface Ocean Waters. Appl Environ Microbiol, 85(15).

Conference Presentations - 17

2020

Hackbusch, S., Noirungsee, N., Viamonte, J., Kschowak, M., Sun, X., Kostka, J., et al. (2020). Bacterial Degradation of Crude Oil and Methane at Elevated Pressure. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20: Poster.

2019

Liese, A., Hackbusch, S., Noirungsee, N., Viamonte, J., Kschowak, M., Sun, X., et al. (2019). Deep Sea in a Can: Influencing Factors of Crude Oil and Methane Biodegradation in the Sediment. In 2019 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Sciences Conference. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19.

2018

Sun, X. (2018). In situ pressure acts as a selective force on the structure and function of deepsea microbial communities that mediate petroleum hydrocarbon degradation. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.

2017

Hackbusch, S., Noirungsee, N., Viamonte, J., Sun, X., Kostka, J., Bubenheim, P., et al. (2017). Crude oil degradation potential at elevated pressure by a Rhodococcus strain isolated from the Gulf of Mexico. In 5th Joint Conference of DGHM & VAAM 2017. Würzburg, Germany : 03/05/17-03/08/17: Poster.
Overholt, W. A., Mercando, E., Sun, X., Romero, I. C., Hollander, D. J., Konstantinidis, K., et al. (2017). Microbial Processes in Submerged Coastal Sands Impacted with Weathered Oil. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17.
Sun, X. (2017). Hydrocarbon biodegradation in deepsea sediments exposed to high pressure. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17: Poster.
Sun, X. (2017). Impact of dispersant on hydrocarbon biodegradation in coastal waters. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17: Poster.

2016

Sun, X. (2016). Oceanographic Controls of Microbial Hydrocarbon Degradation. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16.
Sun, X., Dai, S., & Kostka, J. E. (2016). Hydrocarbon biodegradation in deepsea sediments exposed to high pressure. In 2nd Symposium on Deep-Sea Oil Spills. Hamburg, Germany : 09/19/16-09/20/16.

2015

Sun, X., Overholt, W. A., & Kostka, J. E. (2015). Aerobic biodegradation potential of oil hydrocarbons in the water column and deepsea sediments in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15.
Sun, X., Overholt, W. A., Romero, I., Hollander, D. J., & Kostka, J. E. (2015). Oceanographic Parameters Affect Biodegradation Potential In The Northeastern Gulf Of Mexico. In 2nd Annual Southeastern Biogeochemistry Symposium. Atlanta, GA : 03/28/15-03/29/15: Poster.
Sun, X., Romero, I. C., Hollander, D. H., & Kostka, J. E. (2015). Controls of hydrocarbon persistence and microbial communities that mediate biodegradation in the water column and deepsea sediments of the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico. In 115th American Society for Microbiology General Meeting. New Orleans, LA : 05/30/15-06/02/15: Poster.
Sun, X., Romero, I. C., Hollander, D. J., & Kostka, J. E. (2015). Controls of hydrocarbon persistence and microbial communities that mediate biodegradation in the water column and deepsea sediments of the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico. In 115th American Society for Microbiology General Meeting. New Orleans, LA : 05/30/15-06/02/15.

2014

Kostka, J. E., Overholt, W., Marks, K., Sun, X., Shin, B., Snell, T., et al. (2014). The response of benthic microbial communities in the Gulf of Mexico to the Deepwater Horizon oil discharge: from shallow coastal sands to the deepsea. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2014. Honolulu, HI : 02/23/14-02/28/14: Poster.
Sun, X., Overholt, W., & Kostka, J. E. (2014). Aerobic biodegradation potential of oil hydrocarbons in the water column and deepsea sediments. In 2014 Deep-C Student Research Symposium. Tallahassee, FL : 09/18/14-09/19/14.
Sun, X., Overholt, W., Marks, K., Shin, B., Chin, K., & Kostka, J. E. (2014). Aerobic hydrocarbon degradation in deep sea sediments of the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. In First Annual Southeastern Biogeochemistry Symposium. Atlanta, GA - 04/05/14-04/06/14: Poster.
Sun, X., Overholt, W., Marks, K., Shin, B., Chin, K., & Kostka, J. E. (2014). Mapping of sedimentary microbial communities and identification of bioindicators for oil degradation in sediments of the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster.