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Investigating the effect of oil spills
on the environment and public health.

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Michael J. Blum

Tulane University

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

School of Science and Engineering
Boggs 400
New Orleans , LA 70118

mjblum@tulane.edu

Project List:

Chemical evolution and plant-microbe degradation of petroleum in saline marsh plants and soils

Year 6-8 Investigator Grants (RFP-V)Role: Research Scientist

Consortium for Resilient Gulf Communities (CRGC)

Year 5-7 Consortia Grants (RFP-IV)Role: Co-Principal Investigator

Biodegradation Processes in Oiled Marshes: Remediation and Recovery in Rapidly Eroding Coastal Systems

Year One Block Grant - Louisiana State UniversityRole: Co-Principal Investigator

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 2
2020
Finucane, M. L., Blum, M., Ramchand, R., Parker, A. M., Nataraj, S., Clancy, N., et al. (2020). Advancing Community Resilience Research and Practice: Moving from “Me” to “We” to “3D”. Journal of Risk Research, 23(1), 1–10.
2018
Lumibao, C. Y., Formel, S., Elango, V., Pardue, J. H., Blum, M., & Van Bael, S. A. (2018). Persisting responses of salt marsh fungal communities to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Science of The Total Environment, 642, 904–913.
Conference Presentations - 6
2018
Formel, S., Mighell, M., Kandalepas, D., Jarrel, E., Pardue, J., Elango, V., et al. (2018). Spatial and Temporal Comparisons of Salt Marsh Soil Microbial Communities in Recovery After Oil Exposure. In 103rd Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America. New Orleans, LA : 08/05/18-08/10/18.
2017
Formel, S., Mighell, K., Bernik, B. M., Kandalepas, D., Jarrell, E., Pardue, J., et al. (2017). Diversity of Salt Marsh Soil Microbial Communities After Oil Exposure. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17: Poster.
Formel, S., Mighell, K., Bernik, B. M., Kandalepas, D., Jarrell, E., Pardue, J., et al. (2017). Soil microbial communities of two salt marshes in recovery following an oil spill. In ASM Microbe 2017. New Orleans, LA : 06/01/17-06/05/17: Poster.
Formel, S., Mighell, K., Bernik, B. M., Kandalepas, D., Jarrell, E., Pardue, J., et al. (2017). Soil microbial communities of two salt marshes in recovery following an oil spill. In Society of Wetland Scientists' 2017 Annual Meeting. San Juan, Puerto Rico : 06/05/17-06/08/17: Poster.
2016
Formel, S. K., Mighell, K. L., Kandalepas, D., Jarrell, E., Pardue, J. H., Blum, M. J., et al. (2016). Diversity of salt marsh soil microbial communities after oil exposure. In 2016 Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting. Fort Lauderdale, FL : 08/07/16-08/12/16: Poster.
Van Bael, S. A., Papadopolous, K., Gunsch, C., Pardue, J., Blum, M., Fauci, L., et al. (2016). Chemical evolution and plant-microbe degradation of petroleum in saline marsh plants and soils. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16: Poster.