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Sarah Harrison

University of Georgia

Department of Marine Sciences

Marine Sciences Building
University of Georgia
Athens , GA  30602  

harrison.s@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: Graduate Student - PhD Level

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

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

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Article - 1

2015

Kleindienst, S., Seidel, M., Ziervogel, K., Grim, S., Loftis, K., Harrison, S., et al. (2015). Chemical dispersants can suppress the activity of natural oil-degrading microorganisms. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 112(48), 14900–14905.

Book Chapter - 1

2016

Sibert, R., Harrison, S. J., & Joye, S. B. (2016). Protocols for radiotracer estimation of aerobic primary oxidation of hydrocarbons in seawater. In Hydrocarbon and Lipid Microbiology Protocols. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.

Conference Presentations - 10

2018

Joye, S. B., Harrison, S. J., Pena-Montenegro, T., Shepherd, C., Carroll, L., & Saxton, M. A. (2018). Regulation and dynamics of microbial oil degradation in nearshore and offshore waters. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.

2017

Harrison, S. J., & Joye, S. B. (2017). A tale of two taylor transects: Lessons from a sunken oli platform in the northern Gulf of Mexico. In ASLO 2017 Aquatic Sciences Meeting. Honolulu, HI : 02/26/17-03/03/17: Poster.

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

Harrison, S. J., Malkin, S. Y., Loftis, K. M., & Joye, S. B. (2015). Biodegradation of dispersed versus non-dispersed oil by surface microbial communities. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15: Poster.
Malkin, S., Harrison, S., Saxton, M., Loftis, K., Battles, J., Seidel, M., et al. (2015). Do Chemical Dispersants Impede or Hasten Microbial Degradation of Hydrocarbons in Surface Waters? In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15.
Malkin, S., Salman, V., Saxton, M., Harrison, S., Teske, A., & Joye, S. B. (2015). Cable Bacteria: Invisible sulfide oxidizing mats at cold seeps? In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15.