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Maria Luisa Machain-Castillo

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología

Apdo. Postal 70-305
México, D. F., 04510  Mexico

machain@cmarl.unam.mx

Project List:

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

Year 8-10 Research Grants (RFP-VI)Role: Research Staff

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, Research Scientist

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 3

2021

Schwing, P. T., Machain-Castillo, M. L., Brooks, G. R., Larson, R. A., Fillingham, J. N., Sanchez-Cabeza, J. A., et al. (2021). Multi-proxy assessment of recent regional-scale events recorded in Southern Gulf of Mexico sediments. Marine Geology, 434, 106434.

2020

Bosman, S. H., Schwing, P. T., Larson, R. A., Wildermann, N. E., Brooks, G. R., Romero, I. C., et al. (2020). The southern Gulf of Mexico: A baseline radiocarbon isoscape of surface sediments and isotopic excursions at depth. PLoS ONE, 15(4), e0231678.

2019

Machain-Castillo, M. L., Ruiz-Fernandez, A. C., Gracia, A., Sanchez-Cabeza, J. A., Rodriguez-Ramirez, A., Alexander-Valdes, H. M., et al. (2019). Natural and anthropogenic oil impacts on benthic foraminifera in the southern Gulf of Mexico. Marine Environmental Research, 149, 111–125.

Book Chapters - 2

2019

Schwing, P. T., & Machain-Castillo, M. L. (2019). Impact and Resilience of Benthic Foraminifera in the Aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon and Ixtoc 1 Oil Spills. In S. A. Murawski, C. H. Ainsworth, S. A. Gilbert, D. J. Hollander, C. B. Paris, M. Schlüter, et al. (Eds.), Deep Oil Spills – Facts, Fate, and Effects (pp. 374–387). Springer International.
Schwing, P. T., Montagna, P. A., Machain-Castillo, M. L., Escobar-Briones, E., & Rohal, M. (2019). Benthic faunal baselines in the Gulf of Mexico: A precursor to evaluate future impacts. In S. A. Murawski, C. H. Ainsworth, S. A. Gilbert, D. J. Hollander, C. B. Paris, M. Schlüter, et al. (Eds.), Scenarios and Responses to Future Deep Oil Spills: Fighting the Next War (pp. 96–108). Springer International.

Conference Presentations - 24

2020

Gracia, A., Murawski, S. A., V?zquez-Bader, A., Pulster, E., Alexander-Vald?s, H. M., Ortega-Tenorio, P., et al. (2020). Impact of Fish Liver Health on Population Resiliency. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20: Poster.
Machain-Castillo, M. L., Gracia, A., Ruiz-Fernandez, A. C., Sanchez-Cabeza, J. A., Rodr?guez-Ram?rez, A., Alexander-Vald?s, H. M., et al. (2020). Benthic Foraminifera Before and After the Ixtoc 1 Oil Spill in the Southern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20: Poster.
Ruiz-Fern?ndez, A. C., Schwing, P. T., S?nchez-Cabeza, J. A., Larson, R., P?rez-Bernal, L. H., Brooks, G. R., et al. (2020). Organic carbon burial rates and efficiency in sediment cores from the Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20: Poster.
Sanchez-Cabeza, J., Ruiz-Fern?ndez, A. C., P?rez-Bernal, L. H., Brooks, G. R., Larson, R., Schwing, P. T., et al. (2020). Can Regional Assessment of Sediment Accumulation Rates Be Useful to Forecast the Fate of MOSSFA Derived Sedimentation Events? A Case Study from the Southern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20.

2019

Gracia, A., Murawski, S. A., Vazquez-Bader, A., Pulster, E., Alexander-Valdés, H. M., Ruiz-Fernández, A. C., et al. (2019). PAH Influence on Living Resources Resiliency. In 2019 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Sciences Conference. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19.
Machain Casitllo, M., Gracia, A., Ruiz-Fernandez, A. C., Sanchez-Cabeza, J. A., Schwing, P. T., Rodriguez-Ram?rez, A., et al. (2019). IXTOC – 1 Oil Spill (Southern Gulf of Mexico), an Analog for Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. In 2019 AGU Fall Meeting. San Francisco, CA : 12/09/19-12/13/19: Poster.
Machain-Castillo, M. L. (2019). Benthic Foraminifera as Recorders of Oil Impact in the Southern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19.
Machain-Castillo, M. L. (2019). El microbentos (foramin-feros) south of the Gulf of Mexico at 40 years of the Ixtoc oil spill. In Reunion Anual de la Union Geofisica Mexicana (RAUGM 2019). Puerto Vallarta, Mexico : 10/27/19-11/01/19.
Schwing, P., O'Malley, B., Machain-Castillo, M., Armenteros, M., & Hollander, D. J. (2019). The utility of benthic foraminifera for Gulf of Mexico oil spill science and resource management. In 2019 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Sciences Conference. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.
Schwing, P. T., OMalley, B. J., Machain-Castillo, M. L., Armenteros, M., Martínez-Colón, M., & Hollander, D. J. (2019). Benthic foraminifera baseline measurements and inter-regional comparisons for the deep Gulf of Mexico. In ASLO 2019 Aquatic Sciences Meeting. San Juan, Puerto Rico : 02/23/19-03/02/19.

2018

Machain-Castillo, M. L. (2018). IXTOC Oil Spill Impact on Coastal Areas of the SW Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.
Machain-Castillo, M. L., Gracia, A., Ruiz-Fernandez, A. C., Sanchez-Cabeza, J. A., Schwing, P., Hollander, D., et al. (2018). Living with Oil: The tale of Foraminifera in the Southern Gulf of Mexico. In International Symposium on Foraminifera (FORAMS) 2018. Edinburgh, Scotland : 06/17/18-06/22/18.
Schwing, P. T., Oâ??Malley, B. J., Machain-Castillo, M. L., Armenteros, M., & Hollander, D. J. (2018). Utilizing Benthic Foraminifera to Assess the Impacts of Oil Spills and Environmental Response in the Gulf of Mexico: Past, Present and Future. In International Symposium on Foraminifera (FORAMS) 2018. Edinburgh, Scotland : 06/17/18-06/22/18: Poster.
Schwing, P. T., Oâ??Malley, B. J., Machain-Castillo, M. L., Hastings, D. W., Armenteros, M., & Hollander, D. J. (2018). Using benthic foraminifera to assess oil spill impact, resilience, long-term preservation, and to provide a measure of Gulf-wide benthic baselines. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.

2017

Machain-Castillo, M. L. (2017). Assessing the Role of Benthic Foraminifera as Indicators of the Benthic Ecosystem Health and Evolution after the IXTOC-I Oil Spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17.

2016

Gracia, A., Escobar Briones, E., Machain Castillo, M. L., Ruiz. A. C., Sánchez Cabeza, J. A., Vázquez-Bader, A. R., et al. (2016). Advances in the DHW IXTOC I Comparison C-IMAGE II Study. In Ecosystem Impacts and Recovery from the Petroleum Exploration and Extraction. Mexico City, Mexico : 05/04/16.
Machain-Castillo, M. (2016). Benthic Foraminiferal Response to the IXTOC Oil Spill, Southern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16.
Schwing, P. T., Martínez-Colón, M., Machain-Castillo, M. L., Romero, I. C., Chanton, J. P., O'Malley, B. J., et al. (2016). Using Foraminifera to Assess Benthic Distribution, Impacts and Recovery following Sedimentary Oil Deposition Associated with the DWH and Ixtoc Events. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16.

2015

Glabach, M., Schwing, P. T., Goddard, E. A., Hollander, D. J., Machain-Castillo, M. L., Sánchez-Cabeza, J. L., et al. (2015). Comparative records of persistent 13C depletion in benthic foraminiferal carbonate following the DwH and IXTOC events. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15: Poster.
Hollander, D. J., Machain-Castillo, M. L., Gracia, A., Alexander-Valdés, H. A., Brooks, G. R., Chanton, J., et al. (2015). Comparative Analysis of the IXTOC and Deepwater Horizon Blowouts Reveal that Marine Oil Snow Sedimentation (MOSSFA) Maybe the Rule, not the Exception. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15.
Machain-Castillo, M. L., Gracia, A., Alexander-Valdés, H., Rodríguez-Ramírez, A., Nava-Fernández, X. A., & Gómez-lizárraga, L. E. (2015). Benthic Foraminifera Density and Richness Patterns In The Southern Gulf of Mexico 25 Years After The Ixtoc Oil Spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15: Poster.
Machain-Castillo, M. L., Ruiz-Fernández, A. C., Sanchez-Cabeza, J. A., Schwing, P., Romero, I., & Hollander, D. J. (2015). Sedimentary Evidence of Abrupt Environmental Changes After The Catastrophic IXTOC Oil Spill and/or Chichonal Volcanic Events in the Southern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15.
Sanchez-Cabeza, J. A., Ruiz-Fernández, A. C., Machain-Castillo, M. L., & Pérez-Bernal, L. H. (2015). Recent sedimentation in the Southern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15: Poster.
Schwing, P. T., Martínez-Colón, M., Machain-Castillo, M. L., Romero, I. C., Brooks, G. R., Hastings, D. W., et al. (2015). Documenting the spatial and temporal response of benthic foraminifera following subsurface oil releases in the Gulf of Mexico. In 2015 Geological Society of America Annual Meeting. Baltimore, MD : 11/01/15-11/04/15.