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Laura Bracken

University of Miami

Project List:

Consortium for Advanced Research on Transport of Hydrocarbons in the Environment III (CARTHE-III)

Year 8-10 Research Grants (RFP-VI)Role: Program Manager / Technical Coordinator, Outreach Point of Contact

Consortium for Advanced Research on Transport of Hydrocarbon in the Environment II (CARTHE II)

Year 5-7 Consortia Grants (RFP-IV)Role: Program Manager / Technical Coordinator, Outreach Point of Contact

Consortium for Advanced Research on Transport of Hydrocarbon in the Environment (CARTHE)

Year 2-4 Consortia Grants (RFP-I)Role: Outreach Point of Contact

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

Year 2-4 Consortia Grants (RFP-I)Role: Task Co-Lead, Outreach Team

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 3

2019

Bracken, L., DiNicola, D., Kastler, J., & Beresford, S. (2019). Technological Advances in Ocean Sciences Resulting from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Current: The Journal of Marine Education, 33(1), 33–41.
Davenport, E., Bracken, L., Beresford, S., & Conover, M. (2019). The Story of Oil in the Gulf of Mexico: Where Did the Oil Go? Current: The Journal of Marine Education, 33(1), 7–16.

2018

Carlson, D. F., �zgökmen, T., Novelli, G., Guigand, C., Chang, H., Fox-Kemper, B., et al. (2018). Surface Ocean Dispersion Observations From the Ship-Tethered Aerostat Remote Sensing System. Front. Mar. Sci., 5.

Conference Presentations - 11

2020

Bracken, L. (2020). The Power of Beautiful Data. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20.

2018

Bracken, L. (2018). Citizen Science Data Used to Guide Spill Response. In National Marine Educators Association Annual Conference 2018. Long Beach, CA : 07/15/18-07/20/18.
Bracken, L. (2018). Bay Drift: Understanding Ocean Pollution Transport through Community Collaboration. In 2018 AGU Fall Meeting. Washington, DC : 12/10/18-12/14/18.
Bracken, L., Ozgokmen, T. M., Guigand, C., Novelli, G., & Ryan, E. H. (2018). Rapid Spill Response: CARTHE Drifters Used During Active Sewage Leaks. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.

2017

Bracken, L. (2017). Engaging Local Stakeholders Through Citizen Science Projects Using GoMRI-Funded Oil Spill Research Tools. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17.
Bracken, L. (2017). Science communication through art, design, and hands-on activities. In Ocean Surface Topography Science Team Meeting (OSTST) 2017. Miami, FL : 10/23/17-10/27/17.
Bracken, L., Peterson, R., Pena, D., & King, C. (2017). Bay Drift: Ocean current data collected through community collaborations and citizen science. In National Marine Educators Association Annual Conference (NMEA17). Charleston, SC : 6/25/17-06/29/17: Poster.
Diederick, L., & Bracken, L. (2017). Increasing Impacts Through Creative Collaborations. In National Marine Educators Association Annual Conference (NMEA17). Charleston, SC : 6/25/17-06/29/17.

2015

Bracken, L. (2015). CARTHE: Using art, poetry, and multimedia to explain complex ocean science research. In NMEA 2015 Conference. Newport, RI : 06/29/15-07/02/15.
Bracken, L., & Diederick, L. (2015). Looking to Net a Scientist? Tools and Tips to Recruit and Prepare Scientists for Education and Outreach. In NMEA 2015 Conference. Newport, RI : 06/29/15-07/02/15.

2014

Bracken, L. (2014). Drifter Design: Studying the ocean currents with surface drifters designed by You. In National Marine Educators Association Conference. Annapolis, MD : 07/21/2014 - 07/25/2014.