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Funding Source: Year 2-4 Consortia Grants (RFP-I)

Project Publications & Presentations

Dispersion Research on Oil: Physics and Plankton Studies (DROPPS)

Journal Articles - 30

2021

Quigg, A., Parsons, M., Bargu, S., Ozhan, K., Daly, K. L., Chakraborty, S., Kamalanathan, M., Erdner, D., Cosgrove, S., & Buskey, E. J. (2021). Marine phytoplankton responses to oil and dispersant exposures: Knowledge gained since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 164, 112074.

2020

Barker, C. H., Kourafalou, V. H., Beegle-Krause, C., Boufadel, M., Bourassa, M. A., Buschang, S. G., Androulidakis, Y., Chassignet, E. P., Dagestad, K., Danmeier, D. G., Dissanayake, A. L., Galt, J. A., Jacobs, G., Marcotte, G., Özgökmen, T., Pinardi, N., Schiller, R. V., Socolofsky, S. A., Thrift-Viveros, D., . . . Zheng, Y. (2020). Progress in Operational Modeling in Support of Oil Spill Response. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 8(9), 668.

2018

Bacosa, H. P., Erdner, D. L., Rosenheim, B. E., Shetty, P., Seitz, K. W., Baker, B. J., & Liu, Z. (2018). Hydrocarbon degradation and response of seafloor sediment bacterial community in the northern Gulf of Mexico to light Louisiana sweet crude oil. The ISME Journal, 12(10), 2532-2543.

2016

Almeda, R., Connelly, T. L., & Buskey, E. J. (2016). How much crude oil can zooplankton ingest? Estimating the quantity of dispersed crude oil defecated by planktonic copepods. Environmental Pollution, 208, 645-654.
Almeda, R., Harvey, T. E., Connelly, T. L., Baca, S., & Buskey, E. J. (2016). Influence of UVB radiation on the lethal and sublethal toxicity of dispersed crude oil to planktonic copepod nauplii. Chemosphere, 152, 446-458.
Bacosa, H. P., Thyng, K. M., Plunkett, S., Erdner, D. L., & Liu, Z. (2016). The tarballs on Texas beaches following the 2014 Texas City “Y” Spill: Modeling, chemical, and microbiological studies. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 109(1), 236-244.
Liu, Z., Liu, J., Gardner, W. S., Shank, G. C., & Ostrom, N. E. (2016). The impact of Deepwater Horizon oil spill on petroleum hydrocarbons in surface waters of the northern Gulf of Mexico. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 129, 292-300.
Severin, T., Bacosa, H., Sato, A., & Erdner, D. (2016). Dynamics of<i>Heterocapsa</i>sp. and the associated attached and free-living bacteria under the influence of dispersed and undispersed crude oil. Letters in Applied Microbiology, 63(6), 419-425.

2015

Bacosa, H. P., Erdner, D. L., & Liu, Z. (2015). Differentiating the roles of photooxidation and biodegradation in the weathering of Light Louisiana Sweet crude oil in surface water from the Deepwater Horizon site. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 95(1), 265-272.
Bacosa, H. P., Liu, Z., & Erdner, D. L. (2015). Natural Sunlight Shapes Crude Oil-Degrading Bacterial Communities in Northern Gulf of Mexico Surface Waters. Frontiers in Microbiology, 6.
Murphy, D. W., Li, C., d’Albignac, V., Morra, D., & Katz, J. (2015). Splash behaviour and oily marine aerosol production by raindrops impacting oil slicks. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 780, 536-577.
Tseng, Y., & Prosperetti, A. (2015). Local interfacial stability near a zero vorticity point. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 776, 5-36.
Vaccari, L., Allan, D. B., Sharifi-Mood, N., Singh, A. R., Leheny, R. L., & Stebe, K. J. (2015). Films of bacteria at interfaces: three stages of behaviour. Soft Matter, 11(30), 6062-6074.

2014

Almeda, R., Baca, S., Hyatt, C., & Buskey, E. J. (2014). Ingestion and sublethal effects of physically and chemically dispersed crude oil on marine planktonic copepods. Ecotoxicology, 23(6), 988-1003.
Almeda, R., Bona, S., Foster, C. R., & Buskey, E. J. (2014). Dispersant Corexit 9500A and chemically dispersed crude oil decreases the growth rates of meroplanktonic barnacle nauplii (Amphibalanus improvisus) and tornaria larvae (Schizocardium sp.). Marine Environmental Research, 99, 212-217.
Almeda, R., Connelly, T. L., & Buskey, E. J. (2014). Novel insight into the role of heterotrophic dinoflagellates in the fate of crude oil in the sea. Scientific Reports, 4(1).
Almeda, R., Hyatt, C., & Buskey, E. J. (2014). Toxicity of dispersant Corexit 9500A and crude oil to marine microzooplankton. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 106, 76-85.
Gemmell, B. J., Jiang, H., & Buskey, E. J. (2014). A new approach to micro-scale particle image velocimetry (µPIV) for quantifying flows around free-swimming zooplankton. Journal of Plankton Research, 36(5), 1396-1401.
Molaei, M., Barry, M., Stocker, R., & Sheng, J. (2014). Failed Escape: Solid Surfaces Prevent Tumbling of<i>Escherichia coli</i>. Physical Review Letters, 113(6).
Molaei, M., & Sheng, J. (2014). Imaging bacterial 3D motion using digital in-line holographic microscopy and correlation-based de-noising algorithm. Optics Express, 22(26), 32119.
Newell, S. E., Eveillard, D., McCarthy, M. J., Gardner, W. S., Liu, Z., & Ward, B. B. (2014). A shift in the archaeal nitrifier community in response to natural and anthropogenic disturbances in the northern <scp>G</scp>ulf of <scp>M</scp>exico. Environmental Microbiology Reports, 6(1), 106-112.
Ray, B., & Prosperetti, A. (2014). On skirted drops in an immiscible liquid. Chemical Engineering Science, 108, 213-222.
Wang, Z., Liu, Z., Xu, K., Mayer, L. M., Zhang, Z., Kolker, A. S., & Wu, W. (2014). Concentrations and sources of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in surface coastal sediments of the northern Gulf of Mexico. Geochemical Transactions, 15(1).

2013

Brandvik, P. J., Johansen, �., Leirvik, F., Farooq, U., & Daling, P. S. (2013). Droplet breakup in subsurface oil releases – Part 1: Experimental study of droplet breakup and effectiveness of dispersant injection. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 73(1), 319-326.
Johansen, �., Brandvik, P. J., & Farooq, U. (2013). Droplet breakup in subsea oil releases – Part 2: Predictions of droplet size distributions with and without injection of chemical dispersants. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 73(1), 327-335.
Almeda, R., Wambaugh, Z., Chai, C., Wang, Z., Liu, Z., & Buskey, E. J. (2013). Effects of Crude Oil Exposure on Bioaccumulation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Survival of Adult and Larval Stages of Gelatinous Zooplankton. PLoS ONE, 8(10), e74476.
Almeda, R., Wambaugh, Z., Wang, Z., Hyatt, C., Liu, Z., & Buskey, E. J. (2013). Interactions between Zooplankton and Crude Oil: Toxic Effects and Bioaccumulation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons. PLoS ONE, 8(6), e67212.
Liu, Z., & Liu, J. (2013). Evaluating bacterial community structures in oil collected from the sea surface and sediment in the northern Gulf of Mexico after the <i>Deepwater Horizon</i> oil spill. MicrobiologyOpen, 2(3), 492-504.
Zhou, Z., Liu, Z., & Guo, L. (2013). Chemical evolution of Macondo crude oil during laboratory degradation as characterized by fluorescence EEMs and hydrocarbon composition. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 66(1-2), 164-175.

2012

Liu, Z., Liu, J., Zhu, Q., & Wu, W. (2012). The weathering of oil after the <i>Deepwater Horizon</i> oil spill: insights from the chemical composition of the oil from the sea surface, salt marshes and sediments. Environmental Research Letters, 7(3), 035302.

Book Chapter - 1

2014

[Author name not available] (2014). Early Review of Potential Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on Gulf of Mexico Wetlands and Their Associated Fisheries. In Impacts of Oil Spill Disasters on Marine Habitats and Fisheries in North America (pp. 118-133) CRC Press.

Conference Presentations - 87

2015

[MISSING CITATION] [Author not available]. A Vision of Science for Next Generation Response. Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. (2015).
[MISSING CITATION] [Author not available]. Deepwater Blowout and Response Modeling in Support of Strategic Spill Response Planning and Execution. Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. (2015).
Almeda, R. C., & T.; Buskey, E. (2015). Ingestion of Dispersed Crude Oil by Zooplankton. In 2015 ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting
Almeda, R. C., T.; Hyatt, C. B., & E.J (2015). Novel insight into the role of heterotrophic dinoflagellates in the fate of crude oil in the sea. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015
Bacosa, H. L., & Z.; Erdner, D. (2015). Natural solar radiation shapes crude oil-degrading bacterial community structures in surface water of the northern Gulf of Mexico. In 2015 Texas Bays and Estuaries Meeting
Bacosa, H. L., & Z.; Erdner, D. (2015). Response of deep-sea sediment bacterial communities in the Gulf of Mexico to Light Louisiana Sweet crude oil. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015
Bocanegra, H. G., S.; Akask, B. C., & L.; Sheng, J. (2015). Holographic measurement of wall stress distribution and 3D flow over a surface textured by microfibers. In 68th Annual Meeting of the APS Divison of Fluid Dynamics
Evans, M. R., & B.E.; Liu, Z. (2015). Using Ramped Pyrolysis-Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry to evaluate weathering intensity of the oil in Louisiana salt marshes following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015
Garcia, S. G., & B.J.; Buskey, E. (2015). Sublethal Effects of Crude Oil and Chemical Dispersants on Swimming Behavior of Barnacle Nauplii. In The Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology Annual Meeting 2015
Gemmell, B. B., H.P.; Liu, Z. B., & E.J (2015). Presence of gelatinous zooplankton may enhance rate of hydrocarbon breakdown. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015
Hu, X. B., & H.; Liu, Z. (2015). Quantifying degradation products of Louisiana Sweet Crude Oil in the Gulf waters. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015
Jalali-Mousavi, M. S., & J (2015). Biofilm formation over surface patterned with pico-liter oil micro-droplet array. In 68th Annual Meeting of the APS Divison of Fluid Dynamics
Jalali-Mousavi, M. S., & K.; Sheng, J. (2015). Bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation over surface with printed oil micro-droplet array. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015
Kim, S. S., & J (2015). Dynamics of Crude Oil Droplet impinging on air-water and oil-water interfaces. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015
Li, C. E., W.; Rodbell, E. K., & J (2015). Experimental investigation on effects of dispersant on breakup of an oil slick under breaking waves. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015
Liu, J. K., A.; Lanpher, K. L., & Z (2015). Effects of temperatures and oil concentrations on biodegradation of light Louisiana sweet crude oil in Gulf coastal seawaters. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015
Liu, Z. L., J.; Bacosa, H. E., & D (2015). Environmental conditions are key to controlling the development of oil degraders in the Gulf of Mexico waters. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015
Mei, M. G., & B.J.; Buskey, E. (2015). Quantification of copepod escape success after varied exposure to crude oil and chemical dispersants. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015
Molaei, M. J., & M.; Sheng, J. (2015). Effect of motility on bacterial encounter rate with oil droplet. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015
Molaei, M. S., & J (2015). Tumbling and quasi-tumbling motions of E. coli over a solid surface under shear flow. In 68th Annual Meeting of the APS Divison of Fluid Dynamics
Murphy, D. L., & C.; Katz, J. (2015). Oily Marine Aerosol Production by Raindrop Splashing. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015
Murphy, D. X., & X.; Katz, J. (2015). Turbulent crude oil jets in crossflow. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015
Niepa, T. V., L.; Park, S. L., I.; Goulian, M. L., & D.; Stebe, K. (2015). Bacterial response to interfacial stress in a model of hydrocarbon bioremediation. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015
Nihongi, A. C., T.; Hinow, P. N., T.; Uttien, M. F., E.; Genin, A. S., & J.R (2015). Effects of Oil and Dispersants on Swimming Behaviors of Copepods Exposed to High Hydrostatic Pressure. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015
Nihongi, A. C., T.; Hinow, P. N., T.; Uttien, M. F., E.; Genin, A. S., & J.R (2015). Impacts of oil and dispersants on swimming behaviors of copepods in the deep-water simulator. In 2015 ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting
Prosperetti, A. C., & S (2015). Partial dissolution of oil drops in a turbulent field. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015
Rosenheim, B. P., M.A.; Kolasinski, J. Y., K.; Maiti, K. L., & Z (2015). Transformation of oil in sediments constrained using advanced 14C analysis. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015
Sheng, J. J., & M.; Molaei, M. (2015). Microfluidic experiments to quantify microbe encountering oil water interface. In 68th Annual Meeting of the APS Divison of Fluid Dynamics
Stebe, K. (2015). Complex Interfaces, Their Mechanics and Implications. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015
Strickler, J. A., M.; Jiang, H. M., J.; Horn, S. K., & C.; Nihongi, A. (2015). Interactions between calanoid copepods and oil droplets: they take big ones and make smaller ones. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015
Strickler, J. J., H.; Motschman, J. H., S.; Keithrafferty, C. N., & A.; Alcaraz, M. (2015). Acartia Grani and its interactions with oil droplets. In 2015 ASLO Aquatic ScienceS Meeting
Vaccari, L. T., L.; Niepa, T. S., J.; Erdner, D. G., & D.; Stebe, K. (2015). Effect of Bacteria and Diatom Interactions on Mechanical Properties of Oil-Water Interfaces. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015
Zhao, L. B., M.; Lee, K. K., & T.; Robinson, B. (2015). Simulation of Droplet Formation Process and Transport Due to Wave Actions during the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015

2014

Allan, D. V., L.; Firester, D. S., A.; Sheng, J. R., D.; Stebe, K. L., & R (2014). Microrheology studies of the mechanical evolution of interfacial protein layers and biofilms. In The Society of Rheology 86th Annual Meeting
Almeda, R. B., S.; Brown, C. G., B.J.; Harvey, T. H., & C.; Buskey, E. (2014). Dispersant Corexit 9500A increases the toxicity of crude oil to marine zooplankton. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014
Almeda, R. B., C.B.; Liu, J. H., & C.; Buskey, E. (2014). Impact of crude oil and dispersant on microzooplankton and its effects on the structure of microbial plankton communities. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2014
Baca, S. A., & R.; Buskey, E. (2014). Role of UVR and chemical dispersant on the toxicity of petroleum to copepods. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2014
Baca, S. A., & R.; Buskey, E. (2014). Photoenhanced toxicity of crude oil and chemically dispersed oil to copepods. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014
Bacosa, H. E., & D.; Liu, Z. (2014). The effect of natural solar radiation on crude oil degradation and microbial community structure. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014
Castillo-Aponte, K. M., & F.; Sheng, J. (2014). Dynamics of rising dispersant laden oil drops in a quiescent environment. In 67th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics
Evans, M. R., & B.; Liu, Z. (2014). Using ramped pyrolysis-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry to evaluate weathering intensity of the oil in Louisiana salt marshes following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In Gulf Estuarine Research Society 2014 Biennial Meeting
Gemmell, B. A., & R.; Buskey, E. (2014). Investigations into sublethal effects of crude oil on coastal marine zooplankton and their susceptibility to fish predators. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014
Gemmell, B. J., & H.; Buskey, E. (2014). Exploring a new approach to micro-scale particle image velocimetry (PIV) for quantifying flow around free-swimming microzooplankton. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2014
Jalali, M. S., & J (2014). Bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation over a substrate with microprinted oily patches. In 67th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics
Jalali-Mousavi, M. M., M.; Stebe, K. S., & J (2014). Bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation over substrates with micro-scale oily textures. In 88th ACS 2014 Colloid & Surface Science Symposium
Jiang, H. G., B.J.; Strickler, J. B., & E.J (2014). Observing zooplankton swimming behavior and imposed flow at sub-mm scales. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2014
Kang, A. L., & J.; Liu, Z. (2014). Effects of Oil Concentration on the microbial degradation of n-alkanes in crude oil in seawater. In Gulf Estuarine Research Society 2014 Biennial Meeting
Li, C. H., & A.; Katz, J. (2014). Experimental investigation of generation of oil-seawater aerosol by breaking waves. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014
Li, C. K., & J (2014). Experimental investigation of two oil dispersion pathways by breaking waves. In 67th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics
Liu, Z. L., & J.; Bacosa, H. (2014). How do environmental factors affect biodegradation of crude oil in Gulf of Mexico waters?. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014
Molaei, M. J., M.; Vaccari, L. S., & K.; Sheng, J. (2014). Bacterial locomotion near oil-water interface. In 88th ACS 2014 Colloid & Surface Science Symposium
Molaei, M. S., & J (2014). Motion of motile bacteria near a solid surface under shear flows. In 67th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics
Morra, D. A., N.; Murphy, D. K., & J (2014). Impact of small raindrops on crude oil slicks. In 67th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics
Murphy, D. L., & C.; Katz, J. (2014). High speed drop impact on floating oil layers: splash behavior and oily marine aerosol production. In 67th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics
Murphy, D. K., & J (2014). The effect of chemical dispersant on the behavior of crude oil plumes in crossflow. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2014
Murphy, D. K., & J (2014). The effect of chemical dispersants and crossflow on turbulent crude oil jets. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014
Murphy, D. L., & C.; Katz, J. (2014). Oily marine aerosol production at the air-sea interface. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014
Sheng, J. M., & M (2014). Bacterial encountering with oil droplet. In 67th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics
Vaccari, L. A., D.; Sharifi-Mood, N. S., J.; Goulian, M. L., & R.; Stebe, K. (2014). Measuring moduli of elastic biolfilms at oil-water interfaces by pendant drop method. In The Society of Rheology 86th Annual Meeting
Vaccari, L. A., D.; Sharifi-Mood, N. S., J.; Goulian, M. L., & R.; Stebe, K. (2014). Mechanics of biofilms at oil-water interfaces, Platform Presentation. In 88th ACS 2014 Colloid & Surface Science Symposium

2013

Almeda, R. W., Z.; Zucheng, W. B., S.; Hyatt, C. L., & Z.; Buskey, E. (2013). Effects of crude oil exposure on zooplankton survival and bioaccumulation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2013
Almeda, R. W., Z.; Zucheng, W. H., C.; Liu, Z. B., & E (2013). Effects of crude oil exposure on zooplankton: lethal effects and accumulation of petroleum hydrocarbons in mesosooplankton communitites. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2013
Almeda, R. Z., W.; Wambaugh, Z. H., C.; Liu, Z. B., & E (2013). Effects of crude oil exposure on survival and PAH bioaccumulation of adult and larval stages of gelatinous zooplankton (Scyphozoans and Ctenophores). In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013
Bona, S. A., & R.; Buskey, E. (2013). Effects of crude oil on survivial, growth rates and swimming behavior of barnacle nauplii (Balanus spp.). In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013
Katz, J. G., & B (2013). Settling and diffusion of droplets and particles in turbulent flows. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013
Katz, J. M., & D.W.; Morra, D. (2013). Large scale behavior and droplet size distributions in crude oil jets and plumes. In American Physical Society 66th Annual Meeting of the Division of Fluid Dynamics
Kunz, K. M., J.; Chang, W. S., & J.R (2013). Hydrophobic animals encounter hydrophobic droplets in the feeding current: the role of dispersants. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013
Li, C. H., & A.; Katz, J. (2013). Breakup of an oil slick mixed with dispersant by breaking waves. In American Physical Society 66th Annual Meeting of the Division of Fluid Dynamics
Liu, J. L., & Z.; Erdner, D. (2013). The response of bacterial communities on oil addition to waters from different depths at the Deepwater Horizon site. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013
Liu, Z. L., J.; Zhu, Q. W., & W (2013). The weathering of oil from the sea surface, salt marshes, and sediments in the northern Gulf of Mexico after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013
Motschman, J. K., K.L.; Chang, W. S., & J.R (2013). Manufacturing micro-oil droplets of different sizes and compositions to test oil-animal interactions. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013
Motschman, J. K., K.L.; Nihongi, A. C., & W.; Strickler, J. (2013). Inception: Engineering multi-layer spherical microfluidic oil droplets of different compositions to test oil-zooplankton interactions. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2013
Murphy, D. K., & J (2013). Rain drop and oil slicks. In Atmosphere-Ocean Science Days
Murphy, D. M., & D.; Katz, J. (2013). Rain drops and oil slicks: impact of water droplets on a surface oil layer. In American Physical Society 66th Annual Meeting of the Division of Fluid Dynamics
Ray, B. P., A.; Katz, J. S., & K.J (2013). Mechanisms of micro-droplet generation in a liquid-liquid system. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013
Sheng, J. J., M.; Molaei, M. V., & L.; Stebe, K. (2013). Bacterial motility near the sheared complex boundaries using DHM + microfluidics platform. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013
Sheng, J. M., & M.; Jalali-Mousavi, M. (2013). Bacteria near a surface patterned with hydrophilic and hydrophobic regions. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013
Stebe, K. (2013). Directed assembly by capillarity. In Bryn Mawr Physics Colloquium
Stebe, K. (2013). Microparticle at interfaces of siotropic and anisotropic liquids. In Wetting and Capillarity in Complex Systems, Max-Plank Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems
Strickler, J. (2013). Life in aquatic environments, does depth matter?. In International Conference on Challenges in Aquatic Sciences
Strickler, J. C., T.; Chang, W. K., K.; Motchman, J. B., S.; Nihongi, A. G., & A (2013). Does a higher ambient pressure matter? Oil-zooplankter interactions in the Deep-Water-Simulator. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013
Tseng, Y. P., & A (2013). Local stability of a fluid interface near a zero-vorticity point. In American Physical Society 66th Annual Meeting of the Division of Fluid Dynamics
Vaccari, L. S., W.; Sheng, J. W., & M.; Stebe, K. (2013). Biofilms at oil-water interfaces and their mechanical consequenses. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013
Vaccari, L. S., K.; Cavallaro, M. Y., & L.; Botto, L. (2013). Microparticle assembly at fluid interfaces. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013
Wambaugh, Z. A., R.; Zucheng, W. H., C.; Liu, Z. B., & E (2013). Bioaccumulation of petroleum hydrocarbons by the calanoid copepod Acartia tonsa. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013

2012

Liu, J. L., & S (2012). The weathering of Macondo oil after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: Insights from hydrocarbon composition of oil on sea surface and sediments. In Texas Bays and Estuaries Meeting
Liu, Z. (2012). The weathering of Macondo oil after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: Insights from hydrocarbon composition of oil from sea surface, salt marshes, and sediments. In Environmental and Energy Sustainability Conference
This research was made possible by a grant from The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative.
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