Monthly Archives: August 2015

GoMRI StudentsPeople How Grad Student Chen Navigates the Whirlpool of Oil Transport Bicheng at Pennsylvania State University works on the coding for simulations involving oil plumes. (Provided by Bicheng Chen)

Bicheng Chen is dedicated to seeking the physical explanations behind everyday phenomena. His research on ocean turbulence and numerical modeling led him to investigate the interactions among wind, waves, and turbulence and their effect on oil transport and dispersion. Bicheng is a meteorology Ph.D. student at Pennsylvania State University and a GoMRI Scholar with the Read More

Audio-VideoFull-Length Videos (15+ Minutes)Sea Grant Video: Navigating Shifting Sands – Oil on Our Beaches Oil Spill Science Seminar: Oil on our beaches

A seminar series by Sea Grant in the Gulf of Mexico (Navigating Shifting Sands: Oil on our Beaches) was held on August 5, 2015, in Pensacola, FL. Scientists shared their work to answer lingering questions about oil that washed up on Alabama and Florida beaches during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. More than 85 participants Read More