Monthly Archives: August 2015
GoMRI Students • People •
How Grad Student Chen Navigates the Whirlpool of Oil Transport
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-Video • Full-Length Videos (15+ Minutes) • Sea Grant •
Video: Navigating Shifting Sands – 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