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Modeling and Processes
(click here for project descriptions)
Quantifying Combined Suspended and Bedload Sediment Discharge of the Lower Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico
Dr. Mead Allison, University of Texas Institute for Geophysics and Tulane University Center for Bioenvironmental Research
Surficial Investigation of the Baton Rouge Fault Scarp
Dr. Nancye Dawers, Tulane University Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Hurricane Katrina Impacts on Gulf Coast Forested Wetlands
Dr. Jeffrey Chambers, Tulane University Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
River and Estuarine Contributions to Coastal Hypoxia in the Northern Gulf of Mexico
Dr. Michael Dagg, Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium
Dr. Rodney Powell, Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium
Holocene Sea Level / Climate Relationships in the Central US Gulf of Mexico Coast
Dr. Torbjörn Törnqvist, Tulane University Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Characterizing Biogeochemical Material Fluxes from River to Gulf
Dr. Brent McKee, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill Department of Marine Sciences (LEAG work done while in Tulane University Department of Earth and Environmental Studies)
Inputs, Processing, and Fates of Nitrate and Suspended Sediment in Lower River and Plume
Dr. Michael Dagg, Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium
Dr. Rodney Powell, Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium
Multi-Level Chemical Biomarker Sampling in the Lower Mississippi River
Dr. Thomas Bianchi, Texas A&M University Department of Oceanography
Lower Mississippi River Biogeochemical Processes
Dr. Franco Marcantonio, Texas A&M University Department of Geology and Geophysics
Modeling Sediment Transport in Riparian, Estuarine and Coastal Environments
Dr. Efstathios Michaelides
Complexity and Nonlinear Dynamics to Model Mixing, Transport, and Sedimentation in the Gulf of Mexico
Dr. Elia Eschenazi, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia Department of Mathematics, Physics and Statistics
Modeling Transport in Rivers, Estuaries and Coastal, Environments
Dr. Cheryl Ann Blain, Naval Research Laboratory
Data Management and Linkages Among Models, Monitoring and Processes
Dr. Michael Dagg, Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium
Acoustic Mapping of Mississippi and Atchafalaya River Floors
Dr. Mead Allison, University of Texas Institute for Geophysics and Tulane University Center for Bioenvironmental Research
Plume-Tracking Research Cruises at the River/Gulf Interface
Dr. Michael Dagg, Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium
Biosensors and Biomarkers (click here for project descriptions)
Effect of Mississippi River Diversion on Carbon and Nitrogen Loading, Water Quality, Microbial Ecology, and Hypoxia in the Wetlands of Gulf of Mexico
Dr. Ramaraj Boopathy, Nicholls State University Department of Biological Sciences
Monitoring Reproductive Biomarkers of Fish and Amphibians in the Barataria-Terrebonne Wetlands Restoration Area
Dr. Gary Lafleur, Nicholls State University Department of Biological Sciences
Dr. Lois Nelson, Nicholls State University Department of Biological Sciences
Impacts of Hypoxia on White and Brown Shrimp (Penaeus spp.)
Dr. Enmin Zou, Nicholls State University Department of Biological Sciences
Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCPs), From the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico
Dr. Guangdi Wang, Xavier University of Louisiana Department of Chemistry
Biosensors and Platform Development
Dr. Diane Blake, Tulane University Department of Biochemistry
Dr. Robert Blake, Xavier University of Louisiana College of Pharmacy
R. George Rey, COTS Technology, LLC
Trace Gases of Microbial Flora as a Biomarker of Pollution
Dr. Ramaraj Boopathy, Nicholls State University
Molting in Fiddler Crabs, Uca pugilator, as a Biomarker of Pollution
Dr. Enmin Zou, Nicholls State University Department of Biological Sciences
Informatics
1. Spatial analysis of lower Mississippi River
2. Bathymetry
3. GIS data development
4. Mapping / analysis of pollutant data
5. GIS training
6. Develop maps and cartographic products
Education
1. Integration of environmental sciences into high school curriculum
2. Students participation in field research
3. Students serving as teachers
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