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The Gulf of Mexico Research InitiativeFrom Response to Coordinated ResearchEstablished 20111Deepwater Horizon

Credit: US Chemical Safety Board 2Deepwater Horizon

Photograph by Joel Sartore, National Geographic3Deepwater Horizon

U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Adrian Cadiz

Credit: Reuters4Deepwater HorizonCredit: SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images

Credit: AP Photo/Charlie Riedel5MissionThe mission of Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) is to implement an independent research program that will Study the effects of the Deepwater Horizon incident and the potential associated impact of this and similar incidents on the environment and public health andDevelop improvements for spill mitigation, oil detection and characterization, and advanced remediation technologies.6GoalThe ultimate goal of the GoMRI is be to improve societys ability to understand, respond to and mitigate the impacts of petroleum pollution and related stressors of the marine and coastal ecosystems, with an emphasis on conditions found in the Gulf of Mexico. Knowledge accrued will be applied to restoration and to improving the long-term environmental health of the Gulf of Mexico.7Research ThemesPhysical distribution and ultimate fate of contaminants associated with the Deepwater Horizon incident;Chemical evolution and biological degradation of the contaminants; Environmental effects of the contaminants on Gulf of Mexico ecosystems, and the science of ecosystem recovery; Technology developments for improved detection, characterization, mitigation, and remediation of offshore oil spills; and Impacts of oil spills on public health.8Research BoardRita Colwell UMD & JHUMargaret Leinen FAUDebra Benoit Nicholls StatePeter Brewer MBARIRichard Dodge NOVA SEJohn Farrington WHOIKenneth Halanych AuburnDavid Halpern NASAWilliam Hogarth FIO Jrg Imberger W. AustraliaRaymond Orbach Tx Austin

Jrgen Rullktter University of Oldenburg, GermanyDavid Shaw MSUJohn Shepherd University of Southampton, UKBob Shipp South AlabamaBurton Singer FloridaCiro Sumaya Texas A&MDennis Wiesenburg USMCharles Wilson LSUDana Yoerger WHOIMichael Carron GOMAEx Officio 9Scientific IntegrityGoMRI uses National Science Board peer evaluation protocols to select funded research

Independent reviews are comprised of scientific peers not affiliated with institutions who lead proposed projects to avoid conflict of interest in the selection of funded research

All reviewers sign conflict of interest and non-disclosure statements

Individual researchers will comply with professional standards as defined by the National Academies of ScienceAll GoMRI-funded researchers conduct independent and objective work with no influence from BP

Researchers independently publish their results in peer-reviewed scientific journals with no requirement for BP approval

10Year One Block GrantsProvided directly from BP to the Gulf States to establish critical baseline data as the foundation for subsequent research.

Block grant recipients included:Louisiana State UniversityFlorida Institute of OceanographyNorthern Gulf InstituteAlabama Marine Environmental Sciences ConsortiumNational Institutes of Health

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Alabama StateAuburnDauphin Island Sea LabFlorida A&MFlorida AtlanticFlorida Gulf Coast UniversityFlorida Institute of TechnologyFlorida International UniversityFlorida State UniversityHarte Research InstituteJackson State UniversityJacksonville State UniversityLouisiana State UniversityMississippi State UniversityMote Marine LabNational Institutes of HealthNova Southeastern UniversitySamford UniversityTroy UniversityTuskegee UniversityUniversity of AlabamaU. Alabama at BirminghamU. Alabama at HuntsvilleU. Alabama at TuscaloosaUniversity of Central FloridaUniversity of FloridaUniversity of MiamiUniversity of MississippiUniversity of New OrleansUniversity of South AlabamaUniversity of South FloridaU. of Southern MississippiUniversity of West AlabamaUniversity of West Florida.12RFP III (Summer Sampling)To ensure continuity of observations and sampling while the peer-review process was underway, $1.5 million in grants were issued in June 2011 to the following institutions:

University of South FloridaJohns Hopkins UniversityAuburn UniversityUniversity of Georgia Research FoundationTexas Tech UniversityUniversity of Southern MississippiLSU Agriculture CenterUniversity of Louisiana at LafayetteTexas AgriLife ResearchDauphin Island Sea LabFlorida State UniversityMississippi State UniversityLouisiana State UniversityWoods Hole Oceanographic Institute13

WHOIUSFJohns HopkinsAuburnGA Research Foundation

Texas TechUSMULLTexas AgriLifeDISLFSUMSULSUTulane14RFP I (Consortia)The Impact of Biological, Physical and Chemical Processes on the Fate of Oil Spills Bridging Small-Scale Processes with Meso-Scale ModelingUniversity of Texas at Austin - Marine Science InstituteGulf Integrated Spill Research (GISR) ConsortiumTexas A&M University at College StationDeepsea to Coast Connectivity in the Eastern Gulf of MexicoFlorida State UniversityThe Effects of the Macondo Oil Spill on Coastal EcosystemsLouisiana Universities Marine Consortium

15RFP I (Consortia)Center for Integrated Modeling and Analysis of the Gulf EcosystemsUniversity of South FloridaConsortium for Advanced Research on Transport of Hydrocarbons in the EnvironmentUniversity of MiamiThe Science and Technology of Dispersants as Relevant to Deep-Sea Oil ReleasesTulane UniversityEcosystem Impacts of Oil and Gas Inputs to the GulfUniversity of Mississippi

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Yr-1, RFP-I and RFP-III18GoMRI Funds Awardedas of December 31, 2011

19RFP II (PI-based)RFP II released in December 2011Single projects $100,000 $1,000,000 each$7.5M/year for 3 years

20Data Management PolicyGuiding PrinciplesTimely submission of data and model outputs by RC and Principal Investigators (PIs) to the GoMRI Research DatabaseTimely submission of data to existing national repositoriesData, results, and ancillary information are made fully accessible to the public with minimum time delayUse of existing data standards and management systems as much as practicableEnsure data interoperability to the greatest extent possibleEmploy best practices for data policy and data management as elucidated by NSF and NOAA or other agency appropriate for the topic of studyA strong commitment to data management by each RC and participating PI21GoMRI-Funded Research Consortia & Individual ResearchersConduct Research & Report Results

GoMRI Organization Chart Research BoardScientific Direction & Funding DecisionsChief Scientific OfficerCoordinator of Research & Communications for Research BoardAdministrative EntitySupport for Research Board Operations Formal Reporting Essential CollaborationGrant UnitGrant Agreements & Distribution of FundsBP & Gulf of Mexico Alliancevia the Master Research Agreement established the Gulf of Mexico Research InitiativeAdministrative UnitAdministration & Management of Research Programs

The Impact of Biological, Physical and Chemical Processes on the Fate of Oil Spills bridging small scale processes with meso-scale modeling (DROPPS)Lead Investigator: Edward J. Buskey, Ph.DSINTEF, NorwayMinnesotaWisconsinClarksonPENNJHU

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Gulf Integrated Spill Research (GISR) ConsortiumLead Investigator: Piers Chapman, Ph.D.MITStanfordBerkeleyNC StateUT AustinWHOIHawaii Manoa MarylandGIT

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Lead Investigator: Eric Chassignet, Ph.D. Deepsea to Coast Connectivity in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico (Deep-C)DauphinIsland Sea LabFIOGITNRLNorwegian Meteorological InstituteUSFWest FloridaMiamiSAICWHOI

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The Effects of the Macondo Oil Spill on Coastal EcosystemsLead Investigator: Nancy N. Rabalais, Ph.DBYUConnecticut CollegeFlorida Gulf Coast LSUWHOIRutgersLafayetteMarylandTennesseeVIMSUNCLSU Ag

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Center for Integrated Modeling and Analysis of the Gulf Ecosystem (C-Image)Lead Investigator: Steve Murawski, Ph.D. EckerdWest FloridaFIOTexas A&M MiamiMote Penn State University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands Scripps South Alabama Hamburg University University of CalgaryWageningen University, Netherlands

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Consortium for Advanced Research of Hydrocarbon Transport in the Environment (CARTHE)Lead Investigator: Tamay zgkmen, Ph.D. UT Austin Texas A&M University FSUDelaware University of Arizona NRL Naval Postgraduate School Tulane College of Staten Island Nova Deltares FIO

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The Science and Technology of Dispersants as Relevant to Deep Sea Oil Releases (C-MED)Lead Investigator: Vijay T. John, Ph.D. Austin Arizona State Auburn USF Minnesota Maryland NC State NY City U. LSUUSMFIUBrown Carnegie Mellon Georgetown Michigan Princeton ColoradoUMASS URIBuffalo Houston

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Ecosystem Impacts of Oil and Gas Inputs to the Gulf (ECOGIG) Lead Investigator: Raymond Highsmith, Ph.D. AustinGaTechFSU Penn State Venter InstituteMarylandUNCOregon StateColumbiaUSMGeorgiaUC BerkeleyTemple

U. MissUniversity of Alaska Fairbanks BigelowHarvard30Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference&GoMRI Annual Meeting

New Orleans Marriot, New Orleans, LAJan 21-23, 2013: Open Science ConferenceJan 24, 2013: GoMRI Annual MeetingGOMURC, NSF, SOST & other federal partnersCall for sessions due May 10, 2012Call for papers to be announced in June31