The University of Southern Mississippi’s Department of Marine Science has an immediate opening for a POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE in the field of BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY/MARINE ZOOPLANKTON ECOLOGY. The successful candidate will work with a large, multidisciplinary team of senior and early-career scientists, graduate and undergraduate students and staff in the Consortium for Coastal River-Dominated Ecosystems (CONCORDE) Read More
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Gulf Research Program Funding Competitions Open Today
The Gulf Research Program has announced their 2015 exploratory grants and fellowships are open for application. For exploratory grants, letters of intent, required for this proposal, are due January 20, 2015 at 8pm ET. Full proposal are due March 30, 2015 at 8pm ET. Fellowships applications are due February 6, 2015 at 8pm ET. Please Read More
107 New Species of Marine Life Discovered in Gulf of Mexico
Today, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced the release of a new study report, Investigations of Chemosynthetic Communities on the Lower Continental Slope of the Gulf of Mexico. This is the result of a 5 year field study to discover and characterize sea floor communities that live in association with hydrocarbon seeps on Read More
Public comment period for NOAA RESTORE Act Science Program’s science plan closes MONDAY 12/15.
Monday, December 15, 2014 is the last day to submit public comment for the NOAA RESTORE Act Science Program’s science plan. To have your expertise heard, electronic comments can be submitted via email to noaarestorescience@noaa.gov. Written comments can be mailed to Dr. Becky Allee; NOAA OCM – Gulf Coast; Bldg. 1100, Rm 232; Stennis Space Read More
Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative news
GOMRI announced last week the awards for RFP-IV consortia and new RFP-V opportunity for small teams research; deadline for RFP-V “letter of intent” pre-proposals is Dec. 15, 2014. Read More
NOAA RESTORE Science Program news
NOAA released a draft version of the science plan for the NOAA RESTORE Act Science Program for public comment; electronic comments submitted via e-mail (noaarestorescience@noaa.gov) and written comments may be mailed to Dr. Becky Allee; NOAA OCM – Gulf Coast; Bldg. 1100, Rm 232; Stennis Space Center, MS, 39529. Read More
FL Centers of Excellence Research Grants Program
The Florida Institute of Oceanography (FIO) seeking public feedback. FIO is the designated Florida Gulf Coast Entity to receive funds from the RESTORE Act for administering Florida’s Centers of Excellence Research Grants Program (CERGP), section 1605 of the RESTORE Act. As required by the Treasury’s RESTORE Act Rulemaking, FIO is seeking public comments on its Read More
GOMRI conference abstracts due
ABSTRACTS DUE OCT. 3 for posters and oral talks for 2015 Gulf of Mexico Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference hosted by the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative. Read More
NAS Gulf Program exploratory grants
National Academies of Science Gulf Program announces topics for its first funding competition, exploratory research grants focused on 1) Education and Training of Workers in the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry and 2) Health Professions and Linking Ecosystem Services Related to and Influenced by Oil and Gas Production to Human Health and Well-Being–http://www.nationalacademies.org/gulf/grants/index.html UPDATE– Dec. Read More
NAS Gulf Program
National Academies of Science’s The Gulf Research Program: A Strategic Vision establishes the Program’s foundation and introduces its mission, goals, and objectives– http://www.nas.edu/gulf/vision/index.htm Read More