Oil properties & movement: The physical and chemical makeup of oil, how it makes its way through the environment, and the technology used to study oil and oil spills.
Educational videos
Oil spill science outreach publications
Oil on the beach: What happened after Deepwater Horizon?
Deepwater Horizon: Where did the oil go? Updated 2021
Top 5 frequently asked questions about the Deepwater Horizon oil spill–Updated 2021
In the air and on the water: Technology used to investigate oil spills
Underwater vehicles used to study oil spills
Where did the oil go? A Deepwater Horizon fact sheet
Predicting the movement of oil
Frequently asked questions: Oil edition
Navigating shifting sands: Oil on our beaches
Persistence, fate, and effectiveness of dispersants used during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Seminars and workshops
Breaking it down: Oil in the environment
July 14, 2020 – webinar
Every snow often oil, microbes, and sediment get together and sink
July 22, 2020 – webinar
Shining light on Deepwater Horizon impacts to the Florida Panhandle
December 4, 2019 – Pensacola, FL
Technology used to study oil spills, Part 2
August 29, 2018, Ocean Springs, MS
Oil spill science for healthy island communities
August 10, 2017, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands and August 11, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Crude move symposium: Oil transportation infrastructure, economics, risk, hazards, and lessons learned
June 8-9, 2017, Cleveland, OH
Where did the oil go?
April 14, 2016 – Mobile, AL
Navigating shifting sands: Oil on our beaches
August 5, 2015 – Pensacola, FL
Exploring the intersection between oil spill science and response
February 6, 2017 – New Orleans, LA
Technology and Deepwater Horizon
August 30, 2016 – Miami, FL
Exploring oil spill impacts in the deep Gulf of Mexico
Dec 8, 2015 – Corpus Christi, TX
Bridging the gap between oil spill researchers and responders workshop
April 14, 2015 – Port Aransas, TX
Oil Spill Science Seminar: Five years later, what have we learned?
March 18, 2015 – Point Clear, AL
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