Bob The Drifter Inspires Singapore Classroom to Conduct Oil Spill Research Experiment
June 16, 2015
(GoMRI) A fourth grade class at Singapore American School found Bob the Drifter and the CARTHE science group while researching ocean science and pollution online. CARTHE’s drifter experiments, GLAD and SCOPE, are helping scientists understand how ocean surface currents move pollutants such as oil. CARTHE’s visually-engaging experiments and their animated, data-gathering mascot “Bob” motivated these […]
read articleVENU Magazine – International Seakeepers Society
June 8, 2015International Seakeepers Society A nonprofit organization comprised of opinion leaders, scientist, and environmental advocates that promotes oceanographic research, conservation abd education through direct involvement with the yachting community. by Molly Canfield, VENU Magazine, Spring 2015 Read full article
read articleScientists Coordinate Research with Responders in Santa Barbara Oil Spill
June 4, 2015
(GoMRI) One of the most significant outcomes of the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) has been the fostering of a multi-disciplinary collaborative academic community ready to put science into practice. Members of the GoMRI community have been cultivating relationships with emergency responders so that science gets to the right people at the right time. […]
read articleInternational SeaKeepers Society assists in Gulf research
April 21, 2015
(Trade Only Today) The International SeaKeepers Society and the Consortium for Advanced Research on Transport of Hydrocarbon in the Environment teamed up for an expedition contributing to the consortium’s drifter design experiments. Data collected from these drifter design experiments and last September’s research are in preparation for a large-scale project to study currents and water […]
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