{"id":432,"date":"2014-06-20T14:15:35","date_gmt":"2014-06-20T18:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.eckerd.edu\/?p=289"},"modified":"2022-11-03T12:12:07","modified_gmt":"2022-11-03T16:12:07","slug":"eckerd-college-students-researching-aftermath-of-bp-oil-disaster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eckerd.edu\/news\/blog\/eckerd-college-students-researching-aftermath-of-bp-oil-disaster\/","title":{"rendered":"Eckerd College students researching aftermath of BP oil disaster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">A group of Eckerd College students leaves tonight for a 10-day research trip into the Gulf of Mexico as part of an ongoing study of the impact of the BP Oil disaster.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The six students \u2014 Chelsea Kuhs \u201815, Rachael Kalin \u201815, Caroline Glenn \u201816, Blake Borgeson \u201814, Josie Hadfield \u201815, and Gipson Hawn \u201815 \u2014 work with Eckerd <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eckerd.edu\/academics\/marinescience\/\">Marine Science<\/a> Professor Gregg Brooks, Ph.D. They will be working aboard the RV Weatherbird II under the supervision of \u00a0Stan Locker, Ph.D., a research scientist of marine geology and geophysics at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marine.usf.edu\/\">University of South Florida College of Marine Science<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">They will be joined by Eckerd alumni Trevor Browning \u201811 and Cathryn Wheaton \u201814, who work for the USGS, and students from Valdosta State University and Florida State University. The research is funded by the <a href=\"https:\/\/deep-c.org\/\">Deep-C Consortium<\/a>, \u00a0which is studying the geomorphologic, hydrologic and biogeochemical settings influencing the distribution and fate of the oil and dispersants released during the Deepwater Horizon disaster.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cThis is a wonderful opportunity for our students and almost unheard of for undergraduates,\u2019\u2019 said Brooks. \u201cAnytime they can get experience on a real research cruise, that\u2019s unbelievable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The students will help map the seafloor of the gulf off the coast of Panama City, Fla., \u00a0to create a baseline of information about the topography and habitat of that area of the gulf, Locker said. The results will inform future research. \u201cIt\u2019s important to know what resources are out there to be protected,\u2019\u2019 Locker explained. \u201cThere is a broad application of this research.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">This is not the first time Eckerd students have collaborated with Locker. \u201cEckerd students have always been very helpful over the years,\u2019\u2019 he said. \u201cThey always do really well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The students <a href=\"https:\/\/deepcconsortium.blogspot.com\/%20\">will blog about their experiences<\/a> each day. 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