Workshop participants review results of community sensitivity rankings to natural hazards at the recent workshop. Left to right: Patrick Rios, Felix Keely, Dr. Kiersten Stanzel, Mayor C.J. Wax, Christine Hale, and Barbara Gurtner. Credit: The University of Texas Marine Science Institute....
Meredith Evans
Faculty Supervisor: Dr. Zhanfei Liu
Tell us a little bit about your research project. I’m researching chemical pollution following the Deep Water Horizon oil spill, but it’s really is a two-fold project. The first part is determining how oiled...
The 4-week program began in June and in one of the beginning activities the children used drones to help map marine debris. In this activity, students gained a deep personal appreciation for the marine environment, become aware of local and global...
Ava Ibanez
Major: Marine and Freshwater Biology
For her undergraduate research project, Ava went to UT’s Marine Science Institute to study the hypoxic dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico.
“Experiencing the field gives you a new outlook on research and...