Our weather started out pretty rough but improved steadily over the course of the day and is now quite tolerable. We continued our efforts to map the apparent deep flow of oil by extending out transect and sampling on either side of it. These data continue to support our hypothesis that the currents at depthRead the story …
Gerald Jess Waltman Named Ole Miss Ambassador of the Year
May 13, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As an Ole Miss Ambassador, Gerald Jess Waltman of Quitman has eagerly expressed his adoration for the University of Mississippi to many potential students.
Landscape Services Superintendent Earns International Society of Arboriculture Certification
May 13, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Denise Hill, superintendent of landscape services at the University of Mississippi, has been recognized by the International Society of Arboriculture for successfully completing the Certified Arborist examination administered through the ISA and its local chapter. Denise Hill, superintendent of landscape services at the University of Mississippi, examines the university’s state champion NorthernRead the story …
Online MBA Program Named ‘Best Buy’ By GetEducated.com Review Team
May 13, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The online Master of Business Administration program at the University of Mississippi has been objectively ranked a “Best Buy” by GetEducated.com’s national editorial review team.
SITREP for May 13, 2010
May 13, 2010 by
Click to enlarge The weather today was less than perfect so we focused on extending our search for the deep plumes further to the west and southwest as shown in the attached map and table. Although the fluorescence signal dropped out after about 5 miles from the site, a significant signal remains in the transmissometerRead the story …
SITREP for May 12, 2010
May 13, 2010 by
Today’s highlight was the discovery of a feature that could be the most important finding of the trip. We have been hypothesizing that some of the oil that is coming out of the well is most likely not getting to the surface so we engaged in two efforts to find subsurface oil. The first effortRead the story …
About the NIUST blog
May 12, 2010 by
National Institute for Undersea Science and Technology (NIUST) The National Institute for Undersea Science and Technology (NIUST) was established in 2002 by the University of Southern Mississippi and the University of Mississippi in partnership with NOAA’s Undersea Research Program (NURP) to develop and apply new technologies that enhance undersea research. NIUST is made up ofRead the story …
SITREP for May 10, 2010
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Click to enlarge map In spite of the new techniques put into play today, which always require some adjustments before they run smoothly, we were able to get a lot done. The most significant observation today was the presence of hundreds of dead velella (by the wind sailors). These aren’t all that common in theRead the story …
SITREP for May 9, 2010
May 12, 2010 by
Today’s activity focused on the exchange of personnel and equipment during a brief port call. We arrived in Cocodrie at around 6:00am and left for the USM facility at the Stennis Space Center (3 hours’ drive each way) in preparation for the next leg of the cruise. Planned sampling activities include: Towed Acrobat profiling vehicleRead the story …
SITREP for May 8, 2010
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After our last core of the day yesterday, we once again hove to,this time at a site 20 miles due east of the Deepwater Horizon site. At that time (midnight), the winds were calm and no oil or odor were evident. At 04:00, the winds picked up from the west and a sheen of oilRead the story …