Dr. Sericano Attends Second Meeting of the Coastal Monitoring Program Dr. José Sericano was invited as an expert to the Second Meeting of the Coastal Monitoring Program: "Colombia, Costa Rica and Nicaragua - Reducing Pesticide Run-off into the Caribbean Sea" held in Kingston, Jamaica, on 27-28 March, 2008.
AMETEC/APEC Workshop on Analytical Chemistry of [legacy] Agrochemicals in Environmental Safety Dr. José Sericano, with sceintists from Canada, China, South Korea, was invited as an Instructor for a training course sponsored by the APEC Marine Environmental Training and Education Center (AMETEC), Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute (KORDI), Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC), and United Nations University (UNU) held in Jangmok, South Korea on 15-26 October, 2007.
Training Course on the Use of Nuclear Techniques to Address the Management Problems of Coastal Zones in the Caribbean Region Dr. José Sericano was an invited Lecturer during the "Regional Training Course on the Use of Nuclear Techniques to Address the Management Problems of Coastal Zones in the Caribbean Region" held in Cienfuegos, Cuba, on 10-21 September, 2007.
Debz DeFreitas receives the MSC OPAS award for community/student relations Debz DeFreitas was presented the Connie Wortham Award in appreciation of her outstanding contribution and dedication to the advancement of the performing arts at Texas A&M University.
Mussel Watch Workshop in Tehran "A Regional Workshop on ROPME Mussel Watch Program was held in Tehran, in cooperation with the National Focal Point in the I.R.Iran (NFP-I.R.Iran), during 26-29 May 2007. Dr. Jose L. Sericano attended the workshop as an invited ROPME Mussel Watch Expert."
Contaminants Analysis Training Course in Qatar "Dr. José Sericano, Associate Research Scientist at GERG, conducted a National Training Course on the Analysis of Chlorinated Organic Contaminants and Sterols in Qatar on 15-26 April, 2007. The 12-day curse was organized by the Trace Analysis Section (TAS) of the Supreme Council for the Environment and Natural Resources (SCENR) of Qatar..."
April Croxton Visits GERG to Perform Analysis "Ms. April Croxton is a National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration Fellowship holder at the Northeast Fisheries Science Center, Milford Laboratory, Milford, CT visited GERG from March 5 to 7.
Egyptian Visiting Scholar to Study Carbonate, Gas Hydrate, and Source Rocks at GERG As part of increasing collaboration between Texas A&M University and the Alexandria University in Egypt, Dr. Ahmed Sadek Mansour has joined GERG for the next nine months.
Debra A. DeFreitas receives College of Geosciences Distinguished Achievement Award for Technical Staff Debz DeFreitas was presented the Dean’s Distinguished Achievement Award by Dean Björn Kjerfve on October 18, 2006 when she was given a framed certificate and a check for $1200.
Diamondoids Discovered Offshore Maryland Dr. Roger Sassen in collaboration with Paul Post of the U.S. Minerals Management Service discovered a major deposit of three-dimensional organic compounds called diamondoids. The diamondoids are fascinating naturally-occurring organic minerals with valuable properties.
EXPLORING AT “HYDRATE BRIDGE” IN THE GULF OF MEXICO Roger Sassen was on the R.V. Seward Johnson diving to a gas hydrate site in Mississippi Canyon in mid-September. He dived to a depth of 890 meters in the Johnson Sea-Link research submersible.
GERG Scientist wins Gold Medal in Texas Senior Games Swimming Competion Dr. Les Bender just returned from Austin, Texas after swimming to one gold and two silver medals in the 2006 Texas Senior Games.
Johnson Sea-Link Dives to Missisippi Canyon The Johnson Sea-Link (JSL) research submersible will be used to study one of the most enigmatic gas hydrate sites in the Gulf of Mexico from 11-17 September 2006.
Ms. Natalia Cappelletti, Visiting Scholar Dr. José L. Sericano, Associate Research Scientist at GERG, hosted Ms. Natalia Cappelletti, a visiting scholar from Argentina, between August 22 and September 7, 2006.
Dr. Les Bender visits USM and NDBC to discuss wave processing Dr. Les Bender was at Stennis Space Center on Tuesday August 22, 2006 to visit with Dr. Stephan Howden of the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) and scientists at the National Data Buoy Center (NDBC).
John Walpert leads buoy deployment and service cruise on R/V Longhorn John Walpert is serving as Chief Scientist aboard the R/V Longhorn August 23 - August 26. During this research cruise we have already deployed Buoy H with the FlowCam flow cytometer off Port Aransas.
Woodong Jung returns from historical research cruise Woodong Jung, a Ph.D. student from GERG and the Department of Geology and Geophysics returned today from a historical research cruise that resulted in the first discovery of subsurface gas-hydrate offshore India. GERG has through various gr ants supported Wooding for over a year prior to his cruise. We are very pleased to see him back.
"Altered Ocean" is topic of week long Multimedia presentation by LA Times The LA Times has put together a wakeup call on man's impact on the ocean. The effects of overfishing and harmful algal blooms are are among those topics addressed. The series include fifteen flash movies and five long articles.
Physical Oceanography Graduate Student Enjoys Summer Internship at GERG Howdy! My name is Sudeshna Lahiry and I am pursuing my summer internship at GERG. I am working on a University of Southern Mississippi (USM) Project under the guidance of Dr. Les Bender.
Dr. Guy Denoux invited to attend U. S. Fish and Wildlife Workshop Dr. Guy J. Denoux will attend the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Environmental Contaminants Training Meeting held in Colorado Springs, Colorado over the week of July 31 to August 4, 2006.
Stephen T. Sweet Promoted to Senior Research Associate Stephen Sweet will be promoted to Senior Research Associate effective September 1, 2006. He has been an employee of Texas A&M University for over 25 years.
Antarctic Feature Named for Former GERG Director The U.S. Board on Geographic Names officially approved the geographic name of Kennicutt Point, Antarctica (74° 30' S, 165° 29' E) for Mahlon C. Kennicutt II, professor of oceanography...
Atmospheric Deposition Monitoring of Contaminants to Texas Coastal Bays Dr. Terry L. Wade presented an invited talk "Atmospheric Deposition Monitoring of Contaminants to Texas Coastal Bays" with co-author Stephen T. Sweet on June 13...
Deep-ocean Gas Hydrate Exploration In Gulf of Mexico Dr. Roger Sassen presented a paper in May at the 2006 Offshore Technology Conference in Houston on a major discovery of gas hydrate offshore Louisiana...
Filling In the Global Map of Gas Hydrates In April, the journal Organic Geochemistry accepted a paper by Drs. Roger Sassen of GERG and Joseph A. Curiale of Chevron on unusual gas hydrate found for the first time in deep equatorial waters offshore Indonesia...
