These individuals will be appointed based on interest, expertise, opportunity for staff development and availability as determined by OR&R management. Interactions between NOAA Project Liaisons and CRRC Project Principal Investigators are expected to improve the relevance of the funded work to OR&R needs and build partnerships within the research community. Project Liaisons will:
- Provide technical advice to the CRRC Co-Directors. This would include working directly with the CRRC Co-directors to: review project experimental design/quality assurance plans, read and comment on progress reports, and review documents and presentations along with the CRRC Science Advisory Panel and other entities, as appropriate.
- Visit project research sites, as appropriate to conduct reviews or observe experiments.
- Work with the Co-Directors, other OR&R staff, and the Project Principal Investigators to proactively translate the research to field application.
| Project Liaison | Project | PI |
| Carl Childs | Worldwide Synthesis of the Toxicological Effects of Oil, Dispersants and Dispersed Oil on Aquatic Fauna | A. Bejarano |
| Nicolle Rutherford | Understanding Chronic Impacts of Chemical Dispersant and Chemically-Dispersed Oil on Behavior, Molting Success, and Hormone Status and of Blue Crab Larvae: Inputs for Recruitment and Population Models | E. Schott |
| Jordan Stout | Response Risk Communication Tools for Dispersants and Oil Spills | A. Walker |
| Steve Thur | Convergent Validity Test of the Parameter Updating Method | C. Poulos |
| Glen Watabayashi | Delivery and Quality Assurance of Short-Term Trajectory Forecasts from HF Radar Observations | N. Garfield |
| Chris Barker | Development of a Predictive Bayesian Data-Derived Multi-Modal Gaussian Maximum-Likelihood Model of Sunken Oil Mass | J. Englehardt |
| Chris Barker | Dispersion and submergence as extremes of a theoretical continuum: development of numerical algorithms to compute interaction of surface oil with breaking waves | M. Reed |
| John Rapp | Ecology and Economics for Restoration Scaling | C. Peterson |
| Gary Shigenaka | Effects of Dispersants on Oil-SPM Aggregation and Fate in U.S. Coastal Waters | A. Khelifa |
| CJ Beegle-Krause | Field Verification of Oil Spill Fate and Transport Modeling and Linking CODAR Observation System Data with SIMAP Predictions | J. Payne |
| Troy Baker | Guidance for Dispersant Decision-Making: Potential for Impacts on Aquatic Biota | D. French-McCay |
| Robert Haddad | Investigation of Physical and Chemical Causes of Heavy Oil Submergence | B. Hollebone |
| Bill Lehr | Measurements and Modeling of Size Distributions, Settling and Dispersions Rates of Oil Droplets in Turbulent Flows | J. Katz |
| Eric English | Monetary Values and Restoration Equivalents for Lost Recreational Services on the Gulf of Texas Due to Oil Spills an Other Environmental Disruptions | G. Parsons |
| Alan Mearns | Relationship Between Acute and Population Level Effects of Exposure to Dispersed Oil and the Influence of Exposure Conditions Using Multiple Life History Stages of an Estuarine Copepod, Eurytemora affinis, as a Model Planktonic Organism | D. Aurand |
| Ed Levine | Social disruption from oil spills and spill response: Characterizing effects, vulnerabilities, and the adequacy of existing data to inform decision-making | T. Webler |
| Jim Farr & Debra Simecek-Beatty |
Wave Tank Studies on Dispersant Effectiveness as a Function of Energy Dissipation Rate and Particle Size Distribution |
