Outreach
On November 27 - 29, 2018 Nancy Kinner was invited to participate in the MOSSFA Workshop held in Galveston, TX. Her presentations is here>>
SCAT Working Group in conjunction with Clean Gulf (New Orleans) on Tuesday, November 13 at 12:30 - 2:00 pm CT in conference room 340.
Submerged Oil Working Group in conjunction with Clean Gulf (New Orleans) on Wednesday, November 14 at 12:30 - 1:30 pm CT in conference room 341.
CRRC: Dispersant Working Group in conjunction with Clean Gulf (New Orleans) on Thursday, November 15 at 12:30 - 1:30 pm CT in conference room 340.
October 24, 2018 Dr. Kinner, CRRC presented updates to the Spills Advisory Group.
On October 9, 2018, Lisa DiPinto, Senior Scientist, NOAA ORR offered a presentation at University of New Hampshire, "Using Science to Help Protect and Reestore Natural Resources".
On October 4, USCG Sector Northern New England visited UNH, CRRC and the flume lab. Dr. Kinner shared Center activities.
Request for Qualifications: TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR DEVELOPING AND FIELD TESTING IN SITU BIOASSAYS IN THE SURFACE MIXING LAYER OF MARINE WATERS AT OIL SPILL SITES. [Issue Date: October 1, 2018. Due Date: October 22, 2018]
Request for Qualifications: TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR THREE DIMENSIONAL MAPPING OF DISSOLVED HYDROCARBONS AND OIL DROPLETS USING A REMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING UNIT AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLE. Completed.
May 14, 2018 our Center Advisory Board met at NOAA HQ in Silver Spring. Overview of our activities here>>
April 17, 2018 brought a delegation from South Asia to UNH to learn more about disaster response. Nancy Kinner shared these insights on oil and environmental hazards here>>
On April 11, 2018, Center Director, Nancy Kinner updated the Spills Advisory Group on CRRC activities. Presentation here>>.
The 2018 Alaska Oil Spill Technology Symposium (AOSTS) was held on March 28 - 30, 2018 in Anchorage, AK. Nancy Kinner led a panel of scientists on the State-of-the-Science for Dispersant Use in Arctic Waters.
On March 12 - 16, 2018, CRRC supported NOAA's Marine Debris Division in the 6th International Marine Debris Conference, held in San Diego, CA with over 700 participants.
AAAS 2018 Feb. 16, 2018 Scientific Session: "Will DWH Research Impact Future Use of Chemical Dispersants in Oil Spill Response?". Dr. Nancy E. Kinner's presentation here>>
CRRC participated in 2018 GoMOSES Conference. Graduate student Jesse Ross gave an oral presentation on The Detection and Monitoring of Oil by Snare. Jesse was also honored to be one of the recipients of the 2018 James D. Watkins Student Award for Excellence in Research!
- Nancy Kinner was a panel faciliator at the Marine Technology Society's TechSurge Conference.
- Nancy Kinner presented on "Oil Spills Science Gaps and Priorities" in the OSR 201: Oil Spill Preparedness & Response for Scientists and Responders, a pre-conference workshop.
- CRRC also hosted ancillary meetings: Long-Term Data Management working group and Leveraging Science and Academic Engagement During Incidents and Update on the State-of-the-Science Arctic DDO.
'Tuzzy Talks' - online course on crude oil basics and oil spill response
Crude Oil and Water Do Not Mix... or do they? Dr. Nancy Kinner teaches a course on this topic via Barrow, Alaska and sponsored by the Tuzzy Library.
Session 1: Characteristics of crude oil (3/2/2013) Presentation here>> Video class here>>
Session 2: What happens when crude oil gets into water? (3/9/2013) Presentation here>> Video class here>>
Session 3: Biodegradation of crude oil (1/18/2014) Presentation here>> Video class here>>
Session 4: Natural dispersion of crude oil (2/1/2014) Presentation here>> Video class here>>
Session 5: Chemically enhanced dispersion (3/29/2014) Presentation here>> Video class here>>
Session 6: Effects of dispersants and dispersed oil (4/5/2014) Presentation here>> Video class here>> DOI Alaska Arctic Lease Blocks here>>
Session 7: Introduction to Toxicology (10/4/2014) Presentation here>> Video class here>>.
Session 8: Toxcicology Part 2 (11/1/2014) Presentation here>> Video class here>>.
