Cetacean Surface Oil Risk Chracterization from Inhalation and Aspiration

This Center-funded project was conducted by the Johns Hopkins University, under the direction of Dr. Joseph Katz and Subhamoy Gupta (2021-2025). With appreciation for the support from the National Aquarium (Baltimore, MD) staff and their dolphins.

Project Investigators:

  • Dr. Joseph Katz
  • Subhamoy Gupta, Graduate Research Assistant | Mechanical Engineering, Whiting School of Engineering
  • Yulong Liang

Project Oversight Committee:

  • Nancy Kinner, Coastal Response Research Center, UNH
  • Lisa DiPinto, NOAA OR&R
  • Daniel Levine, NOAA Fisheries Southeast Regional Office, Protected Resources Division
  • Eric Vichich, NOAA Fisheries, Office of Habitat Conservation, Restoration Center
  • Rebeccah Hazelkorn, NOAA Fisheries Southeast Regional Office, Protected Resources Division
  • George Graettinger, NOAA OR&R
  • Teri Rowles, Sarah Wilkin,  NOAA Fisheries
  • Adriana Bejarano, NOAA OR&R ERD

Project Overview: