The
Coastal Response Research Center is focused on developing new approaches
to spill response and restoration in marine and estuarine environments
through research and synthesis of information.
The Center is pleased to that the winner of the IOSC Lobster Dinner Drawing is
Sarah Tegtmeier of Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research. Congratulations Sarah!
The Center is pleased to offer graduate student, Whitney Blanchard's project paper Biodegradation Potential of Oil in Arctic First-Year Sea Icehere>>
Are We Nearing The Peak Of Fossil Fuel Energy? Has Twilight In The Desert Begun?
Energy analyst Matthew Simmons recently spoke at UNH (co-sponsored by the Center). Simmons, one of the world’s leading experts on peak oil, is the author of Twilight in the Desert: The Coming Saudi Oil Shock and the World Economy. View a video of the talk here>> See the presentation here>>
Coastal Response Research Center Funds New Projects for 2007
The Center is pleased to
announce funding for four new projects. More>>
There’s an oil spill in the Arctic Ocean. What do you do? Interview with UNH Co-Director Nancy Kinner on Alaska Pubic Radio. Listen here>> March 17, 2008
Westerholm to Head NOAA OR&R Dave Westerholm, former chief of the U.S. Coast Guard's Office of Response, has been named the new director of the NOAA Office of Response and Restoration. More>>
The Submerged Oil-State of the Practice and Research Needs workshop report is now available here>>
The Center has hosted several workshops recently. True to the
Center's mission to be a hub for the oil spill community, these
workshops have brought forth cutting-edge ideas with a wide
audience. For specific information on these workshops, please click here>>
Learn more about the Center! See our brief information overview here>>
Features
Co-Director Dr. Nancy E. Kinner is the recipient of the UNH Excellence in Public Service Award!
This award honors Nancy's exceptional achievements in the area of public service and recognizes that she has engaged in outstanding service activities that involve her academic expertise and support the mission of the university. Congratulations Nancy!
The Center's 2007 Annual Report is now on-line.
Read it here>>
Opening the Arctic Seas: Envisioning Disasters and Framing Solutions
Limited resources, challenging conditions and the remote location of incidents
in Arctic marine environments significantly impact the options available for successful
response. View workshop information here>>
Environmental Response Management Application (ERMA™)
The Center is leading an effort to develop a data platform capable of interfacing diverse
datasets with a map server and displaying real-time data in a web-based format. More>> New Hampshire's Portsmouth Harbor, a demo site for ERMA, was the focus of a workshop in June 2007. More about the workshop here>>
The Center is pleased to that the winner of the 
