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Figure 1: USGS stations used to derive river chemistry patterns. Green, red, and blue dots correspond to rivers discharging to the US East Coast, Gulf of Mexico, and US West Coast, respectively. Graphic submitted

NOAA and NGI Scientists Publish a New River Chemistry and Discharge Dataset for U.S. Rivers

June 7, 2023 - A new river chemistry and discharge dataset for U.S. coasts has been released. A recent publication by scientists at NOAA's Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML), Northern Gulf Institute ...
Example of analysis using VIAME and its deep learning algorithms to detect and identify multiple species of fish in one image.

Improving AI/ML Image Processing to Tackle Bottlenecks of Fisheries Data

May 23, 2023 - There is a lot of buzz right now around the explosion of efficiency possibilities fueled by Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML). These cutting-edge technologies are being researched ...
Middle and high school students on the Ship Island coastline during the 2022 MSU-SEAS Program

NGI Gears Up for the 2023 MSU-SEAS Program for Middle and High School Students

May 12, 2023 - Thirty middle and high school students will embark on a marine science data-collecting excursion that turns the Mississippi Gulf Coast into an outdoor science laboratory and fosters personal appreciation ...
A Stem Professionals Journey: Navy's First Female Supercomputer Director, Christine Cuicchi

HPC2 Colleague and MSU Alumnus is Navy's First Female Supercomputing Director

April 21, 2023 - Naval Oceanography is home to the U.S. Navy's first female Director at the Navy DoD Supercomputing Resource Center (DSRC), Ms. Christine Cuicchi. Considering the vast amounts of data collected, analyzed ...
Madrepora oculata colony and with several deep-sea red crab Chaceon quinquedens.

Turning Deep-Sea Coral Data into Interactive Visual Narratives

March 24, 2023 - Colorful, lush corals flourish in total darkness and near-freezing temperatures in the deep ocean, providing habitat for commercially important marine species such as grouper, shrimp, and crab as well ...
Kim Woods gives tropical storm briefing to students in meteorology class

Northern Gulf Institute Congratulates MSU Researcher for Earning Prestigious NSF Career Award to Study Hurricanes

March 8, 2023 - Mississippi State's Kimberly M. Wood is the recipient of a more than $500,000 grant through the National Science Foundation's prestigious Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program to study factors ...
A meteorological buoy in the western Gulf of Mexico

Weather Channel, NOAA Feature Study on Gulf of Mexico Warming

February 3, 2023 - Oceanic warming occurs around the world, but its ecological and economic impacts vary by region. To understand warming in the Gulf of Mexico and its regional consequences, scientists with the NOAA National ...
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Artificial Intelligence in Blue Economy Podcast Features NGI Deputy Director and Navy, NOAA Leadership

January 4, 2023 - Jamese D. Sims, Ph.D., Deputy Director of the Northern Gulf Institute and Strategic Advisor for Federal Partnerships at Mississippi State University joins Rear Admiral, Tim Gallaudet, Ph.D., U.S. Navy ...
MSU President Mark E. Keenum and Vice President for Research and Economic Development Julie Jordan present the 2022 Ralph E. Powe 
Research Excellence Award

Geosystems Research and Northern Gulf Research Institutes' Director Earns MSU's Highest Research Award

November 29, 2022 - Mississippi State University celebrated its 2022 research achievements and honored distinguished faculty and staff at its annual research awards celebration. 2022 saw MSU announce an all-time high in ...
Dr. Johna Rudzin Photo

NGI Researcher, Rudzin, Awarded Part of $17.5 Million to Study Air-ocean-wave Interaction in Tropical Cyclones

November 28, 2022 - Mississippi State faculty member Johna Rudzin this fall is receiving part of $17.5 million from the Office of Naval Research as a member of the 2023 Young Investigator Program. She is one of 25 recipients ...