Report Available: Leveraging Science and Academic Engagement During Incidents

On June 25-26, 2019, a workshop sponsored by the Coastal Response Research Center (CRRC) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R) held in Tiburon, California, explored the integration of academic resources and expertise into a conventional oil spill response. A summary report from the workshop titled, “Leveraging Science and Academic Engagement During Incidents,” is now available. The goal of the workshop was “to provide focused discussion regarding lessons learned from academic engagement during oil spill response, with participants from industry, government and academia.” Experts from federal, state, and local government, industry, and academia involved in spill response, preparedness, and research participated in the program, which focused on the development of best practices for enhancing OR&R’s interaction with the academic community during a response, enabled by relationships and strategies developed during the preparedness phase. The workshop also looked at the roles, responsibilities, and strengths and limitations of the oil spill response and assessment scientific community and the academic community. The report, which details the workshop proceedings as well as potential workshop outcomes and possible short-term actions, can be found at https://scholars.unh.edu/crrc/25/.      
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