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The GRP funds studies, projects, and other activities to solve challenges at the intersections of human, environmental, and offshore energy systems.

The Gulf Research Program seeks to enhance offshore energy system safety and protect human health and the environment by catalyzing advances in science, practice, and capacity to generate long-term benefits for the Gulf of Mexico region and the nation.

10/09/2026

Welcome to our new Early-Career Research Fellow, Yuzhou Wang! Dr. Wang is an Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University where she leads the Air Intelligence Research Lab. Her work supports evidence-based solutions for cleaner air, healthier communities, and more effective environmental decision-making.

Read Dr. Wang’s bio here: https://ow.ly/EMk250ZV9cv

10/09/2026

Welcome to our new Early-Career Research Fellow, Kailai Wang! Dr. Wang is an Assistant Professor at the University of Houston whose research spans travel behavior, urban systems engineering, the transportation-energy nexus, and transportation cybersecurity. His work connects mobility and energy data with local planning and public health decisions, with particular attention to underserved Gulf Coast populations and the low-carbon energy transition in Texas.

Read Dr. Wang’s bio here: https://ow.ly/9i5B50ZV8Ch

10/08/2026

Welcome to our new Early-Career Research Fellow, Lisa Platt! Dr. Platt is an Assistant Professor at the University of Florida and serves as Technology Lead at the Florida Institute for Built Environment Resilience (FIBER). Her research brings together systems science, psychology, and design to examine how building materials, interior environments, and housing conditions impact health and long-term resilience in at-risk coastal communities across Florida.

Read Dr. Platt’s bio here: https://ow.ly/1Ow250ZV8h0

10/08/2026

Welcome to our new Early-Career Research Fellow, Holly Peterson! Dr. Peterson is an Assistant Professor at Louisiana State University and an Associate Editor with Policy Studies Journal. Her research examines public policy processes related to environmental change, technology, and natural resources.

Read Dr. Peterson’s bio here: https://ow.ly/HTJK50ZV89j

10/08/2026

Welcome to our new Early-Career Research Fellow, Wei Peng! Dr. Peng is an Assistant Professor at Princeton University and a climate policy researcher whose work focuses on modeling human-centered decarbonization pathways. Her research examines the health and climate impacts of decarbonization efforts to help inform energy strategies that are realistically implementable and politically durable.

Read Dr. Peng’s bio here: https://ow.ly/E8qy50ZV7Li

10/07/2026

Welcome to our new Early-Career Research Fellow, Katherine Graham! Dr. Graham is an Assistant Professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology whose research focuses on the fate and transport of pathogens in the environment and connecting environmental data with public health risk assessment models. Her work includes studying the impacts of climate change on waterborne disease and developing new tools for tracking public health risks.

Read Dr. Graham’s bio here: https://ow.ly/UOCR50ZV6NN

10/07/2026

Welcome to our new Early-Career Research Fellow, Nazla Bushra! Dr. Bushra is an Assistant Professor (Research) with the Louisiana Office of State Climatology at Louisiana State University. Her research uses GIS, remote sensing, spatial modeling, and geospatial artificial intelligence for hazard risk assessment and community resilience planning across the Gulf Coast.

Read Dr. Bushra’s bio here: https://ow.ly/hoc850ZV6mR

10/07/2026

Welcome to our new Early-Career Research Fellow, Nasrin Alamdari! Dr. Alamdari is an Assistant Professor at Florida State University whose research focuses on watershed hydrology, management, harmful algal bloom prediction and mitigation, and the application of artificial intelligence to water resources challenges.

Read Dr. Alamdari’s bio here: https://ow.ly/BtxP50ZV5KC

10/06/2026

The Gulf Research Program has welcomed eight new Early-Career Research Fellows focused on community resilience. The 2026-2028 fellows will study how climate-related challenges such as heat, flooding, and pollution affect health, communities, and regional economies, while developing research and tools to help inform local decision-making.

Read the press release: https://ow.ly/PsCA50ZV5YA

09/10/2026

Welcome to our new Science Policy Fellow, Felice V. Yarbough! Ms. Yarbough recently earned her M.S. in Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences from Oregon State University. Her research examined organizational culture and professional experiences in conservation, with broader interests in policy, philanthropy, and using social science to inform decision-making.

Read Ms. Yarbough’s bio here: https://ow.ly/vEq850ZL03n

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