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For two decades, the federal government has turned to 易胜博官网 as its trusted research partner in managing and preventing oil spills and other disasters.

鲍狈贬鈥檚 (CRRC), established as a partnership with NOAA鈥檚 Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R) in 2004, marks its 20th anniversary this year. Co-led since its inception by Nancy Kinner, professor emeritus of civil and environmental engineering, the CRRC conducts and oversees research, conducts outreach and encourages strategic partnerships in oil spill and disaster response, assessment and restoration.

鈥淗uman-made and natural disasters profoundly impact ocean and coastal communities, disrupting the lives and livelihoods of those who depend on these areas,鈥� says OR&R director Scott Lundgren in congratulating the CRRC for its 20 years of service. 鈥淭he CRRC helps us respond swiftly and effectively to these hazards.鈥�

The Deepwater Horizon spill in 2010 thrust Kinner and the center into the spotlight; as the oil flowed from the ruptured wellhead in the Gulf of Mexico Kinner explained the process to countless news outlets and the CRRC convened experts to bring the best science to bear on the months-long disaster.

Lundgren鈥檚 remarks, as well as a , highlight CRRC鈥檚 contribution to coastal disaster response and preparedness, including:

• The center鈥檚 research on spills in challenging environments such as the Arctic or the Great Lakes;
• The Environmental Response Management Application (ERMA 庐), an online mapping tool developed by 易胜博官网 that has provided thousands of environmental resource managers with the data necessary to make informed decisions for environmental response;
• The CRRC received $19 million in funding from NOAA and supported 192 students, fostering the next generation of ocean stewards.