NOAA names Mississippi State University to host new Northern Gulf research institute

NOAA names Mississippi State University to host new Northern Gulf research institute Selection comes with up to $100 million award over five years September 9, 2026 Luke Thompson, Ph.D., a researcher with the Northern Gulf Institute, collects samples of forams from a sediment trap aboard the R/V Pelican in November 2023 as part of a larger collaborative effort with the U.S. Geological Society (USGS) to examine marine snow and what microscopic life are comprising the biological carbon pump in the Gulf of America. (Image credit: Courtesy of Northern Gulf Institute) Download Image NOAA has select