Miner to lead Applied Geosciences

BATON ROUGE, La. – In September, Michael Miner will bring his expertise to The Water Institute of the Gulf as the director of the newly formed Applied Geosciences team. Whether it’s offshore sand sources needed for barrier island restoration or use of dredge material for rebuilding coastal wetlands, these resources have been at the center of Miner’s career. Born and raised in New Orleans, Miner received a bachelor’s and master’s degree in geology from the University of Mississippi, where he studied the subsurface geology of southern Mississippi and Louisiana. He completed his Ph.D. at the University of New Orleans with work focused on coastal and evolution of the Mississippi River delta plain and inner-continental shelf. In 2010, he joined the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and worked extensively on the Marine Minerals Program, which manages federal offshore sediment resources for beach and barrier island restoration projects. The Water Institute of the Gulf is a not-for-profit, independent applied research and technical services institution. (Source: Water Institute of the Gulf 08/02/18)