SENR Seminar Series - The role of Science & Scientists in the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

The School of Environment and Natural Resources (SENR) Seminar Series welcomes Abigail André, who will present "The role of Science & Scientists in the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill" at 4:00 p.m. in room 103 Kottman Hall or via Zoom. 

The 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill was the largest environmental disaster in U.S. history. While U.S. Department of Justice lawyers served as the first line in prosecuting those responsible, victory against BP would not have been possible without a team of consulting and testifying experts. This seminar explores how our team of scientists became storytellers, the lawyer-scientist relationship, and why the law needs science now more than ever.  

About the presenter
Abigail is an SENR PhD student in Rural and Environmental Sociology and holds a JD from the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law. Her PhD research is at the intersection of disaster law, social justice, and sociology.  From a legal perspective, she is focused on the effectiveness of government institutions and laws designed to respond to disasters. From a social perspective, André studies how social movements could be used to address inequities created by formal disaster management systems. She previously served as an assistant professor at the Vermont Law and Graduate School and a civil litigator in the U.S. Department of Justice’s Environmental Enforcement Section.