Erik Cordes, of the Department of Biology at the College of Science and Technology, received a grant from TDI-Brooks International Inc. (whose prime award comes from the U.S. Department of the Interior) for the project, “Deepwater Program: Exploration and Research of Northern Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Natural and Artificial Hard Bottom Habitats with Emphasis on Coral Communities: Reefs, rigs and Wrecks.” The award provides $379,769 for the period Aug. 1, 2008 through July 31, 2012.