Steve Wereley

[2] His areas of research include Micro- and Nanofluidics, Particle Image Velocimetry, Opto-microfluidics and bio-MEMS.

He spent two years working with Carl Meinhart at the University of California Santa Barbara, specializing in microfluidic diagnostic techniques.

Wereley played an important role in assessing the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the summer of 2010.

On May 13, 2010, he was among the first scientists to report that the actual flow rate of oil out of the well was considerably higher than the official estimate at the time.

[9] The FRTG issued a final peer-reviewed report on July 21, 2010,[10] and contributed to the official US government oil flow rate estimate announced on August 2, 2010.