URI Coastal Fellow (Dr. Thornber’s lab) working with an invasive algal species, Heterosiphonia japonica. Diving in MA, RI, and CT and doing experiments both in the field and in the lab. (Megan McConville)

URI Coastal Fellow (Dr. Thornber’s lab) working with an invasive algal species, Heterosiphonia japonica. Diving in MA, RI, and CT and doing experiments both in the field and in the lab. (Katherine Rodrigue)

URI Coastal Fellow (Dr. Forrester’s lab) going to the British Virgin Islands to collect data on coral transplants. Will acquire dry suit and dive master certifications and become trained on regulator and tank maintenance (Samantha Musser)

URI Coastal Fellow (Dr. Webb’s lab) working on the anatomy of the lateral line system in African cichlid fishes (Rebecca Scott)

URI Coastal Fellow (Dr. Webb’s lab) working on sensory basis of feeding behavior in African cichlid fishes. (Benjamin Sevey)

URI Coastal Fellow (Dr. Wetherbee’s lab) – Movement patterns of sharks revealed by satellite telemetry. (Maureen Hayden)

URI Coastal Fellow (Dr. Wetherbee’s lab). Working in Delaware Bay studying sand tiger sharks, collecting data on location using trackers that we will place on to the sharks. (Chelsea Stephens)

URI Coastal Fellow (Dr. Moseman-Valtierra’s lab) – examining greenhouse gases that salt marshes emit and their effects on global climate change, includes fieldwork on Cape Cod. (Katharine Egan)

RI EPSCoR SURF Fellow (Dr. Thornber’s lab) Ecological effects of macroalgal blooms in Narragansett Bay. (Emily Bishop)

RI EPSCoR SURF Fellow (Dr. Thornber ‘s lab) –  (Amy Battocletti)

RI EPSCoR SURF Fellow (Dr. Nixon’s lab, GSO) working on Resilience to Sea Level Rise by Coastal Mangrove Systems Under Two Nutrient Enrichment Scenarios  (Ryann Rossi)

RI EPSCoR SURF Fellow (Dr. Forrester’s lab), and specifically we are working on the effects of climate change on coral communities and coral restoration. (Allison Holevoet)

RI EPSCoR SURF Fellow (Dr. Forrester’s lab) Visual and numerical analysis of long-term changes in coral reef communities. See press release:http://www.uri.edu/news/releases/?id=6341. (Sarah Merolla)

NOAA Hollings Intern, at NOAA’s Office of Habitat Conservation and Restoration in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. Investigating survival of endangered staghorn coral from coral nurseries (Russell Dauksis)

NSF REU Fellow, University of North Carolina Institute of Marine Science, Moorhead City, NC.  (Callie Veelenturf)

Research Assistant (Smith/Oxley Lab, Chemistry Dept.) Helping to develop methods for trace explosives detection (Katelyn Dash)

Research Intern (Dr. Wetherbee’s lab) working on shark movements. (Eilea Knotts)

Research Assistant (Dr. Menden-Deuer’s lab, GSO) working on multiple filming projects (Megan Ferguson)

Research Intern, Maria Mitchell Association. working with Peter Boyce on Argopecten irradians, the Nantucket Bay Scallop (Oliver Bender)

Intern, Massachusetts Audubon Society, working to protect shorebird habitat on Monomoy Island, Chatham (Megan Nepshinsky)

Intern, Wild Dolphin Project, Jupiter, FLA, including a 10-day research expedition to study Atlantic Spotted Dolphin behavior and communication. (Teegan Innis)

Intern, Pennington Marine Science Center on Santa Catalina Island, CA. Teaching marine science to Boy Scouts and collecting and caring for the temperate marine vertebrates (including sharks) and invertebrate aquaria (Christina Horstmann)

Intern, NYS Dept. Environmental Conservation. Backcountry steward educating people about conservation, and doing general maintenance throughout Moose River Plains Park in the Adirondacks.  (Rebeca Linhart)

Intern, Cape Cod Fisheries Trust, helped establish a cooperative research base with fishermen for a by-catch avoidance program in Chatham on Cape Cod. (Alexa Kretsch, FAVS)

Intern, URI Outreach and Energy Center. (Alethia Hartenstine)

Intern, Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium working with sea turtles and sea horses.  (Elizabeth Walsh)

Intern, Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, CA. I will be working with Day Campers, narrating and interpreting tanks and pool areas to the public and doing a research project.  (Teresa Lincoln)

Intern, New England Aquarium, Cold Water Gallery. Responsible for feeding, cleaning, and overall maintenance of North Pacific and North Atlantic fish and invertebrate species (Caitlin DelSesto)

Aquarist, Jenkinson Aquarium, Pt. Pleasant Beach, NJ. (Vanessa Van Schaik)

Aquarist, New England Aquarium, in the cold marine gallery (Alexandra Moen)

Volunteer, New England Aquarium (Jacqueline Weeks)

Sailing Instructor/Camp Counselor, Camp Nashoba North, Maine (Kristin Horn)

Lifeguard -  (Emily Thomesen)

Marine Educator/Camp Counselor, Save the Bay – will travel to schools and exploration centers teaching about aquatic life and ecology to K-12 students. Will also be a camp counselor running boating trips and beach exploration trips (Nathan Andrews)

Volunteer, Marine Science Center, Ponce Inlet, FLA in the turtle rehabilitation program (Katrina Kleinhans)

Park Naturalist, Beavertail State Park, Jamestown RI (Ryan Kenneally)