- Assistant Professor
- Ocean Engineering
- Phone: 401.874.6879
- Email: loravu@uri.edu
- Office Location: Sheets 213, Narragansett Bay Campus
- Website: https://web.uri.edu/operalab/
Education
- Post-Doctoral Researcher. Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 2010
- Ph.D. Oceanography. Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 2009
- B.S. Engineering. Hope College, 2002
Research Themes
Research Interests
- Underwater Acoustics
- Acoustical Oceanography
- Signal Processing
- Marine Mammal Observing with Mobile Platforms
- Long-Range Acoustic Propagation
- Arctic Acoustics
- Acoustic Navigation of Gliders
- Ocean Variability and Effects on Acoustic Propagation
Major Sources of Funding
- Deepwater Wind LLC
- Office of Naval Research
- Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)