Congratulations to the Fall Class of 2025! The University of Rhode Island will celebrate the accomplishments of more than 550 undergraduate and graduate students at the 2025 Fall Commencement on Saturday, Dec. 13, at 10 a.m. at the Ryan Center on the Kingston Campus.

Fall 2025 GSO graduates  & their major advisors: 

Doctor of Philosophy in Oceanography:

• Erica M. Ewton, Ph.D. (Menden-Deuer)
• Joshua Pi, Ph.D. (McMahon)
• Jarod Snook, Ph.D. (Lohmann)
• Asta Z Habtemichael, Ph.D. (Lohmann)
• Rachel C. Marshall, Ph.D. (Collie)
• Anna Schrecengost, Ph.D. (Beinart)
• Melissa Z Woodward, Ph.D. (Lohmann)

Master of Science in Oceanography:

• Pranav Sai, M.S. (Isaac Ginis, Tetsu Hara)
• Katherine Thompson, M.S. (Lewis)