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Orchestration

By Hugh Markey; photos courtesy of Ocean Exploration Trust Scientists, researchers and engineers aboard exploration vessel (E/V) Nautilus successfully dem­onstrated that autonomous uncrewed systems can work collabor­atively during a scientific mission. This latest development in technologies and methods will prove to be a “force-multiplier” for future ocean exploration. Expedition leader Jason Fahy from URI’s GSO […]

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Construction Update

In the winter and spring, the Pier and Pumphouse Replacement project became highly visible along the shore of the Narragansett Bay Campus as the contractor moved a barge and crane into place. Temporary indicator piles were driven in December and January. A month later, they were re-struck with the driving hammer and all of them […]

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New Faculty

Hongjie Wang, Assistant Professor of Oceanography By Alexander Castro Hongjie Wang grew up near the Yellow River, the sixth largest river in the world, but even that immensity didn’t prepare her for the ocean. Upon reaching the Pacific’s shores for the first time as an undergrad, she says: “I went to the beach. [And I […]

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Welcome New Alums

Welcome New Alums

On Friday, May 20, 27 students were feted at GSO’s 34th Annual Shirting Ceremony, a time-honored tradition that celebrates our graduates. The unique and exclusive “blue t-shirt” heralds the arrival of a degree-holder and GSO alum.

New recipients of the Ph.D. Loes van Dam, left, and Kristin Huizenga, revel in the moment on Knauss Terrace.

The 2022 Graduates

From the Dean…

Aboard GSO, Spring 2022 The transition from spring to summer is bittersweet on URI’s Narragansett Bay Campus. Late spring is when we part with our new graduates (27 in 2022) who, after several years of working side-by-side with peers and mentors, have become family. But summer is also when we welcome new students from across […]

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