“Steve’s work into the unexplored world is fundamentally collaborative. The more he can work with other scientists investigating similar themes, the more it will inform his research, and the more he’ll learn. And that, for Steve, is the ultimate goal.” Professor Steven D’Hondt is a geomicrobiologist whose work explores the fundamental limits to life on Earth.

“With my new degree I hope to build my career, get involved in more research and, if possible, propose my own research interests so I can ascend to a higher level.” Berta Borneo is the first international student to earn a Master of Oceanography (M.O.) degree from GSO and now works with the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries in Indonesia.

“I think the biggest challenge—not for me, really, but for oceanography—is finding our path forward to use our knowledge to make a difference in the world.” In 2020, Peter de Menocal (M.S. 1986) was selected as the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s new President & Director.

“Fish launched sound-collecting expeditions in an era when some institutions still banned women from ocean voyages.” Marie Poland Fish found the field of marine bioacoustics and, with her husband Charles, established a marine lab at URI, which would become GSO.

“I get to help that next generation get to the point where they can then position themselves to be the wave of change that’s going to happen, to really broaden diversity in the sciences.” Meet alum Catalina Martinez (M.S. 1999), the Regional Program Manager at the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research.