Category: Aboard GSO

Meet GSO’s Sixth Dean

  The one-time doctoral student returns to the Narragansett Bay Campus. By Ellen Liberman According to family lore, Paula Bontempi was five when she announced that she was going to study the ocean. Her father was pleased; it seemed a fitting tribute to the generations of Bontempi men who fished the Adriatic Sea off the […]

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Thank you, Captain

Captain Everett “Rhett” McMunn has served as R/V Endeavor’s master for more than 30 years. He is retiring as the long­est serving captain of any vessel in the nation’s academic fleet. Director of Marine Operations Tom Glennon observed: “Having worked closely with Captain McMunn for the past two decades, I am continuously impressed with his […]

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GSO Responds to COVID-19

As this issue of Aboard GSO went to press, the nation was well into month three of its struggle to contain the Coronavirus. The global pandemic has affected every aspect of daily life, and life and work at GSO is no exception. Extraordinary steps have been called for to help navigate extraordinary times. From a […]

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Change of Watch

By Dr. Barclay P. Collins, Chair, Dean’s Advisory Council Before a new dean takes the helm later this year, it is important and exciting to review Bruce Corliss’ achievements during his seven-plus years as dean of the Graduate School of Oceanography, and how the initiatives and programs implemented during his tenure will impact the future […]

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