Public Engagement – Graduate School of Oceanography

GSO Dispatches

Melissa Omand launches Ocean Margins Initiative, study of the Northern Gulf of Guinea in Ghana.

Coastal Margins

R/V Endeavor supports USAM SEEPS expedition with multiple AUV Sentry deployments.

COLD SEEPS

Join us in celebrating the vibrant contributions of the LGBTQ+ community in ocean science & beyond.

Happy pride month

Experts gathered at GSO for a workshop on the risks of PFAS in wild-caught fish, shellfish, and game.

PFAS in the food chain

2025 Excellence Awards Recognize recognize GSO’s David Smith and Kim Hindle

excellence at URI

12 local educators experienced ocean science research on URI’s R/V Endeavor

RI Teachers at SEa

M.S. student Lauren Kowalski attends NSF-funded Sikumiut Sea Ice Field School in Alaska

Sea ice FiEld School

GSO team on RV Endeavor cruise to the Georges and Stellwagen Banks to study plankton

Endeavor Cruise

Ph.D. candidate Anna Schrecengost is the recipient of a 2025 URI Research and Scholarship Excellence Award

Research excellence

We’re proud of our community of 1,000+ strong GSO alums and what they’ve gone on to accomplish. Get to know some of our alums and learn more about where their GSO education has taken them by clicking on the profiles below.

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Alum Spotlight: Steven Tadros (M.O., ’17)

Steven Tadros completed his M.O. from GSO in 2017 and now serves as the Manager of Public Affairs at Avangrid, a U.S. renewable energy developer.

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Anchor Lines

Anchor Lines is our monthly alumni newsletter. Stay connected to the GSO Alumni community and drop us a line with your updates or news! Recent Issues of Anchor Lines: April 2024 March 2024 February 2024 January 2024 December 2023

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Natasha (Pinckard) Dickenson (M.S. ’10)

Natasha Dickenson is a marine scientist with with over 20 years of marine environmental science experience. She currently works at NUWC Newport, where her research focus lies in preventing biofouling on Navy platforms. “I have been involved in many studies assessing novel methods for biofouling control, as well as larger scale projects involving invasive species […]

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Lauren Decker, M.S. ’09

Lauren Decker, M.S. ’09, a Yup’ik Alaska Native, is chief scientific officer for PolArctic, an ocean and data science company that uses artificial intelligence and machine learning—informed by Indigenous knowledge—to help businesses in the Arctic operate safely, profitably, and sustainably. “I’m doing exactly what I wanted to do in terms of AI (artificial intelligence) and […]

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Catalina Martinez (GSO M.S. ’00)

Catalina Martinez is the Equity Advisor for NOAA Ocean Exploration, providing strategic guidance to help integrate and advance diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility and justice (DEIAJ) priorities within NOAA, and also externally across a broad spectrum of STEM institutions and agencies. This work includes considering new ways to infuse DEIAJ across operations, programs, procedures, data access […]

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Public Engagement coordinates GSO’s marketing, branding, media relations, educational programs and professional development, alumni outreach, the School’s website and social media presence, traditional publications and numerous events. For Students For Faculty & Staff For Alums For the Public Follow us on Social Media For Journalists For K-12 Educators […]

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Graduate School of Oceanography

Category: Public Engagement

GSO Dispatches

GSO Alum Spotlight

Alum Spotlight: Steven Tadros (M.O., ’17)

Anchor Lines

Natasha (Pinckard) Dickenson (M.S. ’10)

Lauren Decker, M.S. ’09

Catalina Martinez (GSO M.S. ’00)

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