The research conducted at the Graduate School of Oceanography has never been more vital, or global.
At GSO, we make essential contributions to humanity’s understanding of the world’s oceans—from Narragansett Bay to the Antarctic—and, along the way, we employ the latest technologies available to oceanographers. Moreover, through outreach programs and partnerships, we make sure these discoveries and analyses are accessible to everyone.
Interdisciplinary Research
Disciplinary Research
Biological oceanography Chemical oceanography Geological oceanography Physical oceanographyWhere to do research, at sea or on campus
Research Facilities
Research Groups
| Name | Faculty/PI |
|---|---|
| Air-Sea Interaction Research Group | Tetsu Hara Isaac Ginis |
| Dynamics of Ocean Currents and Fronts | Kathy Donohue Randy Watts |
| Hurricane Modeling Group | Isaac Ginis Tetsu Hara |
| Marine Ecosystems Research Laboratory | Candace Oviatt |
| Marine Ecology and Technology | Andrew Davies |
| Ocean Robotics Program | Stephen Licht Melissa Omand Brennan Phillips Chris Roman Adam Soule Lora Van Uffelen Mingxi Zhou |
| Quantitative Microbiology Group | Keisuke Inomura |
Laboratories
| Name | Faculty/PI |
|---|---|
| Beinart Lab | Roxanne Beinart |
| D’Hondt Lab (Geobiology) | Steve D’Hondt |
| Kelley Group and Micro-Analytical Geochemistry Laboratory | Katherine Kelley |
| Lewis Lab | Kris Lewis |
| Lohmann Lab (Persistent Organic Pollutants) | Rainer Lohmann |
| McMahon Ocean Ecogeochemistry Lab | Kelton McMahon |
| Quantitative Microbiology Menden-Deuer Lab (Plankton Ecology) | Susanne Menden-Deuer |
| Ocean Carbon Lab | Hongjie Wang |
| Ocean Circulation and Biogeochemistry Lab | Jaime Palter |
| Omand Lab | Melissa Omand |
| Robinson Lab (Nitrogen and Carbon Cycles) | Rebecca Robinson |
| Rynearson Lab (Plankton Ecology and Evolution) | Tatianna Rynearson |
| Seismology Lab | Yang Shen Matt Wei |
| Smart Ocean Systems Lab | Mingxi Zhou |
| Smith Lab | David Smith |
| Surf Lab (SURFace Processes Lab) | Nick Pizzo |
| Walsh COAST Lab | J.P. Walsh |
| Wei Lab | Matt Wei |
Long-term Surveys
| Name | Contact |
|---|---|
| Fish Trawl Survey | Jeremy Collie |
| The Narragansett Bay Long-Term Plankton Time Series | Tatianna Rynearson |
| Beach Survey Program | J.P. Walsh |
Service Centers
| Name | Contact |
|---|---|
| CHN Analysis | Roger Pat Kelly |
| Inner Space Center | Dwight Coleman |
| Micro-Analytical Geochemistry Laboratory | Katherine Kelley |
| Marine Science Research Facility | Ed Baker |
Collections
| Name | Contact |
|---|---|
| Fish Sounds | Chris Knowlton |
| Marine Geological Samples Laboratory | Danielle Cares Katherine Kelley Rebecca Robinson |
| Pell Marine Science Library | Juliann Cerrito |