Research

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.

GSO Scientific Publications List of Theses and Dissertations


Interdisciplinary Research



Where to do research, at sea or on campus

Research Facilities

Research Groups

NameFaculty/PI
Air-Sea Interaction Research GroupTetsu Hara
Isaac Ginis
Dynamics of Ocean Currents and FrontsKathy Donohue
Randy Watts
Hurricane Modeling GroupIsaac Ginis
Tetsu Hara
Marine Ecosystems Research LaboratoryCandace Oviatt
Marine Ecology and TechnologyAndrew Davies
Ocean Robotics ProgramStephen Licht
Melissa Omand
Brennan Phillips
Chris Roman
Adam Soule
Lora Van Uffelen
Mingxi Zhou
Quantitative Microbiology GroupKeisuke Inomura
Rhode Island Marine Fisheries Institute collaborativeJeremy Collie
Candace Oviatt
Roxanne Beinart
Chris Roman

Laboratories

NameFaculty/PI
Beinart LabRoxanne Beinart
D’Hondt Lab (Geobiology)Steve D’Hondt
Kelley Group and Micro-Analytical Geochemistry LaboratoryKatherine Kelley
Lewis LabKris Lewis
Lohmann Lab (Persistent Organic Pollutants)Rainer Lohmann
McMahon Ocean Ecogeochemistry LabKelton McMahon
Quantitative Microbiology Menden-Deuer Lab (Plankton Ecology)Susanne Menden-Deuer
Ocean Carbon LabHongjie Wang
Ocean Circulation and Biogeochemistry LabJaime Palter
Omand LabMelissa Omand
Robinson Lab (Nitrogen and Carbon Cycles)Rebecca Robinson
Rynearson Lab (Plankton Ecology and Evolution)Tatianna Rynearson
Seismology LabYang Shen
Matt Wei
Smart Ocean Systems LabMingxi Zhou
Smith LabDavid Smith
Surf Lab (SURFace Processes Lab)Nick Pizzo
Walsh COAST LabJ.P. Walsh
Wei LabMatt Wei

Long-term Surveys

NameContact
Fish Trawl SurveyJeremy Collie
The Narragansett Bay Long-Term Plankton Time SeriesTatianna Rynearson
Beach Survey ProgramJ.P. Walsh

Service Centers

NameContact
CHN Analysis Roger Pat Kelly
Inner Space CenterDwight Coleman
Micro-Analytical Geochemistry LaboratoryKatherine Kelley
Marine Science Research FacilityEd Baker

Collections

NameContact
Fish SoundsChris Knowlton
Marine Geological Samples LaboratoryDanielle Cares
Katherine Kelley
Rebecca Robinson
Pell Marine Science LibraryJuliann Cerrito