The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded an EPA 2017 Environmental Merit Award to the late Scott W. Nixon, an oceanographer at the University of Rhode Island, and Robert D. Kenney, a marine research scientist at URI’s Graduate School of Oceanography, for their work as part of the Boston Harbor Outfall Monitoring Science Advisory Panel […]
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URI hurricane expert receives award from NOAA
The temperature of the ocean is the most important factor in forecasting hurricane intensity. Scientists were largely unaware of this fact—until University of Rhode Island oceanographer Isaac Ginis discovered the crucial role the ocean plays in the path and power of hurricanes. Ginis has received many honors for his decades of research, with the latest […]
Continue reading "URI hurricane expert receives award from NOAA"Carrie McDonough wins international environmental chemistry award
“Organophosphate esters” is a mouthful to most, but for Carrie McDonough the cryptic words spell possible doom for ocean waters. McDonough, a doctoral student at the University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography, studies these flame retardants to find out whether they are polluting the ocean. Her conclusion: Yes. McDonough recently won the C. […]
Continue reading "Carrie McDonough wins international environmental chemistry award"URI Inducts 12 into Lifetime Service Society
The University of Rhode Island recently inducted 12 faculty and staff members with at least 40 years of service into its Lifetime Service Society during ceremonies outside the Robert L. Carothers Library and Learning Commons. Each recipient received a certificate and a commemorative brick, inscribed with their name and years of service, which will be […]
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The University of Rhode Island presented URI Foundation Excellence Awards to individuals who have distinguished themselves in the areas of teaching, scholarship, administration and staff service. GSO graduate student Mary Dzaugis received the award for Graduate Student Research & Scholarship Excellence Award in the Life Sciences, Physical Sciences and Engineering. Through her research, Mary Dzaugis […]
Continue reading "Dzaugis Receives Award for Excellence in Graduate Research"Melanie Will-Cole Receives Honorary Doctorate at Commencement
The University of Rhode Island conferred a Doctor of Science, Honoris Causa upon GSO alumna Melanie Will-Cole. The Honorary Doctorate Degree is the highest honor bestowed by the University and is reserved for recognizing true distinction. Dr. Will-Cole is a renowned researcher, author, inventor, and innovative educator. She served for 27 years as a research […]
Continue reading "Melanie Will-Cole Receives Honorary Doctorate at Commencement"Two GSO Alumnae Receive Presidential Early Career Awards
Two alumnae from the University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography are receiving presidential awards given to highly accomplished scientists in the early stages of their careers. Colleen B. Mouw and Jennifer Miksis-Olds are two of 105 researchers named by President Barack Obama as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and […]
Continue reading "Two GSO Alumnae Receive Presidential Early Career Awards"Graduate School of Oceanography Scientist Receives International Award
University of Rhode Island oceanographer Susanne Menden-Deuer, an expert in the behavior of plankton, has won an international award for her work. The associate professor at the Graduate School of Oceanography will receive the Hutner Prize from the International Society of Protistologists during its annual meeting this summer in Moscow. The organization is the largest […]
Continue reading "Graduate School of Oceanography Scientist Receives International Award"GSO Alumnus John Farrington Elected AGU Fellow
GSO alumnus John W. Farrington has been elected a fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU). Farrington, dean emeritus and an emeritus member in the Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry Department of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), is among 60 new fellows who will be honored for “exceptional scientific contributions and attained acknowledged eminence in […]
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Zoe Gentes, a San Diego native who earned two degrees in geological oceanography from the University of Rhode Island, has been named a John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellow, enabling her to spend a year working on ocean policy issues in Washington, D.C., next year. Gentes is among 55 students from across the country selected […]
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