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 […]
Continue reading "GSO’s Kenney and Nixon Receive EPA 2017 Environmental Merit Award"Tag: congratulations
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 […]
Continue reading "URI Inducts 12 into Lifetime Service Society"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"Gentes Selected for Knauss Fellowship
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 […]
Continue reading "Gentes Selected for Knauss Fellowship"Congratulations to Dean Corliss and Professor Menden-Deuer
Dean Bruce Corliss has been elected as the incoming Chair of the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s (AAAS) Section on Geology and Geography. The AAAS is an international non-profit organization dedicated to advancing science for the benefit of all people. Dean Corliss’ tenure will initiate with him serving as the Chair-Elect between February 2016 and February 2017, […]
Continue reading "Congratulations to Dean Corliss and Professor Menden-Deuer"URI book honoring Rhode Island’s shellfish heritage honored at Council for the Humanities event
The Coastal Institute at the University of Rhode Island, Rhode Island Sea Grant and the Coastal Resources Center at the URI Graduate School of Oceanography, along with author and URI alumna Sarah Schumann, were honored at the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities’ 2015 Celebration of the Humanities. The URI group, one of four honorees […]
Continue reading "URI book honoring Rhode Island’s shellfish heritage honored at Council for the Humanities event"Two GSO Alumni Honored at URI Distinguished Achievement Awards
Two Graduate School of Oceanography alumni were honored at the URI Distinguished Achievement Awards ceremony on October 17. The awards honor alumni and friends of URI who have brought distinction to themselves and the University through their professional achievements, outstanding leadership and/or community service. The Graduate School of Oceanography’s Dean’s List Award was presented to […]
Continue reading "Two GSO Alumni Honored at URI Distinguished Achievement Awards"Kingsley inducted into Lifetime Service Society
The University of Rhode Island recently inducted 10 retirees with at least 40 years of service into its Lifetime Service Society during ceremonies outside the Robert L. Carothers Library and Learning Commons. The Lifetime Service Society was established three years ago to honor to those who have given much of their lives to the University. […]
Continue reading "Kingsley inducted into Lifetime Service Society"