URI Graduate School of Oceanography student Jiahang Li and faculty member Dr. Yang Shen are currently off the coast of the Island of Hawaii as part of a “rapid response” to the ongoing eruption of the Kilauea volcano and accompanying earthquakes and tremors. As the pair works with other researchers to deploy instruments on the […]
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URI grad student’s first trip to seafloor aids discovery of new marine ecosystem
URI Begins Refueling Research Ship with Biodiesel; First Step in “Greening the Endeavor”
Greening the ENDEAVOR
When the University of Rhode Island’s research ship Endeavor topped off its 53,000 gallon fuel tanks last month, it filled up with refined biodiesel, making it the first ship in the U.S. research fleet to use the alternative fuel. It’s the first step in the University’s plan to transform the 185-foot vessel into the most energy-efficient and “green” research vessel in the country.
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URI’s ship Endeavor to depart for 500th research cruise, Oct. 12
URI Inner Space Center links scientists ashore with oceanographic research ships around the globe
Survey of Rhode Island Sound for SAMP
URI GSO researchers John King, Robert Pockalny, Monique LaFrance, Fred Hegg and Cam Morrisette embarked on an eight day cruise on the Environmental Protection Agency's Ocean Survey Vessel Bold to conduct an assessment of the seabed in Rhode Island Sound.
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