New Funded-Research Awards in Q2 of 2021 (Q4, FY21)

Investigator(s)SourceAmountTitle
Roxanne Beinart, Pierre Marrec, Susanne Menden-DeuerR.I. Science and Tech. Advisory Council$80,000Towards Measuring the Pulse of Narragansett Bay: Applying High Resolution Oxygen Sensors to Quantify Ecosystem Primary Production and Respiration
Sarah Gaines, Peter FreemanNational Science Foundation$207,660Ecological and Economic Impacts of the Intensification of Extreme Events in the Benguela Upwelling System (EXEBUS)
Katherine Kelley, Rebecca RobinsonNational Science Foundation$395,696RENEWAL: Marine Geological Samples Laboratory (MGSL): Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island
Lucie MarandaHighRI Optics, Inc.$62,060Response of Anti-Reflection Material to a Biofouling Challenger
Dennis NixonU.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA$59,0002021 Knauss Fellowship—Kimberly Ohnemus
Dennis NixonU.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA$59,0002021 Knauss Fellowship—Clea Harrelson
Melissa OmandNational Science Foundation$131,388CAREER: Toward a Sensor-Laden Future Ocean
Adam Soule, Christopher RomanNational Science Foundation$299,306NSF-EAGER: Science Verification Activities for the 6500m HOV Alvin
Mingxi Zhou, Christopher Roman, Christopher KincaidR.I. Science and Tech. Advisory Council$79,941Pathway to Robot-Integrated Bay-Scale Ecosystem Observatory (RI-BSCO)