New Funded research Q3 of FY26

In the third quarter of FY 2026, GSO received $4.7 million in research funding. In addition, GSO researchers submitted and/or participated in over $11.5 million in proposals during this quarter. The following are individual new awards to GSO:

Investigator(s)AmountSourceProject Title
Jitka Becanova, Rainer Lohmann$20,000US Geological Survey/Department of the InteriorRI Water Resources Center: Investigating ultrashort-chain PFAS sources in Rhode Island's drinking water
Rainer Lohmann, Jitka Becanova$125,000Research Corp of the University of GuamQuantitative assessment of PFAS releases from septic systems in Guam
Jennifer McCann, Robbie Hudson$99,995RI Coastal Res Mgt.CouncilRI Recreational Fishing OWE Expansion
Kelton McMahon, Emmanuel Oyewole$8,000The Nature ConservancyTNC URI Student Award Grant: Artificial reef production versus concentration in offshore wind farm seascapes
Colleen Mouw$49,992Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing Systems (NERACOOS)Multi-Trophic Level Expansion of the Gulf of Maine Marine Biodiversity Observation Network: Meeting Management Challenges
Elin Torell, Tyler Pavlowich$899,999US Department of State USAIDRENEWAL: US Dept State-USAID/Philippines, Fish Right Program
Simon Vojta$8,819Henry M. Jackson FoundationPer- and Poly-fluoroalkyl substances and risk of thyroid cancers in active-duty service members
D Randolph Watts$7,980GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean ResearchPIES Release Rearming Kits-Begler GEOMAR