{"id":191117,"date":"2025-09-03T15:18:56","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T19:18:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/?page_id=191117"},"modified":"2026-01-08T15:11:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T20:11:48","slug":"research-ocean-discovery","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/research-ocean-discovery\/","title":{"rendered":"Research: Ocean Discovery"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-hero-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-hero   cl-has-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-hero-proper\"><div class=\"overlay\"><div class=\"block\"><h1>Research | Ocean Discovery<\/h1><\/div><\/div><div class=\"still\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/symbiosis-ropos.jpg);\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls-container\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-icon\" title=\"Accessibility controls\">Accessibility controls<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-motion-control cl-accessibility-control-hidden\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Pause motion\">Pause motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">On<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Play motion\">Play motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Off<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-contrast-control\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Increase text contrast\">Increase text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Standard<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Reset text contrast\">Reset text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">High<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-system-setting\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle\" title=\"Apply my preferences site-wide\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle-label\">Apply site-wide<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>What discoveries are GSO researchers making?<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether it\u2019s charting unexplored historic shipwrecks or tracing the movement of persistent organic pollutants through inland waterways and into Arctic food webs, GSO is uncovering critical knowledge about our ocean planet. Combining innovative technologies, cross-disciplinary expertise, and world-class partnerships, our researchers reveal processes and impacts that shape life on Earth\u2014deepening our understanding and strengthening our ability to care for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/news\/how-did-freshened-water-end-up-beneath-the-seafloor-sediment-collected-by-scientists-may-reveal-answers\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/1-43.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Sediment may reveal why there is freshened water beneath seafloor<\/h2><p>GSO&#8217;s Becky Robinson was one of three chief scientists leading the New England Shelf Hydrogeology expedition, a 74-day mission with 41 researchers from around the world.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">Ocean drilling expedition<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/news\/new-study-reveals-coral-reef-food-webs-are-more-siloed-and-vulnerable-than-previously-understood\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/7-K-diving-Red-Sea.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Challenging long-held assumptions about reef resilience <\/h2><p>A study led by GSO assistant professor Kelton McMahon reveals that food webs on tropical reefs are more structured and specialized than previously understood.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">Vulnerable reef food webs<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/news\/alaskan-salt-marshes-offer-insight-to-understudied-but-dynamic-environments\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/erinpecksaltmarsh.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Alaskan salt marshes offer insight to understudied, but dynamic environments <\/h2><p>GSO researchers Erin Peck &amp; Emily Hall are investigating how tectonic activity and human impacts shape salt marsh geomorphology and carbon dynamics.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">Quake-altered marshes<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ocean Discovery Research<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular\"><table><thead><tr><th>Name<\/th><th>Leaders<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/research\/air-sea-interaction-research-group\/\">Air-Sea Interaction Research Group<\/a><\/td><td>Tetsu Hara<br>Isaac Ginis<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beinartlab.com\/\">Beinart Lab<\/a><\/td><td>Roxanne Beinart<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/marecotec.com\/\">Marine Ecology and Technology<\/a><\/td><td>Andrew Davies<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/research\/the-lohmann-lab\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lohmann Lab (Persistent Organic Pollutants)<\/a><\/td><td>Rainer Lohmann<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/research\/dynamics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dynamics of Ocean Currents and Fronts<\/a><\/td><td>Kathy Donohue<br>Randy Watts<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/research\/kelley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kelley Group and Micro-Analytical Geochemistry Laboratory<\/a><\/td><td>Katherine Kelley<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/lewis-lab\/\">Lewis Lab<\/a><\/td><td>Kris Lewis<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/keltonmcmahon.com\/\">McMahon Ocean Ecogeochemistry Lab<\/a><\/td><td>Kelton McMahon<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/research\/marine-ecosystems-research-laboratory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Marine Ecosystems Research Laboratory<\/a><\/td><td>Candace Oviatt<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/research\/robinson-lab\/\">The Robinson Lab<\/a><\/td><td>Rebecca Robinson<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/mendendeuerlab.com\/\">Quantitative Microbiology Menden-Deuer Lab (Plankton Ecology)<\/a><\/td><td>Susanne Menden-Deuer<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>GRASP Lab<\/td><td>Kenna Rubin<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/research\/ocean-carbon-lab\/\">Ocean Carbon Lab<\/a><\/td><td>Hongjie Wang<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/momand7.wixsite.com\/omandlab\">Omand Lab<\/a><\/td><td>Melissa Omand<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/research\/marine-ecosystems-research-laboratory\/\">Marine Ecosystems Research Laboratory<\/a><\/td><td>Candace Oviatt<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/innerspacecenter.org\/\">Fish<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/research\/fish-trawl\/\"> <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/innerspacecenter.org\/\">Trawl Survey<\/a><\/td><td>Jeremy Collie<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nickpizzooceans.com\/\">Surf Lab (SURFace Processes Lab)<\/a><\/td><td>Nick Pizzo<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/research\/plankton\/\">The Narragansett Bay Long-Term Plankton Time Series<\/a><\/td><td>Tatiana Rynearson<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/rynearson-lab\/\">Rynearson Lab (Plankton Ecology and Evolution)<\/a><\/td><td>Tatiana Rynearson<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/research\/research-facilities\/walsh-laboratory\/\">Walsh COAST Lab<\/a><\/td><td>J.P. Walsh<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/research\/the-dhondt-lab\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">D\u2019Hondt Lab (Geobiology)<\/a><\/td><td>Steve D\u2019Hondt<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/jaimepalter.wixsite.com\/urigso\">Ocean Circulation and Biogeochemistry Lab<\/a><\/td><td>Jaime Palter<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/hurricane-research\/\">Hurricane Modeling Group<\/a><\/td><td>Isaac Ginis<br>Tetsu Hara<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/soslab.wordpress.com\/\">Smart Ocean Systems Lab<\/a><\/td><td>Mingxi Zhou<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/weilaburi.wixsite.com\/home\">Wei Lab<\/a><\/td><td>Matt Wei<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/research\/ocean-robotics\/\">Ocean Robotics Program<\/a><\/td><td>Stephen Licht<br>Melissa Omand<br>Brennan Phillips<br>Chris Roman<br>Adam Soule<br>Lora Van Uffelen<br>Mingxi Zhou<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-hero-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-hero   cl-has-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-hero-proper\"><div class=\"overlay\"><div class=\"block\"><h1>New autonomous vehicle helps advance understanding of the deep sea and its critical minerals<\/h1><p>Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute, Orpheus Ocean, and Federal agencies partner on new deep sea technology<\/p><a class=\"cl-button\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/news\/new-autonomous-vehicle-helps-advance-understanding-of-the-deep-sea-and-its-critical-minerals\/\" title=\"\">Unexplored seafloor<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"still\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/seabed-polymetallic-nodules-copy.jpg);\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls-container\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-icon\" title=\"Accessibility controls\">Accessibility controls<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-motion-control cl-accessibility-control-hidden\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Pause motion\">Pause motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">On<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Play motion\">Play motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Off<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-contrast-control\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Increase text contrast\">Increase text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Standard<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Reset text contrast\">Reset text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">High<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-system-setting\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle\" title=\"Apply my preferences site-wide\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle-label\">Apply site-wide<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Principal Investigators | Ocean Discovery<\/h2>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"uri-people-tool cl-tiles fifths\"><div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/roxanne-a-beinart\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"364\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Beinart_headshot_25-364x364.jpg\" class=\"u-photo third_column wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Beinart_headshot_25-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Beinart_headshot_25-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Beinart_headshot_25-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Beinart_headshot_25-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Beinart_headshot_25-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Beinart_headshot_25-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Beinart_headshot_25.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/roxanne-a-beinart\/\">Roxanne A. Beinart<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Associate Professor of Oceanography<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.6492<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:rbeinart@uri.edu\">rbeinart@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/paula-s-bontempi\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"364\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/AGSO-Card_Bontempi-364x364.jpg\" class=\"u-photo third_column wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/AGSO-Card_Bontempi-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/AGSO-Card_Bontempi-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/AGSO-Card_Bontempi-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/AGSO-Card_Bontempi.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/paula-s-bontempi\/\">Paula S. Bontempi<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Professor of Oceanography<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.6222<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:paulabontempi@uri.edu\">paulabontempi@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/steven-dhondt\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"364\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/DHondt_Headshot-2-364x364.jpg\" class=\"u-photo third_column wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/DHondt_Headshot-2-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/DHondt_Headshot-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/DHondt_Headshot-2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/DHondt_Headshot-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/DHondt_Headshot-2-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/DHondt_Headshot-2-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/DHondt_Headshot-2.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/steven-dhondt\/\">Steven D&#8217;Hondt<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Interim Dean; Professor of Oceanography<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.6808<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:dhondt@uri.edu\">dhondt@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/kathleen-donohue\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"364\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Awards-Graphic-364x364.jpg\" class=\"u-photo third_column wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Awards-Graphic-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Awards-Graphic-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Awards-Graphic-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Awards-Graphic-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Awards-Graphic-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Awards-Graphic-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Awards-Graphic.jpg 945w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/kathleen-donohue\/\">Kathleen Donohue<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Professor of Oceanography<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.6615<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:kdonohue@uri.edu\">kdonohue@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card \">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/isaac-ginis\/\">Isaac Ginis<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Professor of Oceanography<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.6484<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:iginis@uri.edu\">iginis@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/tetsu-hara\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"364\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/hara-500px-1-364x364.jpg\" class=\"u-photo third_column wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/hara-500px-1-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/hara-500px-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/hara-500px-1.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/tetsu-hara\/\">Tetsu Hara<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Professor of Oceanography<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.6509<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:tetsuhara@uri.edu\">tetsuhara@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/keisuke-inomura\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"364\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/inomura-500px-364x364.jpg\" class=\"u-photo third_column wp-post-image\" alt=\"Headshot of Keisuke Inomura\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/inomura-500px-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/inomura-500px-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/inomura-500px.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/keisuke-inomura\/\">Keisuke Inomura<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Assistant Professor of Oceanography<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:inomura@uri.edu\">inomura@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/katherine-kelley\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"364\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/039_Katie_Kelley_2-500px-364x364.jpg\" class=\"u-photo third_column wp-post-image\" alt=\"Headshot of Katherine Kelley.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/039_Katie_Kelley_2-500px-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/039_Katie_Kelley_2-500px-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/039_Katie_Kelley_2-500px.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/katherine-kelley\/\">Katherine Kelley<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Professor of Oceanography<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.6838<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:kelley@uri.edu\">kelley@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/chris-kincaid\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"364\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/chris-kincaid-500px-364x364.jpg\" class=\"u-photo third_column wp-post-image\" alt=\"Headshot of Chris Kincaid, he is wearing a backwards baseball cap and a life preserver as he drives a boat\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/chris-kincaid-500px-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/chris-kincaid-500px-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/chris-kincaid-500px.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/chris-kincaid\/\">Chris Kincaid<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Professor of Oceanography<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.477.2330<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:kincaid@uri.edu\">kincaid@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/kristy-lewis\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"364\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/kristy-lewis-364x364.jpeg\" class=\"u-photo third_column wp-post-image\" alt=\"Headshot of Kristy Lewis\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/kristy-lewis-364x364.jpeg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/kristy-lewis-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/kristy-lewis.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/kristy-lewis\/\">Kris A. Lewis<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Assistant Professor of Oceanography<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:kristy.lewis@uri.edu\">kristy.lewis@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/rainer-lohmann\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"364\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Rainer-Lohmann-1-364x364.jpg\" class=\"u-photo third_column wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Rainer-Lohmann-1-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Rainer-Lohmann-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Rainer-Lohmann-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Rainer-Lohmann-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Rainer-Lohmann-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Rainer-Lohmann-1-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Rainer-Lohmann-1-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Rainer-Lohmann-1-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Rainer-Lohmann-1-1280x1280.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Rainer-Lohmann-1-2000x2000.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Rainer-Lohmann-1-scaled.jpg 2560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/rainer-lohmann\/\">Rainer Lohmann<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Professor of Oceanography<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.6612<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:rlohmann@uri.edu\">rlohmann@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/brice-loose\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"364\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/brice--364x364.jpeg\" class=\"u-photo third_column wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/brice--364x364.jpeg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/brice--300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/brice--768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/brice--500x500.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/brice-.jpeg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/brice-loose\/\">Brice Loose<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Associate Professor of Oceanography<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.6676<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:bloose@uri.edu\">bloose@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/martha-c-mcconnell\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"364\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/McConnell-500px-364x364.jpg\" class=\"u-photo third_column wp-post-image\" alt=\"Headshot of Dr. Martha McConnell\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/McConnell-500px-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/McConnell-500px-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/McConnell-500px.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/martha-c-mcconnell\/\">Martha C. McConnell<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Associate Teaching Professor<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.6441<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:m_mcconnell@uri.edu\">m_mcconnell@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/kelton-mcmahon\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"364\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/kelton-1-e1718902243152-364x364.jpeg\" class=\"u-photo third_column wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/kelton-1-e1718902243152-364x364.jpeg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/kelton-1-e1718902243152-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/kelton-1-e1718902243152-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/kelton-1-e1718902243152-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/kelton-1-e1718902243152-500x500.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/kelton-1-e1718902243152-1000x1000.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/kelton-1-e1718902243152.jpeg 1167w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/kelton-mcmahon\/\">Kelton W McMahon<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Associate Professor of Oceanography<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.6944<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:kelton_mcmahon@uri.edu\">kelton_mcmahon@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/susanne-menden-deuer\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"364\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/menden-500px-364x364.jpg\" class=\"u-photo third_column wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/menden-500px-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/menden-500px-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/menden-500px.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/susanne-menden-deuer\/\">Susanne Menden-Deuer<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Professor of Oceanography<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.6608<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:smenden@uri.edu\">smenden@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/colleen-b-mouw\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"364\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Colleen_Mouw_2023_web-e1751980686745-364x364.jpg\" class=\"u-photo third_column wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Colleen_Mouw_2023_web-e1751980686745-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Colleen_Mouw_2023_web-e1751980686745-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Colleen_Mouw_2023_web-e1751980686745-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Colleen_Mouw_2023_web-e1751980686745-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Colleen_Mouw_2023_web-e1751980686745-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Colleen_Mouw_2023_web-e1751980686745-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Colleen_Mouw_2023_web-e1751980686745-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Colleen_Mouw_2023_web-e1751980686745-1280x1280.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Colleen_Mouw_2023_web-e1751980686745-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Colleen_Mouw_2023_web-e1751980686745-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Colleen_Mouw_2023_web-e1751980686745.jpg 1667w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/colleen-b-mouw\/\">Colleen B. Mouw<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Professor of Oceanography; Acting Dean, Graduate School<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.6506<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:cmouw@uri.edu\">cmouw@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/melissa-m-omand\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"364\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/melissa_omand-500px-364x364.jpg\" class=\"u-photo third_column wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/melissa_omand-500px-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/melissa_omand-500px-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/melissa_omand-500px.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/melissa-m-omand\/\">Melissa Omand<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Associate Professor of Oceanography<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.6610<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:momand@uri.edu\">momand@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/jaime-b-palter\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"364\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/palter2-500px-364x364.jpg\" class=\"u-photo third_column wp-post-image\" alt=\"Headshot of Jaime Palter\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/palter2-500px-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/palter2-500px-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/palter2-500px.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/jaime-b-palter\/\">Jaime B. Palter<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Professor of Oceanography<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.6490<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:jpalter@uri.edu\">jpalter@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/erin-k-peck\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"364\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/AD_01382-e1730916353418-364x364.jpg\" class=\"u-photo third_column wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/AD_01382-e1730916353418-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/AD_01382-e1730916353418-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/AD_01382-e1730916353418-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/AD_01382-e1730916353418-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/AD_01382-e1730916353418.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/erin-k-peck\/\">Erin K. Peck<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Assistant Professor of Oceanography<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:erin.peck@uri.edu\">erin.peck@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/nick-pizzo\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"364\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/NickPizzo-e1704485922385-364x364.jpg\" class=\"u-photo third_column wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/NickPizzo-e1704485922385-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/NickPizzo-e1704485922385-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/NickPizzo-e1704485922385-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/NickPizzo-e1704485922385-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/NickPizzo-e1704485922385.jpg 999w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/nick-pizzo\/\">Nick Pizzo<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Assistant Professor of Oceanography<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">718.986.1640<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:nicholas.pizzo@uri.edu\">nicholas.pizzo@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/rebecca-s-robinson\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"364\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Rebecca-Robinson-scaled-e1686318094795-364x364.jpg\" class=\"u-photo third_column wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Rebecca-Robinson-scaled-e1686318094795-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Rebecca-Robinson-scaled-e1686318094795-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Rebecca-Robinson-scaled-e1686318094795-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Rebecca-Robinson-scaled-e1686318094795-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Rebecca-Robinson-scaled-e1686318094795-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Rebecca-Robinson-scaled-e1686318094795-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Rebecca-Robinson-scaled-e1686318094795-1000x999.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Rebecca-Robinson-scaled-e1686318094795-1280x1279.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Rebecca-Robinson-scaled-e1686318094795.jpg 1708w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/rebecca-s-robinson\/\">Rebecca S. Robinson<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Professor of Oceanography<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.6569<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:rebecca_r@uri.edu\">rebecca_r@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/chris-roman\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"364\" height=\"348\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Roman_super-for-AGSO_01138-e1743434364491-364x348.jpg\" class=\"u-photo third_column wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Roman_super-for-AGSO_01138-e1743434364491-364x348.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Roman_super-for-AGSO_01138-e1743434364491-300x287.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Roman_super-for-AGSO_01138-e1743434364491-1024x980.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Roman_super-for-AGSO_01138-e1743434364491-768x735.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Roman_super-for-AGSO_01138-e1743434364491-500x479.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Roman_super-for-AGSO_01138-e1743434364491-1000x957.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Roman_super-for-AGSO_01138-e1743434364491.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/chris-roman\/\">Chris Roman<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Professor of Oceanography<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.6115<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:croman2@uri.edu\">croman2@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/kenna-rubin\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"364\" height=\"321\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/KennaRubin-20250417-copy-364x321.jpg\" class=\"u-photo third_column wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/KennaRubin-20250417-copy-364x321.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/KennaRubin-20250417-copy-300x265.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/KennaRubin-20250417-copy-500x441.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/KennaRubin-20250417-copy.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/kenna-rubin\/\">Kenna Rubin<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Professor of Oceanography<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401-874-6561<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:kenna.rubin@uri.edu\">kenna.rubin@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/tatiana-rynearson\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"364\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/rynearson-500px-b-364x364.jpg\" class=\"u-photo third_column wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/rynearson-500px-b-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/rynearson-500px-b-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/rynearson-500px-b.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/tatiana-rynearson\/\">Tatiana Rynearson<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Professor of Oceanography<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.6022<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:rynearson@uri.edu\">rynearson@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/yang-shen\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"364\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/yshen-500px-364x364.jpg\" class=\"u-photo third_column wp-post-image\" alt=\"Photo of Dr. Yang Shen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/yshen-500px-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/yshen-500px-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/yshen-500px.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/yang-shen\/\">Yang Shen<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Professor of Oceanography<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.6848<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:yshen@uri.edu\">yshen@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/david-c-smith\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"364\" height=\"312\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Smith-headshot-2025-2-e1772730349377-364x312.jpg\" class=\"u-photo third_column wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Smith-headshot-2025-2-e1772730349377-364x312.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Smith-headshot-2025-2-e1772730349377-300x257.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Smith-headshot-2025-2-e1772730349377.jpg 403w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/david-c-smith\/\">David C. 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