{"id":165605,"date":"2021-01-28T14:23:45","date_gmt":"2021-01-28T19:23:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/?p=165605"},"modified":"2021-01-29T08:37:38","modified_gmt":"2021-01-29T13:37:38","slug":"happenings-fall-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/publications\/aboard-gso\/happenings-fall-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Happenings&#8211;Fall 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><em>Aboard GSO, <\/em> Fall 2020<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-150201\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Happenings-OTW-title-1024x212.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Happenings-OTW-title-1024x212.png 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Happenings-OTW-title-300x62.png 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Happenings-OTW-title-768x159.png 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Happenings-OTW-title-364x76.png 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Happenings-OTW-title-500x104.png 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Happenings-OTW-title-1000x208.png 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Happenings-OTW-title.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-165605 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"753\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Happs_ElecVehicle.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-165620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Happs_ElecVehicle.jpg 753w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Happs_ElecVehicle-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Happs_ElecVehicle-364x193.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Happs_ElecVehicle-500x266.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 753px) 100vw, 753px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-165620'>\n\t\t\t\tNarragansett Bay Campus is being served by this 100% electric vehicle.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Happs_recycling.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-165539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Happs_recycling.jpg 630w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Happs_recycling-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Happs_recycling-364x289.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Happs_recycling-500x397.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-165539'>\n\t\t\t\tFacilities operations coordinator Seth Pilotte presents the recycling system.\nPhoto by Veronica M. Berounsky\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"486\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Happs_Jones-tshirt.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-165536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Happs_Jones-tshirt.jpg 486w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Happs_Jones-tshirt-292x300.jpg 292w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Happs_Jones-tshirt-364x374.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-165536'>\n\t\t\t\tFreshly minted Ph.D. holder Colin Jones shows off the coveted GSO-graduates\u2019 t-shirt.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"761\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Happs_Corliss.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-165533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Happs_Corliss.jpg 761w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Happs_Corliss-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Happs_Corliss-364x239.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Happs_Corliss-500x329.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 761px) 100vw, 761px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-165533'>\n\t\t\t\tDean Emeritus Bruce Corliss at the bow of R\/V <em>Endeavor.<\/em> Photo by Alex DeCiccio.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h1>2020<\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-150231 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/OTW-Mnth-Jan-e1569438646397.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"83\" height=\"29\"><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>The first 100% <strong>electric vehicle<\/strong> is acquired for use by GSO Maintenance. Street legal and classified as a low-speed vehicle (LSV), it can be charged on a standard household outlet and has a range of up to 60 miles per charge. The LSV\u2019s top speed is 25 m.p.h. It can carry or tow more than 1,200 pounds. The LSV operates at one tenth the per-mile cost of a traditional truck, improves environmental sustainability for the campus, and reduces GSO\u2019s carbon footprint.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-150228 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/OTW-Mnth-Feb-e1569438625466.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"29\"><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>The <strong>Ocean Sciences Meeting 2020<\/strong>\u2014co-sponsored by the American Geophysical Union, the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography and the Oceanography Society\u2014was held in San Diego. GSO faculty, students and staff give more than 80 presentations during this week-long gathering of the ocean-sciences and the larger ocean-connected community. A reception for GSO friends and affiliates, including area alumni, was hosted by Associate Dean David Smith.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-150240 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/OTW-Mnth-Mar-e1569438700241.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"92\" height=\"29\"><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>GSO\u2019s Environmental Sustainability Committee deploys a pilot effort to gauge the community\u2019s use of and interest in <strong>advanced recycling and upcycling<\/strong> systems. Separate bins are installed in Nautilus Galley for general recycling, styrofoam, batteries, and TerraCycle (foil lined wrappers, plastic film, coffee capsules, disposable cutlery, textiles, electronic waste, office supplies) and composting. The center is part of a community effort to make the campus more environmentally sustainable. Members of Chowder and Marching Society and the committee are directing collected materials to various recycling destinations.<\/p>\n<p>Due to the <strong>Covid-19 pandemic,<\/strong> all URI classes go online and staff and faculty begin working remotely. Effective delivery of the curriculum via online classes for the remainder of the Spring semester is devised on one week\u2019s notice. Research operations are stopped or greatly reduced. The campus remains open and essential services, including maintenance and custodial work, are maintained.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-150219 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/OTW-Mnth-Apr-e1569438530403.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"90\" height=\"29\"><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>R\/V <em>Endeavor<\/em><\/strong> returns to the Narragansett Bay Campus with no cases of Covid-19 on board. News coverage includes observations from professor Rainer Lohmann, while an online \u201cWelcome Home\u201d event fields viewers\u2019 questions about the science mission. Endeavor remains at her pier with a skel\u00adeton crew and support staff.<\/p>\n<p>The Program Advisory Committee of the <strong>East Coast Oceanographic Consortium<\/strong> holds its inaugural meeting. Representatives from GSO, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and the University of New Hampshire (UNH) attend. Joel Llopiz of UNH is elected to a three-year term as committee chair.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-150243 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/OTW-Mnth-May-e1569438718697.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"91\" height=\"29\"><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>The year\u2019s degree recipients (listed below with their academic advisors in parentheses) are honored at a virtual ceremony:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Master of Oceanography<\/strong><br \/>\nShannon McCarthy (Smith)<br \/>\nSarah Shapiro (Smith)<br \/>\nNicholas Celico (Smith)<br \/>\nSkyler Jordan (Smith) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Master of Science<\/strong><br \/>\nMegan Lubetkin (Kelley)<br \/>\nChristine Gardiner (Lohmann)<br \/>\nVictoria Fulfer (D\u2019Hondt)<br \/>\nAlexis Johnson (Omand)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Doctor of Philosophy<\/strong><br \/>\nChristopher Orphanides (Collie)<br \/>\nRebecca Stevick (Gomez-Chiarri\/ Post)<br \/>\nKira Homola (Spivack)<br \/>\nColin Jones (Robinson)<\/p>\n<p><em>Advancing Reach Through Telepresence Technologies,<\/em> produced by the Inner Space Center, won a \u201cPresenter\u2019s Choice\u201d award in the <strong>2020 National Science Foundation STEM for All Video<\/strong> showcase. Presenters of the 170+ projects submitted voted for videos they felt were most creative in using video media to showcase innovative STEM initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>R.I. Sea Grant Director <strong>Dennis Nixon<\/strong> receives an honorary doctorate from Roger Williams University School of Law. Nixon, who is retiring this year, has served as Director of the R.I. Sea Grant Program since 2013. He has led a research and education program devoted to using science to improve management of R.I.\u2019s coastal waters. Dennis notes particular pride in the thousands of his former students now working in marine industries, government, law and science.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Coastal Resources Center<\/strong> and several partners host the first of four webinars that is attended by more than 230 people from 44 countries. The summit\u2014\u201cGlobal Ocean Series: Linking Large Marine Ecosystems to Local Science and Management for Sustainable Development\u201d\u2014 focuses on how scaling between local management and large marine ecosystems connects to the U.N. Decade on Ocean Sciences for Sustainable Development.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-150237 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/OTW-Mnth-Jun-e1569438677779.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"88\" height=\"29\"><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>R.I. PBS and GSO\u2019s <strong>Inner Space Center<\/strong> launch an immersive digital series for students and educators. \u201cOcean Exploration\u201d pairs extraordinary deep-sea footage, provided by Ocean Exploration Trust, with creative lesson modules.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the the #ShutDownSTEM initiative, the campus community engages in <strong>online discussions about racism, social justice and outreach.<\/strong> Volunteers facilitate topics on inequality in coastal resources management, effective allyship, white fragility and privilege, increasing public engagement, and funding to improve diversity. Participants frankly address tough issues and resolve to examine what it means to be born into privilege, how systemic racism and exclusivity exists in STEM, and what actions can be taken at GSO to construct and sustain an environment of inclusivity and allyship.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-150234 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/OTW-Mnth-Jul-e1569438661491.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"83\" height=\"29\"><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>The <strong>SURFO<\/strong> (Summer Under-graduate Research Fellowship in Oceanography) Program adopts an online format. Students make their presen\u00adtations from off campus.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Water-quality monitoring<\/strong> at South Ferry Road beach begins, providing long-absent testing services for human health concerns posed by <em>fecal coliform<\/em> and <em>enterococci<\/em> bacteria. Samples are collected every two weeks through October for analysis by URI\u2019s Watershed Watch Program.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-150222 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/OTW-Mnth-Aug-e1569438589831.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"90\" height=\"29\"><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Bruce Corliss<\/strong> completes his eight-year tenure as the fifth dean of GSO. Associate Dean David Smith serves in the inter\u00adim, until arrival of the school\u2019s sixth dean, Paula Bontempi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Memorable moments from across the Bay Campus<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2120,"featured_media":165536,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[7,2741,2403],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-165605","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aboard-gso","category-fall-2020","category-issues"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165605","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2120"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=165605"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165605\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":165994,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165605\/revisions\/165994"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/165536"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=165605"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=165605"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=165605"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}