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Director, U.S. Coastal Programs, Director of Extension, RI Sea Grant
Coastal Resources Center, Graduate School of Oceanography
401.874.6127
jmccann@uri.edu
Marine Research Associate II and Coastal and Ocean Planner
Coastal Resources Center, Graduate School of Oceanography
401-874-6701
abbey_greene@uri.edu
Professor and Graduate Director
Department of Ocean and Civil and Environmental Engineering
401.874.6575
cbaxter@uri.edu
Assistant Professor of Coastal Planning, Policy, and Design
Department of Marine Affairs
401.874.4192
abecker@uri.edu
Associate Professor and Undergraduate Director
Civil and Environmental Engineering
401.874.2680
abrads@uri.edu
Associate Professor
Department of Ocean Engineering | Graduate School of Oceanography
401.874.6217
reza_hashemi@uri.edu
Professor of Wildlife Ecology & Physiology
Department of Natural Resources Science
401.874.7531
srmcwilliams@uri.edu
Professor of Oceanography and Director
Coastal Resources Center, Graduate School of Oceanography
401.874.6233
jpwalsh@uri.edu
Students
Alumni
B.S. '08 M.S. '12 PhD '18, Oceanography
Marine Ecologist, National Park Service
B.S. '21 Environmental & Natural Resource Economics
Staff, Coastal Resources Center/RI Sea Grant
B.S. '09, Marine Biology
Manager of Environmental Affairs, Vineyard Wind
B.S. '08, Environmental Economics and Management
Legislative Liaison and Interdepartmental Manager at RI OER
B.S. '20, Ocean Engineering & Minor, Engineering Entrepreneurship
Project Consultant, Offshore Construction Associates
B.A. '00, Economics and Political Science & M.A. '06, Political Science
State Energy Commissioner of the Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources
B.S. '21 Ocean Engineering, Renewables Track
Offshore Wind Energy Engineer for Mott MacDonald
M.A. '17, Marine Affairs
Senior Policy Analyst at NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
PhD '17, Environmental and Natural Resource Economics & Blue MBA '10
Administrator, Grid Modernization and Systems Integration at RI OER
B.S. '18, Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
Marine Affairs Coordinator at Ørsted - Offshore North America
PhD '20, Marine Affairs
NOAA: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration