Dr. Paula Bontempi, the dean of the University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography, joined Rhode Island Commerce’s Blue Economy Podcast to discuss how the world of academia is preparing students to take ocean exploration and research to the next level. 

The podcast series features one-on-one interviews with influential global leaders covering the past, present and future of the world’s burgeoning ocean economy. It is the first podcast solely dedicated to covering the big-picture happenings of the world’s burgeoning ocean economy.

Listen to the full episode here.