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Name
University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Oceanography (GSO)
Address
URI Bay Campus
215 South Ferry Road
Zipcode
02882-1197
City
Narragansett
State
Rhode Island
Country
United States
Phone
+1 (401) 874 6222
Fax
+1 (401) 874 6889
Email
info@gso.uri.edu
Centre Website
https://web.uri.edu/gso/

organisation profile

Interest in the marine sciences and oceanography at the University of Rhode Island dates back to the mid-1930s when the Narragansett Marine Laboratory was established. With significant reorganization and considerable expansion, the initial marine program became the University's Graduate School of Oceanography in 1961. In 1971, the University was designated one of the original group of national Sea Grant Colleges. The Sea Grant College Program, which emphasizes applied marine studies and public service, involves departments and faculty members throughout the University and is under the supervision of the Vice Provost for Marine Programs, who is also Dean of the Graduate School of Oceanography. In 1989, the Graduate School of Oceanography was named a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Center of Excellence in coastal marine studies. Recently, the National Research Council ranked the Graduate School of Oceanography's Ph.D. program one of the best in the country and fifth among oceanographic institutions. The Narragansett Bay Campus The Graduate School of Oceanography is located on the Narragansett Bay Campus, six miles from the University's main campus in Kingston, and, as a center for marine studies, is ideally situated on the shore of the West Passage of the bay. Research at GSO Research at the Bay Campus is conducted on approximately 200 research programs which have a combined budget of approximately $23 million in federal funds. This research ranges from the dynamics of present-day ocean circulation to the nature of ocean circulation 100 million years ago, and from the role of bacteria in carbon cycles to the communication of whales and dolphins. The research activities at GSO require an extensive and specialized array of scientific and technical equipment and services. Many of the laboratories and instrument facilities are state-of-the-art and unique to GSO.

results in other services

  • Cruise summary report (CSR)
  • Marine environmental research project (EDMERP)
  • Ocean going Cruise programmes (POGO)

edmo metadata

EDMO record id
1445
Collating centre
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Latest update
19 January 2012 5:53:19 PM