Undergraduate Research
SURFO SPECIAL: Understanding Cold-Water Corals
SURFO student, HuxleyAnn Huefner, describes her summer research on deep-water corals.
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Undergraduate Research
SURFO SPECIAL: Robots and Velcro: How You’re $2,500 Away from Being an Oceanographer
SURFO student, Ashley Hutchins, describes her summer research on a cool remote controlled vehicle known as GeoFF.
Undergraduate Research
Deep Learning of the “Sea”: Using Artificial Intelligence to Better Understand our Earth’s Climate
Exploring ocean sea surface temperature datasets might be the answer to understanding our Earth’s climate.
Undergraduate Research
Is coastline seaweed in danger?
Seaweed growing on shores must survive between tides. But climate change may threaten those hardy species.
Undergraduate Research
Let’s not get ahead of ourselves: Verifying models to predict future oceans
Predicting tomorrow's ocean conditions relies on improving models, today. This summer, SURFO student Katharina Gallmeier worked on just that.
Undergraduate Research
That’s a weird thermometer! Using changes in the travel time of sound to monitor changes in ocean temperatures
How can we use the speed of sound in seawater to track ocean temperatures and study climate change?
Undergraduate Research
SURFO SPECIAL: Robotic Takeover in the 21st Century: Using Self-Driving Vehicles to Better Evaluate Our Water Quality
Each summer, the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography (GSO) hosts undergraduate students from all over the country…
Undergraduate Research
Puerto Rico and the Blue Economy: Towards an Energy Independent Island
After Hurricane Maria, parts of Puerto Rico had no power for over a year. Can clean energy help?
Undergraduate Research
Bay Watch: Tracking Long-term Changes in Nutrients and Phytoplankton Composition in Narragansett Bay, RI
Phytoplankton composition can vary based on environmental changes. How can we study these important organisms over time?
Undergraduate Research
Studying tiny ocean organisms on a large scale: How do we make sure we have accurate, useful data?
Studying phytoplankton across the Northeast U.S. Shelf is much more accessible with continuous chlorophyll-a data, but the data may need…
Biology Fisheries Methodology Undergraduate Research
SURFO Special: Examining Atlantic cod populations on Northeast Atlantic through morphometric analysis
It's important to understand the species specifics for proper fisheries management. Learn about how URI GSO's SURFO, Angel Reyes, used…
Climate Change Human impacts Undergraduate Research
SURFO Special: Has COVID-19 Affected Plane Emissions?
Since March, COVID-19 has had a huge impact on how we live our day-to-day lives. But how has it changed…
Physical oceanography Undergraduate Research
SURFO Special: The Power of a Swirl
What makes the Mid Atlantic Bight off the U.S. East Coast so unique? SURFO student Madeline Mamer spent this past…
Climate Change Coastal Management En Espanol Ocean Exploration Physical oceanography Undergraduate Research
El Golfo de San Lorenzo es un histórico rompecabezas de oxígeno
Adalberto Ubinas Romero es un estudiante de último año en la Universidad de Puerto Rico en Humacao con especialización en…
Chemistry Hazards Human Health Toxicology Undergraduate Research
SURFO SPECIAL: Flame retardants: Not as friendly as we like to think
Jamillez Olmo Classen is a senior at the University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo, majoring in Technology in Industrial Chemical…
Biology Coastal Management Ecology Undergraduate Research
SURFO SPECIAL: The world is your oyster: Collecting data on Matunuck Oyster Farm
Did you know that oysters act as a biological water purifier? Thus, many different environmental conditions like the tide and…
Biological oceanography Book Review deep sea Genetics ocean engineering Remote Sensing Science Communication Undergraduate Research
Growing a Scientist: Undergraduate Research 2017
Each summer, the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography (GSO) hosts undergraduate students from all over the country…
Undergraduate Research
Notes from the Undergrads: Summer Research Projects in Oceanography (Part II)
Undergraduates from all over the US have come to the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography this summer…
Undergraduate Research
Notes from the Undergrads: Summer Research Projects in Oceanography! (Part I)
Undergraduates from all over the US have come to the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography this summer…