Our faculty bring a broad range of scholarly interests to the Marine Biology program. Their research is currently supported by grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF), US Department of Agriculture (USDA), Rhode Island Sea Grant and the National Park Service. They all involve undergraduate and graduate students in their lab, field and shipboard research activities. Our faculty will be growing over the next several years with new faculty hires.
Marine Biology Faculty in Biological Sciences (BIOSCI):
Dr. Christopher Lane - marine genomics, evolution of algae
Dr. Gabrielle Kass-Simon - neurobiology of invertebrates
Dr. Brad A. Seibel - physiology in extreme environments
Dr. Carol Thornber - ecology of algae
Dr. Jacqueline F. Webb (Coordinator, Marine Biology Program) sensory biology and development of fishes
Dr. Brad Wetherbee - ecology and behavior of elasmobranchs
Dr. Cheryl D. Wilga - functional morphology of elasmobranchs
Dr. Robert Bullock (currently Assoc. Dean, College of Arts and Sciences) - systematics of mollusks
Dr. Robert Hill - Research Professor - physiology
Dr. J. Stanley Cobb - Professor Emeritus - ecology and behavior of crustaceans
Marine Biology Faculty in Other Departments at URI:
Department of Fisheries, Animal, and Veterinary Sciences (FAVS):
David Bengtson
Terry Bradley
Barry Costa-Pierce (Director, RI Sea Grant Program)
Marta Gomez-Chiarri
Michael A. Rice
Department of Natural Resources Science (NRS):
Graham Forrester
Arthur Gold
Graduate School of Oceanography (GSO):
Robert Ballard
Jeremy Collie
Steven D'Hondt
Edward Durbin
Bethany Jenkins
Susanne Menden-Deuer
Scott Nixon
Candace Oviatt
Chris Roman
Theodore Smayda
David Smith (Assoc. Dean, Academic Affairs)
Jennifer Specker
Karen Wishner
Robert Campbell
Percy Donaghay
Robert Kenney
William Macy
Lucie Maranda
Tatiana Rynearson
James Sullivan |
