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Information originally provided by the University, October 1999
Updated from the University Website, 2003
Updated from the University Website, 2008
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University of Rhode Island,
Graduate School of Oceanography:
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"The Graduate School of Oceanography (GSO) of the University of Rhode Island offers instruction leading to the Master of Science (MS) and the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees in the classical areas of oceanography - biological, chemical, geological, and physical - as well as in interdisciplinary and related areas such as atmospheric chemistry. GSO is one of the largest and most widely known graduate schools of oceanography in the United States, with approximately 100 students currently enrolled and more than 600 alumni. It is the cornerstone of an array of marine programs at the University, providing the opportunity for students in several other graduate programs to conduct research in marine-related areas. GSO 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."
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Geological Oceanography:
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"Our scientists study subaerial and submarine volcanoes from a variety of tectonic settings including island arcs, back-arc basins, mid-ocean ridges, and oceanic islands associated with mantle plumes. Igneous petrology, high temperature geochemistry, and volcaniclastic sedimentation are all current areas of research. Students in geological oceanography take basic courses which cover topics in marine geophysics and plate tectonics, petrology of oceanic rocks, sedimentation processes in the ocean, and paleoceanography and paleoclimatology. Students may select from advanced courses in these fields as well as in volcanology, paleomagnetism, micropaleontology and stratigraphy, isotope geochemistry, and deep-sea sedimentary environments."
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URL:
University of Rhode Island:
http://www.uri.edu/
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