Meet the Team
Interested in joining our lab? When inquiring about opportunities, please send along your resume, transcripts and research interest statement.
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Dr. Colleen Mouw, Assistant Professor
University of Rhode Island
Graduate School of Oceanography
215 South Ferry Road
Narragansett, RI 02882
(401) 874-6506
cmouw@uri.edu
B.S. Biology, Western Michigan University
M.S. Oceanography, University of Rhode Island
Ph.D. Oceanography, University of Rhode Island
TECHNICAL STAFF
Audrey Ciochetto, Marine Research Specialist IV
audreyciochetto@uri.edu
B.S. 2000, Oceanography, Millersville University
M.S. 2005, Oceanography, Dalhousie University
GRADUATE STUDENTS
Kyle Turner, M.S. student
kjturner@my.uri.edu
B.S. 2017, Earth Science (Oceanography and Estuarine Science concentration) George Mason University
Jessica Carney, M.S. student
jessica_carney@my.uri.edu
B.S. 2018, Marine Science, Eckerd College
Angela Yu, Ph.D. student
awyu@mtu.edu
B.S. 2010, Environmental Science, University of Michigan Dearborn
M.S. 2013, Environmental Policy, Michigan Tech University
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
Chris Jenkins, Undergraduate Research Assistant
B.S. expected 2019, Marine Biology, University of Rhode Island
FORMER
Dr. Brice Grunert, Ph.D. student
Ph.D. 2018, Michigan Technological University
now a post-doc at Columbia University and City University of New York
Cassandra Alexander, Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow in Oceanography (SURFO)
B.S. expected 2019, Earth Sciences (Ocean Sciences and Coastal Studies), Millersville University
Virginie Sonnet, visiting M.S. student (spring-summer 2018)
International M.S. in Marine Biological Resources (IMBRSea) Program
Ian Lew, Undergraduate Research Assistant
B.S. 2018, Environmental Science and Management, University of Rhode Island
Mikaela Kimpton, High School Research Assistant
Kyle Turner, SURFO
B.S. 2017, Earth Science (Oceanography and Estuarine Science concentration) George Mason University
Daniel Barton, Undergraduate Researcher
B.S. 2016, Environmental Engineering, Michigan Tech University
Jason Jakary, Undergraduate Researcher
B.S. 2016, Geology, Michigan Tech University
now at the US Coast Guard
Rebekka Guyon, Undergraduate Researcher
B.S. 2016, Geological Engineering, Michigan Tech University
now in a graduate program in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Michigan Tech University
John Trochta, Undergraduate Researcher & Research Assistant
B.S. 2013, Environmental Engineering & Ecology, Michigan Tech University
now a graduate student at University of Washington, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
Ben Kramka, Undergraduate Researcher
B.S. 2016, Geological Engineering, Michigan Tech University
now at Wenck