Welcome to the Department of Ocean Engineering at URI! Offering B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees, we currently have about 125 undergraduates, 40 graduate students, and 14 faculty and staff. Our graduate program was the first of its kind in the nation. We recently established a 5-year B.S./M.S. program for qualified students.
We conduct research and teach in the areas of ocean robotics, underwater acoustics, tsunamis, coastal circulation, marine geomechanics, ocean structures, and offshore energy generation. Our faculty have outstanding international reputations in their fields, earned significant honors and awards from professional societies, and founded a number of startup companies in ocean technology.
I would encourage you to spend some time exploring our web site and familiarize yourself with the Department. If you would like to learn more about Ocean Engineering at URI, please feel free to contact me at the email address below.
Christopher Baxter
Professor and Chair
baxter @egr.uri.edu
More about Ocean Engineering
- Meet the Faculty and Staff
- Graduate Students
- Jobs and Internships
- Scholarships
- Undergraduate Student Handbook
- OE BS Curriculum
- 5 Year BS/MS Program
- Undergraduate Advisors
- Undergraduate Degree Flow Chart
- Underwater Robotics Team
- Surface Robotics Team
Ocean Engineering in the News
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New Seabee Museum Features Navy Deep Sea Submersible Display -
URI scientists, crew recall highlights of 500 cruises aboard research vessel Endeavor -
URI Honors Colloquium continues Oct. 25 with discussion of robots used to study ocean, atmosphere -
URI Inner Space Center links scientists ashore with oceanographic research ships around the globe -
Pioneering URI engineering professor awarded Acoustical Society's Trent–Crede Medal -
Search-and-rescue software developed by URI professor used to locate crew when yacht capsized during Irish race -
Stephan Grilli recieves 2011 Scholarly Research Excellence Award
