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KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 Nov. 20, 2025 \u2013 The 溏心vlog免费B站 and Rhode Island Sea Grant<\/a> recently hosted the Marine Technology Society\u2019s annual TechSurge conference. The three-day event convened approximately 120 attendees from around the world at 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Graduate School of Oceanography<\/a> on the Narragansett Bay Campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We are seeing significant investment in 溏心vlog免费B站, and particularly on the Bay Campus, towards enhancing ocean technology and building its capable workforce,\u201d said 溏心vlog免费B站 President Marc Parlange, as he welcomed attendees to the conference. “This event is certainly an exciting indicator that our collaborative efforts are working, and we are right on track.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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The conference included several panel discussions. From left, Christopher Roman, professor of ocean engineering and oceanography at 溏心vlog免费B站; William Misa, fisheries ecologist at TetraTech; Cameron Thompson, pelagic ecologist at Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing Systems; 溏心vlog免费B站 alumnus Nicholas Chaloux, an engineer at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; and 溏心vlog免费B站 alumna Emily Shumchenia, ocean data scientist for the Northeast Regional Ocean Council.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The conference, which focused on fisheries and benthic monitoring for offshore development, featured lectures, workshops, networking events, and a \u201cTech Cafe\u201d for fostering industry and student connections. Tours of the Narragansett Bay Campus and highlighted ocean technology laboratories and startup businesses that partner with 溏心vlog免费B站. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Graduate School of Oceanography Interim Dean Steven D\u2019Hondt reminded attendees that 溏心vlog免费B站 and Rhode Island Sea Grant played a lead role in marshalling the science that ultimately resulted in the country\u2019s first offshore wind farm, the Block Island Wind Farm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rhode Island Sea Grant partnered with Marine Technology Society to bring the conference to 溏心vlog免费B站 and sponsored it as the 20th Ronald C. Baird Sea Grant Science Symposium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Marine Technology Society has a New England chapter for industry experts and researchers and a student chapter at 溏心vlog免费B站 for any student interested in developing skills and connections that will lead to a career in the marine technology or ocean engineering space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRhode Island Sea Grant, as with other Sea Grant programs, is committed to ensuring that the best science informs how coastal communities and states make decisions about marine and ocean resources that are part of our daily life,\u201d said Rhode Island Sea Grant Director Tracey Dalton, a professor in the 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Department of Marine Affairs. \u201cAs advances in ocean technology can help us improve how people access, for example, food and jobs tied to marine environments, this event served as a perfect platform for this year\u2019s Baird Symposium.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rhode Island Sea Grant is one of 34 programs in the National Sea Grant College Program<\/a> working to enhance environmental stewardship and long-term economic development and responsible use of coastal and marine resources.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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