Abstract

The undergraduate and graduate program in Ocean Engineering at the University of Rhode Island is one of the oldest such programs in the United States. This program offers Bachelors, Masters (thesis and non-thesis options), and Ph.D. degrees in Ocean Engineering. The Ocean Engineering program has a strong acoustic component both at the undergraduate and graduate level. At the graduate level, students can specialize in several areas including geoacoustic inversion, propagation modeling, marine mammal acoustics, ocean acoustic instrumentation, transducers, etc. Current acoustics related research activities of various groups will be presented. Information regarding the requirements of entry into the program will be provided. Many graduates from the program hold faculty positions at a number of universities in the United States and abroad. In addition, graduates from the ocean acoustics program at URI are key staff at many companies and organizations. The opportunities and challenges facing the program will be summarized.

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