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The 2011 - 2012 issue of Research & Innovation is dedicated in memory of professor Scott Nixon 1943-2012

Table of Contents

Working Hard to Protect Rhode Island Waters page 18

The Impact of URI Funded Research on the Rhode Island Economy in Fiscal Year 2010 page 4 A World Leader in the Study of How Coastal and Estuarine Ecosystems Work page 6

The Limitless Inspiration of the Ocean page 19

Underwater Reaction page 20

A Legacy of Researching Rhode Island Waters with Rhode Islanders page 22

The Business of Saving Lives page 7

Big Discoveries Big History page 8

Underwater Entrepreneur page 23

The Inner Space Center page 10

Mapping the Ocean Floor page 24

Natural Products Group page 12

The University of Rhode Island Scientific Diving Safety Program page 25

Discovering Greener Solutions to Corrosion Control page 14

The Ocean as Therapy page 26

The Business of the Port of Providence page 15

URI Faculty Book Publications 2011 page 28

The Dynamic Connection Between Art and Science and the Ocean page 16

URI Research Honors & Awards 2011 page 34

What “Invasive Species” Means to Rhode Island page 17

URI Research Enterprise at a Glance page 38

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Acknowledgements

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