Arts & Sciences

Big Data • Quantum Computation • Computational Relativity & Astrophysics • Machine Learning Applications • Digital Humanities & Art • Mathematical Modeling
Department of Physics
- Aidan Chatwin-Davies
- Rob Coyne
- Gaurav Khanna
- Len Kahn
- Peter Nightingale
- Michael Pürrer
- Vanita Srinivasa
- Wenchao Ge
- Jaewoong Jung
- David Heskitt
- Derek Davis
- Deborah Ferguson
Department of Computer Science & Statistics
- Joan Peckham
- Sarah Brown
- Abdeltawab Hendawi
- Noah Daniels
- Nina Kajiji
- Gavino Puggioni
- Marco Alvarez
- Lutz Hamel
- Natallia Katenka
- Lisa DiPippo
- Haihan Yu
- Kaleel Mahmood
- Krishna Venkatasubramanian
- Shaun Wallace
- Jing Wu
Department of Mathematics & Applied Mathematical Sciences
- Nancy Eaton
- James Baglama
- Tom Bella
- Lubos Thoma
- Jonathan Chavez-Casillas
- Vasilije Perovic
- Mustafa Kulenovic
- Mark Comerford
- Kelum Gajamannage
- Nhu Nguyen
- Pengyu Liu
- Ayse Sharland
Department of Chemistry
Harrington School of Communication & Media
Department of Art & Art History
Business
Big Data • Computational Finance • Machine Learning Applications
Department of Finance
Department of Business Analytics & Information Systems
Department of Accounting
Department of Supply Chain Management
Department of Marketing
Engineering

Materials Research • HPC • Engineering Optimization • Molecular Dynamics • Computational Mechanics
Chemical, Biomolecular & Materials Engineering
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Electrical, Computer & Biomedical Engineering
- Resit Sendag
- Bin Li
- Yalda Shahriari
- Hui Lin
- Tao Wei
- Qing Yang
- Kunal Mankodiya
- Sungho Kim
- Yeonho Jeong
- Dhaval Solanki
- Megan Chiovaro
Mechanical, Industrial & Systems Engineering
Ocean Engineering
- Lora van Uffelen
- Stéphan Grilli
- Reza Hashemi
- Jason Dahl
- Bradford Knight
- Che-Wei Chang
- Jim Miller
- Stephen Licht
Environment & Life Sciences

Big Data • Computational Molecular Ecology • Computational Evolutionary Genetics • Machine Learning Applications
Department of Natural Resources Science
Department of Fisheries, Animal & Veterinary Sciences
Department of Biological Sciences
Department of Cell & Molecular Biology
- Bethany Jenkins
- Kathryn Ramsey
- Matthew Ramsey
- Lenore Martin
- Ying Zhang
- Jodi Camberg
- Nic Fisk
- Laura Eme
- Claudia Fallini
- Rachel Schwartz
- Niall Howlett
Institute for Immunology & Informatics (I‑Cubed)
Department of Environmental & Natural Resource Economics
Department of Geosciences
Nursing
Health Sciences
Big Data • Computational Social Science • Machine Learning Applications
Department of Nutrition & Food Sciences
Department of Psychology
Department of Human Development & Family Science
Oceanography

Big Data • Physical Oceanography • Seismology • Machine Learning Applications
Graduate School of Oceanography (GSO)
- Roxanne Beinart
- Tatiana Rynearson
- Susanne Menden-Deuer
- Steve D’Hondt
- Isaac Ginis
- Chris Kincaid
- Yang Shen
- Meng Wei
- Peter Cornillon
- Brice Loose
- Kelton McMahon
- Tetsu Hara
- Lew Rothstein
- Keisuke Inomura
- Jaime Palter
- Colleen Mouw
- Kristy Lewis
- Kathleen Donohue
- Nicholas Pizzo
- Robert Campbell
Pharmacy
Big Data • Bioinformatics
Department of Pharmacy Practice & Clinical Research
Department of Biomedical & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Recent News:
- Spring ’26 semester workshops
The details of our Spring ‘26 semester workshops appear below. These are open to faculty, staff, and students and are totally free. https://docs.unity.uri.edu/news/2026/01/uri-spring-26-workshops/ You can also find these on the URI events calendar (and subscribe): https://events.uri.edu/group/ai This semester we have a new workshop on “Quantum Algorithms for Engineers and Scientists”. PS: Previously recorded versions are… Read more: Spring ’26 semester workshops - Set Sail for Innovation: Hack@URI 2026
The IACR is supporting a student-led Hackathon initiative. Additional information about the event is available here: https://hackaturi.com/. The IACR is actively seeking industry partners, mentors, and judges across the various tracks. We are also interested in identifying potential guest speakers who may be willing to participate. Please reach out to us if you’re interested. - Faculty Spotlight: Manshu Yang (Psychology)
Dr. Manshu Yang, associate professor of quantitative health psychology, uses advanced statistical methods and high-performance computing to improve how researchers analyze longitudinal data, missing data, and real-world health behaviors. - Faculty Spotlight: Roxanne Beinart (GSO)
Dr. Roxanne Beinart uses high-performance computing to study deep-sea microbial symbiosis—research that reveals how life adapts after volcanic eruptions and drives innovation in bioinformatics at URI. - URI Research Projects Featured at SC25 in the MGHPCC Booth
Several URI research projects will be showcased this month at Supercomputing 2025, hosted at the MGHPCC booth—a global stage for innovation in high-performance computing.
