John King is a Professor Emeritus of the URI Graduate School of Oceanography, Dr. King is a geological oceanographer who has done extensive work in estuaries and coastal lagoons. His research interests are pollution, habitat, eco-risk, and paleo-environmental studies in coastal areas. John has steadfastly served the CI, serving as the Chair of the Narragansett Bay Estuary Program’s Science Advisory Committee as it worked to produce a milestone report, “The State of Narragansett Bay and Its Watershed.” Dr. King has also served the CI as an associate director of the CI advisory group.