Michael A. Rice
Michael A. Rice | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives from the 35th district | |
| In office January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | John Patrick Shanley, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Spencer E. Dickinson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 4, 1955 |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Rufina Delizo Rice |
| Children | Maria Isabel Rice, Esq. |
| Profession | Professor of Fisheries & Aquaculture at University of Rhode Island |
| Scientific career | |
| Education | University of San Francisco, University of California, Irvine |
| Known for | aquaculture of bivalves |
| Fields | Aquaculture, Environmental physiology |
| Institutions | University of Rhode Island |
| Thesis | Transepithelial flux of amino acids in three species of marine bivalve molluscs (1987) |
| Doctoral advisor | Grover C. Stephens |
| Website | http://web.uri.edu/favs/michael-a-rice/ |
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Michael Alan Rice (born March 4, 1955) is an American professor of fisheries and aquaculture at the University of Rhode Island and former state representative from South Kingstown, Rhode Island. A Democrat, he served in the Rhode Island House of Representatives, representing the 35th district, encompassing the village of Kingston and West Kingston, and parts of the neighborhoods of Tuckertown, Wakefield and Peace Dale. Rice was first elected on November 4, 2008, and served from January 3, 2009, to January 3, 2011.