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 byJohn Patrick Shanley, Jr.
Succeeded bySpencer E. Dickinson
Personal details
Born (1955-03-04) March 4, 1955 (age 69)
San Jose, CA
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseRufina Delizo Rice
ChildrenMaria Isabel Rice, J.D.[1][2]
ResidenceWakefield, R.I.
ProfessionProfessor of Fisheries & Aquaculture at University of Rhode Island
Alma materUniversity of San Francisco,
University of California, Irvine
Known foraquaculture of bivalves
Scientific career
FieldsAquaculture, Environmental physiology
InstitutionsUniversity of Rhode Island
ThesisTransepithelial flux of amino acids in three species of marine bivalve molluscs (1987)
Doctoral advisorGrover C. Stephens
Websitehttp://web.uri.edu/favs/michael-a-rice/

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.

  1. ^ "Maria I. Rice, Esq". Rhode Island Bar Association. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  2. ^ "Archived version of About Michael A. Rice". Archived from the original on November 21, 2008. Retrieved July 8, 2012.