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The MIT-WHOI Joint Program faculty are listed here under WHOI and MIT.

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Donald M. Anderson, Senior Scientist
Director, Coastal Ocean Institute
Biology, WHOI
Profile
Laboratory of Don Anderson
Red Tide and Harmful Algal Blooms
Ecology of Harmful Algal Blooms (ECOHAB), Gulf of Maine Project
Keywords: phytoplankton, harmful algal blooms

Carin J. Ashjian, Associate Scientist
Biology, WHOI
Profile
U.S. GLOBEC Georges Bank Information
Keywords: zooplankton

Andrew D. Ashton,, Assistant Scientist
Geology and Geophysics, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: coastal processes, geomorphology

Arthur B. Baggeroer, Ford Professor of Engineering
Depts. of Electrical Engineering/Computer Science and Mechanical Engineering, MIT
Profile
Keywords: sonar, ocean acoustics, adaptive arrays

Mark Baumgartner, Assistant Scientist
Biology, WHOI
Profile

Robert C. Beardsley, Scientist Emeritus
Physical Oceanography, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: coastal circulation, observations, tides, physical-biological coupling

Stace Beaulieu, Research Specialist
Biology, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: benthic-pelagic coupling, benthic invertebrates, deep-sea biology

Mark D. Behn, Associate Scientist
Geology and Geophysics, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: geodynamics, geophysics

Pavel Berloff, Associate Scientist
Physical Oceanography, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: geophysical fluid dynamics, wind-driven circulation, Lagrangian dynamics, numerical modeling

Joan M. Bernhard, Associate Scientist
Geology and Geophysics, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: biogeochemical sedimentology, foraminiferal ecology and paleoecology

Karen L. Bice, Associate Scientist
Geology and Geophysics, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: paleooceanography; paleoclimatology

Amy S. Bower, Senior Scientist
Physical Oceanography, WHOI
Profile
Web site
Keywords: dense overflows, Lagrangian floats, Gulf Stream

Kenneth H. Brink, Senior Scientist
Physical Oceanography, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: Coastal, topographic effects, SeaSoar

Ken O. Buesseler, Senior Scientist
Chemical Oceanography, WHOI
Profile
Cafe Thorium
Keywords, carbon cycle science, colloid chemistry, environmental biogeochemistry, geochemistry, global change, isotope geochemistry, nuclear and radioactive waste disposal, ocean tracers, particle fluxes, radiochemistry

Ilya Buynevich, Assistant Scientist
Geology and Geophysics, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: coastal geology, geophysics

Richard Camilli, Assistant Scientist
Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering, WHOI
Profile

Juan Pablo Canales, Associate Scientist
Geology and Geophysics, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: marine seismic reflection/refraction

Karen Casciotti, Associate Scientist
Marine Geochemistry, WHOI
Profile
Web page
Keywords: nitrogen cycle, stable isotopes, biolgical isotope fractionation, molecular ecology and physiology, nitrification, denitrification, nitrifier-denitrification, nitrous oxide

Hal Caswell, Senior Scientist
Biology, WHOI
Profile
NO-HYPE: Nearshore/Offshore Hydrodynamics and Population Ecology
Keywords: mathematical ecology, population biology

Claudia Cenedese, Associate Scientist
Physical Oceanography, WHOI
Profile
Web site
Keywords: geophysical fluid dynamics, laboratory experiments, eddies, coastal circulation

Matt Charette, Associate Scientist
Marine Geochemistry, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: coastal groundwater, environmental biogeochemistry, environmental chemistry, estuarine sciences, global change, nutrient chemistry, ocean tracers, radiochemistry

Alan D. Chave, Senior Scientist
Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: seafloor observatories, electromagnetic measurements, instrumentation

Anne Cohen, Research Specialist
Geology and Geophysics, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: biomineralization, ocean acidification, paleoceanography, low temperature geochemistry

John A. Collins, Research Specialist
Geology and Geophysics, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: marine seismology

John A. Colosi, Associate Scientist
Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: acoustical oceanography, ocean internal waves, ocean climate, wave propagation
(Currently On Leave of Absence)

Marco Coolen, Assistant Scientist
Marine Biogeochemistry, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: sedimentary paleogenomics, ancient DNA, paleoecology, paleoenvironments, microbial ecology, microbial activities, lipid geochemistry, Quaternary climate change, Arctic, Antarctic, Black Sea, stratified anoxic ecosystems

William B. Curry, Senior Scientist
Geology and Geophysics, WHOI
Director, Ocean and Climate Change Institute
Profile
Keywords: paloeceanography, paleoclimatology

John W.H. Dacey, Associate Scientist
Biology, WHOI
Profile
CV
Keywords: biogeochemistry

Sarah B. Das, Assistant Scientist
Geology and Geophysics, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: glaciology, paleoclimatology

Cabell S. Davis, Senior Scientist
Director, Ocean Life Institute
Biology, WHOI
Profile
U.S. GLOBEC Georges Bank Information
Ocean Life Institute
Keywords: zooplankton

Robert S. Detrick, Jr.
Vice President for Marine Facilities and Operation
Senior Scientist, Geology and Geophysics, WHOI
Keywords: geophysics; marine seismology

Henry J. B. Dick, Senior Scientist
Geology and Geophysics, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: igneous petrology & geochemistry

Scott C Doney, Senior Scientist
Marine Geochemistry, WHOI
Profile
Web site
Keywords: air-sea exchange, carbon cycle science, climate, computer simulation and modeling, ecosystem dynamics, global change, ocean circulation, ocean tracers, remote sensing

Jeffrey P. Donnelly, Associate Scientist
Geology and Geophysics, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: coastal processes; sedimentology

Timothy F. Duda, Associate Scientist
Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: ocean sound propagation, acoustic tomography, acoustic remote sensing, internal waves

Sonya Dyhrman, Associate Scientist
Biology, WHOI
Profile
CV
Keywords: phytoplankton, nutrients, physiological ecology, primary production, cellular indicators of nutrient stress

Timothy I Eglinton, Senior Scientist and Department Chair
Organic Geochemistry, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: atmospheric deposition, carbon cycle science, diagenesis, environmental biogeochemistry, environmental chemistry, geochemistry, geochronology, global change, isotope geochemistry, ocean tracers, organic chemistry, paleoceanography, petroleum science, quaternary geology, radiochemistry, sedimentary geochemistry

Steve Elgar, Senior Scientist
Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: nearshore, surfzone, sediment, morphological processes

Rob. L Evans, Associate Scientist
Geology and Geophysics, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: geophysics; electromagnetics

John W. Farrington, Scientist Emeritus
Organic Geochemistry, Environmental Chemistry, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: biogeochemistry of organic contaminants; marine organic geochemistry; science education; science-policy interactions; oil pollution; contaminated sediments; ocean environmental quality

Gonzalo Feijoo, Assistant Scientist
Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: numerical modeling, wave propagation, inverse problems

Kenneth G. Foote, Senior Scientist
Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: surveying marine organisms; acoustic scattering

Daniel J. Fornari, Senior Scientist
Director, Deep Ocean Exploration Institute
Geology and Geophysics, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: geologist; seafloor tectonics and volcanism

David M. Fratantoni, Associate Scientist
Physical Oceanography, WHOI
Profile
Glider Lab
Keywords: observational oceanography, eddies, autonomous floats

Nelson M Frew, Senior Research Specialist
Analytical Geochemistry, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: air-sea exchange, remote sensing, sea-surface microlayer

Glenn Gaetani, Associate Scientist
Geology and Geophysics, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: experimental petrology

Scott M. Gallager, Associate Scientist
Biology, WHOI
Profile
U.S. GLOBEC Georges Bank Information
Keywords: zooplankton, larval ecology

Rebecca J. Gast, Associate Scientist
Biology, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: microzooplankton, symbiosis

Glen G. Gawarkiewicz, Senior Scientist
Physical Oceanography, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: coastal circulation, polar oceanography, numerical modeling, SeaSoar

W. Rockwell Geyer, Senior Scientist
Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering, WHOI
Profile
AOPE department overview
Keywords: estuaries, coastal hydrodynamics, dispersion, sediment transport, morphodynamics

Liviu Giosan, Associate Scientist
Geology and Geophysics, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: coastal processes; sedimentology

David M Glover, Research Specialist
Chemical Oceanography, WHOI
Profile
Web page
Keywords: air-sea exchange, carbon cycle science, carbon dioxide, computer simulation and modeling, geochemical modeling, global change, nutrient chemistry, ocean chemistry, ocean tracers, particle fluxes, remote sensing, seawater properties

Mark A. Grosenbaugh, Senior Scientist
Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: hydrodynamic modeling, mooring dynamics, fish propulsion

Mark Hahn, Senior Scientist
Biology, WHOI
Profile
The Hahn Lab
Keywords: environmental toxicology, biochemistry

Stanley R. Hart, Scientist Emeritus
Geology and Geophysics, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: geochemistry

Karl R. Helfrich, Senior Scientist
Physical Oceanography, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: geophysical fluid dynamics, stratified flows, hydraulics, laboratory experiments

Kai-Uwe Hinrichs, Adjunct Scientist
Geology and Geophysics, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: biogeochemistry

Susumu Honjo, Scientist Emeritus
Geology and Geophysics, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: sedimentation

Rui Xin Huang, Senior Scientist
Physical Oceanography, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: energetics, thermocline structure, thermohaline, wind-driven circulation, climate

Konrad Hughen, Associate Scientist
Geochronology and Radioisotopes, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: carbon cycle science, geochemical modeling, geochemistry geochronology, global change, paleoceanography, quaternary geology, trace elements

Susan E. Humphris, Senior Scientist and Department Chair
Geology and Geophysics, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: marine geochemistry

Steve R. Jayne, Associate Scientist
Physical Oceanography, WHOI
Web site
Keywords: western boundary currents, remote sensing, climate

William J. Jenkins, Senior Scientist
Director, NOSAMS
Chemical Oceanography, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: air-sea exchange, carbon cycle science, climate, computer simulation and modeling, deep-sea hydrothermal processes, ecosystem dynamics, geochemical modeling, global change, global element cycles, isotope geochemistry, nutrient chemistry, ocean circulation, ocean tracers, particle fluxes, radiochemistry, sediment-seawater exchange

Rubao Ji, Assistant Scientist
Biology, WHOI
Profile
Personal Webpage
U.S. Globec Georges Bank Information
Keywords: coupled biological-physical modeling, food web dynamics

Terrence M. Joyce, Senior Scientist
Physical Oceanography, WHOI
Profile
Web site
Keywords: general circulation, oceanic variability, climate

Lloyd D. Keigwin, Jr., Senior Scientist
Geology and Geophysics, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: paleoceanography; paloeclimatoloty

Darlene Ketten, Senior Scientist
Biology, WHOI
Profile
Research
Keywords: marine mammals, hearing

Elizabeth B. Kujawinski, Assistant Scientist
Chemical Oceanography, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: organic geochemistry, microbial ecology, high-resolution mass spectrometry, biogeochemical cycles, bacterial-protozoan interactions

Mark D. Kurz, Senior Scientist
Chair, Joint Committee on Chemical Oceanography
Geochronology and Radioisotopes, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: hard-rock geochemistry

Young-Oh Kwon, Assistant Scientist
Physical Oceanography, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: ocean's role in climate, climate variability, large-scale circulation, mode water

Phoebe J. Lam, Assistant Scientist
Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry, WHOI
Profile
Website
Keywords: iron cycling, carbon cycle science, geochemistry of marine particulates, efficiency of biological pump (POC transfer efficiency), synchrotron x-ray techniques (U-XRF, XAS)

Carl H. Lamborg, Assistant Scientist
Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry, WHOI
Profile
Website
Keywords: mercury biogeochemistry, marine particle dynamics, trace metal chemistry

Andone Lavery, Assistant Scientist
Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: acoustic scattering processes

James R. Ledwell, Senior Scientist
Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: ocean circulation, tracer release experiments

Steven J. Lentz, Senior Scientist
J. Seward Johnson Chair, Education Coordinator
Physical Oceanography, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: coastal oceanography, wind-driven circulation, buoyancy-driven circulation, boundary layer dynamics

Jian Lin, Senior Scientist
Geology and Geophysics, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: geodynamics; marine geophysics

Daniel Lizarralde, Associate Scientist
Geology and Geophysics, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: marine seismology, geophysics

George P. Lohmann, Scientist Emeritus
Geology and Geophysics, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: marine paleoecology

James F. Lynch, Department Chair and Senior Scientist
Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: underwater acoustics, shallow water acoustics, arctic acoustics, acoustic tomography, high-frequency backscatter from particles

Laurence P. Madin, Senior Scientist and Acting Director of Research
Biology, WHOI
Profile
Zooplankton Ecology working group
Keywords: zooplankton

Olivier Marchal, Associate Scientist
Geology and Geophysics, WHOI
Profile
Keywords:paleoceanography; paleoclimatology

William R. Martin, Associate Scientist
Chemical Oceanography, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: diagenesis, radiochemistry, sediment-seawater exchange, sedimentary geochemistry

Michael S. McCartney, Senior Scientist
Physical Oceanography, WHOI
Profile
Web site
Keywords: circulation, climate, water mass

Daniel C. McCorkle, Associate Scientist
Geology and Geophysics, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: benthic geochemistry

Judith E. McDowell, Senior Scientist and Department Chair
Biology, WHOI
Director, WHOI Sea Grant
Profile
Sea Grant Program
Keywords: physiology, environmental toxicology

Dennis J. McGillicuddy Jr., Senior Scientist
Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: mesoscale dynamics, upper ocean processes, numerical modeling

Jeff McGuire, Associate Scientist
Geology and Geophysics, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: marine geophysics; geodetics

Jerry F. McManus, Associate Scientist
Geology and Geophysics, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: paleoceanography; paleoclimatology

Tracy Mincer, Assistant Scientist
Chemical Oceanography, WHOI
Profile
Research Interests: Gaining a deeper understanding of the selective pressures on microorganisms in their environment. Determining how microbes force higher planetary processes through secondary metabolite production and enzyme adaptations.

James W Moffett, Senior Scientist
Chemical Oceanography, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: environmental biogeochemistry, environmental chemistry, trace elements

Michael J. Moore, Senior Research Specialist
Biology, WHOI
Profile 1
Profile 2
Keywords: marine mammals

Lauren S. Mullineaux, Senior Scientist
Biology, WHOI
Profile
Mullineaux Lab home page
Keywords: larval ecology, benthic ecology

Michael G. Neubert, Associate Scientist
Biology, WHOI
Profile
NO-HYPE: Nearshore/Offshore Hydrodynamics and Population Ecology
Keywords: mathematical ecology

Robert J. Olson, Senior Scientist
Biology, WHOI
Profile
The Olson Lab: Plankton Ecology
Keywords: phytoplankton

Delia W. Oppo, Senior Scientist
Geology and Geophysics, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: paleocenaography; paleoclimatology

W. Brechner Owens, Senior Scientist
Physical Oceanography, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: large-scale circulation, climate, observations, floats, ice

Joseph Pedlosky, Senior Scientist
Physical Oceanography, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: equatorial jets and undercurrents, baroclinic instability, eddies and topography

Bernhard Peucker-Ehrenbrink, Associate Scientist
Marine Geochemistry, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: geochemistry, global element cycles, hard-rock geochemistry, isotope geochemistry, mantle geochemistry, sedimentary geochemistry, trace elements

Robert S. Pickart, Senior Scientist
Physical Oceanography, WHOI
Profile
R.S. Pickart Group
Keywords: western boundary currents, ventilation, deep convection

Jesus Pineda, Associate Scientist
Biology, WHOI
Profile
Benthic Ecology and Nearshore Oceanography Lab
NO-HYPE: Nearshore/Offshore Hydrodynamics and Population Ecology
Keywords: larval ecology, benthic ecology

Albert J. Plueddemann, Senior Scientist
Physical Oceanography, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: air-sea interaction, upper ocean processes, surface boundary layer

Kurt L. Polzin, Associate Scientist
Physical Oceanography, WHOI
Profile
Website
Keywords: internal waves, mixing, stirring, fine structure

Lawrence J. Pratt, Senior Scientist
Physical Oceanography, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: deep overflows, chaos, meanders, hydraulics

James C. Preisig, Associate Scientist
Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: acoustic propagation modeling, signal processing, numerical optimization, communications

James F. Price, Senior Scientist
Associate Dean, WHOI
Physical Oceanography, WHOI
Profile
Web site
Keywords: deep overflows, observations, upper ocean dynamics

Andrey Proshutinsky, Senior Scientist
Physical Oceanography, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: arctic ocean, tides, numerical modeling, climate

Britt Raubenheimer, Associate Scientist
Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: surf and swashzone processes, wave runup, alongshore currents

Chris Reddy, Associate Scientist
Organic Geochemistry, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: environmental biogeochemistry, environmental chemistry, organic chemistry

Daniel J Repeta, Senior Scientist
Organic Geochemistry, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: carbon cycle science, climate, colloid chemistry, diagenesis, ecosystem dynamics, environmental biogeochemistry, environmental chemistry, estuarine sciences, geomicrobiology, global change, global element cycles, microbial biogeochemistry, nuclear and radioactive waste disposal

Robert A. Reves-Sohn, Associate Scientist
Geology and Geophysics, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: geophysics; marine seismology

Laura Robinson, Assistant Scientist
Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry, WHOI
Profile
Website
Keywords: geochronology, isotope geochemistry, trace metals, atmospheric deposition, carbon cycle science, diagenesis, low temperature geochemistry, ocean tracers, paleoceanography, radiochemistry, biomineralization, weathering, proxy development, global change, deep-sea corals

Olivier Rouxel, Assistant Scientist
Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: isotope biogeochemistry

Mak Saito, Associate Scientist
Biogeochemistry, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: Trace element biogeochemistry, metal-microbes interactions, cyanobacteriology, marine metalloenzymes, environmental genomics and proteomics, evolution of biogeochemical cycles

Fred Sayles, Scientist Emeritus
Marine Geochemistry, WHOI
Profile

Rudolf S. Scheltema, Scientist Emeritus
Biology, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: larval ecology, benthic ecology

Raymond W. Schmitt, Senior Scientist
Physical Oceanography, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: mixing, salt fingers, water cycle, observations

Hans Schouten, Senior Scientist
Geology and Geophysics, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: geophysics; marine magnetism

Jeffrey S. Seewald, Senior Scientist
Experimental Petrology/Phase Equilibria, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: deep-sea hydrothermal processes, fluid-rock interaction, geochemical modeling, geochemistry, isotope geochemistry, mid-ocean ridges, petroleum science, sedimentary geochemistry

Timothy Shank, Associate Scientist
Biology, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: population genetics, hydrothermal vents

Alison Shaw, Assistant Scientist
Geology and Geophysics, WHOI
Profile
Personal Site
Keywords: mantle geochemistry, volcanology

Nobumichi Shimizu, Senior Scientist
Geology and Geophysics, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: solid earth geochemistry

Edward R Sholkovitz, Senior Scientist
Chemical Oceanography, WHOI
Profile
Buoy-mounted samplers/sensors
Keywords: atmospheric chemistry, coastal groundwater, estuarine sciences, geochemistry, remote sensing, sedimentary geochemistry, trace elements

Stefan Sievert, Associate Scientist
Biology, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: microbiology

Kenneth W. Sims, Associate Scientist
Geology and Geophysics, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: solid earth geochemistry

Hanumant Singh, Associate Scientist
Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering, WHOI
Profile
Web site
Keywords: computer vision, system architecture, algorithms for acoustic and optical imaging, underwater vehicle system architecture, communications, docking

Deborah K. Smith, Senior Scientist
Geology and Geophysics, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: geology; volcanology

Heidi M. Sosik, Associate Scientist
Biology, WHOI
Profile
The Sosik Lab: Optical Oceanography and Phytoplankton Ecology
Keywords: phytoplankton, bio-optics

Adam Soule, Assistant Scientist
Geology and Geophysics, WHOI
Profile

Michael A. Spall, Senior Scientist
Physical Oceanography, WHOI
Profile
Web site
Keywords: numerical modeling, mesoscale flows, boundary currents

Timothy K. Stanton, Senior Scientist
Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: acoustic scattering, marine organisms, sea ice, scattering models

Victoria Starczak, Research Associate
Biology, WHOI
Profile
Benthic Ecology and Nearshore Oceanography Lab
Keywords: benthic ecology, statistics

John J. Stegeman, Senior Scientist
Biology, WHOI
Profile
John Stegman's Lab home page
Keywords: biochemistry, environmental toxicology

Ralph A. Stephen, Senior Scientist
Geology and Geophysics, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: marine seismology; geoacoustics

Fiamma Straneo, Associate Scientist
Physical Oceanography, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: convection, thermohaline circulation, interannual-decadal variability, high-latitudes

Craig D. Taylor, Associate Scientist
Biology, WHOI
Profile
Rinehart Coastal Research Center
Keywords: biogeochemistry, microbiology

John M. Teal, Scientist Emeritus
Biology, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: salt marsh ecology, biogeochemistry

Gene Terray, Research Specialist
Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: upper ocean dynamics, air-sea interaction, surface waves, boundary layer mechanics, acoustic remote sensing, signal processing

Leif Thomas, Assistant Scientist
Physical Oceanography, WHOI
Profile
Web site
Keywords: upper ocean physics; frontal dynamics; submesoscale flows; geophysical fluid dynamics

William G. Thompson, Assistant Scientist
Geology and Geophysics, WHOI
Profile

Simon Thorrold, Senior Scientist
Biology, WHOI
Profile
The Fish Ecology Lab
Keywords: fish ecology

Margaret K. Tivey, Senior Scientist
Marine Geochemistry, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: deep-sea hydrothermal processes, geochemical modeling, geochemistry, mid-ocean ridges

Maurice A. Tivey, Senior Scientist
Geology and Geophysics, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: geophysics; marine magnetism

Dierdre Toole, Assistant Scientist
WHOI
Profile

John M. Toole, Senior Scientist
Physical Oceanography, WHOI
Profile
CV
Keywords: mixing, general circulation, instrumentation

Peter A. Traykovski, Associate Scientist
Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: hydrodynamics, sediment dynamics, bedform processes

John H. Trowbridge, Senior Scientist
Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: geophysical boundary layers, mechanics of sediment transport, shelf and nearshore processes

Brian E. Tucholke, Senior Scientist
Geology and Geophysics, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: geophysics; tectonics

Peter L. Tyack, Senior Scientist
Biology, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: marine mammals

Benjamin Van Mooy, Associate Scientist
Marine Biogeochemistry, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: organic geochemistry, molecular biology, global biogeochemical cycles, microbial ecology, planktonic nutrient dynamics, carbon export

Bruce A. Warren, Scientist Emeritus
Physical Oceanography, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: abyssal circulation, hydrography, observations

John B. Waterbury, Scientist Emeritus
Biology, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: microbiology

Robert A. Weller, Senior Scientist and Department Chair
Physical Oceanography, WHOI
Profile
Upper Ocean Processes Group
Keywords: upper ocean processes, boundary layer meteorology, observations

Jean K. Whelan, Oceanographer Emeritus
Organic Geochemistry, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: geochemistry, geomicrobiology, organic chemistry, organic geochemistry, petroleum science, remote sensing, trace elements

Sheri N. White, Assistant Scientist
Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: in situ instrumentation, optics, Raman spectroscopy, hydrothermal vents

John A. Whitehead, Senior Scientist
Physical Oceanography, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: laboratory studies, geophysical fluid dynamics, convection

Peter H. Wiebe, Senior Scientist
Biology, WHOI
Profile
U.S. GLOBEC Georges Bank Information
Keywords: zooplankton

Albert J. Williams III, Scientist Emeritus
Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: ocean mixing processes, boundary layer measurements, modeling, sediment/fluid interaction, oceanographic instrumentation

Peter Winsor, Associate Scientist
Physical Oceanography, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: Polar oceanography, expeditions and observations, numerical modeling, mixing

Carl O. Wirsen, Oceanographer Emeritus
Biology, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: microbiology

Jiayan Yang, Associate Scientist
Physical Oceanography, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: Arctic ocean, marginal seas, ocean modeling, climate

James A. Yoder
Vice President for Academic Programs and Dean
Senior Scientist, Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry, WHOI
Profile

Dana R. Yoerger, Associate Scientist
Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: robotics, Autonomous Benthic Explorer, deep sea observatories

Lisan Yu, Associate Scientist
Physical Oceanography, WHOI
Profile
Web site
Keywords: climate, equatorial dynamics

Oliver C. Zafiriou, Scientist Emeritus
Chemical Oceanography, WHOI
Profile
Keywords: air-sea exchange, carbon dioxide, environmental biogeochemistry, environmental chemistry, ocean chemistry, organic chemistry, photochemistry

 

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Arthur B. Baggeroer, Ford Professor of Engineering
Depts. of Electrical Engineering/Computer Science and Mechanical Engineering, MIT
Profile
Keywords: sonar, ocean acoustics, adaptive arrays

Tanja Bosak, Cecil and Ida Green Assistant Professor of Geobiology
Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, MIT
Profile
Keywords: molecular and morphological biomarkers, molecular microbiology, fossilization, microbial and algal ecophysiology

Edward A. Boyle, Professor
Marine Geochemistry, MIT
Research interests
Keywords: paleoceanography; trace element geochemistry; sediment geochemistry

Rafael L. Bras, Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering, MIT
Profile 1
Profile 2
Keywords: fluvial geomorphology, hydroclimatology

Sallie W. Chisholm, Professor
Lee and Geraldine Martin Professor of Environmental Studies
Civil and Environmental Engineering and Biology, MIT
Research interests
Chisholm Lab
Keywords: phytoplankton

Peter Dedon, Professor
Chemistry, Toxicology and Biological Engineering, MIT
Profile
Keywords: toxicology

Edward F. DeLong, Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering, MIT
Chair, Joint Committee for Biological Oceanography
Profile
Keywords: Environmental genomics, microbial diversity, photobiology, integrating microbial systems biology with systems ecology

Kerry A. Emanuel, Professor
Tropical Meteorology and Climate, MIT
Profile
Keywords: global climate, tropical cyclone activity

John M. Essigmann, Professor
Chemistry, Toxicology and Biological Engineering, MIT
Profile
Keywords: toxicology

J. Brian Evans, Professor
Rock Mechanics, MIT
Profile
Keywords: effect of fluids and iimpurities on strength; interrelationships of porosity, permeability; and plastic flow

Raffaele Ferrari, Associate Professor of Oceanography
Chair of Joint Committee for Physical Oceanography
Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, MIT
Profile
Website
Keywords: upper ocean processes, mixing, stirring, geophysical fluid dynamics

Glenn Flierl, Professor
Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, MIT
Research interests
Keywords: geophysical fluid dynamics, nonlinear waves, eddies, bio-physical interactions

Mick Follows, Principal Research Scientist
Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, MIT
Web site
Keywords: ocean circulation, biogeochemical cycles, numerical modeling, observations

Frederick A. Frey, Professor
Geochemistry, MIT
Research interests
Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis (INAA) facilityl
Keywords: utilization of elemental and isotopic abundances to understand evolution of the earth's mantle and the petrogenesis of igneous rocks in different tectonic settings; ongoing projects include studies of Indian ocean ridge basalts (plate divergence), Andean volcanism (plate convergence), and intraplate basaltic volcanism in oceanic (Hawaii, Iceland) and continental settings (China)

Alan D. Grossman, Professor
Biology, MIT
Research interests
Keywords: microbiology

Timothy L. Grove, Professor
Geology, MIT
Co-Chair, Joint Committee for Marine Geology and Geophysics
Research interests
Keywords: experimental phase equilibrium and kinetic studies to develop an understanding of the chemical evolution of the earth's mantle at ocean spreading centers; mantle melting processes that lead to the generation of mid-ocean ridge basalts and crystallization and chemical differentiation that accompanies the formation of oceanic crust

Philip M. Gschwend, Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering, MIT
Profile
Keywords: environmental organic chemistry

Bradford Hager, Cecil and Ida Green Professor of Earth Sciences
Co-Chair, Joint Committee for Marine Geology and Geophysics
Mantle Dynamics, MIT
Profile
Keywords: Numerical modelling of solid-state convection at high Rayleigh numbers; study of the Earth's gravity field; core-mantle coupling; space-geodetic observations of surface deformation; dynamical processes in the interiors of the terrestrial planets

Harold F. Hemond, Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering, MIT
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Keywords: biogeochemistry and hydrology of wetlands; chemical limnology; in-situ instrumentation

Nancy Hopkins, Professor
Biology, MIT
Research interests
Keywords: developmental biology

David E. Housman, Professor
Biology, MIT
Research interests
Keywords: genetics

Roger D. Kamm, Professor
Mechanical Engineering and Biological Engineering, MIT
Profile
Keywords: biomechanics, physiology

Jonathan King, Professor
Biology, MIT
Research interests
Keywords: proteins

Jacqueline A. Lees, Professor
Biology, MIT
Associate Director, Center for Cancer Research
Research interests
Keywords: cell cycles

John J. Leonard, Associate Professor
Mechanical Engineering, MIT
Profile
Keywords: sensor data fusion, autonomous underwater vehicles, adaptive echolocation

Pierre Lermusiaux, Associate Professor
Mechanical Engineering and Ocean Science
and Engineering, MIT
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MODELSEAS lab

Ole S. Madsen, Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering, MIT
Profile
Keywords: wave mechanics, sediment transport mechanics, turbulent boundary layers

Nicholas Makris, Associate Professor
Mechanical Engineering, MIT
Profile
Keywords: acoustical oceanography, underwater imaging, matched field tomography

John Marshall, Professor
Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, MIT
Web site
Keywords: ocean modeling, climate, biogeochemical cycles, geophysical fluid dynamics

Paul Matsudaira, Professor
Biology, MIT
Research interests
Matsudaira Laboratory
Keywords: cell biology, biochemistry

Chiang C. Mei, Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering, MIT
Profile
Keywords: bubble dynamics, wave processes, hydrodynamics

Jerome H. Milgram, Professor
Mechanical Engineering, MIT
Profile
Keywords: dynamics, numerical simulations, ocean measurements

Heidi M. Nepf, Associate Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering, MIT
Profile
Keywords: turbulence, wave-breaking, estuaries

Dianne K. Newman, John & Dorothy Wilson Professor of Biology and Geobiology
Departments of Biology and Earth and Planetary Sciences, MIT
Profile
Keywords: geobiology, microbiology, biogeochemistry

Shuhei Ono, Assistant Professor
Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, MIT
Profile
Keywords: stable isotope, biogeochemical cycle, mass-independent fractionation, deep biosphere, hydrothermal deposit, Archean

Alan Oppenheim, Distinguished Professor
Electrical Engineering/Computer Science, MIT
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Research in DSPG
Keywords: signal processing, geophysical signal processing, chaotic and fractal signals

Terry L. Orr-Weaver, Professor
Biology, MIT
Research interests
Keywords: cell cycles

Martin Polz, Associate Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering, MIT
Profile
Keywords: microbial ecology

Paola Rizzoli, Professor
Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, MIT
Profile
Keywords: climate, general ocean circulation, ecosystem models, data assimilation

Stéphane Rondenay, Associate Professor
Seismology, MIT
Profile
Keywords: High resolution, teleseismic imaging of the Earth's subsurface; assembly and tectonic evolution of the continental lithosphere; core-mantle boundary processes

Daniel H. Rothman, Professor
Geophysics, MIT
Dan Rothman's Group
Keywords: numerical models of nonlinear dynamical systems, fluid dynamics, and pattern formation; theoretical models of rock physics; numerical methods for seismology

Leigh H. Royden, Professor
Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, MIT
Research interests
Keywords: regional geology and geophysics; plate tectonics, thermal effects of continental deformation; mechanics of large-scale continental deformation; lithospheric flexure; continental extensions and sedimentary basin formation; uplift and erosion in mountain belts

Henrik Schmidt, Professor
Mechanical Engineering, MIT
Acoustics Group
Keywords: numerical modeling, seismo-acoustic propagation

Hazel L. Sive, Professor
Biology, MIT
Research interests
Keywords: developmental biology

Peter K. Sorger, Professor
Biology, MIT
Research interests
Keywords: cell division

Roger E. Summons, Professor
Geobiology, MIT
Research interests
Keywords: biogeochemistry and geobiology with the following themes: lipid chemistry of geologically significant microbes and microbially dominated ecostsyems; organic and isotopic indicators of climate change, biotic evolution and mass extinction; age- and environment-diagnostic biomarkers in sediments and petroleum; Archean, Proterozoic and extraterrestrial biogeochemical fossils

Steven R. Tannenbaum
Co-Director, Biological Engineering Division, MIT
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Keywords: toxicology

Alexandra H. Techet, Associate Professor
Mechanical and Ocean Engineering, MIT
Chair, Joint Committee for Applied Ocean Science and Engineering
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William G. Thilly, Professor
Biological Engineering, MIT
Profile
Keywords: toxicology

Janelle R. Thompson, Assistant Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering, MIT
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Michael Triantafyllou, Professor
Mechanical Engineering, MIT
Director, Center for Ocean Engineering
Profile
Keywords: fluid-structure interactions, autonomous underwater vehicles

Robert Dirk van der Hilst, Associate Professor
MIT
Profile
Keywords: seismic tomography; studies of earth structure with emphasis on mantle beneath convergent plate boundaries; tectonic evolution of subduction systems; mantle dynamics; structure and evolution of continental lithosphere; field studies with portable seismometers

J. Kim Vandiver, Professor
Mechanical Engineering, MIT
Profile
Keywords: flow-induced vibration, dynamics of offshore structures

Graham C. Walker, Professor
Biology, MIT
Research interests
Keywords: DNA repair, cell cycles

Carl Wunsch, Cecil and Ida Green Professor
Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, MIT
Research interests
Keywords: global ocean circulation, altimetry, inverse methods and state estimation, mixing processes, tides, internal waves, paleoclimate

John Wyatt, Professor
Electrical Engineering/Computer Science, MIT
Keywords: noise systems, nonlinear circuits

Dick K.P. Yue, Professor
Ocean Engineering, MIT
Profile
Keywords: vortex dynamics, wave kinematics, hydromechanics

Maria T. Zuber, Professor
Geology and Geophysics, MIT
Web site
Keywords: theoretical modeling of geophysical processes; models of lithosphere deformation and the physics of volcanism; relationships between gravity, topography, and tectonic features in determining the mechanical structures and states of stress in planetary lithospheres; development and implementation of space-based laser ranging systems