Sassy Scallops
MIT-WHOI Joint Program graduate student Meredith White examined how increasingly acidic ocean waters affect scallop shells in their critical early stages of development.
In this premier marine science graduate program, students have the resources of two world-class institutions—Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution—at their fingertips. With unmatched access to instruments, ships, technology and scientific guidance, our students can tackle some of the biggest scientific and engineering questions of our world.
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Fields of Study
The goal of the MIT-WHOI Joint Program is for each student to achieve his/her full intellectual potential in a chosen area of research. Depending on their specific interests, students can either choose a disciplinary focal area or engage in interdisciplinary research spanning multiple focal areas and complementary fields (see the Joint Program Interdisciplinary Statement).
Disciplinary focal areas:
- Applied Ocean Science and Engineering
- Biological Oceanography
- Chemical Oceanography
- Marine Geology and Geophysics
- Physical Oceanography
Interdisciplinary focal areas:
The Interdisciplinary Statement provides guidelines for a student to formulate an individualized course of study. Recent examples of customized courses of study for numerous topics can be seen here.
Students at Work
The Synergy Project, Part II
One scientist called it a creative collision of thinkers, when scientists and artists came together to collaborate on art works based on science (Part II).
The Synergy Project
What would happen if you brought together scientists and artists to immerse themselves in each other’s worlds and create art works based on science?
Events and Announcements
Graduate Fellowship Opportunities
Whether you are a current Joint Program student or a prospective student applying to the program, remember there may be a fellowship available to you. Many of the deadline dates for fellowship applications are due in the next few months.
Look at many of the funding opportunities available to graduate students. »
Following the Ice: Greenland 2012
Joint Program Student Ben Linhoff spends a second three months in Greenland.
Georneys: Geological Musings, Wanderings, and Adventures
Joint Program student Evelyn Mervine writes about geology, travel, the life of a grad student, and other musings on her blog, Georneys.