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Alex Gonzalez

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tropical meteorology, climate modeling, air-sea interactions, and geophysical fluid dynamics

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Alan D. Grossman

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microbiology

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Timothy L. Grove

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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

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Philip Gschwend

Department: Other
Institution: MIT
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Gschwend investigates the fates of organic compounds in the environment to assess their fates & to anticipate unwanted effects. He is co-author of the textbook, Environmental Organic Chemistry.

Interests: Biogeochemistry, Geochemistry
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Julia Guimond

Department: Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering
Institution: WHOI
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My research investigates links between coastal ecosystems, aquifers, & the ocean for more informed projections of ecosystem function & services in a changing future.

Interests: Coastal processes, Polar ecosystems & processes, Water cycle
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Weifu Guo

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clumped isotope geochemistry, paleoceanography, biomineralization, isotope biogeochemistry, global change

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Bradford Hager

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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

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Mark Hahn

Department: Biology (WHOI)
Institution: WHOI
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We study how chemicals interfere with cellular & molecular developmental processes & how transcription factors control the sensitivity & resistance to chemical effects.

Interests: Biological adaptation, Physiology & toxicology
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Colleen Hansel

Department: Marine Chemistry & Geochemistry
Institution: MIT
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The Hansel lab explores the interactions between ocean geochemistry & the health & function of marine organisms, spanning microbes to corals.

Interests: Biogeochemistry, Coastal processes, Geomicrobiology
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Nicholas Harmon

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A marine geophysicist and seismologist interested in plate tectonics and mantle dynamics

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Karl R. Helfrich

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geophysical fluid dynamics, stratified flows, hydraulics, laboratory experiments

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Momme Hall

Momme Hell

Department: Physical Oceanography
Institution: WHOI
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His research focuses on air-sea interaction, including waves and sea ice, where he uses remote sensing to understand biases in climate models and mid-latitude predictability.

Interests: Air-Sea Interactions, Fluid dynamics, Remote sensing

Harold F. Hemond

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biogeochemistry and hydrology of wetlands; chemical limnology; in-situ instrumentation

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Sophie Hines

Department: Marine Chemistry & Geochemistry
Institution: WHOI
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My lab studies changes in the ocean & how they interact with Earth’s climate system. By unraveling the drivers of past climate we can build better tools to understand what will happen in the future.

Interests: Climate & paleoclimate, Global overturning circulation, Isotope & trace metal geochemistry
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Porter Hoagland

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Susumu Honjo

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sedimentation

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Nancy Hopkins

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developmental biology

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Tristan Horner

Department: Marine Chemistry & Geochemistry
Institution: WHOI
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In the NIRVANA Lab, we conduct research on a wide range of topics, including chemical oceanography, isotope geochemistry, global biogeochemical cycles, paleoceanography, & trace metal cycling.

Interests: Biogeochemistry, Carbon cycling, Isotope & trace metal geochemistry
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Forrest Horton

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mantle geochemistry, hotspot volcanism, noble gas systematics, petrochronology, ultrahigh-temperature metamorphism

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Henry Houskeeper

Henry Houskeeper

Institution: WHOI
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I study the aquatic light environment, from the open ocean to the coastal zone and from estuaries to alpine lakes. My methods include remote (airborne or satellite), in-situ, and laboratory sensing.

Interests: Biophysical interactions, Remote sensing, Sensors & instrumentation
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