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Biological Oceanography

Harriet Alexander,  Assistant Scientist
Biology,  WHOI
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phytoplankton, microbial ecology, computational biology, bioinformatics

Neel Aluru,  Associate Scientist
Education Coordinator
Biology,  WHOI
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environmental biology, epigenetics, toxicology, molecular biology

Donald M. Anderson,  Senior Scientist
Biology,  WHOI
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phytoplankton, harmful algal blooms

Amy Apprill,  Associate Scientist
Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry,  WHOI
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marine microbiology, contribution of microbes to marine organism health, coral reefs

Carin J. Ashjian,  Senior Scientist
Department Chair
Biology,  WHOI
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zooplankton

Mark Baumgartner,  Senior Scientist
Biology,  WHOI
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marine mammals, zooplankton

Stace Beaulieu,  Senior Research Specialist
Biology,  WHOI
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biodiversity, data science, deep-sea ecology, marine invertebrates, ocean informatics, seafloor observatories

Tanja Bosak,  Professor
Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences,  MIT
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molecular and morphological biomarkers, molecular microbiology, fossilization, microbial and algal ecophysiology

Camrin Braun,  Assistant Scientist
Biology,  WHOI
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biophysical interactions, pelagic ecology, animal movement, marine predators, oceanography, sensors and ocean technologies

Gregory Britten,  Assistant Scientist
Biology,  WHOI
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Ecosystem modeling, primary productivity, fisheries, climate change, applied statistics

Michael Brosnahan,  Assisstant Scientist
Biology,  WHOI
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Harmful algal blooms; life cycles, physiology and ecology of microbial eukaryotes; phytoplankton sensors and networks

Sallie W. Chisholm,  Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering,  MIT
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phytoplankton

Otto Cordero,  Associate Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering,  MIT
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Microbial community ecology, microbial interactions, marine particles, genomics, theoretical ecology

Virginia Edgcomb,  Senior Scientist
Biology,  WHOI
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marine microbial ecology, symbioses, deep biosphere, marine protists, genetic tools, oxygen-depleted water columns and sediments

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

Mick Follows,  Professor
Joint Program Director
Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences,  MIT
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ocean circulation, biogeochemical cycles, numerical modeling, observations

Rebecca J. Gast,  Associate Scientist
Biology,  WHOI
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microzooplankton, symbiosis

Alan D. Grossman,  Professor
Biology,  MIT
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microbiology

Mark Hahn,  Senior Scientist
Biology,  WHOI
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environmental toxicology, biochemical adaptation, gene-environment interactions, oceans and human health

David E. Housman,  Professor
Biology,  MIT
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genetics

Stephanie Jenouvrier,  Senior Scientist
Biology,  WHOI
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seabirds, climate change, population ecology

Rubao Ji,  Senior Scientist
Biology,  WHOI
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coupled biological-physical modeling, food web dynamics

Di Jin,  Senior Scientist
Marine Policy Center,  WHOI
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integrated economic and ecological models, integrated economic and geological models

Matt Johnson,  Associate Scientist
Biology,  WHOI
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protists, mixotrophy, grazing, symbiosis

Roger D. Kamm,  Professor
Mechanical Engineering,  MIT
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biomechanics, physiology

Samuel Laney,  Senior Scientist
Biology,  WHOI
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phytoplankton ecology, marine photosynthesis, ocean instrumentation

Yaqin Liu,  Assistant Scientist
Marine Policy Center,  WHOI
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Economic model on coupled human and natural systems, climatic impact on marine resources, mitigation strategies and conservation measures

Joel Llopiz,  Associate Scientist
Biology,  WHOI
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fish, fish larvae, zooplankton, trophic interactions, larval ecology

Kirstin Meyer-Kaiser,  Associate Scientist
Biology,  WHOI
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Larval dispersal, benthic ecology, invertebrates, island-like habitats, maritime heritage ecology

T. Aran Mooney,  Associate Scientist
Biology,  WHOI
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sensory biology, hearing, physiology, bioacoustics, sensory ecology, marine mammals, squid

Michael J. Moore,  Senior Scientist
Biology,  WHOI
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marine mammals

Lauren Mullineaux,  Senior Scientist
Biology,  WHOI
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Benthic community resilience, larval ecology, deep-sea ecology

Michael Neubert,  Senior Scientist
Biology,  WHOI
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mathematical ecology, theoretical population biology, community ecology

Maria Pachiadaki,  Associate Scientist
Biology,  WHOI
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metagenomics, single cell genomics, metatranscriptomics, dark ocean, oxygen minimum zones, microbial ecology, microbial function, chemoautotrophy, nitrogen cycle, sulfur cycle

Jesús Pineda,  Senior Scientist
Chair, Joint Committee for Biological Oceanography
Biology,  WHOI
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larval ecology, benthic ecology

Serguei Saavedra,  Associate Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering,  MIT
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ecological networks

Mei Sato,  Assistant Scientist
Biology,  WHOI
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zooplankton, fish, biological-physical interactions, predator-prey interactions, bioacoustics

Timothy Shank,  Associate Scientist
Biology,  WHOI
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population genetics, hydrothermal vents

Michelle R. Shero,  Associate Scientist
Biology,  WHOI
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marine mammal, physiology, reproduction, behavior

Elizabeth Sibert,  Assistant Scientist
Geology & Geophysics,  WHOI
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Paleoecology, biological oceanography, marine ecosystem evolution, fish, sharks, paleobiology, paleoceanography, ocean drilling, microfossil, ichthyoliths

Stefan Sievert,  Associate Scientist
Biology,  WHOI
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marine microbiology, microbial ecology, microbial physiology, cultivation, hydrothermal vents, sulfur cycle, chemolithoautotrophy, carbon fixation, dark ocean

Heidi M. Sosik,  Senior Scientist
Biology,  WHOI
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plankton ecology, time series observations

John Stegeman,  Senior Scientist
Biology,  WHOI
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biochemistry, environmental toxicology

Ann M. Tarrant,  Senior Scientist
Associate Dean
Biology,  WHOI
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Ecophysiology, Dormancy, Invertebrates, Circadian Rhythms

Carolyn Tepolt,  Associate Scientist
Biology,  WHOI
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Evolutionary biology, ecological genomics, rapid adaptation, ecophysiology, species invasions, thermal biology, host-parasite interactions, invertebrate biology, larval dispersal

Simon Thorrold,  Senior Scientist
Biology,  WHOI
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fish ecology

Brandon Weissbourd,  Assistant Professor
Biology,  MIT
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Neuroscience, behavior, jellyfish, cnidarian, evolution, development

Daniel P. Zitterbart,  Associate Scientist
Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering,  WHOI
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collective behavior, bioacoustics, species distribution modelling, remote observation systems, polar research, passive acoustics monitoring, ocean acoustics

Retired/Emeritus Faculty

Hal Caswell,  Scientist Emeritus
Biology,  WHOI
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mathematical ecology, population biology

Cabell S. Davis,  Scientist Emeritus
Biology,  WHOI
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zooplankton

Nancy Hopkins,  Professor Emeritus
Biology,  MIT
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developmental biology

Jonathan King,  Professor
Biology,  MIT
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proteins

Laurence P. Madin,  Senior Science Advisor
Biology,  WHOI
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zooplankton

Judith E. McDowell,  Scientist Emeritus
Biology,  WHOI
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physiology, environmental toxicology

John B. Waterbury,  Scientist Emeritus
Biology,  WHOI
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microbiology

Peter H. Wiebe,  Scientist Emeritus
Biology,  WHOI
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zooplankton