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Thesis Submission Policy

Thesis Submission Policy After a student’s successful dissertation defense, the final version of a thesis must be submitted to both the student’s home department at MIT and WHOI’s Academic Programs…

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Faculty

Faculty Climate Science Donald M. Anderson,  Senior Scientist Biology,  WHOI Profile Website Keywords: phytoplankton, harmful algal blooms Magdalena Andres,  Associate Scientist Physical Oceanography,  WHOI Profile Keywords: observational oceanography, PIES, western…

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The MIT Student Assistance Fund

The MIT Student Assistance Fund The MIT Student Assistance Fund is intended to provide financial assistance for all MIT-WHOI Joint Program students towards travel as well as certain incidental equipment…

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Biological Oceanography

Biological Oceanography Biological oceanography is the study of life in the oceans-the distribution, abundance, and production of marine species along with the processes that govern species’ spread and development. In…

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Recent Dissertations and Theses

Recent Dissertations and Theses 2025 A Lagrangian perspective of mesoscale biophysical interactions in the subtropical ocean Alexandra E. Jones-Kellett, Ph.D., 2025 Michael J. Follows , Advisor 2024 Movement Behavior and…

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Past Visiting Scholars

Past Visiting Scholars 2023 Dr. Daniel Ibarra Brown University Marine Geology and Geophysics Dr. Phoebe Lam University of California, Santa Cruz Chemical Oceanography 2022 Professor LuAnne Thompson University of Washington…

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Recent Dissertations and Theses

Recent Dissertations and Theses 2023 Insights from Geodynamic Models Into Ice flow, Mantle Magmatism, and Their Interactions Fiona Clerc, Ph.D., 2023 Mark Behn, Co-Advisor Brent Minchew, Co-Advisor 2022 Oceanic Ambient…

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