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FAQs Below are some of the most asked questions we receive in the MIT-WHOI Joint Program. We have broken them down into areas of particular interest. We hope this helps…

Research Projects for New Students Many other faculty are interested in attracting students to study with them. Several have proposals pending that may be funded by the time admissions decisions…

Academics The goal of the MIT-WHOI Joint Program is for students to achieve their full intellectual potential and have the greatest possible opportunity to pursue research of their choice. partner…

Fields of Study Each Joint Program students is associated with one of five academic disciplines (shown below), which determine their specific programmatic requirements. Applied Ocean Science and Engineering Biological Oceanography…

Program Requirements For detailed information regarding the field of Applied Ocean Science and Engineering and its requirements, please refer to the discipline’s handbook and departmental websites. » MIT WHOI Joint…

Curriculum Overview Students in Applied Ocean Science and Engineering (AOSE) are affiliated with the Department of Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering at WHOI and with one of these departments at…

Recent Dissertations and Theses 2025 Algorithmic Advances in Range-Aided Navigation Alan A. Papalia, PhD.,2025 John Leonard, Advisor Cross-shore Transformation of Breaking Random Waves in the Surfzone Jinshi Chen, PhD., 2025…

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…

Curriculum Biological Oceanography students are required to define a course of study for their first two years with the assistance of an Academic Advisory Committee of their choosing. The course…

Post-grad Fellowships American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Knauss Fellowships National Science Foundation (NSF) Funding  …