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Coupled cycling of metals with nitrogen and carbon in marine sediments Jennifer Karolewski, Ph.D., 2019 Scott D. Wankel, Advisor Cross element processes are complex and often understudied components within biogeochemical…

Coupled cycling of metals with nitrogen and carbon in marine sediments jennifer Karolewski, Ph.D., 2024 Scott D. Wankel, Advisor Cross element processes are complex and often understudied components within biogeochemical…

Adaptive Robotic Search and Sampling of Sparse Natural Phenomena Jessica E. Todd, Ph.D., 2024 Dana Yoerger, Advisor Autonomous robots are increasingly being used in the field of scientific exploration and…

Processes of Stratification Breakdown and Restratification in Antarctic Coastal Polynyas Yilang Xu, Ph.D., 2024 Weifeng (Gordon) Zhang, Advisor Antarctic coastal polynyas are areas of persistent open water surrounded by sea…

Enabling Human-Multi-Robot Collaborative Visual Exploration in Underwater Environments Stewart C. Jamieson, Ph.D., 2024 Yogesh Girdhar, Advisor This thesis presents novel approaches for vision-based autonomous exploration in under- water settings using…

Inference and Robotic Path Planning over High Dimensional Categorical Observations John San Soucie, Ph.D., 2024 Yogesh Girdhar, Advisor Heidi M. Sosik, Advisor Advances in marine autonomy, deep-learning, and in-situ marine…

Childbirth Accommodation Policy MIT-OGE Please review MIT’s Childbirth Accommodation and Parental Leave. Please review the “Process” section in the link above. The completed form should be filed with Tricia Nesti…

Marine geology/geophysics/tectonics Using a range of superb facilities, the Joint Program faculty and staff study a range of problems in marine geophysics and tectonics, including: Seafloor volcanic processes-At mid-ocean ridges…

An Unorthodox Union It was 1968. On university campuses, the Beatles blared from dorm-room stereos, and VW Beetles infested parking lots. The times were a-changing, and they were ripe for…

Areas of Study Following each description is a list of the MIT and WHOI faculty involved with that area of study. Benthic ecology Benthic ecologists are interested in populations of…