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Responsibilities

…such as resolving conflicts or other issues with their advisors or others in the department. MIT and WHOI also have Ombuds persons https://www.whoi.edu/who-we-are/about-us/people/ombuds/ and http://web.mit.edu/ombud *There may be some discipline-specific…

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Navy Program

…each June/July (2025 NAVADMIN link). The application deadline for U.S. Naval Officers is October 1. Applications are submitted online (see How to Apply and Navy (SM) Online Application). Virtual Information…

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Student Life

…another world-class university just down the street (literally). Beyond the arrangement that allows for cross-registration, some students conduct collaborative research with Harvard faculty and may include them on their doctoral

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English Proficiency Exam Waivers

…through the online application system. Under the Language Exams and Languages of Instruction sections, check the box next to the statement: I request to have the TOEFL/IELTS exam requirement waived…

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Areas of Study

…Pachiadaki Biogeography and systematics Biogeography and systematics focus on the diversity of living and fossil organisms and their change in distribution and characteristics over spatial and temporal scales. An understanding…

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Recent Dissertations and Theses

…the Arctic Beaufort Lens Scott Carper, S.M., 2017 Henrik Schmidt, Advisor Wave-, Wind-, and Tide-Driven Circulation at a Coastal Ocean Inlet Anna Wargula, Ph.D., 2017 Britt Raubenheimer, Advisor Extraction of…

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Biological Oceanography

…how populations respond in nature. Different faces of biological oceanography Biological oceanographers study: Chemical and physical factors influencing distribution patterns Physiological, behavioral, and biochemical adaptations to environmental variables, including natural…

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