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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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Recent Dissertations and Theses

…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 Uranium from…

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Financial

…purchases that are not available through the student’s principal advisor. Conference Travel Funding A variety of MIT- and WHOI-based resources to support student travel. Competitive Grants for Current Students Student…

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Visiting Scholars

…of Hawaii at Manoa before a short stint as a post-doctoral fellow at the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology. Dr. Benoit-Bird was a Professor of Oceanography at Oregon State University…

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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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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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WHOI Academic Calendar

…to registration 14 Monday Indigenous Peoples’ Day – no classes 15 Tuesday Student holiday – no classes November 11 Monday Veterans’ Day – Holiday 20 Wednesday Drop date – Last…

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Arnold B. Arons Award

…for the award. Nomination Procedure Nominations may be submitted by any WHOI employee, MIT-WHOI Joint Program student, WHOI postdoctoral appointee, MIT-WHOI Joint Program or WHOI alumni/ae. The Award Committee requests…

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Thesis Information

…defense/presentation notice forms Thesis and Grad Deadline 24-25 pdf Thesis and Grad Deadline 25-26 pdf Doctoral Thesis Defense Notice Form Master’s Thesis Presentation Notice Form Mac users need a working…

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