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Applying

…is not required for admission, nor is it necessary to know or have the support of a specific faculty member. Admission to the Joint Program is highly competitive. In recent…

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Recent Dissertations and Theses

…Understanding Antarctic Sea Ice Thickness M. Jeffrey Mei, Ph.D., 2020 Ted Maksym, Advisor Towards Basin-Scale in-situ Characterization of Sea-Ice Using an Autonomous Underwater Glider Zachary Duguid, S.M., 2020 Richard Camilli,…

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Funding

…is an integral part of a research project, or it may come from a variety of fellowships to which applicants may apply before coming to the JP. Some students are…

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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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Housing

…and indicate a “Lockout in Unit 12” and someone will come let you in. You will need your MIT ID and confirmation email to be let in. General Rules The

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History

…institutes, and colleges. Others work for companies involved in offshore petroleum exploration, are senior officers in the U.S. Navy, hold high positions in the federal government, work in private industry,…

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Financial Support Options

…STAR Fellowship Graduate Research Assistantships (GRA) on Grants and Contracts This is the most common source of support for Joint Program students. It differs in some important aspects from the

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