Restricted Research Policy
Responsible Offices: Director
of Research and Associate Director for Education
Date: February 29, 2000
The primary purpose
of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is the acquisition,
analysis, and dissemination of scientific information
in oceanography.
It is recognized that
in pursuit of this goal, data that are commercially
proprietary or are classified for national security
reasons may be utilized. On occasion, results of such
research may not be immediately available for unrestricted
dissemination. Projects involving such restricted information
place a secrecy burden not only on the individual investigator
but also on the Institution as a whole. In view of this
burden and the aim of the Institution to disseminate
information as widely as possible, the Institution will
accept restricted research only with the prior approval
of the Director of the Institution and Director of Research
who will determine whether such research is consistent
with the scientific mission and character of the Institution.
The same policy applies to research by students at the
Institution. No thesis that requires that a student
have a clearance or that requires a security review
upon completion may be embarked upon without the prior
approval of the Director and the Associate Director
for Education. Joint Program students must also
comply with MIT's policy on restricted research.
For background information
relevant to this policy, please see the Report
of the Senior Scientists' Ad Hoc Committee on Restricted
Research at WHOI, dated April 1990 and updated
October 1999 and July 2004.
» View Report of the Senior Scientists' Ad Hoc Committee on Restricted Research
Approved by:
Dr. Robert Gagosian, Director
February 29, 2000