John A. Whitehead Scientist Emeritus Physical Oceanography Office Phone: +1 508 289 2793 Fax: +1 508 457 2181 jwhitehead@whoi.edu » CV » Personal Site » Lab/Group Site
WHOI Mailing Address: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution 266 Woods Hole Rd. MS# 21 Woods Hole, MA 02543-1050 Education B.S. Tufts University, 1963, Mechanical Engineering M.S. Yale University, 1965, Engineering /Applied Science Ph.D. Yale University, 1968, Engineering/Applied Science Research Interests Physics of continuous media; laboratory and theoretical modeling of geophysical flows, especially buoyancy-driven flows in the ocean and in the earth. Research Statement I seek problems in fluid mechanics relevant to ocean or earth, and in this quest have enjoyed cruises, field trips, and lectures; all in close association with colleagues and students. Awards Henry M. Stommel Research Award by the American Meteorological Society, 2007.

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