MIT/WHOI Joint Program Committee Membership

In addition to the Co-Chairs, the membership consists of the WHOI Associate Dean, and the Chairs of the Curriculum Joint Committees - the Joint Committee for Applied Ocean Science and Engineering (JCAOSE), the Joint Committee for Biological Oceanography (JCBO), the Joint Committee for Chemical Oceanography (JCCO), the Joint Committee for Marine Geology and Geophysics (JCMG&G), and the Joint Committee for Physical Oceanography (JCPO). The Co-Chairs of The Joint Program Committee appoint the Chairs of the curriculum committees from among the membership of their respective disciplinary committees. Normally, two of the curriculum committee chairs are from one partner institution and three chairs are from the other partner institution.

The WHOI Registrar, Graduate Admissions and Student Affairs Officer and Executive Assistant to the Vice President for Academic Programs and Dean and the Administrator of the MIT/WHOI Joint Program at MIT are ex-officio members of The Joint Program Committee and attend meetings in the capacity of senior staff of the Joint Program. One of these individuals will act as recording secretary for each meeting.

The current members are listed in the table below:

The MIT/WHOI Joint Program Committee
Yoder, James (Co-chair)		Vice President for Academic Programs and Dean, WHOI
Boyle, Ed (Co-chair)		Interim Joint Program Director, MIT
Price, James		Associate Dean
Thorrold, Simon		Biology Representative
Summons, Roger		Chemical Oceanography Representative
Hager, Brad - MIT, Co-Chair Grove, Tim - MIT, Co-Chair		Marine Geology and Geophysics Representative
Preisig, James		Applied Ocean Science & Engineering Representative
Helfrich, Karl		Physical Oceanography Representative

Further information about any of the Faculty listed above can be found by on the the MIT/WHOI Joint Program Faculty Website

Last updated: November 19, 2009

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MIT/WHOI Joint Program Committee Membership

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