Researcher Profiles & Interviews
October 20, 2014
Michael Moore
Michael Moore is one of a handful of marine biologists who works with the federal government to determine the cause of death for protected marine mammals.
July 18, 2014
A Drop in the Ocean
Scientist pioneered tracer to reveal hidden ocean flowsSource: Oceanus Magazine
August 10, 2012
Underneath and Overlooked: Groundwater
A conversation with WHOI marine chemist Matt CharetteSource: Oceanus Magazine
April 12, 2012
The Quest to Map Titanic
Shipwreck drove advances in deep-sea imaging technologySource: Oceanus Magazine
September 21, 2011
Where Will We Get Our Seafood?
Unlike the rest of the world, the U.S. has not embraced aquacultureSource: Oceanus Magazine
July 23, 2010
A 'WHOI Way' of Doing Things
A conversation with research associate George TupperSource: Oceanus Magazine
VIDEO
Fat Chance
A fatty compound responsible for the rapid, mysterious death of phytoplankton in the North Atlantic may hold unexpected promise in cancer research.
July 1, 2010
Science in Service to the Nation
A conversation with oceanographer Ray SchmittSource: Oceanus Magazine
April 25, 2010
Undersea Asphalt Volcanoes Discovered
Erupting oil paved the seafloor with mysterious moundsSource: Oceanus Magazine
July 1, 2009
Floating Without Imploding
A conversation with WHOI engineer Don PetersSource: Oceanus Magazine
June 15, 2009
Let There Be Light in the Dark Depths
A conversation with WHOI engineer Jonathan HowlandSource: Oceanus Magazine
June 11, 2009
Armed and Dexterous
A conversation with WHOI engineer Matt HeintzSource: Oceanus Magazine
June 5, 2009
2,000 Batteries Under the Sea
A conversation with WHOI engineer Daniel Gomez-IbanezSource: Oceanus Magazine
June 4, 2009
Miles Under the Sea, Hanging on by Hair-Thin Fiber
A conversation with WHOI engineer Andy BowenSource: Oceanus Magazine
September 24, 2007
A Warm Eddy Swirling in the Cold Labrador Sea
A conversation with WHOI physical oceanographer Amy BowerSource: Oceanus Magazine
Engineer Amy Kukulya—A Video Profile from PBS Kids
Amy Kukulya is an oceanographic engineer at Woods Hole and helps build and operate torpedo-shaped robots to map terrain under water. Watch a Design Squad episode highlighting her work.
July 19, 2007
Summer Under Arctic Ice
A conversation with WHOI geophysicist Rob Reves-SohnSource: Oceanus Magazine
July 12, 2007
Following Whales Up a Creek
A conversation with marine mammal biologist Michael MooreSource: Oceanus Magazine
June 29, 2007
Christopher Reddy, Marine Chemist
Oil spills are terrible for the environment, but they also provide an excellent opportunity to study how the ocean and its ecosystems respond to extreme events. Most people see a spill and focus only on its toxic effects. But marine chemist Chris Reddy and colleagues see it as a huge injection of carbon-based food for microbes in the coastal environment.
June 29, 2007
Don Anderson, Holding Back Red Tide
The ocean is teeming with plants, and most of them are good for marine animals and the planet as a whole. But as with anything in life, it is possible to have too much of a good thing. Biologist Don Anderson studies an insidious and sometimes fatal form of overindulgence: harmful algal blooms.
June 6, 2007
Chris German: Searching for Hydrothermal Vents Around the World
A profile of Chris German, senior scientist and chief scientist of the National Deep Submergence Facility.
August 16, 2006
A Journey to the Ocean's Twilight Zone
A conversation with marine biogeochemist Ken BuesselerSource: Oceanus Magazine
May 15, 2006
Worlds Apart, But United by the Oceans
A conversation with geophysicist Jian LinSource: Oceanus Magazine
December 15, 2005
Tracking an Ocean of Ice Atop Greenland
A conversation with geologist Sarah DasSource: Oceanus Magazine
September 9, 2005
Building an Automated Underwater Microscope
A conversation with biologist Heidi SosikSource: Oceanus Magazine
June 7, 2005
Fathoming the Ocean Without Ever Going to Sea
A conversation with physical oceanographer Joe PedloskySource: Oceanus Magazine
May 22, 2005
Stace Beaulieu
Stace, a state spelling bee champion turned scientist, once lost an eighth grade competition after tripping on the word “haddock.”
January 31, 2000
Hans Schouten
Hans Schouten was born in Holland and attended school there, eventually earning a Ph.D. degree from the University of Utrecht. His field of interest is the magnetic features of the Earth and what they can tell us about geology.
April 1, 1999
Marie Tharp
Marie Tharp, a scientist from Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, was awarded WHOI's Women Pioneer in Oceanography Award in 1999.