Events & Happenings

Events

Morss Colloquium

Public colloquia on issues of global importance.

Research Department Seminars

Links to the research departments weekly seminar series.

Updates From Around WHOI [ more ]

Dedication Ceremony Held for New Laboratory

September 20, 2012—WHOI President and Director Susan Avery and Director of Research Larry Madin were joined by National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Deputy Director Willie May at a dedication ceremony Sept. 20 for the new Laboratory for Ocean Sensors and Observing Systems. WHOI received an $8.1 million grant from NIST to fund construction of the new scientific research facility.

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Names New CFO

July 23, 2012—The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) has appointed Jeffrey Fernandez to the position of Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Finance. Fernandez assumes his post July 23.

Laboratory for Ocean Sensors and Observing Systems

WHOI's first LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) designed laboratory contributes to sustainability and efficiency (certification pending final review September 2012).

Dr. Karen Lloyd Receives WHOI's Holger W. Jannasch Visiting Scholar Award

May 25, 2012—The award recognizes Lloyd for her “outstanding contributions to the field of marine microbiology,” as well as her demonstrated excellence in mentoring students and commitment to educational public outreach.

WHOI to Host Public Forum on Climate Change and Global Water Supplies

WHOI Hosts Public Forum on Climate Change and Global Water Supplies

May 17, 2012—Morss Colloquium event, “Drought or Deluge: The Ocean and Earth's Changing Water Cycle”

WHOI Researchers, Collaborators Receive $1.4 Million to Study Life in Ocean's Greatest Depths

March 26, 2012—Scientists from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), University of Hawaii, Whitman College and international colleagues will conduct the first systematic study of life in the deepest marine habitat on Earth—ocean trenches.