Profile

Carl Wirsen

Oceanographer Emeritus

Biology

Office Phone: +1 508 289 2307

Fax: +1 508 457 2134

cwirsen@whoi.edu

Education

B.S. University of Massachusetts, 1964, Zoology
M.A. Boston University, 1966, Microbiology

Research Interests

Microbial degradation of organic matter in the deep sea; activity of marine bacteria at elevated hydrostatic pressure and reduced temperatures; equipment development for conducting in situ deep sea microbiological experiments; physiology and morphology of sulfur bacteria from oceanic thermal vents; physiology of thermophilic microorganisms from hydrothermal vents; physiology and ecology of marine bacteria; continuous culture techniques.