Profile

Mike Purcell

Principal Engineer

Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering

Office Phone: +1 508 289 3300

Fax: +1 508 457 2194

mpurcell@whoi.edu

Education

B.S. Florida Atlantic University, 1980, Ocean Engineering.
M.S. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1984, Ocean Engineering

Research Interests

Design of underwater vehicles and instruments; development of cable handling systems; dynamics of moorings and tetheredvehicle systems; underwater cables and winches.