THE WHOI DIFFERENCE

Since its founding in 1930, people have been drawn to Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) for its independence, flexibility, and nimbleness, and because it's a place where an entrepreneurial spirit can thrive. At WHOI, if you can dream it, you can do it-or build it and launch it into the ocean-filling your sails with discoveries beyond imagination.

Our big, ambitious ideas spring from our unique capabilities as the world's largest independent ocean research organization, and they're built on a foundation of long-recognized expertise spanning the full spectrum of ocean science and technology. A researcher faced with a novel scientific question can envision the technology needed to help answer it-and then walk down the hall to talk with the engineer who will help them create it. An engineer who invents a novel new instrument may open new, unexpected avenues for scientific exploration. And we have policy and communications experts too, who are committed to making sure that our scientific discoveries spread far beyond the ivory tower to inform effective action and confront urgent global problems.

And we would not be WHOI without our unparalleled marine operations, which provide our researchers-from graduate students to senior scientists-with incomparable access to the sea from our dock in Woods Hole and across the global ocean.

WHOI has come a long way from its founding nearly a century ago, when a dozen scientists worked in a single laboratory building and explored the ocean on a wooden ketch. But we remain committed to our core values: teamwork and collaboration, rigor and creativity, and the courage to explore the unknown and tackle the complex challenges we face today.

We believe in this institution and the people who work here. We see the ocean's unrivaled potential to address planet-scale problems. We celebrate WHOI's growing impact on these problems. And with your help, we can ensure a vibrant future for our ocean and the more than eight billion people who depend on it.

Thank you for all you do to advance ocean science for the global good.

Sincerely,