In July, MIT/WHOI Joint Program students joined MIT students and WHOI staff for a walked through a lava tube, a natural tunnel that forms under volcanoes, in Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park. The annual week-long study tour focuses on different areas of the world and is offered through WHOI’s Geodynamics Program. Prior to travel, students attend lectures and develop research projects as part of their participation in the program. The Big Island of Hawai’i tour also included hiking to the summit of Mauna Kea and a visit to a tsunami museum.(Photo by Photo by Alec Bogdanoff, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)