Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

There will be no AOP&E Department Seminar today
2025-11-19 12:15 - 13:00, 2025-11-26 12:15 - 13:00 (America/New_York)

Biology Department Seminar: Rhizosphere Microbes and their Ability to Cycle Sulfur in Coastal Marshes
2025-11-20 12:00 - 13:00 | Redfield Auditorium, 45 Water Street, Woods Hole, MA, 02543
Biagio DiSalvo, The Marine Biological Laboratory
Sponsored by: Biology Department – Redfield Auditorium

Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Thesis: Early Life History Ecology of Arctic Benthic Invertebrates
2025-11-21 13:00 - 14:00 | Redfield Auditorium, 45 Water Street, Woods Hole, MA, 02543
Kharis Schrage, MIT-WHOI Joint Program
Sponsored by: Academic Programs Office – Redfield Auditorium
This will be a hybrid seminar held in Redfield Auditorium . If you wish to join virtually, you can access the Zoom link here: https://whoi-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/b0_7wTVrTu6tDMWU6dM67g

MBL Seminar Series: SES Distinguished Scientist Seminar: Seagrasses as Ecosystem Engineers in a Changing World: Plant Adaptation, Microbiome, and Associated Faunal Communities
2025-11-21 13:30 - 14:30 | Speck Auditorium
Jay Stachowicz, University of California, Davis
Sponsored by: MBL – Speck Auditorium
This will be a hybrid seminar held in Speck Auditorium. If you wish to join virtually, you can access the Zoom link here: https://mbl.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=ac9873b0-27a3-4aca-87a9-b38501247eda

There will be no seminars today
2025-11-24 00:00, 2025-12-01 00:00, 2025-12-15 00:00

Physical Oceanography Department Hybrid Seminar: Title to be announced
2025-11-25 15:05 - 16:00 | Clark 507, 360 Woods Hole Road, WOODS HOLE, MA, 02543
Xueke Li, University of Pennsylvania
Sponsored by: Physical Oceanography Department – Clark 507
This will be a hybrid seminar held in Clark 507. If you wish to join virtually, you can access the Zoom link here: https://whoi-edu.zoom.us/j/91829432155

Thanksgiving Holiday (Institution closed)
2025-11-27 00:00

Day after Thanksgiving Holiday (Institution closed)
2025-11-28 00:00

MC&G Department Hybrid Seminar: To Eat the Steak or the Broccoli? Selective Organic Carbon Preservation Reshapes Global C Burial Budgets
2025-12-02 12:15 - 13:00 | Clark 507, 360 Woods Hole Road, WOODS HOLE, MA, 02543
Valier Galy, WHOI
This will be a hybrid seminar held in Clark 507. If you wish to join virtually, you can access the Zoom link here: https://whoi-edu.zoom.us/j/91408176560

Physical Oceanography Department Hybrid Seminar: From Ocean Mixing to Climate Emulators: Interpreting Their Statistics
2025-12-02 15:05 - 16:00 | Clark 507, 360 Woods Hole Road, WOODS HOLE, MA, 02543
Raffaele Ferrari, MIT
Sponsored by: Physical Oceanography Department – Clark 507
This will be a hybrid seminar held in Clark 507. If you wish to join virtually, you can access the Zoom link here: https://whoi-edu.zoom.us/j/91829432155

AOP&E Department Hybrid Seminar: Microtethers: Marine Robotics on a Long Leash
2025-12-03 12:15 - 13:00 | Smith Conference Room, 86 Water Street, Woods Hole, MA, 02543
Michael Jakuba, WHOI
This will be a hybrid seminar held in Smith Conference Room. If you wish to join virtually, you can access the Zoom link here: https://whoi-edu.zoom.us/s/95997197570
Meeting ID: 959 9719 7570
Dial in: 646 558 8656

Biology Department Seminar: Dinoflagellates: From Bioluminescence to Plastid Acquisitions
2025-12-04 12:00 - 13:00 | Redfield Auditorium, 45 Water Street, Woods Hole, MA, 02543
Brittany Sprecher, WHOI
Sponsored by: Biology Department – Redfield Auditorium

Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Thesis: Dynamics and Impacts of Toxic Alexandrium Catenella Blooms in the Pacific Arctic
2025-12-05 13:00 - 14:00 | Redfield Auditorium, 45 Water Street, Woods Hole, MA, 02543
Evangeline Fachon, MIT-WHOI Joint Program
Sponsored by: Academic Programs Office – Redfield Auditorium
This will be a hybrid seminar held in Redfield Auditorium If you wish to join virtually, you can access the Zoom link here: https://whoi-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/-TCGKV6xSFyHMmc5XKUfyA

THE WOODS HOLE FILM FESTIVAL
2025-12-05 19:00 - 2025-12-06 21:00 | Cornelia Clapp Auditorium
On Friday, December 5, the Woods Hole Film Festival presents a special screening of the new holiday film A CHERRY PIE CHRISTMAS by John Stimpson. And, the “Dinner & A Movie” series continues Saturday, December 6, 2025, with the feature documentary VIVA VERDI! by Yvonne Russo. A CHERRY PIE CHRISTMAS by John Stimpson, USA, 90 mins., 2025, starring Katie Leclerc, Ryan Carnes, Ed Amatrudo, Debrah Farentino will be held on Friday, December 5, 7 p.m., Clapp Auditorium, Lillie Building, 7 MBL Street, Woods Hole. Doors open at 6:30 pm. Tickets are $20, $14 for members, and $10 for students and military. A CHERRY PIE CHRISTMAS starring Katie LeClerc (Switched at Birth and A Cape Cod Christmas) and Ryan Carnes (Desperate Housewives) tells the homespun story of a Chicago pastry chef who returns to her small-town roots in Door County, Wisconsin (known as the Cape Cod of the Midwest) during the holidays and must decide between her dream job in Chicago and her family’s struggling orchard business with a little help from her high school sweetheart, a long- lost cherry pie recipe and a bit of Christmas magic. VIVA VERDI! feature documentary by Yvonne Russo, USA, 77 mins., 2025, English and Italian will be shown on Saturday, December 6, at 7 p.m., Redfield Auditorium, 45 Water Street, Woods Hole. Doors open at 6:30 p.sm. Tickets are $18, $12 for members, and $10 student/military. “Dinner & A Movie” is a program of the Winter/Spring Film Series, twice-monthly in-person screenings of independent film from September 2025 through June 2026. The screenings will be held in the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s Redfield Auditorium, located at 45 Water Street, Woods Hole. Tickets are on sale in advance at www.woodsholefilmfestival.org and at the door if they are not sold out in advance. Before the screening, ticket holders may receive a discount on the meal portion of dinner at the Captain Kidd Restaurant and Bar, 77 Water Street, Woods Hole, and Quahog Republic Leeside Pub, 29 Railroad Ave, Woods Hole. Ticket holders must make reservations directly with the restaurant. The festival is supported in part by grants from the Woods Hole Foundation, the Falmouth Fund of the Cape Cod Foundation, the Cape Cod Foundation, the Martha’s Vineyard Bank Charitable Foundation, and Cape Cod 5. The Festival is sponsored by Liam Maguire’s Irish Pub. For more information, email info@woodsholefilmfestival.org or call (508) 495-3456.

WOODS HOLE PUBLIC LIBRARY (WHPL)
2025-12-06 08:00 - 2025-12-10 23:30 | Woods Hole Public Library, 581 Woods Hole Road, Woods Hole, MA, 02543
Join the library at Water Street Kitchen on Saturday, December 6, for “Books & Bubbles” from 12-3 p.m. An attractive, curated selection of used books will be available for purchase, along with festive drinks. For every drink sold, Water Street Kitchen will donate $1 to the library, so shoppers are encouraged to embrace the festive atmosphere and enjoy a glass of bubbles! Water Street Kitchen will also offer a generous gift card promotion. For every $100 gift card purchased, you will receive an additional $20. A merry, convivial atmosphere can always be found at this annual event, where shoppers can get a good start on their holiday shopping and visit with friends at the same time. During library hours, don’t forget to stop by the ongoing “Book Sale” in the library’s lower level! With a selection of new publications and collectible, rare titles, there is truly something to delight every reader. It’s a great place to find that perfect gift for that loved one who already has it all! The library is pleased to announce its 2025 Holiday Pottery Raffle, continuing a beloved tradition of more than two decades of partnering with local artisans to bring beautiful and functional works of pottery to the community. This year’s raffle features a selection of unique pieces donated by Ann Newbury, Anne Halpin, Susan Nowogrodzki, Tessa Morgan, and Anju Rajani. Tickets for the raffle, which are $2 for one ticket and $5 for three tickets, are available at the library at 581 Woods Hole Road. Drawing of the winning tickets will be held on December 10. All in the community are invited to purchase chances to win handsome mugs, beautiful bowls, an elegant serving dish, a whimsical dog treat jar, a generously sized batter bowl, or a playful rabbit figurine. These handcrafted works will be on display at the library through the raffle drawing date, giving patrons and supporters the chance to admire them up close before purchasing raffle tickets. The library encourages the public to visit these generous artists at their studios and support them, just as the potters have done for the library.

Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Thesis: From Physiology to Pixels: Resource Allocation Tradeoffs and Non-Invasive Technologies for Studying Marine Mammals
2025-12-08 11:00 - 12:00 | Redfield Auditorium, 45 Water Street, Woods Hole, MA, 02543
Caroline Louise Rzucidlo, MIT-WHOI Joint Program
Sponsored by: Academic Programs Office – Redfield Auditorium
This will be a hybrid seminar held in Redfield Auditorium. If you wish to join virtually, you can access the Zoom link here: https://whoi-edu.zoom.us/j/95985886433?pwd=[REDACTED]

Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Thesis: Microbial Communities, Activities, and Metabolisms in Earth’s Subseafloor and Analog Oceanic Environments
2025-12-08 13:00 - 14:00 | Clark 507, 360 Woods Hole Road, WOODS HOLE, MA, 02543
Sabrina Elkassas, MIT-WHOI Joint Program
Sponsored by: Academic Programs Office – Clark 507
This will be a hybrid seminar held in Clark 507. If you wish to join virtually, you can access the Zoom link here: https://whoi-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/WhGtVsACT6CHYaxi3faWMw

There will be no MC&G Department Seminar today
2025-12-09 12:15 - 13:00, 2025-12-16 12:15 - 13:00

Special Seminar: Farm Or Grocery Store? Assessing Local Growth and Regional Transport of Prey on the Western Antarctic Peninsula
2025-12-09 13:15 - 14:00 | Clark 509, 366 Woods Hole Road, WOODS HOLE, MA, 02543, United States
Jackie Veatch, WHOI
Sponsored by: WHOI Polar Group – Clark 509
All are welcome to attend

Physical Oceanography Department Hybrid Seminar: Finescale Turbulence Energetics and Tracer Transport at Submesoscale Fronts
2025-12-09 15:05 - 16:00 | Clark 507, 360 Woods Hole Road, WOODS HOLE, MA, 02543
Zhihua Zheng, University of Maryland
Sponsored by: Physical Oceanography Department – Clark 507
This will be a hybrid seminar held in Clark 507. If you wish to join virtually, you can access the Zoom link here: https://whoi-edu.zoom.us/j/91829432155

AOP&E Department Hybrid Seminar: Robotic Active Understanding of Long-term Dynamic Scenes
2025-12-10 12:15 - 13:00 | Bigelow 114, 88 Water Street, Woods Hole, MA, 02543
Lukas Schmid, MIT
This will be a hybrid seminar held in Bigelow 114. If you wish to join virtually, you can access the Zoom link here: https://whoi-edu.zoom.us/s/95997197570
Meeting ID: 959 9719 7570
Dial in: 646 558 8656

Let's talk water quality Dec 10: "Reduce, Remove, Restore"
2025-12-10 17:30 - 18:30 | Aquatic Brewery, 661 Main Street, Falmouth, MA, 02540, United States
Join us for a pint and the second conversation on December 10 at 5:30 p.m. at Aquatic Brewing, 661 Main Street, Falmouth, MA, in a three-part series about Cape Cod water quality concerns! Amy Lowell (Town of Falmouth) and Ken Foreman (Marine Biological Laboratory) will talk about the future of sewer expansion in Falmouth and the expected impacts on local watersheds. Amy will address the Town’s plans to expand the sewer system and construct an outfall for treated wastewater discharge. Ken will introduce his study of the ecosystem’s response to sewering, which addresses how long it might take ponds to recover from long-term nitrogen loading.

Biology Department Seminar: Isotopic Signatures in Otoliths of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Using Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry
2025-12-11 12:15 - 13:00 | Clark 507, 360 Woods Hole Road, WOODS HOLE, MA, 02543
Alanna Mnich, UMASS Dartmouth
Sponsored by: Biology Department – Redfield Auditorium

MBL Falmouth Forum: Cape Verdean Identity: Race, History, and the Legacy of Lusotropical Colonialism
2025-12-12 19:30 - 20:30 | Cornelia Clapp Auditorium
Dana Mohler-Faria, President Emeritus, Bridgewater State University
Sponsored by: MBL – Cornelia Clapp Auditorium
Join Us for Dinner
An optional buffet dinner precedes each Falmouth Forum lecture.
6:00 PM: Swope Center, 5 North Street, Woods Hole
Tickets: $42/each or reserve a table of eight
Purchase tickets in advance HERE on sale two weeks prior to the event.
Dinner tickets are available until they sell out or until 5:00 pm on the Wednesday prior to the event. We regret that no tickets will be sold at the door.

There will be no Physical Oceanography Department Seminar today
2025-12-16 15:05 - 16:00

AOP&E Department Hybrid Seminar: Simulating Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement Scenarios in Nested Models of the Salish Sea
2025-12-17 12:15 - 13:00 | Smith Conference Room, 86 Water Street, Woods Hole, MA, 02543
This will be a hybrid seminar held in Smith Conference Room. If you wish to join virtually, you can access the Zoom link here: https://whoi-edu.zoom.us/s/95997197570
Meeting ID: 959 9719 7570
Dial in: 646 558 8656
