Statements & Presentations
Statements
'It's been a privilege to lead WHOI'
By Susan K, Avery
June 29, 2015
November 4, 2014
Message from Chairman of the Board Newt Merrill
May 29, 2014
Research Independence & Integrity
May 25, 2014
Statement in response to Boston Globe article "Woods Hole allies with energy firms"
Letter to U.S. House and Senate Leadership on Fiscal Cliff Impacts
December 26, 2012
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Statements
The Titanic: Seeing is Knowing
April 13, 2012—The Boston Globe Online
Advances made surveying and studying the Titanic have contributed to greater knowledge of the ocean and better stewardship of our planet.
The Importance of Looking Closer to Home
June 8, 2010—World Oceans Day—but at WHOI, every day is World Oceans Day. Recent events around the globe underscore the importance of understanding our watery planet.
A statement from WHOI President and Director Susan K. Avery regarding the uncontrolled flow of oil in the Gulf of Mexico
May 26, 2010—The Deepwater Horizon oil rig disaster and subsequent oil leak and plumes in the Gulf of Mexico continue to be a focus of national attention and of special concern and interest for the ocean science community. More »
Remarks
Remarks on the Occasion of the Christening of the R/V Neil Armstrong
Susan K. Avery
Anacortes, Washington; March 29, 2014
Testimony
April 29, 2014
Driving Innovations through Federal Investments
Susan K. Avery, President and Director, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Written Testimony, United States Senate Committee on Appropriations
June 11, 2013
Deep Sea Challenge: Innovative Partnerships in Ocean Observing
Dr. Susan K. Avery, President and Director, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Written testimony to the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Ocean, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and U.S. Coast Guard
March 4, 2009
Hearing on "How the Mission and Related Research of NOAA Contribute to The National Science Program"
Dr. Susan K. Avery, President and Director
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Presentations
Report to the Board of Trustees
May 21-22, 2014
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Report of the Business Development & Technology Transfer Committee
May 22, 2014
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The Ocean and Us: Understanding the secret world beneath the sea
Dr. Susan Avery speaks at TedX Boston about Revolutionary Ideas in Science
Seaport World Trade Center, Boston, MA
Thursday, July 29, 2010
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» View a video of Dr. Susan Avery's presentation
Oceans and Our Global Future
World Future 2010: Sustainable Futures, Strategies, and Technologies
The Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel, Boston, MA
July 9, 2010
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Update on WHOI Response to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Blowout
MLS Board Talk
Falmouth, MA
July 7, 2010
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Charting a Course Through an Ocean of Data
CompSust10: 2nd International Conference on Computational Sustainability
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
June 28, 2010
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Oceans Day at Copenhagen
December 14, 2009
Dr. Susan Avery, Director and President, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and Dr. Tony Haymet, Director, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, open the panel discussion on the "Impacts of Climate Change on Oceans, Coasts, and Small Island Developing States (SIDS): Ocean Warming, Sea Level Rise, Extreme Weather Events, Ocean Acidification, Coastal Erosion, Polar Changes, Impacts on Fisheries and Aquaculture, Impacts on Marine Biodiversity."
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» View a video of Dr. Susan Avery's remarks
» View the Oceans Day Web site
Pennsylvania State University Graduate School Commencement
Presented on May 18, 2008
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International Collaborations: Lessons Learned from the Atmospheric Sciences
Susan Avery's slides from a presentation about international
coordination and collaboration and the lessons to be learned from
atmosphere sciences at POGO (Partnership for
Observation of the Global Ocean) meeting in January 2009.
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Coastal Cities-Coastal Impacts: 'The Tides They Are A-Changin'
Susan Avery's slides from a presentation on the impact of climate change on coastal
cities at the opening
plenary session of the American Meteorological Society meeting in January 2009.
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Coastal Cities, Coastal Impacts: The Tides They Are A-Changin'
Slides from Susan Avery's presentation to the Friday Evening Lecture Series at the Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, July 3, 2009.
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News
April 15, 2008
Susan Avery Takes the Helm at WHOI
Avery is first atmospheric scientist (and woman) to lead the InstitutionSource: Oceanus Magazine
