Educational Council
Charge
The Educational Council provides advice to the Vice President for Academic Programs and Dean about the formation or dissolution of standing committees and receives reports, as needed, from established standing committees (such as those on Admissions, Fellowships and the WHOI membership of the Joint Committees). In addition, the Educational Council provides advice to theVice President for Academic Programs and Dean for establishing ad hoc committees, which may be required to make studies and recommendations on specific issues. Members of standing and ad hoc committees are appointed by the Vice President for Academic Programs and Dean in consultation with Department Chairs and the MPC Director with attention to appropriate representation of the Departments and MPC for specific committees.
Membership
The current members are listed in the table below:
Members | |
Margaret K. Tivey (Chair) | Vice President for Academic Programs and Dean |
Delia Oppo | Associate Dean |
Ann Tarrant | J. Seward Johnson Chair, Biology Department |
Mark Hahn | Biology Department Representative |
Jeffrey Seewald | J. Seward Johnson Chair, Marine Chemistry & Geochemistry Department |
Daniel Repeta | Marine Chemistry & Geochemistry Department Representative |
Daniel Lizarralde | J. Seward Johnson Chair, Geology & Geophysics Department |
TBD | Geology & Geophysics Department Representative |
Weifeng Gordon Zhang | J. Seward Johnson Chair, Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering Department |
Malcolm Scully | Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering Department Representative |
Claudia Cenedese | J. Seward Johnson Chair, Physical Oceanography Department |
Young-Oh Kwon | Physical Oceanography Department Representative |
Joseph Pedlosky | Physical Oceanography Department, ex-officio |
Michelle DiBenedetto | Postdoctoral Association Representative |
Simon Pendleton | Postdoctoral Association Representative |
Lauren Dykman | Joint Program Student Representative |
Kalina Grabb | Joint Program Student Representative |