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WHOI scientists recognized for outstanding achievement

WHOI Honored as a Massachusetts Employer of the Year

October 20, 2000

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution was honored today by Governor Paul Cellucci as one of 17 employers in the state cited for providing “a wide variety of employment opportunities for workers…

WHOI Director Receives Honorary Degree from Long Island University

June 1, 2000

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) Director Robert B. Gagosian was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Science degree May 21, 2000 in ceremonies at Southampton College of Long Island University in…

Marie Tharp Honored at Women Pioneers Seminar

March 29, 1999

Oceanographic cartographer Marie Tharp, co-creator of the first world ocean floor map and co-discoverer of the central rift valley that runs through the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, was honored by the Women’s…

Three WHOI Scientists Recognized with Endowed Positions

November 17, 1998

Three scientists have been recognized by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) for their contributions to ocean sciences research. Drs. Cheryl Ann Butman of the Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering…

Three at WHOI Receive Senior Technical Awards for Technical Innovation and Excellence in Educational Activities

November 16, 1998

Daniel E. Frye, Barrie B. Walden and Carl 0. Wirsen have been named recipients of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s Senior Technical Staff Awards for their contributions to the development…

U.S. Navy Honors Two WHOI Scientists

October 29, 1998

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) has named Senior Scientist Robert A. Weller and Associate Scientist Steven P. Anderson of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) as recipients of its…

WHOI Presents Its Highest Honor to Physicist William Jenkins

January 15, 1997

The twelfth Henry Bryant Bigelow Award in Oceanography, the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s (WHOI) highest honor, was presented January 31 to a member of the Institution’s own scientific staff. Senior…