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WHOI scientists recognized for outstanding achievement

White House Honors WHOI Trustee

White House Honors WHOI Life Trustee and Former Trustee

December 1, 2014

WHOI life trustee Professor Robert Solow and former WHOI trustee Professor Mildred Dresselhaus have been awarded the 2014 Presidential Medal of Freedom. 

David Gallo

David Gallo Selected for Explorers Club Lowell Thomas Award

October 9, 2014

The Explorers Club has chosen David Gallo, Director of Special Projects at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), as one of the recipients of this year’s Lowell Thomas Award. He is among six recipients who will be honored for their “imagination in exploration” at a dinner on October 11, 2014, at the Bowers Museum in Southern California.

AGU Fellows 2014

Three WHOI Scientists Named 2014 American Geophysical Union Fellows

August 18, 2014

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) scientists Rockwell Geyer, Susumu Honjo, and Delia Oppo have been elected 2014 fellows of the American Geophysical Union (AGU).

Caswell

Caswell Selected for Mindel C. Sheps Award

May 16, 2014

The Population Association of America (PAA) selected biologist Hal Caswell of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) to receive the 2014 Mindel C. Sheps Award for his contributions to mathematical demography. The PAA is the major professional society devoted to the study of human populations. The prestigious honor is awarded to one scientist biennially on the basis of important contributions to knowledge either in the form of a single piece of work or a continuing record of high achievement.

WHOI

WHOI Awarded Top Rating among Charities

April 15, 2014

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) has received the highest rating for sound fiscal management, accountability, and transparency by Charity Navigator, the nation’s largest charity evaluator. WHOI has earned the highest […]

Willian Carey

Acoustical Society of America Honors William Carey

March 31, 2014

The Acoustical Society of America has awarded Professor William M. Carey (AME) the “2007 Pioneer of Underwater Acoustics” silver medal for his contributions to understanding ocean ambient noise and defining […]

Karnauskas

Karnauskas Selected for 2014 Sloan Research Fellowship

February 18, 2014

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) scientist Kristopher Karnauskas has been selected to receive a 2014 Sloan Research Fellowship. Awarded annually since 1955, the fellowships are given to early-career scientists and […]

Susan Humphris

Susan Humphris Named 2013 American Geophysical Union Fellow

December 11, 2013

WHOI Senior Scientist Susan Humphris has been elected a 2013 Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU). A committee of Fellows recognizes her “sustained and exemplary contributions to our understanding […]

Reddy

Reddy Selected for C.C. Patterson Award

December 11, 2013

Marine geochemist Chris Reddy has been selected to receive the 2014 Clair C. Patterson Award from the Geochemical Society for his analytical and scientific contributions to organic geochemistry. The C.C. […]

Susan Avery

Woods Hole Oceanographic’s Avery to Serve on United Nations Scientific Advisory Board

November 15, 2013

Dr. Susan Avery, president and director of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), has been appointed to a Scientific Advisory Board announced by the UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon.