Humans of WHOI

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Kalina Gospodinova, a research associate at WHOI's National Ocean Science Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (NOSAMS) facility, makes jewelry inspired by the ocean in her spare time. (Photo by Elise Hugus/WHOI)

Kalina Gospodinova

Research Associate, National Ocean Science Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (NOSAMS)

A smiling white young woman with brown hair holds a round metal container containing assorted orange sea life. Starfish are visible.

Megan Ferguson

Research Assistant – Biology

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Jayne Doucette

Director of Digital Assets (retired) & current casual staff

Kyle Covert is an oiler on R/V Neil Armstrong. (Photo by Daniel Hentz, WHOI)

Kyle Covert

Jr. Engineer, R/V Neil Armstrong

Rogers wears a respirator to protect against silica dust. (Photo by Elise Hugus/WHOI)

Debbi Rogers

Administrative associate & jewelrymaker

Mara, a research associate in the Edgcomb Lab, is investigating how deep-sea and sub-seafloor microbes break down hydrocarbons—potentially in cooperation with one another—which could lead to a bioremediation tool for cleaning up oil spills or developing new anti-microbial compounds or biosurfactants.
(Photo by Daniel Cojanu © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

Vivian Mara

Research associate – Marine chemistry & geochemistry

Kaitlyn Beardshear takes a selfie with Pilot In Command Rick Sanger and observer Shannon Hoy.

Kaitlyn Beardshear

46th Alvin pilot + Electrical Engineer

Research associate Paloma Lopez shows off a microbial culture that she maintains for the Saito lab. (Photo by Elise Hugus © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

Paloma Lopez

Research Associate, Marine Chemistry & Geochemistry

Aaron Wickware, a 2024 Partnership in Education Program (PEP) student fellow from California State University Monterey Bay. (Photo by Elise Hugus © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

Aaron Wickware

Partnership in Education Program (PEP) student fellow
California State University Monterey Bay

Jeff Pietro, senior engineering assistant with WHOI's Mooring Operations and Engineering group. (Photo by Elise Hugus © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

Jeff Pietro

Sr. Engineering Assistant + Puzzle Solver, WHOI’s Mooring Operations and Engineering group

Kriish Hate is a research assistant in Matt Long's MACHINE Lab. (Photo by Elise Hugus © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

Kriish Hate

Research Assistant, Marine Chemistry & Geochemistry

Ashland Aguilar

Ashland Aguilar

Research Assistant, Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering

Rick Chandler poses with an older-model ALVIN personnel sphere. (Photo by Daniel Hentz © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

Rick Chandler

ALVIN Submersible Engineer & Operations Administrator

DC Collasius, lead machinist and DunkWorks Specialist. (Photo by Elise Hugus © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

DC Collasius

Lead Machinist & DunkWorks Specialist

WHOI Assistant Scientist Madison Smith, ready for Arctic weather. (Photo by Daniel Hentz © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

Madison Smith

Assistant Scientist, Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering

Koby Rosenhaum at the Buttery.

Koby Rosenbaum

Sandwich artist, The Buttery

WHOI coastal hydrologist Julia Guimond holds a section of a core of permafrost during a field work along Alaska's North Slope. (Photo courtesy of Julia Guimond, © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

Julia Guimond

Coastal hydrogeologist

Marine microbiologist Maria Pachiadaki. (Photo by Daniel Hentz © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

Maria Pachiadaki

Marine Microbiologist

Kathy Patterson served as Director of Community Engagement and other roles in the WHOI Communications Department for 34 years. (Photo by Elise Hugus, © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

Kathy Patterson

Director of Community Engagement

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Isabel Honda

MIT-WHOI Joint Program student

WHOI Summer Student Fellow Ianna Gilbert (Photo by Elise Hugus © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

Ianna Gilbert

Summer Student Fellow

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Sylvia Cole

Physical Oceanographer

MIT-WHOI joint program student Dan Lowenstein. (Photo by Elise Hugus © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

Dan Lowenstein

MIT-WHOI Joint Program student

MIT-WHOI Joint Program student Alexandra Cabanelas during a Northeast U.S. Shelf Long-Term Ecological Research (NESLTER) research cruise in Fall 2023. (Photo by Daniel Hentz, © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

Alexandra Cabanelas Bermudez

MIT-WHOI Joint Program student

Rodrigo “Digo” Zúñiga Mouret is a research assistant in the Tarrant and Mullineaux labs in the WHOI Biology Department. (Photo by Elise Hugus © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

Rodrigo Zúñiga Mouret

Research Assistant, Biology

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Alicia Booker

WHOI Ombudsperson

Stace Beaulieu

Stace Beaulieu

Data Scientist

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Andrea Belvis-Aquino

Summer Student Fellow

Naomi Czupryna

Naomi Czupryna

Administrative Associate

Ben Weiss

Ben Weiss

Marine Robotics Engineer

Kaitlyn Tradd

Kaitlyn Tradd

Mechanical Engineer

Tony Delaney

Tony Delane

Fabricator/Welder

Ron Timm

Ron Timm

Business Analyst⁠

Julie Huber

Julie Huber

Microbiologist

Yaqin Liu

Yaqin Liu⁠

Environmental Economist⁠

Eric Benway

Eric Benway

Port Captain

Donna Dimarchopoulou

Donna Dimarchopoulou

Postdoctoral Fellow

Joe Harvey

Joe Harvey

Mechanical Group Supervisor ⁠

Jaida Elcock

Jaida Elcock

MIT-WHOI Joint Program Student

Mary Lardie

Mary Lardie Gaylord⁠

Senior Research Assistant

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