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Website. WHOI.edu. The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution ( WHOI, acronym pronounced / ˈhuːi / HOO-ee) is a private, nonprofit research and higher education facility dedicated to the study of marine science and engineering . Established in 1930 in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, it is the largest independent oceanographic research institution in ...
02543-1015. Nickname. MBL. Affiliations. University of Chicago. Website. www .mbl .edu. The Marine Biological Laboratory ( MBL) is an international center for research and education in biological and environmental science. [1] Founded in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, in 1888, the MBL is a private, nonprofit institution that was independent for ...
The rack hanging at the bow holds sample containers. Alvin ( DSV-2) is a crewed deep-ocean research submersible owned by the United States Navy and operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. The original vehicle was built by General Mills ' Electronics Group [ 1] in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Susan K. Avery (born 1950) is an American atmospheric physicist and President Emerita of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) in Massachusetts, where she led the marine science and engineering research organization from 2008–2015. She was the ninth president and director and the first woman to hold the leadership role at WHOI. [1]
In 1985, a Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution-led team discovered the site of the most fabled shipwreck in history—the RMS Titanic. In July 1986, a team from the institution returned to ...
Richard W. Murray ( Rick Murray ), a geologist and oceanographer, is the Deputy Director and Vice President for Research at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. [1] Murray was previously a professor of earth and environment at Boston University (1992-2019), where he served as Chair of the Department of Earth ...
Woods Hole is located at the southwestern tip of the town of Falmouth (and of Cape Cod) at (41.526730, -70.663184 The term "Woods Hole" refers to a strait named Woods Hole, which separates Cape Cod from the Elizabeth Islands (specifically, Uncatena Island and Nonamesset Island) and which boats, yachts, and small ferries can use to travel between Vineyard Sound and Buzzards Bay.
RV Atlantis is a Thomas G. Thompson-class oceanographic research ship, owned by the US Navy and operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution as part of the University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) fleet. [1] She is the host vessel of DSV Alvin. [2]