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MIT News | December 13, 2012
Aiming deep with the Marine Robotics Team
“This is a big deal, guys.”That is what Jackie Sly ’14 tells freshmen and sophomores she has helped recruit for the Marine Robotics Team (MRT), an Edgerton Center-sponsored team that focuses on applying engineering and design to solve real-world ... -
Featured Stories, MIT, WHOI | December 10, 2012
The DIMES Experiment: Searching for Clues to Climate in Southern Ocean Eddies
Related topics | Ocean Engineering | Oceans and Climate -
MIT, MIT EAPS | December 6, 2012
A New Branch of Math
Research in Taylor Perron and Dan Rothman's groups finds a common angle and tipping point of branching valley networks. -
WHOI - Oceanus | December 5, 2012
Barnacles and Biofilms
Could tiny predators help banish barnacles? -
MIT, MIT EAPS | December 4, 2012
Mick Follows receives marine microbial ecology award
Mick Follows among 16 investigators sharing up to $35 million over five years to pursue 'pioneering' marine microbial ecology research -
WHOI News | December 3, 2012
WHOI Scientist Receives Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Marine Microbiology Initiative Investigator Award
WHOI biogeochemist Mak Saito has been selected for a Marine Microbiology Initiative (MMI) investigator award by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. Saito is one of 16 scientists who will receive funds from a total of up to $35 million to pursue pion... -
Featured Stories, MIT | December 2, 2012
Engineering Hurricane Barriers of the Future: Three Questions with MIT’s Chiang C. Mei
Related topics | Sea Level | Ocean Engineering -
MIT, MIT EAPS | November 29, 2012
Mercurial Fluid
News from Messenger: Water ice near Mercury's north pole. Zuber coauthors Science paper reporting ice and organic material may have been carried to the planet by passing comets. -
WHOI News | November 29, 2012
WHOI Biologist Ketten Named AAAS 2012 Fellow
WHOI biologist Darlene Ketten has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) for her contributions to the understanding of the biophysics of hearing in mammals and for development of ultra-high resolution imag... -
MIT News | November 27, 2012
3 Questions: World energy outlook
Fatih Birol, chief economist of the Paris-based International Energy Agency, is the lead author of an eye-catching new report projecting that the United States will become the world’s leading oil producer within a few decades. Birol, who also chairs ... -
Featured Stories, MIT, WHOI | November 26, 2012
Watching the Arctic Melt: Adventures in Polar Oceanography
Related topics | Ocean Engineering |Human Influences -
MIT News | November 21, 2012
Ocean currents play a role in predicting extent of Arctic sea ice
Each winter, wide swaths of the Arctic Ocean freeze to form sheets of sea ice that spread over millions of square miles. This ice acts as a massive sun visor for the Earth, reflecting solar radiation and shielding the planet from excessive warming. The... -
WHOI - Oceanus | November 20, 2012
The Retreat of the Gualas Glacier
Scientists find a surprising cause for diminishing icefields -
WHOI - Oceanus | November 16, 2012
The Glacial Chronicles
A student documents life and research in Greenland -
MIT, MIT EAPS | November 14, 2012
Alan Plumb Awarded AMS Charney Prize
Professor of Meteorology, R. Alan Plumb, receives the 2012 Jules G. Charney Award of the American Meteorological Society for "fundamental contributions to the understanding of geophysical fluid dynamics, stratospheric dynamics, chemical transport,... -
MIT, MIT EAPS | November 14, 2012
Of Rivers and Ripples: Reading Patterns in Landscapes
“Always choose the window seat.” That was the advice given by Taylor Perron, Cecil and Ida Green Assistant Professor of Geology, and the featured speaker at the October 15, 2012 School of Science breakfast at MIT’s Faculty Club. -
MIT Sea Grant | November 13, 2012
See NOAA’s National Ocean Service (NOS) summary of its role in preparing for and responding to Hurricane Sandy
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Featured Stories, MIT | November 12, 2012
The Hidden Life of Ocean Microbes
Related topics | Microbial Ecology | Ecosystems -
WHOI - Oceanus | November 9, 2012
River Quest
Scientists sample the world's rivers to assess the planet's health -
Featured Stories, MIT | November 2, 2012
Saving Venice
Related topics | Sea Level | Ocean Engineering
