Spring Classes - 2021
MIT/WHOI Joint Program courses are listed below with schedule information for courses where we have received this information. If a course takes place at WHOI the location is listed below as WHOI, if it is at MIT the classroom is listed. WHOI may make changes to the schedule and the most current schedule can be found on their website, we will update this schedule as we receive changes from WHOI.
Interested in cross registration and need more information? Visit our Cross-Registration page for a summary of useful links.
The course numbers listed below serve as links to the appropriate general section of EAPS on the Registrar's Subject Listing and Schedule. If you would like to go directly to the main page of the Subject Listing and Schedule, click here.
| Subject Number |
Subject Name | Instructor | Schedule | Location |
| 12.00 | Frontiers and Careers in Earth, Climate, Planets, Life | Herring | T 2-4PM | Virtual |
| 12.002 | Introduction to Geophysics and Planetary Science | Royden, Weiss |
WF 12:30-2PM | Virtual |
| 12.007 | Geobiology: History of Life on Earth | Babbin, Fournier | TTh 11AM-12:30PM | Virtual |
| 12.011J | Archaeological Science | Lechtman | Lecture: M 7-10PM; Lab: Hours Arranged | Virtual |
| 12.091/ 12.s489 | Special Seminar in Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences | Jagoutz, Hager, Pec | M 1-3:00pm | Virtual |
| 12.110A/ 12.465A | Sedimentary Environments | Bergmann | Second Half of Term on MWF 3-4PM | Virtual |
| 12.12 | Nature's Sandbox: The history of ancient environments, climate and Life | Bergmann | First Half of Term on F 3-4PM | Virtual |
| 12.207J | Nonlinear Dynamics: Continuum Systems | Kodio | MW 11:00AM - 12:30PM | Virtual |
| 12.300 | Global Change Science | Eltahir | TTh 2:30-4:00PM | Virtual |
| 12.306 / 12.806J | Atmospheric Physics and Chemistry | Prinn | TTh 2:30-4PM | Virtual |
| 12.307 | Weather and Climate Laboratory | Illari, Marshall | Lecture: TTh 2:30-4:30PM; Lab: Hours Arranged |
Virtual |
| 12.315 / 12.815 | Atmospheric Radiation and Convection | Cronin | MW 10:30AM-12PM | Virtual |
| 12.349 / 12.849 | Mechanisms and Models of the Global Carbon Cycle | Follows | MW 10:30AM-12PM | Virtual |
| 12.386 | Environmental History | Solomon, Brown | MW 1:00-2:30PM |
Virtual |
| 12.400 | Our Space Odyssey | de Wit, Binzel | TTh 3-4:30PM | Virtual |
| 12.402J | Introduction to Astronomy | Frebel | TTh 1-2:30PM | Virtual |
| 12.409 | Hands-On Astronomy: Observing Stars and Planets | M. Person | Lecture: T 4-5PM; Lab: M, T,W, 7-10PM or Hours Arranged (this may shift once instructor is assigned) |
Virtual |
| 12.43J | Space Systems Development | Cahoy | Lecture: TTh 2-3PM; Lab: TTh 3-5PM |
Virtual |
| 12.467 | Seminar in Geomorphology | Perron | T 7-9PM | Virtual |
| 12.486 | Advanced Igneous Petrology | Grove | MW 10:30AM-12PM, Lab Hours Arranged | Virtual |
| 12.515 | Data & Models | Morgan | TTh 12:00- 1:30PM | Virtual |
| 12.540 | Principles of Global Positioning Systems | Herring | MWF 11AM-12:30PM | Virtual |
| 12.603 | Solar System Dynamics | Wisdom | TTh 10:30AM - 12PM | Virtual |
| 12.701 | Classic Papers in Physical Oceanography | Kwon, Rypina | Th 2:30PM-4PM | Virtual |
| 12.717 | Coastal Geomorphology | Ashton | TTh 2:30PM-4PM | Virtual |
| 12.743 | Geochemistry of Marine Sediments | Costa, Long | TTh 9AM - 10:30AM | Virtual |
| 12.744 | Marine Isotope Chemistry | Peuker - Ehrenbrink, Horner, Galy, Wankel | TTh 2:30PM - 4PM | Virtual |
| 12.759 | Seminar in Oceanography at Woods Hole | Horner, Subhas | Th 1-2:30PM | Virtual |
| 12.801 | Large-scale Ocean Dynamics | Marshall | MW 10:30AM - 12PM | Virtual |
| 12.802 | Waves, Instability and Turbulence at Small Scales | Mahadevan & Yang | TTH 1-2:30PM | Virtual |
| 12.803 | Advanced Geophysical Fluid Dynamics | Flierl | First meeting W 1:30 (final time will be decided after that) | Virtual |
| 12.810 | Dynamics of the Atmosphere | O'Gorman | TTh 10:30AM-12PM | Virtual |
| 12.811 | Tropical Meteorology | Emanuel | MWF 2:00 - 3:00PM | Virtual |
| 12.823 | Modeling the Biology and Physics of the Ocean | Flierl, McGillicuddy | MF 1:30-3:00pm | Virtual |
| 12.834 | Land-Atmosphere Interactions | Entekhabi | MW 4-5PM | Virtual |
| 12.870 | Air-Sea Interaction: Boundary Layers | Clayson, Edson | TTh 9 - 10:30AM | Virtual |
| 12.950 | Seminar in Physical Oceanography at MIT | Ferrari, Mahadevan | TBA | Virtual |
| 12.970 | Current Research in Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences | Arranged with advisor | Thesis or Unscheduled subject | Arranged |
| 12.971 | Current Research in Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences | Arranged with advisor | Thesis or Unscheduled subject | Arranged |
| 12.980 | Current Research in Joint Program at MIT | Arranged with advisor | Thesis or Unscheduled subject | Arranged |
| 12.981 | Current Research in Joint Program at MIT | Arranged with advisor | Thesis or Unscheduled subject | Arranged |
| 12.982 | Current Research in Joint Program at WHOI | Arranged with advisor | Thesis or Unscheduled subject | Arranged |
| 12.983 | Current Research in Joint Program at WHOI | Arranged with advisor | Thesis or Unscheduled subject | Arranged |
| 12.S491 | Spc. Seminar in Geology and Geochemistry | Ono | TBA | Virtual |
| 12.S493 | Seminar in Biogeochemistry | Summons | TBA | Virtual |
| 12.S591 | Special Seminar in Geophysics | Cattania, Frank | TTh 11:00AM - 12:30PM | Virtual |
| 12.S592 | Special Seminar in EAPS | Ravela | MW 3:00-4:30PM, Recitation Th 3-4PM | Virtual |
| 12.s593 | Special Seminar in EAPS | Rothman | W 2:30- 4:00pm | Virtual |
| 12.S595 | Special Seminar in Geophysics | Minchew | TTh 3:00PM - 4:30PM | Virtual |
| 12.S597 | Special Seminar in EAPS | Bosak | TBA | Virtual |
| 12.S680 | Special Seminar in Planetary Science | Seager | W 9:00AM - 12:00PM | Virtual |