MIT-WHOI Joint Program 50th Anniversary
Join us to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the MIT-WHOI Joint Program. Considered one of the world’s most prestigious graduate degree programs in marine science, the program brings together the resources of two great institutions: the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. The more than 1000 alumni and alumnae include many of the world’s scientific leaders in oceanography.
WATCH THE SYMPOSIUM LIVECAST HERE
Symposium
12:30PM | Building E51, Wong Auditorium*, 70 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA
12:30pm - Introductory remarks by Ed Boyle, MIT Joint Program Director and Meg Tivey, WHOI VP for Academic Programs and Dean
12:40pm - Prof. Maria Zuber, Vice President for Research, MIT
12:55pm - Dr. Mark Abbott, President and Director, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
1:10pm - Admiral John J. Richardson, Chief of Naval Operations, U.S. Navy
1:40pm - Dr. Joe Pedlosky, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
2:10pm - Dr. Heather Goldstone, Science Editor, Cape Cod WCAI and WGH contributor
2:40pm - Coffee Break
3:10pm - Dr. Henrietta Edmonds, Lead Program Director of Chemical Oceanography, National Science Foundation
3:40pm - Dr. Oscar Pizzaro, Principal Research Fellow, University of Sydney
4:10pm - Prof. John Holdren, Teresa and John Heinz Professor of Environmental Policy, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard U.
4:40pm - Prof. Matthew Jackson, Department of Earth Science, University of California Santa Barbara
5:10pm - Closing remarks
Reception and Dinner
5:15PM | Building E52, Samberg Conference Center, 50 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA
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Contact: Kris Kipp | 617-253-7544 | kipp@mit.edu
