Oceanography
Faculty of the Committee on Oceanography
Eli Tziperman, Pamela and Vasco McCoy, Jr. Professor of Oceanography and Applied Physics (Chair)
Peter John Huybers, Assistant Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences
James J. McCarthy, Professor of Biological Oceanography and Alexander Agassiz Professor of Biological Oceanography
Daniel P. Schrag, Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering
Courses in the various branches of oceanography are listed separately under the headings Biology, Engineering Sciences and Applied Physics, and Earth and Planetary Sciences in this catalog. Further information on related courses and on other opportunities for study in oceanography at the University, at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and at the Marine Biological Laboratory may be obtained from the Official Register “Instruction in Oceanography,” or from members of the Faculty Committee on Oceanography. Undergraduate and graduate students are encouraged to write the Committee Chair to apply for funding in order to pursue oceanography-related projects, field work or study opportunities.