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 (on leave 2009-10)
Daniel P. Schrag, Sturgis Hooper Professor of Geology and Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering
Courses in the various branches of oceanography are listed separately under the headings Earth and Planetary Sciences, Biology, and Engineering Sciences in this catalog. Further opportunities for study in oceanography exist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, at the Woods Hole Marine Biological Laboratory, and at MIT. Interested students are invited to contact members of the Faculty Committee on Oceanography for additional advice. Undergraduate and graduate students are also encouraged to write the committee chair to apply for funding in order to pursue oceanography-related projects, field work, or study opportunities.