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 Students at Work
Antarctic Andrea
Opportunity knocks for a MIT/WHOI graduate student to join a polar expedition
In her second year in graduate school, Andrea Burke fulfilled a dream to explore Antarctica, packing her pickax for a month-long expedition in a remote camp on the lava flows near Mount Morning.
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“Look at this fantastic landscape. You wouldn’t have this here if there was running water.”
—Mark Kurz, WHOI Geochemist, referring to the volcanic landscape of Mount Morning, Antarctica
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 Earth, Wind, and Fire in Antarctica
Scientists unravel a story inscribed in lava and written by the wind—June 25, 2008 |
 Will Climate Change Disrupt the Arctic Ecosystem?
WHOI biologist led ambitious expedition to the Bering Sea aboard the icebreaker Healy—June 20, 2008 |
 Knorr Skirts Ice to Search for 'Arctic Haze'
WHOI research ship helps track pollutants and their impacts near the Pole —June 11, 2008 |
 Popular Way to Assess Oil Spills Can Be Misused
WHOI chemist issues warning before 'pom-pom' method becomes standard practice—May 28, 2008 |
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Features |
 Earthshaking Events
New research on land and sea reinvigorates hopes of forecasting where earthquakes are likely to occur—June 30, 2004 |
 Can't Bring Deep-sea Samples Up? Send a Lab Down.
Engineers develop instruments to analyze materials that only exist in the depths —May 9, 2008 |
 Arctic Voyage Tests New Robots for Ice-covered Oceans
Putting untethered vehicles under the ice cap is one thing. Getting them back is another.—April 15, 2008 |
 Happy as a (Newly Discovered) Clam
Want to find something on the seafloor? Engineer Tom Crook's your man.—April 10, 2008 |
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Interviews & Quotes |
 She's Got the Whole Fleet in Her Hands
A conversation with WHOI ship scheduler Liz Caporelli—June 4, 2008 |
 A Warm Eddy Swirling in the Cold Labrador Sea
A conversation with WHOI physical oceanographer Amy Bower—September 24, 2007 |
 Following Whales Up a Creek
A conversation with marine mammal biologist Michael Moore—July 12, 2007 |
 Of Sons and Ships and Science Cruises
A conversation with Capt. A.D. Colburn of the research vessel Atlantis—May 31, 2007 |
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Around WHOI |
 Ocean Observatories Initiative Poised to Launch
WHOI wins grant to lead national effort—April 15, 2008 |
 Susan Avery Takes the Helm at WHOI
Avery is first atmospheric scientist (and woman) to lead the Institution—April 15, 2008 |
 Capital Campaign Heads into Homestretch
April 15, 2008 |
 OceanInsights for the Blind
WHOI scientist creates a bond with visually impaired students—November 30, 2007 |
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Students at Work |
 Protecting Public Health by Preventing Pollution
A graduate student seeks ways to curtail contaminants in the environment—April 3, 2008 |
 Plumbing the Plume That Created Samoa
A graduate student explores the magmatic origins of islands—November 20, 2007 |
 Eavesdropping on Whales' Mealtime Conversation
A graduate student journeys to Norway to investigate how orcas orchestrate their hunt—August 9, 2007 |
 What Does It Take To Break a Whale?
Stress tests on whale bones aim to help endangered species —June 20, 2007 |
