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- EIN 04-2105850
- 508-289-4895
- Fenno House 183 Oyster Pond Road, MS #40 Woods Hole MA 02543 USA
- www.whoi.edu
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Engineering & Technology, General Science, Marine Science & Oceanography, Technology
Mission: The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is a private, independent, not-for-profit corporation dedicated to research and higher education at the frontiers of ocean science.Its primary mission is to develop and effectively communicate a fundamental understanding of the processes and characteristics governing how the oceans function and how they interact with the Earth as a whole. To fulfill this mission, WHOI must successfully: Recruit, retain, and support the highest quality staff and students and provide an organization that nurtures creativity and innovation. Stress a flexible, multidisciplinary, and collaborative approach to the research and education activities of its staff within an equitable working environment. Promote the development and use of advanced instrumentation and systems (including ships, vehicles and platforms) to make the required observations at sea and in the laboratory. Make the results of its research known to the public and policymakers and foster its applications to new technology and products in ways consistent with the wise use of the oceans. Secure the essential resources to sustain these activities, a responsibility that the Trustees and Corporation Members must jointly share with management and staff. It is the goal of the Institution to be a world leader in advancing and communicating a basic understanding of the oceans and their decisive role in addressing global questions.
Programs: As a private and independent laboratory, the Institution has been able to respond rapidly to newly emerging scientific questions. Presently WHOI employs some 900 individuals, approximately 150 of which are scientists, 170 of which are engineers, technical staff and information specialists, with the remainder being students, ships' crews, administrators, and support personnel.At any given time, more than 350 projects are underway at WHOI. These projects range geographically from the poles to the equator, and from modeling the dynamics of the shallowest coastal waters to exploring the seismicity of the greatest ocean depths, including research on plant and animal populations and their interactions in the ocean, coastal erosion, pollution control, and geological activity deep within the earth. WHOI scientists and engineers collaborate freely, openly, and routinely with each other and with the national and international scientific community. WHOI-developed technologies have set the standard for oceanographic performance.