WHOI Newsletter :: Volume Two, Number Two

	IMAGE OF THE DAY

	Tiny Eyes Look closely and you will see black and white eyes in these fish eggs. Marine life commonly use cables and instruments left in the sea as substrates to live and grow on, and these were found off Martha's Vineyard during a study of the dynamics of the shallow inner shelf. MIT/WHOI Joint Program graduate student Rachel Horwitz recently wrote an article about it for Oceanus magazine. (Photo by Rachel Horwitz, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
	WHOI IN THE GULF
		Study Provides Picture of Oil Fate in Deepwater Horizon Spill Four WHOI scientists contributed to a new study that assembles a "mass balance" of how much oil and gas was released, where it went, and the chemical compounds that remained. Also in the Gulf: Scientists identify flotsam from the Deepwater Horizon oil rig.
	MULTIMEDIA
		Scientist Who Loves the Cold Graduate student Ali Criscitiello really loves the snow. It's a good quality for someone studying the rapidly-changing West Antarctic ice sheet.
	WHOI IN THE NEWS
		Hunt for the Ancient Mariner Nature followed archaeologist Brendan Foley as he used the newest technology to search the Aegean Sea for the world's oldest shipwrecks.
	More WHOI in the news: Life After Death for Deep Sea Vents Discovery News Illustrated Book Showcases Polar Oceanography Cape Cod Times What Scientists Under Pressure Can Learn from Spock Wired News
	AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
		Several WHOI Scientists Recognized for Their Work NOAA selected WHOI marine geophysicist and Joint Program alumnus Robert Detrick (left) to lead its Research Office. Recent prestigious science honors were awarded to: Lloyd Keigwin and Robert Weller; Mark Kurz; Ray Schmitt; Louis St. Laurent; and John Waterbury.
	OCEANUS MAGAZINE
		Clues in Shark Vertebrae Reveal Where They've Been Joint Program student Li Ling Hamady describes how she and her colleagues take advantage of a silver lining in mushroom clouds.
	VESSELS AND VEHICLES
		Alvin Comes to Boston The Museum of Science in Boston partnered with the Oceanographic to create an exhibit about Alvin, which includes a detailed model of the sub's 2012 redesign. It is on display in the Current Science and Technology Center.




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