Peter de Menocal

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo Visits Woods Hole

June 4, 2021

(From left to right): WHOI Deputy Director and Vice President for Science and Engineering Rick Murray, Mass. Congressman William Keating, Mass. Senator Edward Markey, WHOI’s Carl Hartsfield, U.S. Commerce Secretary […]

WHOI to Launch New Center for Ocean and Climate Research

April 28, 2021

Today WHOI announced the establishment of the Francis E. Fowler IV Center for Ocean and Climate to seek new knowledge and solutions at the intersection of oceanography and climate science. A generous gift from Francis E. Fowler, IV established the center and will enable it to immediately commence operations.

The Gulf Stream Is Weakening and It Promises Stronger Storms For NY And NJ

March 19, 2021

The oceanic network matters because it has an outsized influence on making the world habitable, said Peter de Menocal, the president and director at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

WHOI scientists on warming atmosphere, weaker Gulf Stream

March 3, 2021

The warming atmosphere is causing an arm of the powerful Gulf Stream to weaken, some scientists fear

WHOI President & Director Dr. Peter de Menocal Recognized as AAAS Fellow

November 24, 2020

Dr. Peter de Menocal, President and Director of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution of has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Convergence Accelerator could help to meet “An Ocean of Need”

November 18, 2020

Innovative National Science Foundation program aims to address major ocean-related societal issues

Who is Peter de Menocal? A Conversation with WHOI’s new President & Director

October 29, 2020

On October 1st, Dr. Peter de Menocal assumed the role of President & Director of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, the 11th person to hold that title since the Institution was founded in 1930. In a wide-ranging conversation, we meet the man and the scientist—and get a glimpse of what WHOI’s future may hold under his leadership.