Doctoral Thesis Defense — Kathleen Abbott (MIT-WHOI)
Date: Monday, May 4, 2026 Time: 1:00 - 3:00pm Location: Clark 507 | WHOI Campus, Woods Hole, MA
Categories:
Atmospheres, Oceans, and Climate
Thesis Defenses
Attend
Virtually
“Vertical Transport and Transformation of Biogeochemical Properties in the Upper Ocean”
A public presentation of the thesis will be given by the candidate.
DATE: May 4th, 2026
TIME: 1:00 PM ET
PLACE: Clark 507, WHOI Campus, and Zoom with pre-registration
DEFENSE CHAIR:
Dr. Irina Rypina, WHOI
THESIS COMMITTEE:
Dr. Amala Mahadevan, Advisor, WHOI
Prof. Alexandra Worden, MBL/UChicago
Dr. Benjamin Van Mooy, WHOI
Prof. Michael Follows, MIT
Prof. Naomi Levine, USC
Copies of the thesis may be obtained from the WHOI Academic Programs Office (contact kimberly.gniadek@whoi.edu) and department headquarters at MIT.
All interested faculty, staff, and students are invited to attend.