NEWSLETTER WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION JUNE/JULY 1991

WHOI Selected to Operate Agor-25

Outboard profile oj Agor-25

Congratulations WHOI

The Office of Naval Research KNORR (AGOA-15), delivered 10 The procurement sched­ (ONR) announced July 19 thai WHOI WHOI in 1970. has been upgraded to ule for both AGOR-24 and AGOR-25 has been selected by a competitive handle both manned and unmanned indicates the Navy will issue a proposal process to operate AGOR- vehicles and gives WHO I unparal1ed request lor proposals (RFP) immedi­ 25, one of the Navy's two new capabilities in deep submergence ately, with shipyard proposals due in research vesse ls. operations. September and the contract award The award of AGOR-25, which SCripps Institution of Oceanogra­ for AGOR-24 made in Noverrber. will replace the ATLANTIS II , phy in La Jolla, CA, was selected to Construction of AGOR-24 will start in strengthens the Institution's leader­ operate the AGOA-25 sisler ship, March 1992, the contract option ship role in deep submergence AGOR-24, for the University of award for construction of technology and operations. RN California system. Please turn to page J I WHOI Scientists Prepare for Arctic Cruise The first international scientific newspaper and radio, Associated modeling major ocean currents like expedition to al1empt to reach the Press. and the Boston Herald visited the Transpolar Drift which carries North Pole by ship is preparing to the dock and reported on the event. ice from Siberia to the North Pole depart for the Arctic Ocean. Extensive research programs will and into the North Atlantic, tracing Sus Honjo of the Geology & be conducted from the POLAR STAR river input in the ice and upper Geophysics Department will be co· and from stations on the ice. Among layers of the water in different chief scienti st on the cruise, areas of the Arctic OCean, and which will include scientists <:; r------, studies of the exchange of from Canada, Germany, i carbon dioxide between the Japan, Norway, Sweden and ~ atmosphere and the water the . E beneath the ice. Better under­ The expedition will involve ~ standing of global warming and three icebreakers - the U.S. £ the greenhouse effect will be Coast Guard POLAR STAR, 9 ~ \- among the important results of the German POLARSTERN, ~ this research. and the Swedish ODEN. Four WHOt employees will POLAR STAR was in Boston be among the 20 scientists June 19·22 to load equipment aboard the POLAR STAR, the from WHOI and other partici· largest representation from a pant s on the U.S. and Japa· single institution. Two WHO I nese teams before departing Ice-Ocean Environmental for Halifax, Nova Scotia, to Buoys, each with 232 sensors load Canadian gear. to transmit measurements from The three ships will meet in the atmosphere, the ice and the Troms0, Norway, and depart water below the ice, will be for the North Pole in early deployed. These automated August. They will cruise to polar stations, developed in areas of the deep Arctic Basin cooperation with the Japan never before explored, Marine SCience and Technol­ pounding through ice sheets ogyCenter (JAMSTEC), will over feet thick. The ships 10 relay data by satellite back to Sus Honjo tarks to repol1f1rs in Boston while the will return to Tromso in mid· WHOI for at teast 18 months October. POLAR STAR;s prepared for its Arctic cruise. through the Arctic winters as they The expedition received significant are carried by drifting ice. Other media allention during the POLAR the projects to be undertaken are WHOI equipment, including a coring STAR's stay in Boston. Reporters Canadian efforts to reliably evaluate device built at WHOI and welded to from Channets 4. 5, and 7 (NBC, ice distribution in the Arctic Ocean the POLAR ST AR's deck in Boston. ABC, CBS affiliates), Channel 56, using a microwave satellite, detailed will be used. the Christian Science Monitor U.S. studies of sea·ice behavior, WHOI Hosts Earthwatch Students The Education Office and program was to give the students a The two-week visit also included Coastal Research Center hosted hands-on involvement in scientific an overview of the Institution, with seven high school students in the research. The topic chosen for the tours conducted by WHOt stall Earthwatch program for two weeks in group was oil pollution and the through the Exhibit Center, Library, July. The students, gifted in the arts continuing effort s to determine the Seafloor Samples Lab and Buoy Lab. and humanities as well as science, Iong·term fate and effects of oil A collecting cruise aboard were chosen through a nationwide compounds in marsh sediments. The ASTERIAS, and visits to Waquoit Bay competitive application process. students collected core samples from Estuarine Preserve, the Ocean Arks Participants came from California, area marshes and analyzed them in a International Protect althe Provi­ Florida, Louisiana, North Carolina laboratory under the direction of John dence Sewage Treatment plant, and and New Mexico. Farrington, Bruce Tripp, George the Lloyd Center in South Dartmoulh The purpose of the WHOI Hampson and Susan McGroddy. were also on their agenda. 2 WHOI NEWSLETTER New President Elected at Annual Meeting

This year's annual meetings of Grounds Committee. His brother the Trustees and Corporation in­ Hays is an Honorary Member of the Photos, pages 4-5 cluded the installation of a new Corporation and his late brother W. Corporation president and coincided Van Alan was also a Member of the also on hand for the dedication. with the dedication of the $5 million Corporation. Helen Walker and Oliver Egleston of national caf!.>On-14 dating facility and The annual meeting also included Shepley, Bulfinch, Richardson & a lecture by a Nobel laureate. a science report by Senior Scientist Abbott Architects attended, as well James M. Clark was elected to fill John H. Steele on ~The Ocean as F. Thomas Westcott, head of the post left by outgoing President of Landscape." A reception and dinner Westcott Construction. the Corporation John H. Steele. sponsored :':'y the Associates under a The dedication also attracted Other Corporation officers, all of tent on the Fenno House grounds for state representatives Tom Cahir and whom were re-elected to their posts more than 200 Trustees, Corporation Eric Turkington, and Falmouth Town at the annual meeting, are: Chairman Members and Associates concluded Administrator Peter Boyer. of the Board Guy Nichols, Director the day's events. Craig Dorman, Vice President Sustainability Charles Hollister, Treasurer Kenneth AMS Dedication The annual meeting also in­ Safe, Jr., Assistant Treasurer Edwin About 250 employees, Trustees, cluded a lecture on "Sustainability: Hiam, and Clerk Gary Walker. Trust­ Corporation Members and Associates An Economist's Perspective,~ by ees, Corporation Members, and toured the new lab and attended a Nobel Laureate Robert Solow, a committee members were also dedication ceremony for the National member of the Senior Advisors elected at the meeting. Ocean SCiences Accelerator Mass Committee at the WHO I Marine Clark is a former chief executive Spectrometry Facility at the McLean Policy Center and Institute Professor officer of Hornblower-Weeks, Laboratory on June 14. at the Massachusetts Institute of Hemphill, Noyes in New York City and Robert Corell, assistant director Technology. has been affiliated with Shearson for geosciences at the National About 200 people filled the fifth Lehman Brothers, Inc. since 1986. Science Foundation (NSF), spoke on floor of Clark to hear Solow speak on He has maintained an active role at advances in carbon dating and public policy, economic growth and the Woods Hole Oceanographic congratulated WHOI on, acquiring the resource conservation issues sur­ Institution since 1976, when he joined facility. rounding sustainability. the Associates Program. He has The AMS facility at WHO I is only The lecture was the 18th J. served WHOI as a Trustee since the seventh in the world, and is the Seward Johnson Lecture in Marine 1984, Member of the Corporation newest and most sophisticated. It was Policy presented in honor of the since 1983, and has been a member funded by NSF to serve the national former WHOI Trustee and Corpora­ of the Executive Committee since ocean science community. Glenn tion Member whose life-long interest 1985. He is also a member of the Jones is director of the facility. in the oceans and ocean policy was Institution's Development Committee Some of the individuals respon­ instrumental in creating the Marine and is Chairman of the Buildings and sible for creating the new facility were Policy Center. Robin Good Elected to NEDRA Board Robin Good, development officer development office, we're already University of Vermont, Wesleyan for information operations, has been gaining regional recognition,H Robin University and New England Baptist elected to the board of directors of says. "Prospect research in Massa­ Hospital on NEDRA's board of the New England Development chusetts has long been dominated by directors. Research Association. universities like Harvard and MIT, WHOI hosted the organization NEDRA, a professional organiza­ who have had the foresight to do for a regional roundtable last March, tion of fund raising researchers, research. The fact that we now have and a NEDRA board retreat in July. seeks to promote the role of research a seat at the table, so to speak, WHOI Director of Development in identifying prospects (individuals, offers an exciting opportunity for Jacquie Suitor was a panelist at the foundations and corporations) with inter-institutional exchanges of March roundtable. the means and inclination to donate expertise and counsel." Judy Thrasher, a research money to non-profit organizations. Robin will join representatives assistant in WHOl's development "Although we're a relatively new from Harvard, Brown University, the office, is also a member of NEDRA.

WHOt NEWSLETTER 3 Craig Dorman and Chairman of the Board Guy Nichols tour the new facility.

Johnson Lecture. II

Glenn Jones explains the AMS facility to guests at the open house.

WHOI NEWSLETIER 5 Recreation Plwto by Tom Keindinst Facilities

Between 400 and 500 employ­ ees, students and their families gathered June 24 al the Institution's new recreation facilities behind Clark Laboratory on the QuisseU Campus to cel­ ebrate the comple­ tion of a new baseball field and tennis and voney­ ball courts. The Joseph V. McKee Jr. Ballfield and The James R. Shepley Tennis and Volleyball Court s al Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution will be off icially Books and Tapes Available for Loan dedicated later this summer when family members The Staff Training and Development Office, Nobska will be in attendance. House, has a lending library of books and audio cassette The funds for construction of the recreation tapes available to WHOI employees on a variety of topics. facilities for Institution staff and students were given The following are some examples of new arrivals: in memory of Joseph McKee and James Shepley Books: by thei r family and friends. Long-time supporters 01 Speak for Yourself the Institution, they were close personal friends and Get to the Point died within a few months of each other in 1988. How to Talk So People Will Listen Joseph V. McKee Jr. had a long affiliation with Success with the Gentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense WHOI. At the time of his death in September 1988 The Secret Language of Success he had been an Associate since 1958, a Corpora­ You Just Donl Understand: Men and Women in tion Member since1969 and a Trustee since 1970. Conversation He also served as Vice President 01 the Associates Tapes: from 1970 until his death and was Chairman of the Personal Power Trustees Development Committee at the time of his First-Time Manager death. He was affiliated with National Union listen Your Way to Success Electric Corporation for many years, serving that Successful Communication Skills firm as Vice President and Treasurer, Executive Self Empowerment Vice President and Director and Chairman of the Board and President. James R. Shepley was a highly respected Asterias' New Phone journalist who served as President of Time, Inc. from 1969 to 1980, retiring as Chai nnan of the The Research Vessel ASTERIAS is now equipped Executive Committee in 1982. with a cellular phone. Landscape architect was Steve Stimson of BSS I! you need to contact Captain Dave Olmsted or Design of Falmouth. Contractors were Lawrence anyone else who is out on ASTERIAS, call 1-776-1651. Lynch Corporation, Grafton Briggs, Francisco To reserve time on ASTERIAS, continue to call Tavares, WW Cox Excavation and Cape Metal Patty Odams at the Port Office, ext. 2208. Dave Fabricators, all of Falmouth, Olmsted's voice mail extension is 3322.

6 WHOI NEWSLETTER Thirteen Researchers Receive Mellon Grants

Thirteen WHOI researchers to individuals. Five Joint Initiative - Edward R. Sholkovitz, "Negative received awards from Mellon pro­ Awards were given to fund interde­ Thermal Ion Mass Spectrometry: grams this year as seed money for partmental projects. Development of a New Analytical innovative research projects. Method to Study the Marine Geo­ The two Mellon programs, the The Innovative Research Fund chemistry of Platinum Group Ele­ Innovative Research Fund and the recipients are: ments and Iron;" Joint Initiative Awards, were originally - Cheryl Ann Butman, uNear-Bed - Daniel C. McCorkle, "Box Model­ created by two separate challenge Microplankton in the Deep Sea: A ing Changes in Ocean Chemistry and grants from the Andrew W. Mellon Time-Series Study using a New Atmospheric CO .. " Foundation and many gifts and Automated Plankton Pump;" 2 grants from individuals, corporations - David A Caron, "Molecular The Joint Initiative Award recipi­ and foundations. The Innovative Techniques for Studying Protistan ents are: Research Fund and the Joint Initia­ Ecology;" - William R. Martin, ''The Role of tive Awards program began making - Douglas Prasher, "Molecular Dissolved Organic Carbon of the awards to scientists in 1981 and Analysis of Microbial Surface Western Equatorial Pacific Ocean;" 1988, respectively. Awards are made Biofilms;" - Scott J. Lehman, uApplication of through a competitive process to - Werner G. Deuser, "Toward a Organic Biomarker scientists doing new research that is Global Assessment of the Biological Paleothermometry to Problems in not yet able to attract funding from Pump: Variabilities, Trends, and Quaternary Paleoclimate;" traditional sources. Coherence between In-Situ and - Roger A Samelson, uKinematic An ad hoc committee reviews Remote·Sensing Time Series in the Study of Tidal Dispersion;" proposals for the funding and pre­ Sargasso Sea;" -Nobu Shimizu, "The Horoman sents its recommendations to Associ­ - Ellen R. M. Druffel, "Numerical Workshop;" ate Director for Research Bob Modelling of Long-Term Changes in -Kathryn Kelly, "Analyses of Satel­ Gagosian, who in turn recommends Surface Ocean Radiocarbon in the lite Observations and Theories of recipients to Director Craig Dorman. Pacific Ocean;" Meterological Forcing in Western This year, eight Innovative - Mark D. KUfZ, gNew Techniques in Boundry Currents." Research Fund awards were granted Noble Gas Mass Spectrometry;"

Two Books Offer Views of Arctic Research

Two books on the Arctic by StrategiC Planning Staff at the U.S. Boat Voyage in the Great Northern members of the WHO I community Coast Guard and a Coast Guard Waterway. have recently hit bookstores. commander, conceived and edited The book is Bockstoce's account The Soviet Maritime Arctic, the book during his time at WHOI. of his exploration and research in the edited by former Marine Policy The groundwork for many of the Arctic, interwoven with historical, Center research fellow Lawson articles was laid during a May 1987 archaeological and sociological Brigham, is the first in a series of workshop sponsored by the Marine information about the region and its books on polar research to be put out Policy Center. people. by Bellhaven Press. The book is a Marine Policy Center Director Bockstoce is the author of many multidisciplinary examination of the Jim Broadus wrote the introduction to articles and books on the Arctic, historical record and the cultural the book, and former Senior Re­ including Whales, Ice and Men, developments surrounding Soviet search Fellow Chris Joyner contrib­ which received the John Lyman Book activities and policies. Contributors uted an article titled, "A Comparison Award in 1986. Educated at Yale, he include historians, geographers, of Soviet Arctic and Antarctic Poli­ received a doctorate in archaeology polar scientists, legal specialists and cies." from Oxford. Recently, the Royal environmentalists from North WHOI Trustee and Corporation Cruising Club of Great Britain America, Europe and the Soviet Member John Bockstoce has pub­ awarded him its prestigious Tilman Union. lished another book on the Arctic, Medal for 20 years of voyaging in Lawson, now a member of the Arctic Passages, A Unique Small- high latitudes.

WHOI NEWSLETTER 7 Cecil Green Awards WHOI $2.1 Million To Endow New Technology Development Program

Philanthropist Cecil H. Green, founder of Texas Instruments, has made a $2.1 million commitment to endow a new technology innovation awards program at the Institution. The new awards, to be named the Cecil H. and Ida M. Green Technology Innovation Awards, will encourage new approaches to instrument development by bringing Institution scientists and engineers together to design and create inter­ disciplinary technology. WHOI staff have a long history as leaders in the development of oceanographic instrumentation, much of which becomes commercially manufactured and used by the oceanographic times exist between different fields of Mines, the Cecil and Ida Green community worldwide. research." Building for Earth Sciences at MIT, The Green gift matches a recent WHOI established the endowed several facilities at St. Mark's School $500,000 Kresge Foundation chal­ fund to support competitive awards to of Texas in Dallas, the Cecil H. and lenge grant (see April Newsletter) develop new or improved instrumen­ Ida M. Green Hospital of Scripps which required the Institution to raise tation to meet the needs of pressing Clinic in La Jolla, CA, and the Cecil $2. 1 million in endowment by Sep­ societal issues like global climate H. Green Library at Stanford Univer­ tember 1, 1992. The Kresge Foun­ change. The awards will bring teams sity. dation grant will be used to upgrade of scientists and engineers together Green attended the Institution's scientific instrumentation, including on special focus projects. Under an Annual Meeting and Associates state-of-the-art fiber optic technology, award plan, scientists and engineers Dinner June 14, during which he was on Research Vessel KNORR. will submit short joint proposals named Honorary Chairman of the The gift is the result of a long which outline their hypotheses, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institu­ relationship between Green and designs, project concepts and tion Campaign. New Trustee John Chartes Hollister, Vice President and budgets. The proposals will then be Bockstoce, a noted Arctic historian Associate Director for 'External reviewed by a panel of their peers and author (see story. page 7), has Affairs, begun some 10 years ago and awarded on the basis of creativ­ been named Chairman of the Capita! when Green came to WHOI to give ity and innovation in meeting a Campaign. the 1980 Joint Program commence­ special instrumentation need. The Woods Hole Oceano­ ment lecture. Cecil Green and his late wife graphic Institution Associates an­ ~Cecil Green and his late wife Ida are internationally known for their nounced the establishment of an Ida have donated more than $200 support and encouragement of award in Green's honor at the million through the years to support education and basic research in the Associates Dinner June 14. The basic scientific and medical research sciences and in medicine on a global Cecil H. Green Award will recognize and education,M Hollister notes. scale. Colleges, hospitals, muse­ individuals who have made outstand­ "The Cecil and Ida Green Technol­ ums, schools and universities in ing contributions to oceanographic ogy Innovation Awards will allow North America, Europe and Australia research at the Institution. The first teams of scientists and engineers at have benefited from their generosity. award will be presented in 1992. WHOt to compele for funding which Among the major facilities con­ Green was presented a certificate in is not available for new entrepreneur­ structed with matching or total recognition of his lifelong commit­ ial projects. It will strengthen the contributions from the Greens are the ment to and support of intemational collaboration between staff and he lp Cecil and Ida Green Professional scientific collaboration, research and break down the barriers that some- Center of the Colorado School of education.

8 WHOI NEWSLETTER Scenes at Sea Aboard ATLANTIS II

"Hurry up and wait..... (Left to right) Rick Bean, ... Moments later the crew jumps into action to Marl< DeRoche, Chris Griner. and Charlie Perry retrieve the equipment. patiently waiting for AL VIN's elevator to break the surface ...

Captain Paul Howland (left) and Chief Scientist "Chie'- Hall and Herman Wagner in the Engine Room. Lauren Mullineaux.

Photos by Sonya Hagopian

WHOI NEWSLETIER 9

, In Memoriam Robert G. Weeks

The Woods Hole Oceanographic which the Institution housed in a and welders. Institution announces with great hangar on Dyer's Dock, Bob sup­ Outside the Institution, Bob and sorrow the death of Robert G. Weeks ported many scientific projects his wife Doris and daughter Carolyn June 11, at his home in Falmouth. He including whale locating for Bill ran the Fieldcrest Tack Shop and was 64 years old. Schevill and Bill Watkins, meteoro­ Stable in Sippewissett for the past 27 Bob was born in Falmouth and logical and physical years. He helped Doris each year graduated from Lawrence High experiments and passenger trans­ with the Barnstable County Fair, Scheol. He worked at the Institution port. He did coastal photography with which she serves as executive for more than 40 years, most recently former WHO I scientist John Zeigler, secretary, and travelled w~h her to serving as Mechanical Shop Supervi­ once flying along the East Coast after fairs around the country. Bob was sor. He began employment at the a hurricane to document coastal also an avid hunter, fisherman and Institution in July 1944, working for damage. His extensive flying experi­ scuba diver. For 50 years he served Norman Wright as a laboratory ence for the Institution also included as a caU firefighter and assistant working on small boats. In an assignment as flight mechanic for the Town of Falmouth. August he left the Institution to serve and co-pilot on the Institution's four­ Bob is survived by his wife Doris; more than three years in the U.S. engine C54Q aircraft. When the daughters Carolyn Weeks and Phyllis Navy and was discharged as a Institution no longer operated its own Peterson of Falmouth; a son, Wayne Boatswain's Mate, 2nd class. On his aircraft Bob continued to serve as the Weeks, of Chatham; and a grand­ own lime he qualified as an airplane Institution's pilot on charter planes, daughter, Ashley Peterson, of pilot'under the G.!. Bill. flying occasionally for science Falmouth. Bob served the Institution as a projects and aerial photography. He Memorial donations may be mechanic, welder, rigger, machinist, and retired employee David Owen made to the Nauset Workshop Inc., qualified scuba diver and aircraft pilot started the Institution's Diving 895 Mary Dunn Road, Hyannis, MA for multi-engine planes. Flying first in Program in 1951. In March 1974 Bob 02601 or to Falmouth Hospital a single engine Stinson aircraft was designated Supervisor of the Foundation, Ter Heun Drive, basec1.,;aH:~oonamessett Airport anct- ,'_ Institution's mechanical shop which Falmouth, MA 02540. later"a~helio-courier pontoon plane . .5;. then included mechanics, electricians In Memoriam Roger Revelle It is with great sorrow that the bomb tests, including Operation publiC policy. He was a member of Woods Hole Oceanographic Crossroads, the first peacetime test at many national and international Institution announces the death of Bikini Atoll in 1946. committees, professional societies Honorary Member and Honorary He received a bachelor's degree and organizations and served in Trustee Roger Revelle July 15 in in geology from Pomona College and various national posts. He was the San Diego at age 82. a doctorate in oceanography from recipient of 13 honorary degrees and Revene was planning to Scripps Institution of Oceanography. authored or coauthored several attend WHOI's History Colloquy He was a founder of the University of hundred scientific publications. July 15-19 to share reminlscences,~, California, San Diego (UCSD) He is survived by his wife, Ellen, of Institution activities during World campus, and served as Director of of La Jolla, CA; three daughters, War II and into the mid-1950s. UCSD's Scripps Institution of Ocean- Anne Shumway of Cambridge, MA, Revelle served as a commander in ography from 1951 to 1964. A Mary Ellen Pacl of Brookline, MA, the U.S. Naval Reserve during professor emeritus at the time of his and Carolyn Hufbauer of Chevy World War, II and was officer-in- death, he was most recently profes- Chase, MD; one son, William Revelle charge of the oceanographic - sor of science and public policy at of Evanston, IL; twelve grandchildren section of the Bureau of Ships: He UCSD. and four great-grandchildren. assisted in establishing the Office In 1964 Revelle founded and A memorial service was held in of Naval Research, and from 1946 became director of the Harvard La Jolla July 18. Donations may be to 1948 headed its Geophysics University Center for Population made to the UCSD Foundation for Branch. He organized the oceano- Studies. In 1975 he returned to the Revelle Scholarship Endowment graphic investigations of atomip UCSO as professor of science and Fund.

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• In Memoriam George Broderson

The Woods Hole Oceanographic years for the U.S. Air in Thule, Often described as "colorful" and "a Institution announces with great Greenland. As he was considering character" by his many colleagues sorrow the death of George "Brody" an offer to work in the South Pacific, a throughout the oceanographic dePentheny Broderson June 27, at friend mentioned the new submers­ community, Brody worked tirelessly his home in Sandwich. He was 73 ible project at WHOI under the to be sure the work got done on years Old. direction of the late Earl Hays. schedule, that scientists had what Brody was born in Hartford, CT, "Brody" joined the Institution staff in they needed, and that operations and educated in New Jersey. He January 1964 as crew chief for the were conducted safely. He was an began his long career at sea at age brand new Deep Submergence accomplished mechanic, able to fix 13, working as a cabin boyan two Vehicle ALVIN, which was under anything that was broken, and often Danish ships. Intrigued by mechani­ construction in Minneapolis. He created equipment out of available cal objects, he worked on ships, assisted with the construction of the materials at sea for a scientist's last­ automobiles and race cars until 's first support ship, minute need. Brody always had a World War II, when he joined 10,000 Research Vessel LULU, from surplus story to tell, and was proud of his other Americans as volunteers in Navy pontoons in Woods Hole, and involvement with so many historic Great Britain's Royal Air Force. was instrumental in developing both moments in ocean science. When America entered the war he the submersible and LULU into SUNivors include his wife, Eva transferred to the U.S. Air Force. valuable national scientific resources. (Lloyd) Broderson of Sandwich; two When he returned home, he worked He remained crew chief until LULU daughters, Jacqueline Perra of as a taxi driver in New York City, was retired from the Institution fleet in Sandwich and Kye Sartini of Bristol, often visiting Cape Cod on bass 1983. After his retirement, Brody Rl; and two grandchildren. fishing trips with friends. In 1951 he continued to playa major role in A memorial service was held July 7 bought a house in Sandwich and ALVIN operations, performing fiber­ Sandwich. Memorial donations may operated Brody's Auto Repair, the glass jobs as needed, particularly be made to S1. John's Episcopal only garage in that town, for many during periodic ALVIN overhauls, and Church, Main Street, Sandwich, MA years. He worked as a ship's utilizing his many skills for other 02563. mechanic and electrician for two speCial projects within the Institution.

Agor-25 Continued from page 1

AGOR-25 will be made in February mum speed will be 14.5 knots, includes the University of Miami, 1994, with delivery of AGOR-24 to cruising speed 12.5 knots. Cruising Texas A & M University and the Scripps in November 1994, and range will be 12,000 miles. University of Texas. delivery of AGOR-25 to WHOI in Propulsion will be diesel-electric, In announcing the award, ONR February 1997. The new ships will AC-DC with twin 3,000 horsepower noted that ''WHOI's proposal was be based on the same d~sign and azimuthing thrusters aft and one very responsive and presented a well speCifications as the AGOR-23, 1 ,100 horsepower azimuthing jet rounded scientific and operations Research Vessel T.G. THOMPSON, forward.The ship will be fully outfitted plan, including improvement to which is nearing completion at a ·to include a deep sea trawling winch, UNOLS fleet effectiveness. WHOI Mississippi shipyard and will be deep-tow/survey winch, dynamic has efficiently operated U.S. Navy operated by the University of Wash­ poSitioning, and a multi-beam echo research vessels for more than 20 ington. sounding system. years.n AGOR-25 will be 273 feet long, Competing proposals were re­ Director Craig Dorman, in an with a beam of 52.5 feet and a draft ceived from five institutions. Besides Institution memo, congratulated of 17 feet. The crew will number 22, WHOI and Scripps, other competitors George Grice and Bob Dinsmore, with 28 scientific berths in state­ were Harbor Branch Oceanographic who led the proposal preparation rooms and the capacity for 10 Institution, the University of Hawaii, team for WHOI, and the many people additional berths in vans. Six labs and the Southeast Consortium for who assisted in putting together this will cover 4,225 square feet. Maxi- Ocean Research (SECOR), which effort. WHOI NEWSLETTER 11 New Faces

, ,.,~ '.~ ':,: ," . 'l~;-. '", . . iii .. Jl!Pft "J .. , . • ,... - lane J. Abrams Mark R. Anderson Katherine G. Barbeau Stephen G. Bowen Karen E. Carmichael Research Eng ineer JP Student JP Student JP Stud ent Info. Systems Ass!. I AOP&E EducationlBiology EducationlBiology EducationlAOP&E Controller Smith 30lN Redfield 342 Fy. Bigelow 408 Challenger Ext. 2724 Ext. 2368 Ext. 3218 Ext. 3327 Ext. 2364 B. Walden J, Stegeman P. Duffy

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Eda M. Hood Emilie E. Hooft Terrance J. Howald Gwyneth E. Hu!ford Michael P. Hurst JP Student JP Student Research Ass1. II JP Student Accountant EducalioniChem. Ed ucalionlG&G Biology EducationlPO Challenger Fy. Clark 118A Shive,ick Clark 340 Ext. 2365 Ext. 2873 Ext. 3422 Ext. 2775 Ext. 3368 V. LeFavor E. Sholkovitz M. Kleinrock W. Watkins P. Richardson

12 WHOI NEWSLETIER James D. Irish Matthew L Johnson Robert W. Keefe A. James Kettle Ei Lin Lim Research Specialist JP Student JP Student JP Student JP Student AOP&E Education/AOP&E Education/AOP&E EducationlPO Educationl8iology Smith 307 Bigelow 408 Bigelow 408 Clark304A Redfield 324 Ext. 2732 Ext. 3327 Ext. 3327 Ext. 2907 Ext. 2564 A. Williams J. Price D. Caron

Daniel Lizarralde Lori Mahoney Gary W. Meyer Martorie F. Oleksiak Elizabeth B. Owens JP Student Library Assistant Mail Clerk JP Student Info. Systems Assoc. I Education!G&G library Services Educationl8iology IPCl Clark S 272A Mclean Blake Redfield 342 Clark 160 Ext. 2838 Ext. 2850 Ext. 2262 Ext. 2368 Ext. 2417 W. S. Holbrook W. Dunkle J. Cushman J. Stegeman G. Power

George Panteleyev Frank R. Perry Douglas S. Ray Julian P. Sachs Randall A. Villaneuva JP Student Plant Mechanic JP Student JP Student JP Student Education/Chem. Facilities Education/AOP&E EducalionlChem. EducationlPO Clark418 Smith 121 Bigelow 207 Fye Clark 3 Ext. 3459 Ext. 2701 Ext. 2605 D. Repeta Ext. 2804 R. Francois M. Field L Pratt - WHO I NEWSLETTER 13 Spring Golf Outing Held Promotions The WHOI spring golf outing was held April 27 at the Otis Golf Club on Pierrettle M. Ahearn (Controller'S) the Otis Military Reservation. Forty­ 10 Senior Accounting Assistant 613 eight people participated in the scramble format. First place went to Alan R. Duester (AOP&E) the team of Terri Turner, Phil to Engineer II 5/13 McClung, Bob Thropp and Bob Curran. Second place went to Mary Robert G. Gokbborough (AOP&E) Ann Lucas, Rob Handy, Sparky to Re search Engineer 5/4 Bowman and Jerry Dipalma. Third Dennis M. Wojcik Robert Grieve (ALVIN) place went to Lisa Dipalma, Dale JP Student to DSV Pilot 7/8 Leavitt, Bob "Legs- Corey and Rick Educalion/AOP&E Murphy. All received trophies and gift Bigelow 207 Brian J. Guest (PO) certificates. Ext. 2605 to Engineering Assistant III 5120 Longest drive trophies were given to Roberta Oberlander in the Brian l. Howes (Biology) women's competition and to Rick to Associate Scientist 5129 Murphy in the men's. Closest to the Donna l. Lamonde (Controller's) pin trophies were given to John Goff to Senior Accounting Assistant 613 and Paul Wessling. Last place trophies were reluctantly John S. Merriam Jr. (AOP&E) accepted by Bonnie Woodward, AI 10 Engineer 115/4 Morton, Kozo Takahashi and Scott Worrilow. Stephen P. O'Malley (G&G) In the honorable mention category: to Research Assistant II Best Swing Award: Debbie Smith Worst Swing Award: Bruce "Slasher" Robin C. Singer (AOP&E) Eric C. Won to Engineer II 5113 Keafer JP Student Smoothest Putting Stroke: Kozo Education/PO Deborah K. Smith (G&G) Takahashi Clark 3398 to Associate Scientist 5122 Nature Award (always in the woods): Ext. 2911 Hovey ''1"11 Find W Clifford N. Folonoff State of the Art Equipment Award: Erik Zettler Recent Births Thanks go to Steve Ferreira for filming the outing and 10 the WHO I Recreation Committee for trophies. Cyndyand Rick Chandler are proud to announce the birth of their second son, Jonathan Wesley. at Tobey Hospital June 10. Jonathan weighed Staff Award 7 Ibs., 7 oz. He has joined his two-year-old brother, Jeffrey, at home. Mark Hahn, a postdoctoral Judy McDowell and John Molongoskl are happy to report the arrival of investigator in the Biology Depart­ their first child, Siefan Marian Molongoskl. Stefan was born November 19, ment, has been selected to receive 1990 in Bucharest, Romania. Judy trave lled to Romania to pick him up, and the 1991 New Investigator Award the two arrived home May 19. sponsored by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research in conjunction Ellen and Jon Howland are proud to announce the birth of their first with the Society of Environmental son, David Samuel, al Jordan Hospital June 2. David weighed Bibs., 14 oz. Toxicology and Chemistry. Mark will Julie and Ben Allen are pleased to announce the arrival of their third receive one-year salary and research daughter, Hannah Martha, at Jordan Hospital. Hannah weighed Bibs. 40z. support for KCh araclerization of th e She has joined her two sisters Rachel 5, and Libby 3, at their home. Ah Receptor in Fish."

14 WHOI NEWSLETTER Tips on Preventing Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) predisposition is a factor that may To reduce repetitive strain on the is a repetitive motion injury occuring cause CTS in some people and not wrist area while working at a com· in the wrist area that, in most cases, others-some people are just more puter, author Paul Stout offers easy, can be corrected in the early stages prone. Help yourself by: practical to redesigning the with prevention, or treated with ./ Taking 10-15 minute breaks every workstation in "Painless Word surgery in more advanced stages, hour from repetitive motions to let a Processing, A Look at Computer although surgery offers no guarantee stressed area recover. (You can still Ergonomics, ~ WordPerfect The of recovery. Prevention involves be productive in other work activi­ Magazine, February 1991: redesigning the ergonomics of the ties.) ./ Adjust seat so the home row of work environment, which lends itself ./ Keeping the range of wrist motion keys is at elbow height and wrists are to good body posture and helps to less than 15-degree deviations. straight. alleviate undue stress and strain on Try not to perform repetitive motions ./ Work with elbows at a 90·degree the wrist or carpal area. with hands bent sideways or upward angle. It has come to the attention of at the wrist. ./ Use a keyboard with keys that are the Women's Committee that several easy to press. Don't pound the keys. people at WHOI have been diag· "Make tight fists, hold for one ./ Keep wrists level. If the keyboard nosed with CTS, and some have had second, then stretch your fingers is too high, use a padded wrist rest; if wrist surgery to alleviate pain and out wide and hold for five seconds. it is too low, use a keyboard drawer. prevent further damage (with no Repeat several times. ./ Don't reach for function keys, guarantee). The Committee co­ With arms outstretched in front of move hand closer to desired key. sponsored a lecture by an OSHA you, raise and lower your hands ./ Position mouse at the same height representative on repetitive motion in several times. Rotate your hands and as close to the keyboard as February and has prompted this ten times (make circles in the air possible. follow-up article for employees. with fingertips).~ Any type of worker can get CTS For more information about CTS if they perform repetitive, stressful Mark Sheehan "Avoiding Carpal Tunnel and other repetitive motion injuries, motions with the wrist (or carpal) and Syndrome: A guide for computer contact WHOI's Safety Officer, Eric forearm: computer operators, typists, keyboard users,· IPeL Newsletter. Spencer, at x2242. painters, lab assistants. Genetic January 1991.

New Computer Goes on Line at Challenger Annex

Computer users who signed onto unit are the result of engineers' ability cessor took to operate and to cool the green vax recently may have to fit more transistors and resistors itself. been pleasantly surprised at the on a Single transistor board. Accounting will be the biggest speed with which their inquiries were In addition to being faster than its user of the new computer, followed processed. The new central com· predecessor. the new unit will store by Payroll, the Stockroom, Personnel puter, the size of an air conditioner, more information in less space. A and the programmers who will set up was recentry installed in the Chal­ Single cassette with 180 feet of tape the machine. Other WHOI employees lenger Annex, and is six times faster will be able to hold what 13 2400-fool will use the computer occasionally lor than the room sized unit it replaced. tapes held for use on the old com­ accounting and stockroom inquiries. The older unit, traded into Digital puter. Casual use of WHOl's central Equipment Corporation for a newer The new computer is also more computer is expected to increase as model, was purchased in 1987. The energy efficient. It will take about the new accounting system makes speed and compactness of the new one-third of the electricity its prede- more information available to users •.

WHOI NEWSLETIER 15 - WHOI Submersible Recovers Navy Vehicle Off Southern California Coast

ALVIN has recovered an vessel, with the Navy's search found to be undamaged. CURV unmanned U.S. Navy vehicle from contractor Oceaneering Interna­ remained aboard ATLANTIS II until the ocean floor off the coast of tional, Inc., used a specialized towed the ship arrived in Astoria, Oregon, southern California. The CURV III pinger locator to confirm operation of July 6. (Cable-controlled Underwater the CURV III pinger and localize its ATLANTIS II and ALVIN have Recovery Vehicle) was lost June 12 position. an extensive pro­ in 7,200 feet of water about 130 ALVIN and its support vessel, gram off the Washington/Oregon miles southwest of Los Angeles the 210-foot ATLANTIS II, com­ coasts through October. during a salvage operation when its pleted the science cruise on June CURV III was built in 1990 and cable separated. It was located and 30. The scientific party disembarked is operated by Eastport International recovered by ALVIN July 1 and in San Diego and the ship and sub of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, for the appears to be in good condition. immediately returned to sea at the U.S. Navy's Supervisor of Salvage. ALVIN was in San Diego for a Navy's request to try again to locate It can work to 6,000 meters depth brief maintenance period prior to a CURV. They arrived at the dive site (20,000 feet) and is equipped with scientific expedition when the Institu­ July 1 and were successful in television and 3S mm cameras. It tion received a call from the U.S. locating the vehicle within a few had made numerous successful Navy to assist with the search effort. hours on the first ALVIN dive. A search and salvage expeditions ALVIN made four dives June 16-21 in tunable hydrophone, or underwater prior to its June 12 loss. the" area where the vehicle was lost microphone which can receive ALVIN has made nearly 2,SOO but did not find it. An acoustic different beacon frequencies, was dives since it was built in 1964 and beacon on CURV apparently shifted used by two Navy contractor person­ is considered the world's most frequency, requiring additional Navy nel aboard ALVIN to locate CURV active research submersible. ALVIN equipment to determine its location. during this second attempt. Once has been called into service in the A ten-day scientific cruise to located, ALVIN used its manipulator past to assist the Navy with search Fieberling Guyot, an underwater arms to secure a lifting line on the and salvage projects. Its most seamount SOO miles west of San vehicle to bring it to the surface. famous recovery effort occurred in Diego, then proceeded as planned. ALVIN swimmers and Navy 1966, when a hydrogen bomb was Biologist Lauren Mullineaux was divers from the Consolidated Diving lost in the off Chief Scientist of the cruise. Unit, San Diego, rigged additional Spain in a B-52 airplane collision. During the scientific cruise, the flotation to CURV III after ALVIN ALVIN located the bomb and the Navy deployed an additional search surfaced. CURV III was then original CURV recovered it. vessel to the loss site. The search recovered aboard ATLANTIS II and Ship Notes

ATLANTIS II/ALVIN August 5 for continued mid-ocean for microbial ecology studies on ridge work, arriving in Astoria, Oregon, Georges Bank and in the western RIV ATLANTIS IIJDSV ALVIN are August 13. Sargasso Sea near Bermuda, at work off the Washington and returning to Woods Hole August 22. Oregon coasts on Leg XXIX of OCEANUS extended Voyage #12S. The vessels KNORR left Seattle July 9 for a 20-dive series on the Juan de Fuca Ridge to study RN OCEANUS arrived in Woods RN KNORR is completing final sulfide flanges at active hydrothermal Ho!e July 23, completing Leg IV of shipyard work in Louisiana and is vent systems. ATLANTIS II/ALVIN extended Voyage #240 in the eastern scheduled to return to Woods Hole were scheduled to return to port July North Atlantic. The ship will depart on 31. Leg XXX will depart Seattle a Biology Department cruise July 29 in September.

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