NEWSLETTER March 1982 WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION

WHOI MICROBIOLOGIST WINS FISHER AWARD

Senior Scientist Holger Jannasch of the Biology Department has been chosen the 1982 r~cipient of the Fisher Scientific Comp3ny Award for Applied and Environmental Microbiology. The award is given to s timulate research and development in these fields and consists of a plaque and $1,000, which was presented to Holger early this month at the annual meeting of the American Society for Microbiology (ASH) in Atlanta. In announcing Holger's selection for the Fisher Award, the ASH stated: "For th~ past 20 years Holger Jannasch has maintained an inventive program of research devoted to the quantitative understanding of the occurrence and metabolism of bacteria in the marine environment and their role within the complex matrix of assimilatory and dissimilatory transformations that found the marine food chain. His r esearch in mi crobial activity has been strongly based in the :NSTITUTION SCIENTIST WINS HONORS laboratory, where the elucidation o f 0F A DIFFERENT SORr! fundamental principles has permitted intelligent and meaningful direction for Senior Scientist Dave Ross of the quantitative s tudies in the field." :eology and Geophysics Department brought a The Society also noted his work on rather unusual honor to the Institution microbiology at hydrothermal vents : "Dr. 'ecently when he was named "best poker Jannasch is a t the forefront of research in llaye r on Cape Cod ." Dave was one of 100 the ecology and metabolism of the micro­ individuals to participate In an e limination organisms driving this unique ecosystem. He ~ournament February 26-27 at the Sheraton possesses not only the ingenuity but also a lnn, Falmouth, sponsored by the Falmouth ca r eful systematic approach to science that ~ions Club. His prize was a three-foot will guarantee justice t o the field of trophy (pic tured here) with, quite microbial ecology. Hi s contributions will Lppropriately, a hand of cards on t o p! most certianly be wide ly felt ." The ASH has a membership over 30,000 and selects an ecological microbiologist for ASSOCIATES DINNERS PLANNED the Fisher Award every other year. Previous recipients we r e H. Shilo of the Hebrew The annual spring Associates Dinners University in Jerusalem and H. Alexander of will be he ld March 31 at Boston's Museum of Cornell University. Science . April 6 at the Union League Club in N~w York, a~d in June in Woods Hole. Poster displays will f eature the wo rk of Terry Joyce F·IRST AID CLASSES HOVED TO CLAlU{ Ind Peter Wiebe, Bob Naiman , and Pat Lohmann. The next first aid class will be held Marc h 15 in Cl ark 507 at I p .m. The WHO! volleyball team will play in a New England tournament March 14 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m, at the Quincy YMCA, Contact Tom Dun­ can at MBL for detail s . FUNDING ANNOUNCEMENTS From the Department of the Interior:

The Institution has received funding -- to Joe Kiebala for "Supplies and Services for work under the direction of the for the U.S. GeologicaL Survey," 5584,065. following scientists . From the National Geographic Society: From the National Science Foundation: -- t o Larry Madin for "Night-Diving for the -- to Peter Wiebe for "Ecological Studies of Study of Zooplankton Behavior," 511,300. ZoopLankton Populations in Warm Core Rings and in the Northwestern AtLantic SLope From Seakem Ltd.: Water," $476,721; -- to Dick Backus for "~lesopelagic Fishes in -- to Sus Honjo for "Construction of PARrl' Warm-Core Rings," $138,510; Nark V Sediment Trap , " 518,549. -- to Larry Madin for "The Biology of Gelatinous Zooplankton : Feeding Rates and Behavior of Salps, Ctenophores and Hyperiid Amphipods," 5 79,684; -- to Holger Jannasch for "Microbial Transformations in the Deep Sea," 5120,000; -- to Ralph Stephen for "BorehoLe Seismic Experiment in the Costa RiCA Rift Area, " 5171,401 ; -- to Joel Goldman for "The Influence of Temperature on Photosynthetic and Nitrogen Turnover Rates of Marine Phytoplankton," $92,76L; -- to Ken Brink for "Organiza tion of Persistent UpweLling Structures: Near-Surface Circulation Associated with a Coastal Upwelling Center," 5 53 ,476; -- to Tim Cowles for "Zooplankton Rate Processes and Copepod Distribution Patterns dS Affected by Gulf Stream Warm Core Rings," 585,306; -- to Werner Deuser for "Seasonal Changes in the Supply of Sediment to the Deep Sargasso Sea ," 5103,555; -- to Ken Peal for "Shipboard Technician Support," 5199,900; -- to Elazar Uchupi and Brian Tucholke for "Construction of the Nova Scotian Continental Rise," 515,842; -- to Bill Curry for "The Effec t s of Climatic Change on the Abyssal Circul ation of the Atlantic : A Carbon Isotopic Approach," $96,269. "i10ppy Valentine's Day to all my sweetlesJII was the From the Office of Naval Research: menaye on a oolJquet of five red ba lloons sent to the Personnel vlfice by Sofety Officer lric Spencer. Pictured here with the bouquet are (left to right): -- to Earl Hays for "Acoustic Properties of Julie Androde, ~hrls Brown, Donna Gorcio ond Sam long . Bottom Sediments ," $75,000. Bolloons ore the hottest gift item these doys; Mott beula, Steve '->egg. lind Eloise Soderland olsa received balloon bouque'ts for Valentine ' s Day. From the Department of Energy: Pnoto by SI'I81 ley lllUlon.

-- to Gabe Csanady for "Coastal SheH Transport and Diffusion," 5180,807; NEWSLETTER NOTICES - Please send notices, -- to John Hunt for "Organic Geochemistry of photos and photo tips, and any other items Continental Hargin Sediments," $137, 500. of interest to the oceanographic community to Shelley Lauzon, editor, Co-op , ext . 2271 . IN MEMORIAM lIoagta nd. is a WIIOI Trustee and Corporation Member; he is directo r and president of the The Institution announces with sorrow Worceste r Foundation for Experimental the deaths of Corporation t-Iembers Henry S. Biol ogy. Morgan February 7 at age 81, Raymond S. Stevens February 14 at age 87, and Hudson Hoagland March 4 at age 82. Henry Morgan was elected a Member of the Corporation in 1950 and joined the Associates Program in 19 52 when the group began. He was named to the Endowment Committee in 1954 and became a Life Associate in 1956 and an Honorary Member of the Corporation in 1974. Mr. Morgan was a partner in the family firm of J.P. Morgan and Co~pany until 1935, when he and others formed Morgan Stanley to carryon the securities business formerly handled by J.P. Morgan and Company. He became a limited partner in 1970 and Advisory Director froCl 1975 until his death. Ra ymond Stevens was elected a Member '" IOCIII ... teel blind, "Acoustic KelellS8," entertllined lit of the WHOI Corporation in 1949 and served Tt.IF In January. Even a sIMI 1 partlcipllnt (below) as an active Trustee until 1964. He was enjoyed the soondsl Members of the bllrld (top photo) are (left to right): John Thonpson, Paul OeOrsay (from Corporation President from 1955 to 1961. In ~I:.""s wt.~lI1AAlJ), Hili Terry, Sally Thonpson, Carl 1953 he joined the Associates Program; he <"hase {frDIII SLA's WESTWARD} and Trina Wellman was named an Honorary Trus tee in 1966 and an (hloden) . Photos by Vicky <..ullen. Honorary Member of the Corporation in 1974. Mr. Stevens joined Arthur O. Little, Inc . in 1920 and became president in 1934, senior vice president in 1955, president in 1956 and chairman of the board in 1960. He stepped down as president of the WHOI Corpora tion in 1961 to return as president of Arthur O. Little. He served as chairman of the board from 1962 until his retirement in 1964. During: his more than 40 years with Arthur D. Little, Mr. Stevens broadened the firm's scope of ope rations, establishing the firs t ope rations research group in industry and expanding the company's services into consulting in mark.eting, management and international economic development. Dr. Hudson Hoagland joined the As sociates in 1954, was elected a Member of the WHOI Corporation in 1955 and a Trustee in 1961. Active on many Trustee and WHOI RESEARCH ASSISTANT WINS Corporation committees, he was named an YOUNG CAREER WOMAN AWARD Honorary Trustee in 1969 and an Honorary Member of the Co rporation in 1974. Dale Goehringer. a research assistant He was a leader in the field of in Biologist John Teal's lab, was chosen the neuroendrocrinology, the study of electrical Young Ca reer Woman for 1982 by the Falmouth brain waves and the use of the el ect r o­ Business and Professional Women's Club encephalogram , whi ch became a diagnostic February 24. Dale competed with seven other tool in neurology. He wa s cofounder and area women for the title and will enter the executive director of the Worcester district competition later this month. The Foundation for Experimental Biology in award represents "achievements and ability Shrewsbury from its founding in 1944 until to project an image reflecting the role of his retirement 1n 1968 , when he became today's young women in soc~ety." Congratula­ president emeritus. His son, Dr. Mahlon B. tions, Dale! WHOI SAFETY: FLYING CYLINDERS POSE THREAT ASSISTANT SCIENTIST APPOINTED IN O.E.

A recent accident at a company James Lynch has been appointed an involving the accidental release of the assistant scientist in the Ocean Engineerinp energy contained in a liquified compressed Department. gas cylinder was witnessed firsthand by He received his B.S. degree in several employees. Safety Officer Eric physics from the Stevens Institute of Spencer reports than the classic flying Technology and his Ph.D. degree in physics cylinder accident rarely occurs, but when it from The University of Texas at Austin. He does, the results can be devastating. has held positions as a research and The accident occurred when a cylinder teaching assistant in physics at the filled with 65 lbs. of Halon 1301 liquid University of Texas at Austin and most (bromochlorodifluoromethane, a fire­ recently as a research scientist associate extinguishing material) pressurized by at the University's Applied Research nitrogen gas to 600 psig, was being removed Laboratories. by a technician from an outdoor cylinder Jim's research interests include storage rack during the decompressing phase nuclear physics, especially low to medium of a project. The lever of the manual energy nucleus-nucleus and low energy actuation cylinder valve had not been pion-nucleus scattering theory, and removed and a safety pull-pin designed to underwater acoustics, particularly sonar prevent inadvertent manual actuation was not beamforming systems and low frequency in place when the technician, holding the propagation. cylinder in a vertical position, rolled it on its base. The lever was accidentally depressed, IN MEMORIAM causing a sudden discharge of the gas from the downward turned discharge tube attached The Institution announces with great to the valve. As the gas was being expelled, sorrow the deaths of Research Assistant Mar it created a cloud of Halon and dust. The M. Moffett of the Information Processing technician's glasses were knocked off and Center February 13 at age 30 and of former the unstable cylinder fell over and bounced employee Jack W. Cornell February 5 at age around in the corner of the cylinder rack, 66. where the brass valve broke away from the Margie Moffett began working at WHOI steel-threaded cylinder. The cylinder was in April 1978 as a data processor for Jackie then airborne and rocketed upward. Webster. She had previously worked at the It struck the roof access platform DARE School in Mashpee, as a science teache. some 21 feet above grade, then richocheted in Newton, and as coauthor of a college through the installed sheet metal wall into psychology textbook with Wilbert McKeachie a nearby building. It coritinued its upward and C.L. Doyle of the University of Michiga motion, smashing through the roof near the for Addison-Wesley Publishers in Reading. peak, approximately 48 feet above the floor. She received her A.B. degree from Three personnel working inside the building Smith College in psychology and biochemistr. - did not see the cylinder but reported and her A.M. degree in psychology from the hearing a rapid succession of "booms." University of Michigan. Margie was a valued The cylinder continued upward until member of the IPC group, with ~umerous the contents were expelled, and then fell responsibilities including editing and back through the roof to an unoccupied area writing the Sigma 7 and VAX Computer Guides of concrete floor about 140 feet from where and the monthly Sigma 7 newsletters. She it started. Fortunately, no one was injured taught computer classes and contributed to and property damage was minimal. organizing communications and documentation According to the manufacturer, there in the IPC "Group. She was promoted in June is no protective valve cap designed to fit 1980 to Research Assistant II, Data over the valve head. In order to prevent Processing. When she bec.ame ill in late similar occurrences, knowledgeable personnel 1980, she continued to work on a part-time should remove any electrical or mechanical basis. actuation devices prior to removing a Jack Cornell was co-pilot of the cylinder and move the non-operable cylinder Institution's C54Q aircraft from 1963 to only after restraining it within a wheeled 1970. A native of Kansas, he was graduated cylinder cart. from Manhattan State College in Manhattan, continued on next page Don Souze dlspleys one of e pelr of mlnleture carved wood ducks presented to Andy by his fellow workers.

Andy poses with the proclem4tlon nemlng him en hOnorary member of (Bige low) (;-8 and members of the (,-b crew (left to rlghtl: Janice b4ker, Jay Murphy. Dave Fish, Andy , Bob Hindley and Fred Brown. Photos by Frank Medeiros.

ANDY WESSLING HONORED AT RETIREMENT PARTY

The Shipping and Receiving area of Blake was crowded February 2S with friends and colleagues of Services Manager Andy Wessling, who retired from the Institution at the end of February. Andy was presented a pair of miniature carved wood ducks by Don Souza (see photos above and at left), a cheesecake baked by John Stimpson, a cake (featuring the ATLANTIS) wishing him good luck, and a proclamation from the Bigelow G-8 crew Andy ' s wife Martha gets a glimpse at a cheesecake making Andy "an Honorable Member of G-8 wi.th baked for her husb4oc1 by John St impson. full rights and privileges", which also "guarantees full members hip in our affiliate IN MEMORIAM (cant I nued) group ' The Brotherhood of Death Wish Movers' and the 'Wessling Warriors Society. , .. Kansas, and for a short time ~as a flight Best ~ishes on a happy retirement, instructor. In 1942 he joined the U.S. Army Andy! Air Force, serving as a pilot in China , Burma and India during World War II. Jack retired from the Air Force in 1963 and found ADDITION TO WHOI FAHILY ANNOUNCED employment at the Institution. Congratulations to Susan Perritt and Bob Gagoslan on the birth of their first JUDGES WANTED FOR STATE SCIENCE FAIR child and son , Travis, Harch 2 at Jordan Hospital in Plymouth. Travis weighed 8Ibs., Judges are wanted for the Massachusetts 4 ozs. Susan works at MBL and Bob i s an Science Fair April 30 - May 1 at MIT. If you associate scientist in the Chemistry are interested. contact Everett F. Learnard, Department. Box 873, Sandwich. MA 02563 (888-3105). CORRECTIONS TO FEBRUARY NEWSLETTER - The PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHER RECEIVES photo of OCEANUS which appeared in the PRINCE ALBERT 1st MEDAL FROM MONACO February Newsletter was taken during loading for It Department Senior Scientist Henry Stommel went cruise and !l2.E. during unloading from an to New York February 16 to receive the Ocean Engineering cruise. In the story on Prince Albert 1st Medal from Hona co's Val Worthington's party, the insignia on the Pr incess Grace. chop presented to him by the P.O. Department The Bedal had been awarded t o the should have read "Cold Wind Two Gyres" WHOI scientist in 1978 but a s uitable time rather than "Cold Wind to Gyre." The and place for presentation were never set . Newsletter regrets the errors. The former actress was in New York for an actor's fund benefit and arrangements we re then made. Hank said seven or eight "BUILDING SERVICES SUPERVISOR individuals, including Honaco's Consul HONORED AT RETIREMENT PARTY Gene ral, were at the presentation a nd champagne reception in Princess Grace ' s Eddie Alguier, building services suite at the Helmsley Palace Hotel. supervisor, was honored by friends and "She was vCl:"y gracious and has colleagues February 19 at a farewell party excellent diction. She eave me the medal and at the MBL Club. said a few words, some photos were t aken; it Quite to Eddie's surprise, Fa cilities was very informal. We were there for an hour Manager Jim Mitchell and Security Guard o r so . She spent a good deal of the time "Supervisor Ron Craft presented him (see chatting with my wife, Elizabeth." photos below) with his favorite chair The medal, one of a small number of "bronzed" (gold paint) for him to enjoy international awards given for work in during his retirement (Eddie then oceanography, is presented from time to time demonstrated how he us ualiy sat back in the in honor of Monaco's Prince Albert 1st , an chair and put his feet up:). He was also avid sailor and amateur oceanographer who ~resented a jar of his favorite licorIce, an founded the oceanographic museum and the :AH-FM clock radio, WHOI tie tack, a box of International Hydrographic Bureau in Honaco dacron line and a WHO I T-shirt. He thanked as well as an oceanographic institute in his fellow employees ("the nicest group Paris. Recent medal recipients include anywhere") and expressed hIs appreciation Jacques Cous t eau (1971). the director of the for hl~ years of enjoyment at the Laboratory of Physical Oceanography in Paris Institution. (1976), and Tony Lawton, director of the Best wishes from all of us , Eddie! lnstitute of Ocean Sciences in England (1980j

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Photos by Shelley Lauzon. NEW FACES March 1982

lomas A. Bouche Stephen C. Drake Andrew W. Keene Fred W. Keller Assistant Electrician Assistant Electrician Lab . Assistant Plant Me chani c Facs . /D. Ward Facs./D. Ward O.E./D. Webb Facs./T. Rennie .elin 142/x2483 IseLin 142/x2483 Smith 101E/x2476 Clk. Heat . Plant/x2555

l~cmmert H.8. Kokmeyer James F. Lynch Shaun H. Nerolich Daniel W. Vecchitto Research Assistant Assistant Scientist Research Assistant Assoc. Develop. Director E./F. Hess O.E./[' Hays ALVIN/LULU Ups./ Develop./P. Dudley Hart g. 0-7C/x2715 Big. 309/x2230 J. Donnelly Clark 211/x2515 Smith 301/x2579

PROMOTIONS AND OTHER PERSONNEL CHANGES Patricia A. Grace - f rom Mess Attendant , R/V ATLANTIS II, to Switch­ .ecent promotions include: board Operator/Receptionist. Facilities • Nadine N. Athearn - Graphic Services - Kathleen A. Ponti - from Housekeeper. from Trainee-Printer's Assista'nt to Services , to Housekeeper. Personnel. 'rinter's Assistant. Recent retirements include: Recent appointments include: Edgar L. Aiguier, Sr . - Building Richard L. Price - MP & OM - Policy Services Supervisor. Facilities. .socia te. Andrew L. Wessling, Jr. - Services Daniel .W. Vecchitto - Development - Hanager. Services. Associate Development Director.

..ecent transfers include: w: ' OFFEE HOUR PLANNED - The next wives t Catherine Ferreira - from Staff cc...... _ .. our will be April 6 from 10-11:30 a.m. .ssistant, Services , to Staft' Assistant. at the Student Center. Haury Lane. Children ar e ersonnel . welcome. For more information, contact Anita Tucholke at 540-0156 or Paola Price at 540-3052. OCEANOGRAPHIC SHIP NOTES

ALVIN and LULU arrivt!d in San Diego March 2, completing Leg X of Voyage HUl for the University of California at Santa Aoove left: ()(..(AltUS C3Pteln P"ul i-bwl"nd (left) "nd ~eSQbrch Assocl,,1es Al Br"dley (center) of Oce"n Barbara . The vessels departed March 6 for E.nglneerlng Mel George Tupper of tile Physlc,,1 work in the Sa nta 8arbdra Cha nnel and are Oce"nogrtJphy lIep"rtment watch" LCRAN plotter In the scheduled to return to Su n Diego March 15. Ship's m"in 1,,0 "s they dr&g for" lost popup profller during" lJecember cruise south of Cape (.od. Above ALVIN and LULU will then undergo some right: R6se"rch Asslst"nt Bob McDevitt of tile P.O. maintenance and r epair work before departing Uop"r~nt . Photos by Peter Wiebe. April 3 for four dives off Sa n Diego. DONATIONS IN MEMORY OF CAPTAIN PIKE Maintenance and repair continues aboan.! ATLANTIS II at the pier in I.' oods Hol e . Massachusetts Maritime Academy President John Aylmer sent the folloWing KNORR arrived in San Juan, Puerto note to the Institution: Rico, ~Larch 1 after completing Leg I of Voyal) e #92 for the Geology and Geophysics "Your kind donation in memory of I)t!partment. The ship departed San Juan March Captain John Pike, our recently departed 6 on Leg 11 fo r continued work at the Hid­ graduate and s hipmate , is acknowledged . Atlantic Ridge and Kane Fracture Zone . KNORR As you know, Captain Pike was a most will rt!turn to Woods Hole April 7. distinguished ma riner and one from whom we drew great strength and example. We are OCEANUS departed Woods Hole February proud to have had the ability to boast of 16 on Voyage 0115 for the Biology him as an 'liMA Man.' Department. Scientific work on the c ruise Our cadets learn from example of involved collection , observation and those wllo go forth ahead of them to ply the laboratory experimentation with various of the world with professionalism and forms of gelatinous plankton. Stations were pride. Captain Pike will be remembered for made south of Cape Cod and in the Culf many yea r s to come for his l ove and Stream between Savannah , Georgia, and Cape affection toward his school and his cadets . Hatteras. OCEANUS returned to Woods Hole Cap t ain Pike's wish was to see the March 4 and departed March 11 on Voyage #11 6 success of our efforts to provide the cadets for the Biology Department. with work with a chapel on campus fo r spiritual scheduled in the slope waters south of Cape strength. Your contribution will assist in Cod [or a continuing study of key s lope reaching that goa l." water species. OCEANUS will return to port March 16 and undergo maintenance and repair until Harch 29 . when she will depart on another Biology Department cruise through Spring officiall y arrives March 20th:!! April 10.