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Carl Wirsen in his office.

Carl Wirsen in his office.
Carl Wirsen in his office.
Carl Wirsen in his office.
Carl Wirsen in his office.
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Kleindinst, Thomas N.
Carl Wirsen in his office.
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01/16/2002
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Caption from Oceanus magazine, Vol. 42, No. 2, Pg. 77:
Carl Wirsen, a Massachusetts native, came to WHOI in 1968 and retired in 2003 as a Senior Research Specialist, having pursued research in marine microbiology over 35 years. Being among the first scientists to dive at the newly discovered hydrothermal vents in the late 1970s and early 1980s, he never lacked novel research opportunities (including “tasting” the lunch preserved for 11 months in Alvin after it sank in 1968 and was recovered in 1969). Now, as an Oceanographer Emeritus, he can pursue some questions that remained unanswered over the years, as well as some favorite outside WHOI activities. For him and his wife Joye, who also retired from WHOI, dogs have always been a big part of their lives, and training them for field and obedience is almost as much fun as rearing a litter. Four grandchildren and all the activities that come with being a grandparent (fishing, camping, science) make life busier now than it ever has been.
Photo by Tom Kleindinst
© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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