Editing Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (section)

==Constitution==
The institution is organized into six departments,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.whoi.edu/main/departments-centers-labs|title=Departments, Centers, and Labs|work=whoi.edu|publisher=Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution|access-date=15 December 2012}}</ref> the Cooperative Institute for Climate and Ocean Research, and a marine policy center. Its shore-based facilities are located in the village of [[Woods Hole, Massachusetts|Woods Hole]], [[Massachusetts]], United States and a mile and a half away on the Quissett Campus. The bulk of the institution's funding comes from grants and contracts from the [[National Science Foundation]] and other government agencies, augmented by foundations and private donations.

WHOI scientists, engineers, and students collaborate to develop theories, test ideas, build seagoing instruments, and collect data in diverse marine environments. Ships operated by WHOI carry research scientists throughout the world's oceans. The WHOI fleet includes two large research vessels (''[[RV Atlantis (AGOR-25)|Atlantis]]'' and ''[[RV Neil Armstrong (AGOR-27)|Neil Armstrong]]''), the coastal craft ''[[R/V Tioga|Tioga]]'', small research craft such as the dive-operation work boat Echo, the deep-diving human-occupied submersible ''[[DSV Alvin|Alvin]]'', the tethered, remotely operated vehicle [[Jason (ROV)|Jason/Medea]], and autonomous underwater vehicles such as the [[REMUS (AUV)|REMUS]] and [[SeaBED]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Woods Hole Oceanograhpic Institution Ocean Robots |url=https://www.whoi.edu/oceanrobots/ |access-date=14 May 2025}}</ref>

WHOI offers graduate and post-doctoral studies in marine science. There are several fellowship and training programs, and graduate degrees are awarded through a joint program with the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] (MIT).<ref>{{Cite web
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}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mit.whoi.edu/|title=MIT-WHOI Joint Program|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-06}}</ref> WHOI is accredited by the [[New England Association of Schools and Colleges]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.whoi.edu/what-we-do/educate/apo/accreditation/|title=Accreditation - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution|website=WHOI|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-06}}</ref> WHOI also offers public outreach programs and informal education through its Exhibit Center and summer tours. The institution has a volunteer program and a membership program, WHOI Associate.{{cn|date=March 2025}}

WHOI shares a library, the MBLWHOI Library, with the [[Marine Biological Laboratory]]. The MBLWHOI Library holds print and electronic collections in the biological, biomedical, ecological, and oceanographic sciences. The library also conducts digitization, data preservation and informatics projects.<ref>{{cite web |title=Preservation & Access |url=https://mblwhoilibrary.org/help-services/preservation-access/ |website=MBL WHOI Library |access-date=14 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Urbec |first1=Karen |title=CLIR Recordings at Risk Digitization Project at MBLWHOI Library |url=https://oceansciencehistory.com/2022/09/29/clir-recordings-at-risk-digitization-project-at-mblwhoi-library/ |access-date=14 May 2025}}</ref>

On October 1, 2020, [[Peter B. de Menocal]] became the institution's eleventh president and director.<ref name="president">{{cite web|url=http://www.whoi.edu/main/president-director|title=President and Director|website=whoi.edu|publisher=Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution|access-date=23 April 2017}}</ref>