Dr. Richard Murray has been named the new Deputy Director & Vice President for Research for the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Courtesy of WHOI.
WOODS HOLE – The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has announced a new Deputy Director & Vice President for Research.
Dr. Richard Murray has accepted the position and will assume the office on September 1.
Murray, a geochemist, joins WHOI from Boston University where has been an Earth and Environment professor since 1992.
His research has focused on interpreting chemical records of climate change and volcanism in marine sediments.
He also served as director of the Division of Ocean Sciences at the National Science Foudnation from 2015-2018.
Murray also co-chaired the Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology, as part of the Office of Science and Technology Policy in the Executive Office of the President, during both the Obama and Trump administrations.
“Rick brings extraordinary insight and experience—both in research and in administration at the national level—to this position,” said WHOI President and Director Mark Abbott. “He is firmly committed to ensuring that WHOI continues leading the world in ocean science and technology into our second century. I am excited to have Rick join our team at WHOI as we work to explore and understand our ocean planet.”
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