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Prof. Michael J Follows
Professor of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
MIT Director, MIT/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Joint Program
Primary DLC
Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
MIT Room:
54-1526
(617) 253-5939
mick@ocean.mit.edu
https://mick.mit.edu/
Areas of Interest and Expertise
Biogeochemical Cycles of Carbon and Nutrients in the Ocean
Marine Biogeochemistry
Ocean/Atmosphere Modeling
Climate Modeling Initiative
Research Summary
Dr. Follows seeks to understand the interactions of physical transport and biogeochemical processes which determine distributions and fluxes of elements and trace gases in the ocean and atmosphere using numerical models and analysis of observed data. He is the leader of the Darwin Project.
Recent Work
Projects
January 19, 2017
Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
Elucidating Algal Host-Virus Dynamics in Different Nutrient Regimes - Mechanistic Interactions and Biogeochemical Impact
Principal Investigator
Michael Follows
January 19, 2017
Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
Predicting the Spatiotemporal Distribution of Metabolic Function in the Global Ocean
Principal Investigator
Michael Follows
October 21, 2013
Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
Ocean Acidification: Impacts of Evolution on the Response of Phytoplankton Populations to Rising CO2
Principal Investigator
Michael Follows
October 21, 2013
Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
Ocean Carbon Reservoirs and the Air-Sea Flux of CO2 in a Changing Climate
Principal Investigator
Michael Follows
December 26, 2012
Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
Models of the Ocean Carbonate Cycle and the Glacial-Interglacial CO2 Variations
Principal Investigator
Michael Follows
July 18, 2011
Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
Global Biogeochemical Cycles and Climate
Principal Investigator
Michael Follows
April 3, 2007
Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
MIT Darwin Project
Principal Investigator
Michael Follows
Related Faculty
Tim C Brothers
Technical Instructor
Prof. Richard Teague
Kerr-McGee Career Development Assistant Professor of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
Prof. John C Marshall
Cecil and Ida Green Professor of Oceanography