Staff Profile

Frederick Sonnichsen

Preferred Name: Fritz N Sonnichsen

SENIOR ENGINEER

MARINE CHEMISTRY & GEOCHEMISTRY

Email: fsonnichsen@whoi.edu

Phone: 508 289 2871

Office: MCLEAN 203 

Address:
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution,   Mail Stop 08
266 Woods Hole Road
Woods Hole, MA 02543

Education

BS State University of New York at Buffalo, 1975, Chemistry
MS University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1980, Physics

Research Interests

Application of physics to ocean sensor research, development and fabrication. Design and prototyping of various optical devices with emphasis on spectrometers. Fiberoptic cabled ocean observatory engineering.