Staff Profile

John Collins

Preferred Name: John A Collins

SENIOR RESEARCH SPECIALIST

GEOLOGY & GEOPHYSICS

Email: jcollins@whoi.edu

Phone: 508 289 2733

Office: CLARK 272B 

Address:
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution,   Mail Stop 24
266 Woods Hole Road
Woods Hole, MA 02543

Lab/Group Site: https://web.whoi.edu/obslab/

Education

B.Sc. National University of Ireland, University College Cork, 1979, Geology
M.Sc., University College of North Wales, 1981, Physical Oceanography
Ph.D. MIT/WHOI Joint Program, 1989, Marine Geophysics

Research Interests

Seismic structure of oceanic crust and lithosphere; development of broadband seismographs for ocean floor deployment; application of seismological techniques to understanding the structure of shallow-water marine sediments.