Journal of Plankton Research Vol.23 no.9 pp.1037-1039, 2001
© Oxford University Press 2001
IN MEMORIAM |
In Memoriam Michael M. Mullin (19372000)
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THE WOODS HOLE YEARS AND OTHER INFLUENCES
Mike Mullin and Bob Conover converged on Woods Hole, Massachusetts, not exactly at the same time, but with some common interests. In the spring of 1958 the Conovers came over from Narragansett, Rhode Island so that Bob could work with Sheina Marshall and A. P. Orr from Millport, UK, on copepod feeding at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI). Mike arrived the following year as a graduate student of plankton biologist George Clarke, who had an affiliation with both Harvard and WHOI. It was living copepods that formed their common bond, in part stimulated by Sheina and A. P. Orr, who pioneered the laboratory study of Calanus physiology.
Mike spent several summers at Woods Hole, which included a few cruises, some experimental work in Bob Conover's laboratory, and a preliminary search for a Ph.D. research subject. As Mike's project developed, WHOI
MIKE'S EARLY CAREER AT SCRIPPS
MIKE'S OTHER CAREER