Anthony Kirincich
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI)
Associate Scientist
Anthony Kirincich is an Associate Scientist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Chief Scientist of the Martha’s Vineyard Coastal Observatory, and the lead of WHOI’s Offshore Wind Energy Catalyst Program. Kirincich has a Bachelor’s of Engineering in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Vanderbilt University, a Masters in Oceanography from the University of Rhode Island, and a PhD in Physical Oceanography from Oregon State University. Kirincich is an expert in coastal ocean and atmospheric processes and the role of ocean mixing in coastal dynamics. Kirincich has developed new methods of sensing the coastal ocean using both in situ and remote instruments, and has pioneered the use of land-based radar backscatter to observe ocean surface winds. Leading WHOI’s Wind Energy Catalyst, Kirincich has developed the concept of Ocean Test Beds for ocean technology adaptation and integration into the emerging U.S. offshore wind energy industry.
