The 2018 PAOC Retreat: MIT Endicott House
By Kelsey Tsipis in Programs in Atmospheres, Oceans, and ClimateMIT’s Endicott House was recently featured in PAOC Spotlights, which highlighted the 2018 Program in Atmospheres, Oceans and Climate (PAOC) retreat hosted at the MIT estate in Dedham, Massachusetts. The article describes how faculty, postdocs, and graduate students from MIT and Woods Hole gathered for a day of scientific talks, networking, and recreation on the estate’s 25‑acre grounds, underscoring Endicott House’s role as a scenic, off‑campus venue that fosters collaboration and community within the climate‑science program. Read an excerpt of the article below:
Fall at MIT brings a new semester’s worth of coursework, changing scenery, and, for members of the Program in Atmospheres, Oceans and Climate (PAOC) within MIT’s Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences (EAPS), a much-anticipated escape for scientific discussion, recreation, and relaxation.
This year’s annual PAOC retreat, which took place on Saturday, September 29th, 2018, and was generously supported by the Houghton Fund, brought faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students from Woods Hole and Cambridge to the MIT Endicott House, a magnificent 25-acre historic estate located 10 miles south of Boston in Dedham, Massachusetts.
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