Shirshov Institute of Oceanology

Shirshov Institute of Oceanology
Institute of Oceanology named after. P.P. Shirshov RAS
Институт океанологии им. П.П. Ширшова РАН
Named afterPyotr Petrovich Shirshov
FormationJanuary 31, 1946 (1946-01-31)
PurposeOcean Research and Technological Development
Location
Parent organization
Russian Academy of Sciences
Affiliations
Websiteocean.ru

The Shirshov Institute of Oceanology (P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology (IO) RAN, Russian: Федеральное государственное бюджетное учреждение науки Институт океанологии имени П. П. Ширшова Российской академии наук (ИО РАН) or Институт океанологии им. П. П. Ширшова РАН) is the premier research institution for ocean, climate, and earth science in Russia. It was established in 1946 and is part of the Russian Academy of Sciences. It is headquartered in Moscow. The institute is named after Pyotr Shirshov, who founded it in 1946.