The founder of the renowned Woods Hole Research Center in Massachusetts, he was not afraid to leverage credible scientific findings to influence public attitudes and government strategy. The founder of the renowned Woods Hole Research Center in Massachusetts, he was not afraid to leverage credible scientific findings to influence public attitudes and government strategy. Deaths (Obituaries), Woodwell, George M, Environment, Woods Hole Research Center, Woodwell Climate Research Center, DDT (Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane), Global Warming, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Massachusetts NYT > Science