George Woodwell, 95, Influential Ecologist on Climate Change, Dies NYT: Science By: Keith Schneider 20 June 2024 at 16:06 The founder of the renowned Woods Hole Research Center in Massachusetts, he also helped shape U.S. policies on controlling toxic substances like DDT. ยฉ Woodwell Climate Research CenterGeorge Woodwell, center, at the Woods Hole Research Center in Massachusetts, which he founded in 1985 to study global climate change. It was later renamed the Woodwell Climate Research Center.