əpˌɑːn ɹᵻsˈiːvɪŋ hɪz dˈɑːktɚɹˌeɪt, tɹˈaɪɐntˌæfɪlˌuː tˈʊk ˌʌp ɐ tˈiːtʃɪŋ pˈoʊst æɾ ˌɛmˌaɪtˈiː ɪnðə dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ʌv ˈoʊʃən ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹɪŋ.
Upon receiving his doctorate, Triantafyllou took up a teaching post at MIT in the Department of Ocean Engineering.