Contacts

Scripps Graduate Office

Graduate Program: for general graduate program questions and admissions information, please contact the department by phone at (858) 534-1694, or by email at siodept@sio.ucsd.edu.

The Scripps Graduate Office is located in the Old Scripps Building, Room 22.

OFFICE HOURS: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. The office is closed from 12 - 1 p.m.

Scripps Institution of Oceanography graduate students have their own website: http://siostudents.ucsd.edu/

Mailing Address:

Scripps Institution of Oceanography
University of California, San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive, Mail Code 0208
La Jolla, CA 92093-0208

If you are using a Secondary Courier (UPS or FedEx deliveries):

Old Scripps Building, Room 22
8630 Kennel Way
La Jolla, CA 92037

If you are looking for Scripps using an Internet Mapping Guide:

8630 Discovery Way
La Jolla, CA 92037 

Undergraduate Program: for general program questions and admission information, please contact the office at (858) 822-4604 or visit their website at: http://sioundergrad.ucsd.edu/

Graduate Program Contacts:

• Denise Darling, Department Manager
  858-534-4794, ddarling@ucsd.edu

• Adam Petersen, Graduate Coordinator
  858-534-3206, apetersen@ucsd.edu
  Master's advising, Open House, grades, enrollment, petitions, verification letters, T.A., financial aid coordination
  

• Gilbert Bretado, Graduate Coordinator
  858-534-1694, gbretado@ucsd.edu
  Admissions, Ph.D. advising, doctoral committees, advancement to candidacy and defenses, orientation, recruitment and outreach, diversity coordinator

• Gayle Aruta, Graduate Student Financial Support
  858-534-1695, garuta@ucsd.edu
  Graduate student financial support: fellowships, scholarships, traineeships, employment, financial planning, financial aid coordination and advising; staff personnel for the SIO Graduate Office.
  
  
• Maureen McGreevy, Financial Affairs
  858-534-3207, mpmcgreevy@ucsd.edu

  Financial administrator: student travel and seminar reimbursement, purchase orders, faculty start-up funds

• Cerise Maue, Academic Affairs Coordinator
  858-534-4871, cmaue@ucsd.edu
  Class scheduling, seminar calendar, faculty services

• Cristy Whitehead, Academic Personnel Coordinator & Assistant to Chair
  858-534-3205, cwhitehead@ucsd.edu
  Academic affairs

• Almira Henson, Student Services Assistant
  858-534-7166, ahenson@ucsd.edu, OSB room 10
  Room reservations, audio-visual reservations, key distribution, assistance with library book pick up and drop off

• Dr. Lisa Tauxe, Chair and Deputy Director - Education
  858-534-6084, ltauxe@ucsd.edu
  

• Dr. Doug Bartlett, Program Director, Scripps Department
  858-534-5233, dbartlett@ucsd.edu

• Dr. Neal Driscoll, Program Director, Geosciences of the Earth & Oceans (GEO)
  858-822-5026, ndriscoll@ucsd.edu

• Dr. Jeff Severinghaus, Program Director, Climate, Ocean & Atmopshere Program (COAP)
  858-822-2483, jseveringhaus@ucsd.edu

• Dr. Brian Palenik, Program Director, Ocean Biosciences Program (OBP)
  858-534-7505, bpalenik@ucsd.edu

Scripps Ombuds Contacts:

• Dr. Peter Franks, Ombudsperson
  858-534-7528, pjfranks@ucsd.edu
  
  
• Dr. Lynne Talley, Ombudsperson
  858-534-6610, ltalley@ucsd.edu
  

Undergraduate Program Contacts:

• Dr. Neal Driscoll, Director of Earth Science Majors

  858-822-5026, ndriscoll@ucsd.edu

• Dr. Jane Teranes, Associate Director and Lecturer

  858-534-5386, jteranes@ucsd.edu
  Student Advising, oversees directed research efforts for undergraduates, directs the internship program. Also teaches an undergraduate seminar, SIO 90: Perspectives on Ocean Sciences.
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• Josh Reeves, Administrative Director

  858-534-8157, jdreeves@ucsd.edu
  Program administration and student services, T.A.
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• Sidney Eads, Student Affairs Officer

  858-822-4604, sleads@ucsd.edu
  Student services and assisting in program administration. Maintains student records, administrative support for courses, and student advising

Admissions chairs:

Applied Ocean Science

Dariusz Stramski 858-534-3353 dstramski@ucsd.edu

Physical Oceanography

Sarah Gille  858-822-4425 sgille@ucsd.edu

Geosciences of the Earth, Oceans and Planets

Geosciences

Neal Driscoll 858-822-5026 ndriscoll@ucsd.edu

Geophysics

Michael Hedlin 858-534-8773 hedlin@ucsd.edu

Marine Chemistry & Geochemistry

Andrew Dickson 858-822-2990 adickson@ucsd.edu

Ocean Biosciences Program

             Biological Oceanography

             Peter Franks 858-534-7528 pfranks@ucsd.edu  

             Marine Biology

             Amro Hamdoun 858-822-5839 ahamdoun@ucsd.edu