Contact Us

General Information

Mailing Address
Person’s name
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive, (include 4-digit mail code here)*
La Jolla, CA 92093-mail code

General Inquiries
Phone: 858-246-5511
Email: scrippsnews@ucsd.edu
 
Venue Rentals
Phone: 858-534-5604
Email:  siovenuerentals@ucsd.edu

Employment Verification
To verify employment for current and former UC San Diego Employees
Phone: 858-982-7284 (M–F) 8am to 5pm
Email: UCPath@universityofcalifornia.edu
Fax: 1-855-982-2329
 

 

Administration

Scripps Administration
Phone: 858-534-2830
Email: cmcburnett@ucsd.edu

Business Offices

Resources and Facilities

Safety, Security and Emergency Preparedness
Phone: 858-534-2730
Email: dlbrand@ucsd.edu

Staff Human Resources
Phone: 858-534-6836
Email: arfehling@ucsd.edu
Employment at Scripps and UC San Diego 

Giving
Phone: 858-822-1865
Email: supportscripps@ucsd.edu

Birch Aquarium at Scripps
Phone: 858-534-FISH (3474)
Email: aquariuminfo@ucsd.edu

Vice Chancellor Marine Sciences Business Office
Phone: 858-534-2624
Email: jciarletta@ucsd.edu

Capital Planning and Space
Phone: 858-534-2837
Email: cingram@ucsd.edu

Contracts and Grants Office
Phone: 858-534-4570

Facilities Operations and Planning
Phone: 858-822-1312
Email: khall@ucsd.edu

Purchasing
Phone: 858-534-6700
Email: tdadams@ucsd.edu

Education

Doctoral Programs
Phone: 858-822-4223
Email: siodept@sio.ucsd.edu
 
Master's Programs
Phone: 858-822-4223
Email: siodept@sio.ucsd.edu
 
Undergraduate Programs
Phone: 858-534-8157
Email:  jdreeves@ucsd.edu
 
K-12 and Informal Science Education
School programs are managed through Birch Aquarium.

Birch Aquarium Bookings/Inquiries
Phone: (858) 534-7336
Email: birchaquariumprogram@ucsd.edu

Academic Personnel
Phone: 858-822-0283
Email: ldockery@ucsd.edu

Strategic Planning & Government Relations

Government Relations Contacts
Phone: 858-534-5591
Email: scrippsgovrel@ucsd.edu

Information Technology

Information Technology

Administrative Computing
Phone: 858-534-8484
Email: siohelp@ucsd.edu

Web Operations
Phone: 858-534-1701
Email: sioweb@ucsd.edu

Network Support
Phone: 858-534-8484
Email: siohelp@ucsd.edu

Data Center and CoLo
Phone: 858-534-8484
Email: siohelp@ucsd.edu

News

Scripps Communications Office
Phone: 858-534-3624
Email: scrippsnews@ucsd.edu

Visitor Information

Research Facilities

Hydraulics Laboratory
Phone: 858-534-2940
Email: rklidy@ucsd.edu

Marine Science Development Center
Phone: 858-534-2940
Email: rklidy@ucsd.edu

Scientific Diving Program
Phone: 858-534-2002
Email: cmcdonald@ucsd.edu
Email: rwalsh@ucsd.edu

Scripps Oceanographic Collections
Marine Vertebrate Collection
Phone: 858-534-2199

Pelagic Invertebrates Collection
Phone: 858-534 2071

Benthic Invertebrate Collection
Phone: 858-822-2818

Geological Collections
Phone: 858-822-4837

Ship Operations & Marine Technical Support

Ship Scheduling
Phone: 858-543-2841
Email: hdelapp@ucsd.edu

Nimitz Marine Facility (MarFac)
Phone: 858-534-1644
Email: zkelety@ucsd.edu

Shipboard Technical Support (STS)
Phone: 858-534-2434
Email: eellett@ucsd.edu

Scientific Diving Program
Phone: 858-534-2002
Email: cmcdonald@ucsd.edu
Email: rwalsh@ucsd.edu

Shipping to Scripps

UC San Diego/Scripps shipping address
UC San Diego Receiving
7835 Trade Street, Suite 100
San Diego, CA 92121-2460
Attn: Person's name, room number, and building name
 
Scripps street addresses
Scripps is located west of the main UC San Diego campus. For overnight deliveries there is usually a delay of one day between arrival of a package at central UC San Diego Receiving and delivery to Scripps.
Provide overnight delivery services (such as FedEx) a Scripps street address (below) to avoid the one-day delay.
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
8602 La Jolla Shores Drive
La Jolla, CA 92037
Attn: Person's name, building, room number, and phone

Note that street addresses for Scripps buildings have been assigned, but are often unrecognized by overnight delivery services.

Support Services 

Library Services

Scripps Archives

Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FSAP)
Phone: 858-534-5523