Scripps
Alumni
From sea to the stars, Scripps Institution of Oceanography alumni advance society’s efforts to understand and protect the planet and beyond. Read more about the Scripps alumni currently exploring our universe as NASA Astronauts: Jessica Meir, PhD ‘09 and Megan McArthur, PhD ‘02
Welcome
Alumni of Scripps Institution of Oceanography represent nearly 4,500 academics, scientists, communicators, policymakers, consultants, and entrepreneurs that leverage their diverse backgrounds to imagine and advance visionary solutions. Their accomplishments reach far and wide, from education and environment to industry and innovation, and their impact spans the expanse of our planet, from deep oceans to deep space.
If it's been a while since you last connected, this is an ideal place to start. Many in our active alumni community stay connected each year, returning to mentor students, speak at special events, be featured as career spotlights or award nominees, and engage with the vibrant work on campus. The Alumni Director at Scripps Oceanography is here as your gateway to get involved and, however that looks, there's a team ready to support you. Let's chat!
Stay Connected!
The Scripps alumni network is robust and vibrant.
Please share your updates, accomplishments, and ways you'd like to stay active in the Scripps community.
Stay Involved
Reunions & Special Events
Check the event calendar above!
Looking for new reads? Scripps alumni recommend:
- What if We Get it Right? (Alumna authored!)
- Fresh Banana Leaves
- The Outlaw Ocean
- Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law
- Braiding Sweetgrass
- How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures
- Undrowned: Black Feminist Lessons from Marine Mammals
Miss the Beach?
Check out current ocean visibility at Scripps Pier with an HD underwater livestream hosted by the Coastal Ocean Observing Lab.
Get lucky and see a school of top smelt, a curious lobster, even a leopard shark or bat ray!
Nationwide Alumni Networks
There are over 245,000 UC San Diego alumni around the world - a powerful resource you can access anytime. Touch base with your regional network in a city near you, find community with cultural groups, or connect with Staff & Faculty alumni.
Scripps Career Support
Scripps alumni secure challenging and satisfying positions across the globe with a wide range of employers. From recorded Scripps alumni career panels to job announcements, we want to support you in your search!
Companies can use the Scripps Corporate Alliance to recruit Scripps talent and share competitive job opportunities.
Industry Job Postings
SIO Job Announcement Listerv
Tritons Connect
Like LinkedIn, Tritons Connect is a helpful tool to find and interact with your fellow alumni. Unlike LinkedIn, everyone is affiliated with UC San Diego and you can use the directory or filter by location, degree, job, industry (and more!) to match with a mentor, connect in groups, and share more advanced job opportunities.
UC San Diego Career Center
Wherever you are on your professional journey, the UC San Diego Career Center is here to support you along the way. As a Triton, you can request personalized resume and cover letter advising for 6 months after graduation, and have lifetime access to free resources including career fairs, job listings, networking tools and events.
Alumni Email Service
As a UC San Diego alumnus, take advantage of this special benefit with a professional email address tied to your alma mater. With this account, you'll enjoy some of the same features and functionality as a standard Gmail account, including:
- Send and receive capabilities
- 1GB storage for emails and attachments
- A @ucsd.edu domain
Special Discounts
Your status as a Triton gives you access to a wide variety of valuable campus, career and travel discounts.
Access UC Library System
UC San Diego alumni donors who make an annual gift of any size to any fund may enjoy complimentary access to the UC library system.
Alumni Community & Events
Scripps Recognition Ceremonies 2025
Scripps alumna Mayela Manasjan '03, Executive Director of Casa Werma, returned to address the graduating class of undergraduates in geosciences, marine biology, oceanic & atmospheric science, and environmental systems.
United Nations Conference of the Parties on Climate Change (COP29)
Scripps graduate students join alumnae Emily Kelly, PhD '15 and Melania Guerra, PhD '13 in Baku, Azerbaijan for COP29. Students and alumni spoke at the Ocean Pavilion, a space that brings together world leaders in ocean science, engineering, & policy.
Scripps Alumni Winter 2025 Tidepool series
Alumni enjoyed a guided tour of the Ocean Beach tidepools, including three generations of ocean enthusiasts!
San Diego Scripps Alumni Reunion 2024
San Diego alumni gathered for a reunion TG to network, share hiring or partnership opportunities, and reconnect with classmates from 1988-2023
Alumni Celebration Weekend
Led by Oriana Poindexter MAS `15, Scripps alumni return to create cyanotypes using photochemistry techniques first developed in the 1840s
Scripps Suite at the Padres!
Scripps alumni and friends cheer on a Padres win (and three-run home run!) at Petco Park
Alumni Celebration Weekend
SCOPE volunteers including Scripps Alumnus Shane Clark `17 led UC San Diego alumni, family members, current students and community members on pier tours to highlight the research, innovation, and strategic location of Scripps.
Alumni Congratulations to the Class of 2025!
From NOAA to The Nature Conservancy, Scripps Oceanography alumni are celebrating and supporting the class of 2025!
With pelicans overhead, Dr. Kim encouraged new doctoral, masters and undergraduate students: "While at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, you have earned valuable scientific knowledge as well as a steadfast community of colleagues. Apply that knowledge, collaborate, and you will make the world a better place".
Congratulations to this year's graduates and huge thanks to Scripps alumni Hilliard Hicks, Sheila Walsh Reddy, Ph.D., Ryan Wulff, Natalia Pantoja Rangel, John Patton, and Katherine Kim for this special video of wisdom and advice to a new generation of environmental leaders! You've paved the way for so, so many.
Contact
Risa Farrell, M.A. (she/her)
Director, Alumni Engagement
As the Alumni Director at Scripps Oceanography and UC San Diego alumna myself, I believe in continued relationships well after graduation and the power of building connection and practical support in San Diego, across the country, and around the globe.
I love to hear where our alumni are now, connect them with practical career support, celebrate any news, deepen community through reunions & special events, and involve alumni in the vibrant work underway at Scripps.
Let's chat!
