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
Alumni Statement
Alumni of Scripps Institution of Oceanography represent nearly 4,000 academics, scientists, communicators, policymakers, experts, and entrepreneurs that leverage their diverse backgrounds to advance innovative 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.
Many from our active alumni community stay connected each year, returning to meet and mentor students, speak at special events, pursue professional goals and continued education, and develop partnerships with faculty and researchers here at UC San Diego. We thank them for returning to share their time and talents!
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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.
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Reunions & Special Events
Check the event calendar above!
Triton Leaders Conference 2024
February 2-3, 2024: Hosted by UC San Diego Alumni Engagement, the conference builds on past years' themes of advancing equity and allyship, with a specific focus on environmental justice in 2024. Conference organizers are currently curating a thoughtful lineup of experts working in various fields within the environmental justice landscape. Interested in presenting? Email Risa Farrell at rmfarrell@ucsd.edu.
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.
Companies interested in hiring Scripps talent use the Scripps Corporate Alliance to access the Scripps talent and share competitive job opportunities.
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Industry Job Postings
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 for Life
Alumni Email for Life is a permanent @ucsd.edu email address from which Alumni can send and receive emails. It is a forwarding service provided exclusively to our UC San Diego Alumni to help fellow Tritons, friends and family stay in contact with you.
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.
Event Highlights
Scripps Undergraduate Recognition Ceremony 2023
Dr. Angelica Rodriguez '13, MS '14 & PhD '19 from the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory gives an alumni keynote address
Scripps Recognition Ceremony 2023
Scripps alumni from across the world share congratulations and words of advice with the Scripps graduating class of 2023
Alumni Awards Celebration 2023
Scripps Alumnus Dr. Alfredo Giron Nava Named UC San Diego's "2023 Emerging Leader"
Alumni Celebration Weekend 2023
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.
Scripps Suite at the Padres!
Scripps alumni and friends cheer on a Padres win (and three-run home run!) at Petco Park
Washington D.C. Scripps Alumni & Friends Reception 2022
Alumni now representing impactful agencies such as The National Science Foundation, Ocean Conservancy, Urban Ocean Lab, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, NOAA, USAID, USFDA, NASA and many more reconnected in D.C.!
Alumni Celebration Weekend 2022
Led by Oriana Poindexter MAS `15, Scripps alumni return to create cyanotypes using photochemistry techniques first developed in the 1840s
Spring Industry Career Networking Night
The Scripps Corporate Alliance hosted a vibrant networking night for Scripps students and alumni interested in industry career opportunities. Attendees spoke with representatives from BANF, Teledyne Technologies, Vidrios, EEC Environmental and more!
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT
Congratulations to Dr. Alfredo Giron Nava MS `16, PhD `19 for receiving the 2023 Emerging Leader Award – one of UC San Diego’s highest honors.
A humble powerhouse, Dr. Alfredo Giron Nava has co-founded two internationally recognized organizations: dataMares and the UN Early Career Ocean Professionals Programme, has over ten years of specialized experience applying sophisticated data and technology to ocean solutions in 15+ countries, and actively elevates the voices of fellow early career ocean professionals to a global stage.
"This is the perfect moment to be an early career ocean professional," he explains. "There are so many new collaborations popping up, there is so much energy behind supporting early career people to take leadership roles, to innovate with collaboration...it is just a very exciting moment".
Scripps Alumni in the News
JACKSON WILD FRONTIERS | Jan 26, 2023
Scripps Alumna Andrea Sanchez-Davidson named 2023 Latinx Film Lab Fellow
KPBS | Mar 22, 2023
Scripps Alum Collects Lake Sediment from Bottom of the World
SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE | Mar 5, 2023
Imperial Beach Mayor - and Scripps Alumna - Appointed to California Coastal Commission
Contact
Risa Farrell, M.A.
Director, Alumni & Community 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!
