Scripps Oceanography Undergraduate Research Community Experience (SOURCE)
2025 JT-SURF / SOURCE Cohort
(Photo Credit: Anai Novoa)
Scripps Oceanography Undergradute Research Community Experience (SOURCE) is open to all undergraduate students conducting research at the Scripps campus this summer. The program offers a chance to build community and take part in a variety of workshops, discussions, and events designed to enrich your research experience.
SOURCE programming covers a range of skill-building, wellness-oriented, and research-focused topics in daily hybrid sessions and is led by Dr. Anaí Novoa, Dr. Melanie Adams, Dr. Dovi Kacev, and Fernando Gonzalez with contributions from partners at CW3E, CCE-LTER, and Scripps EDI.
- SOURCE Program Coordinators
ANAI NOVOA, PHD
Student Success & Summer Programs Coordinator
Office: Eckart 101
Pronouns: she | her | hers | ellaDr. Anaí Novoa is a first-generation Mexican-American of Purépecha heritage and first-generation college student. She obtained her Ph.D. in marine biology from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, a master's degree in marine science from the University of San Diego, and a bachelor’s degree in biology from UC Santa Barbara.
Dr. Novoa currently serves as the Student Success and Summer Programs Coordinator at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, where she oversees and manages the Jane Teranes Scripps Undergraduate Research Fellowship program and the AGU Bridge Program at Scripps. Through this role, Dr. Novoa is leading and helping develop an infrastructure for summer program engagement and student success through equitable access to resources and opportunities. Her dedication to equity, diversity, and inclusion is grounded within her intersectional identity as a neurodivergent woman of color belonging to an immigrant working-class community. Dr. Novoa fully embodies her sustained commitment to build a more equitable and inclusive climate for all minoritized groups in higher education and the marine sciences. During her free time, Novoa loves to spend time with her family (cooking Mexican dishes and laughing), playing with her pitbull Kylo Renaldo Novoa-Rosales, mentoring students from her community (as part of Ocean Discovery Institute’s programming), and practicing martial arts.
MELANIE ADAMS, PHD
Academic Program Coordinator
Office: Eckart 103
Pronouns: she | her | hers | ellaMelanie Adams is the Academic Program Coordinator. Dr. Adams earned her Bachelor's degree in Materials Science and Engineering from MIT, where she initiated her research career, studying nano and microparticle aggregates for enhancing NMR/MRI contrast in implantable sensors. She then completed a Master’s degree at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) in Materials Science and Engineering with a joint thesis project at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Stuttgart. There, her research was centered on developing a method for combinatorial nanoparticle synthesis, which was expanded to developing plasmonic dimers for sensing applications. Earlier this year, she finished her Ph.D. at UC Santa Barbara. During her doctoral studies, she focused on using optical and acoustic techniques to characterize and understand the behavior of soft materials nondestructively.
Prior to joining the EDI Team, Melanie joined Scripps as a postdoctoral scholar where she was able to integrate her diverse background into the study of granular media. Melanie is also interested in science communication and policy!
FERNANDO GONZALEZ, B.S.
Program & Events Coordinator
Office: Eckart 104
Pronouns: he | him | elf5gonzalez@ucsd.edu
Fernando Gonzalez is an early professional with a strong determination to explore the various avenues for structural change within higher education. As a UC San Diego alum and San Diego native, Fernando now works as an Events & EDI Program Coordinator at Scripps Institution of Oceanography where he implements and sustains a wide variety of diversity initiatives. Aiming to strengthen the connection between grassroots organizations and large institutions to ensure that resources and opportunities can be distributed organically while providing a wider level of accessibility to marginalized communities. Fernando serves students, staff, and faculty with a lens of advocacy that provides space for meaningful exchange with the intention to create a cohesive campus that serves as a pipeline for a more diverse community. On a personal note, he’s an animal lover with a cat and two puppies at home while staying active in different sports, painting when he can and living to eat.
- 2025 PROGRAM SCHEDULE
SUMMER MENTORING SKILL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP
Are you mentoring an undergraduate student this summer? Our EDI team is excited to offer two mentor training workshops designed to help you enhance your mentoring skills and cultural awareness in preparation for working with students this season. The workshops are based on CIMER-based curriculum designed to support inclusive and effective mentoring practices; the workshops will also be an opportunity to connect with other mentors and educators at Scripps.Workshop Options- Virtual: Thursday, May 29, 2025 | 10 a.m.-12 p.m. | Zoom
- In-Person: Friday, June 6, 2025 | 11 a.m.-1 p.m. | Eckart 117
VIRTUAL ORIENTATION
June 16-20, 2025 (9am - 1pm PST)
We have a weeklong virtual orientation planned for JT-SURF / SOURCE participants and mentors June 16-20. We will be meeting daily via zoom from 9 am - 1 pm PT (with multiple breaks in between; some days will be shorter). We have a thoughtful agenda planned for you to get to know your 2025 JT-SURF cohort and your research lab, build community, and engage in a variety of workshops and discussions.
DAILY SOURCE PROGRAMMING CALENDAR
Daily (9am - 10:15am PST)
Most of your time this summer will be spent engaged in research in your respective labs, but you will also have several weekly commitments for the Jane Teranes - Scripps Undergraduate Research Fellowship (JT-SURF) and Scripps Oceanographic Undergraduate Research Community Experience (SOURCE) programs:MONDAYS
TUESDAYS
WEDNESDAYS
THURSDAYS
FRIDAYS
SOURCE Professional Development Workshop
JT-SURF Community Conversations
JT-SURF Wellness Workshop
SOURCE Undergraduate Research Seminar
JT-SURF Cultivating Community & Inclusion
2025 JT-SURF / SOURCE Research Symposium
August 19, 2025 | Location: MCTF 210
Undergraduate scholars will have the opportunity to present a research poster to the Scripps community. The event will be followed by a celebration and farewell party to honor their amazing accomplishments.
