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Scripps Department Office
Due to COVID-19, the Scripps Department Office will continue to conduct business virtually. Our physical office space will remain closed until further notice. If you need to reach us, please contact us by email.
Graduate Program
For general graduate program questions and admissions information, please contact the department by email at siodept@sio.ucsd.edu.
Graduate Program Contacts
Gilbert Bretado, Lead Graduate Student Affairs Advisor
858-534-1694, gbretado@ucsd.edu
Ph.D. and MS advising, doctoral committees, qualifying exam, advancement to candidacy and defenses, departmental exams, new student orientation, recruitment and outreach, diversity coordinator, leave of absence, withdrawal, and re-admissions
Dana Jimenez, MS Graduate Student Affairs Advisor
858-534-9967, dljimenez@ucsd.edu
MS and BS/MS advising, thesis committees, Master's advancement to candidacy and thesis defenses, recruitment, outreach, admissions. Ph.D program support, new student orientation and recruiting events.
Tim DeBold, Instructional Scheduling Coordinator
858-822-4223, tdebold@ucsd.edu
Course scheduling, course evaluations, course approvals, educational facility access and maintenance requests, Surfside reservations, course reserves, website updates, data/statistics requests.
TBD, MAS Program Coordinator
858-822-2886,
Admissions, capstone committees and symposium, data and statistic requests, people database updates, leave of absence, withdrawal, re-admission, half-time study, new student orientation and recruitment events, degree paperwork and student files, website and email listserv updates
Christina Mendez, Assistant Academic HR Analyst
858-534-3206, cgm009@ucsd.edu
Room reservations, equipment check out, library book/course reserves assistance, mail distribution. Provides broad administrative support for academic personnel reviews, appointments, recruitments, and conflict of commitment compliance.
Josh Reeves, Student Affairs Manager
858-822-4559, jdreeves@ucsd.edu
Program administration and oversight of the student services: including both undergraduate and graduate advising services, instructional services, admission and recruitment, and teaching assistantships
Shelley Weisel, Graduate Student Financial Support
858-534-1695, sweisel@ucsd.edu
Graduate student financial support: fellowships, scholarships, traineeships, employment, bridge funding requests, grad student income verification, international student visa matters, exceptions to policy
Maureen McGreevy, Financial Analyst
858-534-3207, mpmcgreevy@ucsd.edu
Financial administrator: student travel and seminar reimbursement, purchase orders,
Leslie Costi, Academic Personnel Analyst
858-534-8752, lcosti@ucsd.edu
Staff HR for the SIO Department, faculty recruitment, academic personnel files (lecturers)
Anita Wu, Academic Personnel Analyst
858-822-1866, ayw001@ucsd.edu
Academic personnel files and appointments, faculty PPS entries, and assistant to the Department Chair
Denise Darling, Department Manager
858-534-4794, ddarling@ucsd.edu
Department Chair and Program Directors
Dr. Sarah Gille, Chair
858-822-4425, sgille@ucsd.edu
Dr. Lihini Aluwihare, Vice Chair
858-822-4886, laluwihare@ucsd.edu
Dr. Lisa Adams, Associate Chair
858-822-4635, lgadams@ucsd.edu
Dr. Peter Franks, Program Director, Scripps Department Education
858-534-3183, pjfranks@ucsd.edu
Dr. Falk Feddersen, Program Director, Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere Program (COAP)
858-534-4345, ffeddersen@ucsd.edu
Dr. Jeffrey Gee, Program Director, Geosciences of the Earth, Oceans, and Planets (GEO)
858-534-4707, jsgee@ucsd.edu
Dr. Ryan Hechinger, Program Director, Ocean Biosciences Program (OBP)
858-822-3778, rhechinger@ucsd.edu
Scripps Ombuds Contacts
Dr. Paul Jensen, Ombudsperson
858-534-7322, pjensen@ucsd.edu
Dr. Jennifer MacKinnon, Ombudsperson
858-822-3716, jmackinnon@ucsd.edu
Curricular Group Coordinators
Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere Program (COAP)
Applied Ocean Science - Dr. John Hildebrand
858-534-4069, jahildebrand@ucsd.edu
Climate Sciences - Dr. Shang-Ping Xie
858-822-0053 sxie@ucsd.edu
Physical Oceanography - Dr. Lynne Talley
858-534-6610, ltalley@ucsd.edu
Geosciences of the Earth, Oceans, and Planets (GEO)
Geophysics - Dr. Cathy Constable
858-534-3183, cconstable@ucsd.edu
Geosciences - Dr. Richard Norris
858-822-1868, rnorris@ucsd.edu
Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry - Dr. Todd Martz
858-534-7466, trmartz@ucsd.edu
Ocean Biosciences Program (OBP)
Biological Oceanography - Dr. Andrew Allen
858-534-3544, aallen@ucsd.edu
Marine Biology - Dr. Eric Allen
858-534-2570, eallen@ucsd.edu
Graduate Admissions Chairs
Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere Program (COAP)
Applied Ocean Science - Dr. John Hildebrand
858-534-4069, jahildebrand@ucsd.edu
Climate Sciences - Dr. Lynn Russell
858-534-4852, lmrussell@ucsd.edu
Physical Oceanography - Dr. Fiamma Straneo
858-534-4345, fstraneo@ucsd.edu
Geosciences of the Earth, Oceans, and Planets (GEO)
Geophysics - Dr. Wenyuan Fan and Dr. Ross Parnell-Turner
wenyuanfan@ucsd.edu, and 858-822-2975, rparnellturner@ucsd.edu
Geosciences - Dr. Richard Norris
858-822-1868, rnorris@ucsd.edu
Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry - Dr. Julia Diaz
858-246-5364, j2diaz@ucsd.edu
Ocean Biosciences Program (OBP)
Biological Oceanography - Dr. Simone Baumann-Pickering
858-534-7280, sbaumann@ucsd.edu
Marine Biology - Dr. Jack Gilbert and Dr. Jennifer Smith
jagilbert@ucsd.edu, and jes013@ucsd.edu, 858-246-0803
Undergraduate Program
For general program questions, please contact the Undergraduate office at 858-822-4604. The Undergraduate Office is located on the Revelle College campus at UC San Diego, in Galbraith Hall (mail code 0328). For information on admissions, please visit UC San Diego Admissions.
Undergraduate Program Contacts
Please note that all academic advising questions (for current students) are now handled via the Virtual Advisor.
Sid Eads, Student Affairs Officer
858-822-4604, sleads@ucsd.edu
Student services, undergraduate advising, and general program administration. Maintains student records and provides administrative support for courses.
Karla Vega, Student Affairs Officer
858-534-8157, k3vega@ucsd.edu
Student services, undergraduate advising, and general program administration. Maintains student records and provides administrative support for courses.
Josh Reeves, Student Affairs Manager
858-822-4559, jdreeves@ucsd.edu
Program administration and student services, teaching assistantships
Dr. Jane Teranes, Faculty Director, Environmental Systems Program
858-822-2099, jteranes@ucsd.edu
Teaching Faculty, program curriculum and student advising
Master of AdvanceD Studies (MAS) Program Contacts
For general graduate program questions and admissions information, please contact the department.
Marine Biodiversity and Conservation Department contacts
Climate Science and Policy Department contacts