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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. Printable staff directory
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
Tim DeBold, Instructional Scheduling Coordinator
858-822-4223, tdebold@ucsd.edu
Course scheduling, course evaluations, course approvals, educational facility access and maintenance requests, course reserves, website updates, data/statistics requests
Risa Farrell, MAS Program Coordinator
858-822-2886, rmfarrell@ucsd.edu
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
TBD, Assistant Student Affairs Coordinator
858-534-3206
Room reservations, Equipment check out, pick up and drop off of library books and course reserves, student check distribution
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
TBD, Events Specialist
Surfside Reservations, new student orientation and recruiting events, travel and entertainment reimbursements, FM Service/repair requests
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, faculty start-up funds
Leslie Costi, Academic Personnel Analyst
858-534-8752, lcosti@ucsd.edu
Staff HR for the SIO Department, faculty recruitment, academic personnel files (lecturers)
Camie Nguyen, Academic Personnel Analyst
858-822-1866, tln002@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
Peter Franks, Chair
858-534-7528, pfranks@ucsd.edu
Dr. Sarah Gille, Vice Chair
858-822-4425, sgille@ucsd.edu
Dr. Cathy Constable, Program Director, Scripps Department Education
858-534-3183, cconstable@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
Dr. Jane Teranes, Program Director, Undergraduate Education
858-822-2099, jteranes@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. Lynn Russell
858-534-4852, lmrussell@ucsd.edu
Physical Oceanography - Dr. Lynne Talley
858-534-6610, ltalley@ucsd.edu
Geosciences of the Earth, Oceans, and Planets (GEO)
Geophysics - Dr. Adrian Borsa and Dr. David Stegman
858-534-6895, aborsa@ucsd.edu, and 858-822-0767, dstegman@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. Shang-Ping Xie
858-822-0053, sxie@ucsd.edu
Physical Oceanography - Dr. Falk Feddersen
858-534-4345, ffeddersen@ucsd.edu
Geosciences of the Earth, Oceans, and Planets (GEO)
Geophysics - Dr. Cathy Constable and Dr. Ross Parnell-Turner
858-534-3183, cconstable@ucsd.edu, and 858-822-2975, rparnellturner@ucsd.edu
Geosciences - Dr. Chris Charles, Dr. Neal Driscoll, and Dr. Emily Chin
858-534-5911, ccharles@ucsd.edu, 858-822-5026, ndriscoll@ucsd.edu and 858-246-0436, e8chin@ucsd.edu
Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry - Dr. Kathy Barbeau and Dr. Julia Diaz
858-822-4339, kbarbeau@ucsd.edu, and 858-246-5364, j2diaz@ucsd.edu
Ocean Biosciences Program (OBP)
Biological Oceanography - Dr. Anela Choy and Dr. Jeff Bowman
858-822-3020, anela@ucsd.edu, and 858-246-1687, jsbowman@ucsd.edu
Marine Biology - Dr. Octavio Aburto Oropeza, Dr. Deidre Lyons, and Dr. Jennifer Smith
858-534-1043, maburto@ucsd.edu, 858-822-6579, d1lyons@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.
Darlene Garza, Student Affairs Officer
858-534-8157, d3garza@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, Program Director, Undergraduate Education
858-822-2099, jteranes@ucsd.edu
Teaching Faculty, program curriculum and student advising
Dr. Cathy Constable, Director of Earth Science Majors
​858-534-3183, cconstable@ucsd.edu
Dr. Brian Palenik, Director of Marine Biology Majors
858-534-7505, bpalenik@ucsd.edu
Masters of Advance 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