Scripps Department Office
The Scripps Department Office is located on the second floor of the Eckart Building.
Office hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am -12:00 pm and 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Mailing address:
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
University of California, San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive, Mail Code 0208
La Jolla, CA 92093-0208
If you are using a secondary courier (UPS or FedEx deliveries):
Eckart Building, 2nd floor
8755 Biological Grade
La Jolla, CA 92037
If you are looking for Scripps using an internet mapping guide:
8755 Biological Grade
La Jolla, CA 92037
Graduate Program
For general graduate program questions and admissions information, please contact the department by phone at 858-822-4223, or by email at siodept@sio.ucsd.edu. Printable staff directory (PDF).
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
Trudy Blackmon, Graduate Student Affairs Advisor
858-822-4223, sio-courses@sio.ucsd.edu; trblackmon@ucsd.edu
Admissions, course scheduling, course evaluations, course approvals, grades, diversity recruitment and outreach, verification letters, career services, alumni relations liaison, website updates, data/statistics requests, leave of absence, withdrawal, and re-admissions
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
Kara Henry, Assistant Student Affairs Coordinator
858-534-3206, khenry@ucsd.edu
Room reservations, class maintenance and supplies, Equipment check out, pick up and drop off of library books and course reserves, student check distribution, classroom AV troubleshooting and support, email listserv updates
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
Olivia Padilla, Events Specialist
858-534-9967, ompadilla@ucsd.edu
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
Dr. Cathy Constable, Chair and Deputy Director for Education
858-534-3183, cconstable@ucsd.edu
Dr. Brian Palenik, Program Director, Scripps Department Education
858-534-7505, bpalenik@ucsd.edu
Peter Franks, Vice Chair
858-534-7528, pfranks@ucsd.edu
Dr. Sarah Gille, Program Director, Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere Program (COAP)
858-822-4425, sgille@ucsd.edu
Dr. Jeffrey Gee, Program Director, Geosciences of the Earth, Oceans, and Planets (GEO)
858-534-4707, jsgee@ucsd.edu
Dr. Greg Rouse, Program Director, Ocean Biosciences Program (OBP)
858-534-7973, grouse@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. Falk Feddersen
858-534-4345, ffeddersen@ucsd.edu
Geosciences of the Earth, Oceans, and Planets (GEO)
Geophysics - Dr. Yuri Fialko
858-822-5028, yfialko@ucsd.edu
Geosciences - Dr. James Day
858-534-5431, jmdday@ucsd.edu
Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry - Dr. Andrew Dickson
858-822-2990, adickson@ucsd.edu
Ocean Biosciences Program (OBP)
Biological Oceanography - Dr. Michael Landry
858-534-4702, mlandry@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. Adrian Borsa
858-534-6895, aborsa@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. Andreas Andersson and Dr. Lihini Aluwihare
858-822-2486, aandersson@ucsd.edu and 858-822-4886, laluwihare@ucsd.edu
Ocean Biosciences Program (OBP)
Biological Oceanography - Dr. Andrew Barton and Dr. Jeff Bowman
858-534-1758, adbarton@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.
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
Josh Reeves, Student Affairs Manager
858-822-4559, jdreeves@ucsd.edu
Program administration and student services, teaching assistantships
Sid Eads, Student Affairs Officer
858-822-4604, sleads@ucsd.edu
Student services and assisting in program administration, maintains student records, administrative support for courses, and student advising
Darlene Garza, Student Affairs Officer
858-534-8157, d3garza@ucsd.edu
Student services and assisting in program administration, maintains student records, administrative support for courses, and student advising
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
Downloads
SIO Department Directory.pdf (120.42 KB)