Scripps Department Office
The Scripps Department Office is located on the second floor of the Old Scripps Building.
Office hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00am -12:00pm and 1:00pm - 4:30pm
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):
Old Scripps Building, Room 22
8630 Kennel Way
La Jolla, CA 92037
If you are looking for Scripps using an internet mapping guide:
8630 Discovery Way
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, 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
Jessica González, Graduate Student Affairs Coordinator
858-822-4223, jessicagonzalez@ucsd.edu
Admissions, course scheduling, course evaluations, course approvals, grades, verification letters, career services, alumni relations liaison, website updates, data/statistics requests, leave of absence, withdrawal, and re-admissions
Olivia Padilla, Student Affairs Assistant
858-534-3206, ompadilla@ucsd.edu
Room reservations, equipment check out, pick up and drop off of library books and course reserves, class maintenance and supplies, student check distribution, email listserv updates, syllabi collection
Vacant, Graduate Student Financial Support
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 Affairs
858-534-3207, mpmcgreevy@ucsd.edu
Financial administrator: student travel and seminar reimbursement, purchase orders, faculty start-up funds
Leslie Costi, Academic Personnel Specialist
858-534-8752, lcosti@ucsd.edu
Staff HR for the SIO Department, faculty recruitment, academic personnel files (lecturers)
Denise Darling, Department Manager
858-534-4794, ddarling@ucsd.edu
Department Chair and Program Directors
Dr. Brian Palenik, Chair and Deputy Director for Education
858-534-7505, bpalenik@ucsd.edu
Dr. Lisa Tauxe, Program Director, Scripps Department Education
858-534-6084, ltauxe@ucsd.edu
Dr. Cathy Constable, Vice Chair and Program Director, Geosciences of the Earth, Oceans, and Planets (GEO)
858-534-3183, cconstable@ucsd.edu
Dr. Daniel Rudnick, Program Director, Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere Program (COAP)
858-822-2483, drudnick@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. Peter Franks, Ombudsperson
858-534-7528, pjfranks@ucsd.edu
Dr. Lynne Talley, Ombudsperson
858-534-6610, ltalley@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. David Sandwell
858-534-7109, dsandwell@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. Dariusz Stramski
858-534-3353, dstramski@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. Paterno Castillo
858-534-0383, pcastillo@ucsd.edu
Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry - Dr. Andrew Dickson and Dr. Andreas Andersson
858-822-2990, adickson@ucsd.edu and 858-822-2486, aandersson@ucsd.edu
Ocean Biosciences Program (OBP)
Biological Oceanography - Dr. Andrew Allen and Dr. James Leichter
858-534-3544, aallen@ucsd.edu and 858-822-5330, jleichter@ucsd.edu
Marine Biology - Dr. Jennifer Taylor and Dr. Ryan Hechinger
858-822-4712, j3taylor@ucsd.edu and 858-822-3788 rhechinger@ucsd.edu
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, Administrative Director
858-534-8157, jdreeves@ucsd.edu
Program administration and student services, teaching assistantships
Sidney 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
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