Scripps Department Office
The Scripps Department Office is located in the Old Scripps Building, Room 22
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 858-534-1694, or by email at siodept@sio.ucsd.edu.
Graduate Program Contacts
Denise Darling, Department Manager
858-534-4794, ddarling@ucsd.edu
Gilbert Bretado, Graduate Coordinator
858-534-1694, gbretado@ucsd.edu
Admissions, Ph.D. advising, doctoral committees, advancement to candidacy and defenses, orientation, recruitment and outreach, diversity coordinator
Adam Petersen, Graduate Coordinator
858-534-3206, apetersen@ucsd.edu
Master's advising, Open House, grades, enrollment, petitions, verification letters, teaching assistantships, financial aid coordination
Gayle Aruta, Graduate Student Financial Support
858-534-1695, garuta@ucsd.edu
Graduate student financial support: fellowships, scholarships, traineeships, employment, financial planning, financial aid coordination and advising; staff personnel for the SIO Department Office
Maureen McGreevy, Financial Affairs
858-534-3207, mpmcgreevy@ucsd.edu
Financial administrator: student travel and seminar reimbursement, purchase orders, faculty start-up funds
Department Chair and Program Directors
Dr. Lisa Tauxe, Chair and Deputy Director - Education
858-534-6084, ltauxe@ucsd.edu
Dr. Doug Bartlett, Program Director, Scripps Department
858-534-5233, dbartlett@ucsd.edu
Dr. Jeff Severinghaus, Program Director, Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere Program (COAP)
858-822-2483, jseveringhaus@ucsd.edu
Dr. Neal Driscoll, Program Director, Geosciences of the Earth, Oceans, and Planets (GEO)
858-822-5026, ndriscoll@ucsd.edu
Dr. Brian Palenik, Program Director, Ocean Biosciences Program (OBP)
858-534-7505, bpalenik@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
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. Sarah Gille
858-822-4425, sgille@ucsd.edu
Geosciences of the Earth, Oceans, and Planets (GEO)
Geophysics - Dr. Adrian Borsa and Dr. Kerry Key
858-534-6895, aborsa@ucsd.edu and 858-822-2975, kkey@ucsd.edu
Geosciences - Dr. Richard Norris
858-822-1868, rnorris@ucsd.edu
Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry - Dr. Andrew Dickson
858-822-2990, adickson@ucsd.edu
Ocean Biosciences Program (OBP)
Biological Oceanography - Dr. John Hildebrand and Dr. James Leichter
858-534-4069, jahildebrand@ucsd.edu and 858-822-5330, jleichter@ucsd.edu
Marine Biology - Dr. Terry Gaasterland
858-822-4600, tgaasterland@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. Neal Driscoll, Director of Earth Science Majors
858-822-5026, ndriscoll@ucsd.edu
Dr. Jane Teranes, Associate Director and Lecturer
858-534-5386, jteranes@ucsd.edu
Student advising, oversees directed research efforts for undergraduates, directs the internship program, also teaches an undergraduate seminar, SIO 90: Perspectives on Ocean Sciences
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