SIO Department Committees
- Undergraduate Major Steering Committees
- Diversity Admission Committee (DAC)
- Student Award Nominating Committee (SANC)
Undergraduate Major Steering Committees
Earth Sciences Major
Dr. Geoff Cook, Committee Chair
gwcook@ucsd.edu
Dr. Kathy Barbeau
kbarbeau@ucsd.edu
Dr. Emily Chin
e8chin@ucsd.edu
Dr. Helen Fricker
hafricker@ucsd.edu
Dr. Jeff Gee
jsgee@ucsd.edu
Dr. Richard Norris
rnorris@ucsd.edu
Dr. Jane Teranes
jteranes@ucsd.edu
Marine Biology Major
Dr. Brian Palenik, Committee Chair
bpalenik@ucsd.edu
Dr. Bianca Brahamsha
bbrahamsha@ucsd.edu
Dr. Ron Burton
rburton@ucsd.edu
Dr. Orna Cook
ocook@ucsd.edu
Dr. Ryan Hechinger
rhechinger@ucsd.edu
Dr. Dovi Kacev
dkacev@ucsd.edu
Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences Major
Dr. Janet Becker, Committee Chair
jmbecker@ucsd.edu
Dr. Amato Evan
aevan@ucsd.edu
Dr. Falk Feddersen
ffeddersen@ucsd.edu
Dr. Drew Lucas
ajlucas@ucsd.edu
Dr. Mark Merrifield
mamerrifield@ucsd.edu
Dr. Daniel Rudnick
drudnick@ucsd.edu
Dr. Fiamma Straneo
fstraneo@ucsd.edu
Diversity Admission Committee (DAC)
For general questions or admission questions, please contact the Diversity Admission Committee at dac@sio.ucsd.edu.
Dr. Fiamma Straneo
858-822-1413, fstraneo@ucsd.edu
Dr. Ross Parnell-Turner
Dr. Octavio Aburto Oropeza
858-534-1154, maburto@ucsd.edu
Dr. Anela Choy
858-822-3020, anela@ucsd.edu
Dr. Todd Martz
858-534-7466, trmartz@ucsd.edu
Josh Reeves, Student Affairs Manager
858-534-8157, jdreeves@ucsd.edu
Gilbert Bretado, Graduate Student Affairs Advisor
858-534-1694, gbretado@ucsd.edu
Keiara Auzenne, Diversity Initiatives Coordinator
858-822-4962, kauzenne@ucsd.edu
Student Award Nominating Committee (SANC)
Dr. Matthew Alford, Professor
858-246-1646, malford@ucsd.edu
Dr. Amato Evan, Associate Professor
858-822-6882, aevan@ucsd.edu
Dr. Brice Semmens, Associate Professor
858-822-0518, bsemmens@ucsd.edu
Dr. David Sandwell, Professor
​858-534-7109, dsandwell@ucsd.edu
Dr. Emily Chin, Assistant Professor
858-246-0436, e8chin@ucsd.edu
Dr. Jennifer Talyor, Assistant Professor
858-822-4712, j3taylor@ucsd.edu