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Scripps Student Spotlight: Dante Capone
PhD student researches how California wildfires affect coastal marine plankton
Scripps Student Spotlight: Natalie Posdaljian
PhD student examines marine mammal acoustics as a signal of greater changes in the ecosystem
Scripps Student Spotlight: Jeremy Wing Ching Wong
PhD student researches the mechanisms behind earthquakes in order to understand their origins and effects
Scripps Student Spotlight: Ryan Kich
Graduate student researches the microbiomes of fish gills, and how those bacteria potentially affect fish health
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Scripps Student Spotlight: Erica Ferrer
PhD candidate researches sustainability in small-scale fisheries
Scripps Student Spotlight: Sydney Plummer
PhD student investigates marine phytoplankton and their influence on the environment
Scripps Student Spotlight: Pengcheng Zhang
Climate sciences PhD student researches the atmospheric super-rotation phenomenon on Earth
Scripps Student Spotlight: Nicole Adamson
Undergraduate student examines red blood cell activity in teleost fish
Scripps Student Spotlight: Alejandro Cano-Lasso Carretero
A Master of Advanced Studies student fuses art and science in order to understand the natural world
Scripps Student Spotlight: Natalie Grayson
A PhD student researches how pollutants including DDT affect marine microorganisms
Scripps Student Spotlight: Jesse Robinett
An undergraduate student tracks low cloudiness along California’s coast
Scripps Student Spotlight: Gene DePuy
Master of Advanced Studies student focuses on climate change adaptation and mitigation
Scripps Student Spotlight: Rhys Tallentire
An undergraduate student researches coral reef biogeochemistry and its global decline
Scripps Student Spotlight: Athina Lange
A graduate student studies wave runup through ocean topography, and how it can be used to forecast flooding in coastal communities
Scripps Student Spotlight: Karina Halliman
Undergraduate focuses research on the health of marine ecosystems, from food webs in the Antarctic Peninsula to seabird populations along the U.S. West Coast
Scripps Student Spotlight: Ivan Moreno
A graduate student researches cyanobacteria and bacteria and their ability to adapt and thrive in extreme environments
Scripps Student Spotlight: Kendall Chancellor
A graduate student analyzes the bleaching of coral reefs across Pacific Ocean
Scripps Student Spotlight: Benjamin Davis
Graduate student monitors brine disposal methods from desalination plants and their potential detrimental effects on the ocean
Scripps Student Spotlight: Samuel Kekuewa
Graduate student studies correlation between ocean acidity and coral reefs
Scripps Student Spotlight: Mariela Rios
Graduate student seeks to find sustainability while promoting profitability for Veracruz, Mexico's sardine fishers
Scripps Student Spotlight: Rachel Chen
Undergraduate student examines cephalopods and their role in the diet of longnose lancetfish
Scripps Student Spotlight: Camille Pagniello
Graduate student researches marine life through an array of sensory monitoring systems to decode ocean properties
Scripps Student Spotlight: Doug Sweeney
Graduate student is researching how marine bacteria produce antibacterial and anticancer compounds
Scripps Student Spotlight: Jeramy Dedrick
Climate sciences PhD student studies the physical and chemical processes affecting low cloud formation in marine environments
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