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![Sree portrait by pier](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2022-08/gopal_sree-2_0.png?itok=o2UtPCHG)
Scripps Student Spotlight: Sree Gopal
Recent MAS MBC graduate researched coastal management and policy within blue carbon ecosystems and sea-level rise adaptation
![James Riddell headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2022-06/riddell_profile.png?itok=lMDZApB7)
Scripps Student Spotlight: James Riddell
Recent graduate of marine biology undergrad program helps identify viruses using bioinformatics tools from hydrothermal vents
![Portrait of a smiling woman with long brown hair; she is seen near a pier.](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2022-06/robles_chanel-lead.png?itok=1dEBaSZV)
Scripps Student Spotlight: Chanel Robles
MAS MBC student researches the roles of green sea turtles in Baja California
![Dante Capone headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2022-05/dante_capone-2.png?itok=sTNLDio2)
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
![Jeremy portrait in front of Scripps Pier](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2022-02/jeremy_scripps.png?itok=j0USWXz5)
Scripps Student Spotlight: Jeremy Wing Ching Wong
PhD student researches the mechanisms behind earthquakes in order to understand their origins and effects
![Ryan Kich in front of Golden Gate Bridge](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2022-02/Ryan_Portrait.png?itok=ZPjWYFwf)
Scripps Student Spotlight: Ryan Kich
Graduate student researches the microbiomes of fish gills, and how those bacteria potentially affect fish health
![Two silhouettes in front of Scripps pier](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2022-01/17DSC_0467_UCSanDiegoPublications_ErikJepsen_NEW.png?itok=DUI5sLPk)
Scripps Graduate Student Council Takes Initiative
Meet the 2021-2022 Scripps Graduate Student Council, an organization of students devoted to improving the quality of graduate student life on campus
![Erica Ferrer close-up shot](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2022-01/IMG_2022-1-12-132628.jpg?itok=RBGFgVrI)
Scripps Student Spotlight: Erica Ferrer
PhD candidate researches sustainability in small-scale fisheries
![Sydney Plummer headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2021-12/IMG_Dec22021at114721AM.jpg?itok=MQgaY9kZ)
Scripps Student Spotlight: Sydney Plummer
PhD student investigates marine phytoplankton and their influence on the environment
![Pengcheng Zhang](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2021-11/Pengcheng_Zhang.png?itok=z3_gdQpc)
Scripps Student Spotlight: Pengcheng Zhang
Climate sciences PhD student researches the atmospheric super-rotation phenomenon on Earth
![Nicole Adamson](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2021-10/IMG_Oct132021at104234AM.jpg?itok=gNwZIX9U)
Scripps Student Spotlight: Nicole Adamson
Undergraduate student examines red blood cell activity in teleost fish
![Alejandro Cano Lasso Carretero portrait](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2021-09/IMG_Sep272021at90844AM.jpg?itok=NMNFg1oi)
Scripps Student Spotlight: Alejandro Cano-Lasso Carretero
A Master of Advanced Studies student fuses art and science in order to understand the natural world
![Natalie Grayson portrait](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2021-09/D75_6058_v2_800x500.jpg?itok=MOWzQdf-)
Scripps Student Spotlight: Natalie Grayson
A PhD student researches how pollutants including DDT affect marine microorganisms
![Jesse Robinette](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2021-08/IMG_Aug262021at114148AM.jpg?itok=79BMlrKV)
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
![Athina Lange Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2021-07/IMG_Jul122021at21334PM.jpg?itok=RH2qumgg)
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
![Woman jumping in field with rainbow in background.](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2021-05/karina-iceland_optimized.jpg?itok=VCp30nLb)
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
![Portrait of a man with short dark hair, glasses, and a blue shirt. He is standing outside with the ocean and trees visible in the background.](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2021-04/moreno_ivan-crop.jpg?itok=4pIQzyEu)
Scripps Student Spotlight: Ivan Moreno
A graduate student researches cyanobacteria and bacteria and their ability to adapt and thrive in extreme environments
![Kendall Chancellor a third year PhD student at Scripps](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2021-03/Kendall%202.jpg?itok=jAICdWsD)
Scripps Student Spotlight: Kendall Chancellor
A graduate student analyzes the bleaching of coral reefs across Pacific Ocean
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Scripps Student Spotlight: Benjamin Davis
Graduate student monitors brine disposal methods from desalination plants and their potential detrimental effects on the ocean
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Scripps Student Spotlight: Samuel Kekuewa
Graduate student studies correlation between ocean acidity and coral reefs
![Mariela Rios scuba diving in the ocean](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2021-02/Mariela%20R.jpg?itok=zD7VKlBt)
Scripps Student Spotlight: Mariela Rios
Graduate student seeks to find sustainability while promoting profitability for Veracruz, Mexico's sardine fishers
![A young woman in a UCSD t-shirt stands in front of a docked ship.](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2021-01/Scripps%20Spotlight%20Chen2%20copy.jpg?itok=uw90EBSo)
Scripps Student Spotlight: Rachel Chen
Undergraduate student examines cephalopods and their role in the diet of longnose lancetfish
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