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Layman helping to set up an on-ice science station in the Arctic Ocean at 81 degrees north.

Scripps Student Spotlight: Trevor Layman

MAS Climate Science and Policy student explores polar programs in Argentina

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Scripps Student Spotlight: Theodora Mautz

PhD student explores cephalopod reproductive and behavioral ecology

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Scripps Student Spotlight: Fernando Melendez Vazquez

PhD candidate follows passion to understand evolutionary biology of fishes

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Scripps Student Spotlight: Hans Singh

Recent PhD graduate works at the interface of microbiology and chemistry

Kerstin doing fieldwork in the North Sea aboard the R/V Neil Armstrong, Iceland in the background

Scripps Student Spotlight: Kerstin Bergentz

PhD candidate collects observational data to learn more about ocean dynamics

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Scripps Student Spotlight: Ethan Staats

PhD student examines biofluorescence in marine organisms

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Scripps Student Spotlight: Anthony Wilson

PhD candidate studies marine heatwaves to help safeguard communities and ecosystems against climate impacts

Scripps Student Spotlight: Steffaney Wood

PhD student investigates how specific ocean microbes produce a potent neurotoxin harmful to humans and animals

Scripps Student Spotlight: Raymond Leibensperger III

PhD student in climate sciences with notable awards and fellowships researches sea spray aerosols

Scripps Student Spotlight: Olívia Soares Pereira

PhD student specializing in deep-sea ecology has explored the ocean’s depths using the human-occupied submersible Alvin

Grace Cawley on the R/V Roger Revelle cheesing for an Eastern Indian Ocean sunset

Scripps Student Spotlight: Grace Cawley

PhD student studies zooplankton communities and their role in the California Current Ecosystem

Scripps Student Spotlight: Arnel Orig

Former United States Navy diver and current MAS MBC student turns dreams into reality at Scripps

A woman in the mountains

Scripps Student Spotlight: Lena Stasiak

MAS MBC student explores environmental DNA to support sea turtle conservation efforts

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Scripps Student Spotlight: Austin Barnes

PhD student investigates coastal impacts of sea-level rise to help address climate-related issues in Hawai‘i

Scripps Student Spotlight: Jack Elstner

Biological oceanography PhD student is passionate about science that supports marine conservation in a changing ocean

Profile photo of a woman near the beach

Scripps Student Spotlight: Flora Coden

MAS MBC student pursues her passion for marine science conservation research at Scripps

Scripps Student Spotlight: Dylan Shafer

Undergraduate student examines sea surface temperature data and its relationship to sea ice formation

Scripps Student Spotlight: Charlotte Bellerjeau

Physical oceanography PhD student uses engineering and science to better understand how the ocean moves and mixes

Scripps Student Spotlight: Kara Wiggin

PhD student researches how microplastic pollution in the ocean interacts with human health

Scripps Student Spotlight: Anuj Jain

Undergraduate student collects data to determine where Argo float sensors should be placed throughout the world’s oceans

Scripps Student Spotlight: Michelle Guraieb

Master’s student researches marine invertebrates in hopes of influencing policy and enhancing protection of the natural world

Scripps Student Spotlight: Julia Chavarry

Biological oceanography PhD student researches the ecological role of gelatinous zooplankton in marine food webs

Scripps Student Spotlight: Rebecca Gjini

Geophysics PhD student researches stratocumulus cloud behavior through predator-prey dynamics

Scripps Student Spotlight: Margaret Morris

Geophysics PhD candidate researches how to locate submerged archaeological materials using marine acoustics

Portrait of a man standing under a pier

Scripps Student Spotlight: Orion McCarthy

Marine biology PhD student studies how coral reefs in Maui are changing over time in response to climate change

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