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Scripps Student Spotlight: Svenja Kling
PhD student uses sea urchins as a model organism to study embryonic development and the effects of toxicants in the ocean
Scripps Student Spotlight: Ria Bhabu
PhD student researches Antarctic sea squirt with a chemical compound that has promising anti-melanoma properties
Scripps Student Spotlight: Victoria Auerbach
PhD candidate studies the thermal evolution of Earth and Venus
Scripps Student Spotlight: Fernanda Urrutia
PhD candidate studies genetic population structure of North Pacific fin whales
Scripps Student Spotlight: Malia Moore
PhD candidate studies local eelgrass species for potential use in marine restoration projects
Scripps Student Spotlight: Rhowan Ho
Master's student researches clone reproduction in parasitic flatworms
Scripps Student Spotlight: Marissa Saenger
PhD student works to understand climate change and geoengineering effects on human welfare, perceptions and behavior
Scripps Student Spotlight: Hadley Menk
MAS Climate Science and Policy student researches how remote sensing tools can detect wastewater pollution
Scripps Student Spotlight: Justin Funa
MAS MBC student and U.S. Air Force veteran maps the distribution of endangered marine species for conservation planning
Scripps Student Spotlight: Noreen Garcia
PhD candidate explores shifts in the ocean and carbon cycle from climate events
Scripps Student Spotlight: Trevor Layman
MAS Climate Science and Policy student explores polar programs in Argentina
Scripps Student Spotlight: Theodora Mautz
PhD student explores cephalopod reproductive and behavioral ecology
Scripps Student Spotlight: Fernando Melendez Vazquez
PhD candidate follows passion to understand evolutionary biology of fishes
Scripps Student Spotlight: Hans Singh
Recent PhD graduate works at the interface of microbiology and chemistry
Scripps Student Spotlight: Kerstin Bergentz
PhD candidate collects observational data to learn more about ocean dynamics
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
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
Scripps Student Spotlight: Lena Stasiak
MAS MBC student explores environmental DNA to support sea turtle conservation efforts
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
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