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Scripps Student Spotlight: Arnel Orig
Former United States Navy diver and current MAS MBC student turns dreams into reality at Scripps
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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
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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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Scripps Student Spotlight: Flora Coden
MAS MBC student pursues her passion for marine science conservation research at Scripps
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Scripps Student Spotlight: Dylan Shafer
Undergraduate student examines sea surface temperature data and its relationship to sea ice formation
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Scripps Student Spotlight: Charlotte Bellerjeau
Physical oceanography PhD student uses engineering and science to better understand how the ocean moves and mixes
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Scripps Student Spotlight: Kara Wiggin
PhD student researches how microplastic pollution in the ocean interacts with human health
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Scripps Student Spotlight: Anuj Jain
Undergraduate student collects data to determine where Argo float sensors should be placed throughout the world’s oceans
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Scripps Student Spotlight: Michelle Guraieb
Master’s student researches marine invertebrates in hopes of influencing policy and enhancing protection of the natural world
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Scripps Student Spotlight: Julia Chavarry
Biological oceanography PhD student researches the ecological role of gelatinous zooplankton in marine food webs
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Scripps Student Spotlight: Rebecca Gjini
Geophysics PhD student researches stratocumulus cloud behavior through predator-prey dynamics
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Scripps Student Spotlight: Margaret Morris
Geophysics PhD candidate researches how to locate submerged archaeological materials using marine acoustics
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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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Scripps Student Spotlight: Pascal Polonik
Graduate student researches human-environment interactions and how atmospheric particulates impact climate and health
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Scripps Student Spotlight: Denise Alcantara
Journalist and current MAS Marine Biodiversity and Conservation student works to improve coral reef policy in the Philippines
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Scripps Student Spotlight: Hugo Mkhize
Master of Advanced Studies in Climate Science and Policy student focuses research on reinvestment in clean and sustainable energy innovation
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Scripps Student Spotlight: Eesha Rangani
Marine biology master’s student studying invertebrates, involving the systematics of deep-sea Nereidid worms
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Scripps Student Spotlight: Noel Gutierrez-Brizuela
Physical oceanography student researches extreme tropical weather and how swings in weather leave a persistent mark on the ocean
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Scripps Student Spotlight: Tricia Light
PhD student researches how ocean life affects global climate
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Scripps Student Spotlight: Anela Akiona
PhD student and COP27 delegate from Waimānalo, Hawaiʻi focuses on coral reef ecology and how human intervention can help reefs be more resilient to climate change
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Scripps Student Spotlight: Benjamin Gruber
Geology and geochemistry PhD student researching rocks, how volcanoes form, and how continental crust is made on planets other than Earth
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Scripps Student Spotlight: Kiirah Green
Master’s student researches deep-sea biology, with a focus on newly discovered species of deep-sea worms
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Scripps Student Spotlight: Ella Kim
PhD student analyzes fish acoustics along the West Coast and their relationship to marine heat waves
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Scripps Student Spotlight: Anya Štajner
PhD student researches zooplankton activity in the California Current Ecosystem
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