Five "generations" of ocean scientists came together Aug. 6, 2015 at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. From left are Scripps geophysicist Walter Munk, who received his doctorate from Scripps in 1947; Munk's student, oceanographer Charles "Chip" Cox, who received his PhD from Scripps in 1954; Cox's student, oceanographer Michael Gregg, who received his PhD at Scripps in 1971; Gregg's student at University of Washington, oceanographer Jennifer MacKinnon, who received her PhD in 2002; and Caitlin Whalen, a student of MacKinnon and oceanographer Lynne Talley who will receive her PhD this year.
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