Undergraduate Student Research Projects at Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Current Students Projects at Scripps Oceanography:

Sharmeen Alam/General Biology

"Creation of marine conservation lesson plans"

Dr. Jules Jaffe, Marine Physical Laboratory

Dondra Biller/Earth Sciences

"Nitrogen isotopic analysis of water from the Santa Barbara basin using nitrate dentrifying bacteria"

Prof. Lihini Aluwihare, Geosciences Research Division

Jessie Godfrey/Environmental Systems Major

"Investigating a new proxy for coral bleaching"

Prof. Dick Norris, Geoscience Research Division

Kai Hally-Rosendahl/Environmental Systems Major

"Long-term temperature change in the ocean"

Prof. Sarah Gille, Physical Oceanography

Joshua Jones/Environmental Systems Major

"Whales: Voices of the Sea Project. Whale acoustics research and management of education and outreach programs"

Prof. John Hildebrand, Marine Physical Laboratory

Deborah Moguillansky/Environmental Systems Major

"Constructing a record of oxygen isotope fluctuations from a coral core"

Prof. Dick Norris, Geoscience Research Division

Davy Fan/Management Science

"Outreach project on ocean conservation related to responsible fishkeeping"

Dr. Jules Jaffe, Marine Physical Laboratory

Tracy Washington//Bioengineering major

"Effect of insitu sulfide concentrations on deep-sea macrofauna through colonization trays"

Prof. Lisa Levin, Integrative Oceanography Division

Nicole Olmsted/Environmental Systems Major

"Bacteria DNA sequencing to determine a baseline of bacteria in the Tijuana Estuary"

Prof. Ron Burton, Marine Biology Research Division

Eric Parker/Environmental Systems Major

"The study of organics in Mars analogs for future insitu investigations"

Prof. Jeffrey Bada, Geoscience Research Division

Jessica Raymond/Environmental Systems Major

"Hyperpycnal flows and sediment yield in Southern California"

Prof. Neal Driscoll, Geoscience Research Division

Tianyi Sun/Art Major

"Ocean Conservation and Outreach"

Dr. Jules Jaffe, Marine Physical Laboratory

Michael Rivera/Computer Media Major

"Ocean Conservation Awareness Program ? Website"

Dr. Jules Jaffe, Marine Physical Laboratory

Kendrick Wong/Environmental Systems Major

"Diversity of Benthic Foraminifera"

Prof. Dick Norris, Geoscience Research Division

Students Projects at Scripps Oceanography in the Recent Past:

Rachel Basore/Environmental Systems Major

"Using Web-Based Media to Communicate Environmental and Conservation Issues"

Prof. Wolf Berger, Geoscience Research Division

Mitchell Degeus/Environmental Systems Major

"A Biogeographical Study of the Symbiotic Barnacles of the Genus ?Octolasmis?"

Prof. Ron Burton, Marine Biology

Rebecca Johnson/Environmental Systems Major

"Nitrogen Fixation Patterns: Natural and Restored Marsh"

Prof. Lisa Levin, Integrative Oceanography Division

Liam Farley/Earth Sciences Major

"Tectonic Evolution of the Eastern Galock Fault"

Prof. Neal Driscoll, Geoscience Research Division

Nicholas Magliocca/Environmental Systems Major

"Urban-Wildland Boundary Integration Model"

Prof. Brad Werner, IGPP

Johnny Nguyen/Environmental Systems Major

"The Effect of Sediment Movement on Bacterial Communities"

Prof. Farooq Azam, Marine Biology

Lucian Parry/Environmental Systems Major

"Creation of Interactive Map for SIO Pier Management"

Dr. Grant Deane, Marine Physical Lab, SIO

Marelle Yehuda/Environmental Systems Major

"Actinomycetes from Marine Sediments"

Prof. Willaim Fenical, Center for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine

Alexander Smalley/Earth Sciences

"Review and Assessment of ocean pollution problem at Huntington Beach"

Prof. Myrl Hendershott, Physical Oceanography Research Division

Aleksandr Revchuk/Environmental Systems Major

"Hydro & Meteorlogical Sensing and Monitoring"

Dr. Dan Cayan, Climate Research Division

Jesse Leddick/Environmental Systems Major

"The Effects of Sedimentation on the Tijuana River Estuary"

Prof. Lisa Levin, Integrative Oceanography Division

Lelia Nahid/Environmental Systems Major

"Trends in Oceanic Drizzle Frequency: Evidence for an Anthropogenic Aerosol Influence"

Prof. Joel Norris, Climate Research Division