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
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