University of California San Diego marine microbiologist and Distinguished Professor Emeritus Farooq Azam has been selected ...

Research by atmospheric scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and colleagues pinpointed an ...

The closest thing marine taxonomists have to the Olympics is now underway in San Diego. But instead of racing for medals, ...

Peter Lonsdale, a professor and researcher of marine geology at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography, died May 10, 2026, at the age of 78. Over more than five decades at Scripps ...

In the pursuit of understanding the oceans and skies.

The study of the effects of climate changes on human health, particularly from an epidemiological perspective. Potential graduate students interested in this topic may want to apply for the Climate, ...

A global network of robotic floats that measure the changing state of the ocean. Develops and implements coastal observatories, serves as a science and technical interface with local, state, and ...

We use sequence-based approaches, flow cytometry, modeling, and other techniques to explore the structure and function of microbial communities. CalCOFI is a long-term, interdisciplinary, ...

Focuses on the biogeochemical cycling of trace metals in marine systems. CalCOFI is a long-term, interdisciplinary, cross-sectoral ecosystem research program off the coast of California that ...

The primary area of research is air-sea interaction, including the topics of surface wave dynamics, air-sea fluxes, upper ocean turbulence, including Langmuir circulations, and the remote sensing of ...

The interface between marine chemistry and marine biology, ranging from natural products chemistry and biotechnology to biogeochemistry and biochemistry relating to marine systems. Many of our ...