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SIMMS, ERIC

Academic Coordinator

Degrees:

  • B.S., Fairfield University
  • M.S., Rutgers, New Jersey State University

Research Interests:

  • Science communication
  • Educational research
  • Ocean science literacy
  • Resource management
  • Informal education

Courses Recently Taught:

  • SIO180: Communicating Science/Inf Aud
  • SIO190: Special Topics/Earth Sciences
  • SIO292: Communicating Science/Inf Aud

Honors and Awards:

  • Scripps Institution of Oceanography Undergraduate Educator of the Year award (finalist), 2008
  • Distinguished Service Award, New Jersey Marine Educators Association, 2005

Mentoring:

  • DiIullo, Danielle (Masters; 2009-2009)

Home Department:
IGPP

Mailing Address:
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla CA, 92093
Mail Code: 0225

Email: esimms@ucsd.edu


Lab Website: http://
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Publications:

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Simms, E. 2007. Swimming a Fine Line: The Relationship between Marine Thin Layers, Food Availability and Feeding Success of Larval Fish. M.S. review paper, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.

Simms, E., J.D. McDonnell and M.P. De Luca. 2002. Using an ocean ecosystem observatory and the Internet to bring meaningful science education and real-time date into the middle and high school classroom. Current, The Journal of Marine Education. Vol. 18, No. 2., pp. 32-37.


Last Modified: Mar 17, 2009