Training the Next Generation

Science is Not Enough to Keep Our
Ocean Planet Healthy

Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego students and graduates are the bright minds who break new ground in ocean, earth, and climate sciences and make discoveries that will impact our lives and our planet. They are ocean leaders who communicate science to all audiences and understand that policy, economics, history, and culture play a vital role in finding solutions in today's world for tomorrow's future. 

Meet a few of the current and future leaders who carry on the day-to-day, detailed work required to reach breakthrough solutions for the most pressing environmental challenges we face today:

Damien Cie, Ph.D.

Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation
Investigating food security in Hawaii through use of historical aquaculture ponds

I am an ocean leader because my daughter deserves to experience healthy oceans.

Ayana Johnson, Ph.D.

Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation
Researching management options for sustainable coral reef fisheries

I am an ocean leader because protecting fisheries and coral reefs protects the food and jobs of over 500 million people.

Andrew Nosal, Ph.D.

See alumni profiles to meet more ocean leaders.