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http://www-siograddept.ucsd.edu/ ProfessorsDuncan C. Agnew, Ph.D., Geophysics Laurence Armi, Ph.D., Oceanography Gustaf Arrhenius, Ph.D., Oceanography Farooq Azam, Ph.D., Marine Biology Jeffrey L. Bada, Ph.D., Marine Chemistry Wolfgang H. Berger, Ph.D., Oceanography Michael J. Buckingham, Ph.D., Oceanography Ronald S. Burton, Ph.D., Marine Biology Steven C. Cande, Ph.D., Marine Geophysics Catherine G. Constable, Ph.D., Geophysics Paul J. Crutzen, Ph.D., Atmospheric Chemistry Paul K. Dayton, Ph.D., Oceanography LeRoy M. Dorman, Ph.D., Geophysics D. John Faulkner, Ph.D., Marine Chemistry Horst Felbeck, Dr. rer. nat., Marine Biology William H. Fenical, Ph.D., Chemistry Carl H. Gibson, Ph.D., Engineering Physics and Oceanography Joris M. T. M. Gieskes, Ph.D., Oceanography J. Freeman Gilbert, Ph.D., Geophysics Robert T. Guza, Ph.D., Oceanography James W. Hawkins, Ph.D., Geology Myrl C. Hendershott, Ph.D., Oceanography Robert R. Hessler, Ph.D., Biological Oceanography, Academic Senate Distinguished Teaching Award John A. Hildebrand, Ph.D., Geophysics William S. Hodgkiss, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering Nicholas D. Holland, Ph.D., Marine Biology Glenn R. Ierley, Ph.D., Geophysics Jeremy B.C. Jackson, Ph.D., Marine Biology and Geology Miriam Kastner, Ph.D., Earth Sciences Charles D. Keeling, Ph.D., Oceanography Charles F. Kennel, Ph.D., Physics, Vice Nancy Knowlton, Ph.D., Marine Biology William A. Kuperman, Ph.D., Oceanography Devendra Lal, Ph.D., Nuclear Geophysics Lisa A. Levin, Ph.D., Oceanography Peter F. Lonsdale, Ph.D., Oceanography J. Douglas Macdougall, Ph.D., Earth Sciences T. Guy Masters, Ph.D., Geophysics (Vice Chair of the Department) W. Kendall Melville, Ph.D., Oceanography, and Chair of the Department Jean-Bernard H. Minster, Ph.D., Geophysics William A. Newman, Ph.D., Oceanography Pearn P. Niiler, Ph.D., Oceanography Mark D. Ohman, Ph.D., Biological Oceanography John A. Orcutt, Ph.D., Geophysics Robert L. Parker, Ph.D., Geophysics Robert Pinkel, Ph.D., Oceanography Veerabhadran Ramanathan, Ph.D., Climate and Atmospheric Sciences Dean H. Roemmich, Ph.D., Oceanography Richard L. Salmon, Ph.D., Oceanography David T. Sandwell, Ph.D., Geophysics John G. Sclater, Ph.D., Marine Geophysics Robert E. Shadwick, Ph.D., Marine Biology Peter M. Shearer, Ph.D., Geophysics Richard C.J. Somerville, Ph.D., Meteorology George Sugihara, Ph.D., Mathematical Ecology Lynne D. Talley, Ph.D., Oceanography Lisa Tauxe, Ph.D., Geophysics Victor D. Vacquier, Ph.D., Marine Biology Martin Wahlen, Ph.D., Geochemistry Ray F. Weiss, Ph.D., Geochemistry Clinton D. Winant, Ph.D., Oceanography William R. Young, Ph.D., Oceanography Professors-in-ResidenceSteven C. Constable, Ph.D., Geophysics A. Aristides Yayanos, Ph.D., Biology Professors EmeritusGeorge E. Backus, Ph.D., Geophysics Andrew A. Benson, Ph.D., Biology Charles S. Cox, Ph.D., Oceanography Harmon Craig, Ph.D., Geochemistry and Oceanography Joseph R. Curray, Ph.D., Geology James T. Enright, Ph.D., Behavioral Physiology Edward A. Frieman, Ph.D., Physics, Director Edward D. Goldberg, Ph.D., Chemistry Harold T. Hammel, Ph.D., Physiology Richard A. Haubrich, Ph.D., Geophysics Francis T. Haxo, Ph.D., Biology Douglas L. Inman, Ph.D., Oceanography Gerald L. Kooyman, Ph.D., Biology Ralph A. Lewin, Ph.D., Sc.D., Biology John A. McGowan, Ph.D., Oceanography Walter H. Munk, Ph.D., Oceanography Joseph L. Reid, M.S., Oceanography Richard H. Rosenblatt, Ph.D., Marine Biology George G. Shor, Jr., Ph.D., Marine Geophysics George N. Somero, Ph.D., Biology Fred N. Spiess, Ph.D., Oceanography Victor Vacquier, M.A., Geophysics Kenneth M. Watson, Ph.D. Physical Oceanography Edward L. Winterer, Ph.D., Geology Associate ProfessorsDouglas H. Bartlett, Ph.D., Marine Microbiology Kevin M. Brown, Ph.D., Geology Paterno R. Castillo, Ph.D., Geology Paola Cessi, Ph.D., Oceanography Christopher D. Charles, Ph.D., Oceanography David M. Checkley, Ph.D., Oceanography Neal W. Driscoll, Ph.D., Geology Peter J. S. Franks, Ph.D., Oceanography Philip A. Hastings, Ph.D., Marine Biology Margo G. Haygood, Ph.D., Marine Biology Ralph F. Keeling, Ph.D., Geochemistry Brian Palenik, Ph.D., Marine Biology Daniel L. Rudnick, Ph.D., Oceanography Jeffrey P. Severinghaus, Ph.D., Geochemistry Detlef Stammer, Ph.D., Oceanography Dariusz Stramski, Ph.D., Oceanography Bradley T. Werner, Ph.D., Oceanography Associate Professor-in-ResidenceAndrew G. Dickson, Ph.D., Marine Chemistry Assistant ProfessorsLihini I. Aluwihare, Ph.D., Marine Chemistry Yuri Fialko, Ph.D., Geophysics Sarah T. Gille, Ph.D., Oceanography David R. Hilton, Ph.D., Geochemistry Joel R. Norris, Ph.D., Climate and Atmospheric Sciences Paul E. Robbins, Ph.D., Oceanography Enric Sala, Ph.D., Oceanography Adjunct ProfessorsJohn R. Hunter, Ph.D., Marine Biology Michael S. Longuet-Higgins, Ph.D., Oceanography William F. Perrin, Ph.D., Marine Biology Paul E. Smith, Ph.D., Biological Oceanography Associate Adjunct ProfessorsJay P. Barlow, Ph.D., Biological Oceanography Richard B. Deriso, Ph.D., Biological Oceanography Senior LecturersYehuda Bock, Ph.D., Research Geodesist George F. Carnevale, Ph.D., Research Oceanographer Daniel R. Cayan, Ph.D., Research Meteorologist Teresa K. Chereskin, Ph.D., Research Oceanographer Bruce D. Cornuelle, Ph.D., Research Oceanographer Jeffrey B. Graham, Ph.D., Research Biologist Alistair J. Harding, Ph.D., Research Geophysicist Osmund Holm-Hansen, Ph.D., Research Biologist Jules S. Jaffe, Ph.D., Research Oceanographer Robert A. Knox, Ph.D., Research Oceanographer Michael I. Latz, Ph.D., Research Biologist Arthur J. Miller Ph.D., Research Oceanographer B. Gregory Mitchell, Ph.D., Research Oceanographer John O. Roads, Ph.D., Research Meteorologist Kenneth L. Smith, Jr., Ph.D., Research Biologist Hubert Staudigel, Ph.D., Research Geologist James H. Swift, Ph.D., Research Oceanographer Bradley M. Tebo, Ph.D., Research Biologist Elizabeth L. Venrick, Ph.D., Research Oceanographer Frank L. Vernon, Ph.D., Research Geophysicist Peter F. Worcester, Ph.D., Research Oceanographer Mark A. Zumberge, Ph.D., Research Geophysicist LecturersDonna K. Blackman, Ph.D., Associate Research Geophysicist Bianca M. Brahamsha, Ph.D., Assistant Research Biotechnologist Christian P. deMoustier, Ph.D., Associate Research Oceanographer Piotr J. Flatau, Ph.D., Associate Research Atmospheric Scientist Jeffrey S. Gee, Ph.D., Associate Research Geophysicist Graham M. Kent, Ph.D., Associate Research Geophysicist Dan Lubin, Ph.D., Associate Research Physicist Steven W. Taylor, Ph.D., Assistant Research Chemist Affiliated FacultyJames R. Arnold, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Chemistry and Biochemistry Hugh Bradner, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, MAE Theodore H. Bullock, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Neurosciences Juan C. Lasheras, Ph.D., Professor, MAE Paul A. Libby, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, MAE Paul F. Linden, Ph.D., Professor, MAE John W. Miles, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, MAE R. Glenn Northcutt, Ph.D., Neurosciences Sutanu Sarkar, Ph.D., Professor, MAE |
Scripps Institution of OceanographyThe graduate department of Scripps Institution of Oceanography offers instruction leading to Ph.D. degrees in oceanography, marine biology, and earth sciences. Although students are not admitted specifically for an M.S. degree, it is possible to obtain an M.S. on the way to completing the Ph.D. program. A graduate student's work normally will be concentrated in one of the curricular programs within the department: applied ocean science, biological oceanography, climate sciences, geological sciences, geophysics, marine biology, marine chemistry and geochemistry, and physical oceanography. No undergraduate major is offered in the department though most courses in the department are open to enrollment for qualified undergraduate students with the consent of the instructor. The UCSD Earth Sciences Undergraduate Program offers an earth sciences major leading to a B.S. or a combined B.S./M.S. degree. The interdisciplinary nature of research in marine and earth sciences is emphasized; students are encouraged to take courses from various UCSD departments, and to consider interdisciplinary research projects. The Curricular ProgramsApplied Ocean Science is an interdepartmental program bridging the related disciplines of ocean science and technology. The program combines the interests of faculty members of the Scripps Graduate Department, the UCSD Depart-ment of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, the Department of Structural Engineering, and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering to produce oceanographers knowledgeable about modern engineering and instrumentation, and marine-oriented engineering scientists familiar with the oceans. Instruction and research can include the structural, mechanical, material, electrical, and physiological problems of operating within the ocean, and the applied environmental science of the sea. Because many oceanographic and engineering disciplines can be involved, the curriculum is tailored to meet the needs of individual students. Biological Oceanography is concerned with the interactions of populations of marine organisms with one another and with their physical and chemical environment. Because these interactions are frequently complex, and because the concepts and techniques used are drawn from many fields, biological oceanography is, of necessity, interdisciplinary. Therefore, studies in physical oceanography, marine chemistry, marine geology, and several biological areas are pertinent. Research is conducted on space/time scales ranging from short-term interactions
between individual organisms (mm., sec.) to interdecadal variation in
widely-dispersed populations. The techniques used in these investigations
are diverse, and can include field observation and manipulations, experimentation
in the laboratory, and mathematical modeling. Climate Sciences concerns the study of the climate system of the earth with emphasis on the physical, dynamical, and chemical interactions of the atmosphere, ocean, land, ice, and the terrestrial and marine biospheres. The program encompasses changes on seasonal to interannual time scales and those induced by human activities, as well as paleoclimatic changes on time scales from centuries to millions of years. Examples of current research activities include: interannual climate variability; physics and dynamics of El Niño; studies of present and future changes in the chemical composition of the atmosphere in relation to global warming and ozone depletion; effects of cloud and cloud feedbacks in the climate system; paleoclimate reconstructions from ice cores, banded corals, tree-rings, and deep-sea sediments; the origin of ice ages; air-sea interactions; climate theory; terrestrial and marine ecosystem response to global change. Geological Sciences emphasizes the application of general principles of geology, geochemistry, and geophysics to problems in the marine and terrestrial environments of the Earth. Graduate students routinely participate in expeditions at sea and on land and many doctoral theses evolve from these experiences. Research areas in the geological sciences include: the origin and evolution of the ocean-atmosphere system and global climate; geology, geochemistry, and geophysics of oceanic crustal rocks and near-shore environments; tectonic and structural evolution of the oceans, plate margins, and back-arc basins; the role of fluids in the crust; chemistry of rare gases in active volcanoes; the use of natural nuclear processes for understanding physical and chemical processes in the Earth; paleomagnetic applications in geology and geophysics. Geophysics emphasizes the application of general principles of mathematics and experimental physics to fundamental problems of the oceans, oceanic and continental lithosphere, and crust and deep interior of the Earth. Research interests of the group include: observational and theoretical studies of electric and magnetic fields in the oceans and on the land; paleomagnetism; theoretical seismology with special emphasis on the structure of the Earth from free-oscillation and body wave studies; broadband observational seismology, including ocean bottom and multichannel seismology; earthquake source mechanisms; the measurements of slow crustal deformations using satellite and observatory methods on continents and in the oceans; marine geodynamics and tectonophysics; gravity measurements; geophysical inverse theory; magnetohydrodynamics of the core of the Earth; geophysical instrumentation for oceanic and continental geophysical measurements; acoustic propagation in the oceans. Marine Biology is the study of marine organisms. It is concerned with evolutionary, organismic, genetic, physiological, and biochemical processes in these organisms, and the relationship between them and their biotic and physical environment. Marine biology encompasses several major areas of modern biology, and is interpreted by understanding the physical and chemical dynamics of the oceans. Faculty research focuses on microbiology, photobiology, high pressure biology, deep-sea biology, developmental biology, genetics, biomechanisms, comparative biochemistry and physiology, behavior, ecology, biogeography, and evolution of marine prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Processes ranging from the fertilization of sea urchin eggs to the role of bacteria in marine food web dynamics are under study in over twenty independent research laboratories. Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry concerns chemical and geochemical processes operating in a broad range of study areas: the oceans, the solid earth, the atmosphere, marine organisms, polar ice sheets, lakes, meteorites, and the solar system. Areas of advanced study and research include the physical and inorganic chemistry of seawater; ocean circulation and mixing based on chemical and isotopic tracers; marine organic and natural products chemistry; geochemical interactions of sediments with seawater and interstitial waters; geochemistries of volcanic and geothermal phenomena; chemical exchanges between the ocean and the atmosphere; geochemical cycles of carbon, oxygen, sulfur, nitrogen, and other elements; isotopic geochemistry of the solid earth and meteorites; atmospheric trace gas chemistry; paleoatmospheric composition recorded in polar ice cores, corals and sediments; and chemistry of lakes and other freshwater systems. Studies are typically interdisciplinary and involve integration of chemical concepts with information about the physical, biological, or geological processes that influence natural systems. Students in the marine chemistry and geochemistry curricular group are encouraged to explore these links. Physical Oceanography is the field of study that deals with mechanisms of energy transfer through the sea and across its boundaries, and with the physical interactions of the sea with its surroundings, especially including the influence of the seas on the climate of the atmosphere. Research activities within this curricular group are both observational and theoretical and include: study of the general circulation of the oceans, including the relations of ocean currents to driving forces and constraints of the ocean basins; fluctuations of currents, and the transport of properties; the mechanisms of transport of energy, momentum, and physical substances within the sea and across its boundaries; properties of wind waves, internal waves, tsunami and planetary waves; the thermodynamic description of the sea as a system not in equilibrium; optical and acoustic properties of the sea; and the influence of surf on near-shore currents and the transport of sediments. Requirements for AdmissionCandidates for admission should have a bachelor's or master's degree in one of the physical, biological, or earth sciences; degrees in mathematics or engineering science are also accepted. A scholastic average of B or better in upper-division courses, or prior graduate study, is required. The student's preparation should include:
All international applicants whose native language is not English and whose undergraduate education was conducted in a language other than English must take the TOEFL and submit their test scores to the UCSD Office of Graduate Admissions. Specific additional requirements for admission to the various curricular programs are as follows: Applied Ocean ScienceStudents are admissible with a strong background in physical science, engineering science, or mathematics. Three years of physics or applicable engineering and three years of mathematics at college level are expected. Biological OceanographyTwo years of chemistry, including general and organic chemistry, and a year of general biology are required. Physical chemistry requiring calculus may be substituted for physics requiring calculus where a more elementary physics course was taken. Zoology or botany may be substituted for general biology. Preparation should also include a course in general geology and at least one course in each of the following categories: systematics (e.g., invertebrate zoology), population biology (e.g., ecology), functional biology (e.g., physiology). In special cases, other advanced courses in mathematics or natural sciences may be substituted. Biological oceanography applicants are encouraged, but not required, to submit scores of the biology subject test of the GRE. Climate SciencesStudents are admissible if they satisfy the requirements of the physical oceanography, geophysics, or marine chemistry and geochemistry curricular programs. Biology and geology majors may also be admissible if the Scripps faculty feel that they have a sufficiently strong background in mathematics and physical science. Geological SciencesA major in one of the earth sciences and undergraduate physical chemistry and calculus are required. Preparation beyond the minimum requirements in mathematics, physics, and chemistry is strongly recommended. GeophysicsA major in physics or mathematics, or equivalent training, is required. Marine BiologyA major in one of the biological sciences (or equivalent), with basic course work in botany, microbiology, or zoology; two years of chemistry, including organic chemistry, is required. Training in one or more of the following areas is strongly recommended: cellular biology, molecular biology, comparative physiology, genetics, developmental biology, ecology, evolutionary biology, vertebrate and invertebrate zoology, microbiology, and/or botany. Biochemistry and physical chemistry will be expected of students in experimental biology, although the student may, if necessary, enroll in these courses at UCSD after admission. Marine Chemistry and GeochemistryA major in chemistry, geology, biochemistry, or related field, is required. Physical OceanographyA major in a physical science, including three years of physics and mathematics, is required. Special consideration occasionally can be given to candidates with outstanding records who do not meet all required preadmission criteria. Programs of StudyPrograms of study vary widely among the curricular groups, but generally first-year students are expected to enroll in core courses that cover physical, geological, chemical, and biological oceanography and in other courses recommended by the student's faculty adviser. Then, by the end of the first year, students usually select a particular area of focus and choose a major professor. As students advance beyond the first year, they begin to function quite effectively as research assistants, high level technical personnel or, in some cases, as teaching assistants. Further-more, during their third to fifth year they are working toward writing their dissertations. The interdisciplinary nature of research in marine and earth sciences is emphasized; students are encouraged to take courses in several programs and departments, and to select research problems of interdisciplinary character. The curricular programs of study are as follows: Applied Ocean ScienceStudents must: (a) take or demonstrate their knowledge of the following basic courses: SIO 210, 240, 260, 270 or 270A, 280, and 203 A-B-C, or Math. 210 A-B-C, or MAE 294 A-B-C, and (b) attend the Applied Ocean Science Seminar (SIO 208) throughout the entire period of enrollment. Additional course requirements will be established to meet the needs and interests of individual students. Biological OceanographyThe student will be expected to be familiar with the material presented in the following courses: SIO 210, 240, 260, 270 or 270A, 275A or 277, 280, and at least one of SIO 271, 274, 282, 284, or 294. Other course work ordinarily will be recommended by the student's advisory committee, usually including 278 (or equivalent participatory seminar) one quarter of each year, a course in introductory parametric statistics, and at least one advanced-level course in physical, chemical, or geological oceanography. Participation in an oceanographic cruise (minimum of two weeks' duration) and service as a teaching assistant (one quarter) are required. Individual advisers and/or doctoral committees may require foreign languages or computer programming languages of individual candidates. Climate SciencesThe emphasis of this curricular group is on education through interdisciplinary research. All students are responsible for the fundamental material in the following "core" courses: SIO 202, 210, 218, 260. Students are also expected to supplement their backgrounds with additional fundamental courses, including, for most Climate Sciences students, at least one additional quarter of fluid dynamics. These additional course(s) will be chosen in consultation with the students' advisors. Students are also required to participate actively in at least two quarters of seminar courses designed to complement and stimulate individual research. Though the group stresses interactions across disciplines, students will specialize in a particular subdiscipline or track that will be chosen by the student following discussions with a 3-person faculty advisory committee soon after arrival. Examples of current tracks include: (1) atmospheric/ocean/climate dynamics and physics; (2) atmospheric chemistry (emphasizing climatic interactions); and (3) paleoclimate studies. Additional course requirements for these tracks will be tailored to the needs of the individual student. It is possible that some of these tracks will be similar to those recommended by other curricular groups such as Physical Oceanography or Applied Ocean Science. Geological SciencesWhile no fixed menu of courses exist in the geological sciences curriculum, all students will be responsible for material offered in Essentials of Geology (SIO 248), and should participate in the Classics Seminar (SIO 258) during the first two years of graduate studies. For a degree in earth sciences, students will take a selection of courses, chosen in consultation with the adviser, offered by the geological sciences curricular group. Additional courses offered by other curricular programs (e.g., geophysics, marine chemistry and geochemistry) will be selected and scheduled depending on the student's background and interests. In some cases a student's program may include course work in selected subject areas given at other campuses. For the oceanography degree, students are also responsible for the material in SIO 210, 240, 260, and 280. Normally, students will take a comprehensive departmental examination near the end of their third quarter of residence. The qualifying examination will be given before the end of the third year. GeophysicsThere is no single course of study appropriate to the geophysics curriculum; instead, the individual interests of the student will permit, in consultation with the adviser, a choice of course work in seismology, geomagnetism, etc., although the content of certain core courses is usually taken during most of the first year. In the summer or early fall quarter following that year each student will be given written and oral departmental examinations, which are intended to cover the student's formal training. A brief presentation of possible research interests will also be expected at this exam. Geological Sciences/Geophysics TrackFor those students whose interests fall between the programs provided by the geological sciences and the geophysics curricular groups, these groups are jointly offering a separate program and departmental examination. Such students would be admitted either to the geological sciences or geophysics curricular group, but could declare their interest in a geological sciences/geophysics track early in their first year. If they did so, they would take a departmental exam (at the end of spring quarter of their first year) which would be conducted by a committee with members from both curricular groups, and focusing on the student's ability to integrate material relevant to the subject. The expected courses would include the SIO 248 sequence and those geophysics courses appropriate to this specialization. Marine BiologyEntering graduate students will be expected to gain research experience in one or more laboratories during their first year. In the spring term of their first year at SIO, students will take the departmental examination, at which time they will be expected to demonstrate competence in general biology and in the material covered in the following courses: SIO 210, 260, 280, as well as any other course work recommended by the advisory committee. The exam will also include a written paper and brief oral presentation describing the student's first-year research project. All students are expected to enroll and actively participate in a seminar course during two quarters of each year. Marine Chemistry and GeochemistryStudents in this curricular group are required to take SIO 210, 260, and either SIO 280 or a suitable geological sciences course (e.g. SIO 248B) in their first year at SIO. Students in this curriculum are also expected to take additional SIO and UCSD courses; the exact choice of such courses will depend on the student's research interests and should be made in consultation with a faculty adviser. Physical OceanographyThe physical oceanography curriculum combines a comprehensive program of coursework with individually tailored specialization to meet student needs. Students will demonstrate proficiency in foundation courses required for all subdisciplines of physical oceanography (SIO 203A-B, 214A, 212A), as well as additional courses appropriate to their specialization or interdisciplinary interest. Presently defined "tracks" in the curriculum are (i) Observational Physical Oceanography, (ii) Theoretical Physical Oceanography, and (iii) the Atmospheric/Ocean Climate System. All tracks are similar in the entry-year Fall Quarter, diverging as students become more familiar with the field and in their interests. A faculty Curriculum Advisory Committee meets with students to tailor tracks to individual needs, or to create new tracks as appropriate. In any track, the total body of required knowledge is equivalent to 16 four-unit courses, of which about 12 are covered during the first year. As part of the overall requirement, tracks include a breadth component of 2 or more four-unit courses in other oceanographic disciplines. These might come from the SIO core courses in other disciplines (SIO 240, 260, 280) or from related graduate level courses taught at UCSD. Language RequirementsThe department has no formal language requirements. Within the department, some curricular programs may require demonstration of ability to use certain foreign languages pertinent to a student's research. All students must be proficient in English. Departmental and Qualifying ExaminationsDoctoral candidates normally will be required to take a departmental examination not later than early in the second year of study. The examination will be oral and/or written depending on the curricular group. The student will be required to demonstrate, in a quantitative and analytical manner, comprehension of required subject material and of the pertinent interactions of physical, chemical, biological, or geological factors. When the student has passed the departmental examination, and has completed an appropriate period of additional study, the department will recommend appointment of a doctoral committee which will supervise the student's performance and reporting of his or her research. The doctoral committee must be formed before the student may proceed to the qualifying examination. The doctoral committee will determine the student's qualifications for independent research by means of a qualifying examination, which will be administered no later than the end of the third year. The nature of the qualifying examination varies between curricular groups. In biological oceanography, marine biology, geological sciences, physical oceanography, applied ocean science, and climate sciences the student will be expected to describe his or her proposed thesis research and satisfy the committee, in an oral examination, as to mastery of this and related topics. In marine chemistry and geochemistry the student, in an oral examination, is required to present and defend a single research proposition in his or her specialized area. The student also is required to provide a written summary of the research proposition, with references, prior to the examination. In geophysics, the student presents an original research problem, in the form of a written proposition, to the doctoral committee. The student's oral presentation and defense of this proposition completes the examination. DissertationA requirement for the Ph.D. degree is the submission of a dissertation and a final examination in which the thesis is publicly defended. We encourage students to publish appropriate parts of their theses in the scientific literature. Individual chapters may be published as research articles prior to completion of the dissertation. Departmental Ph.D. Time Limit PoliciesStudents must complete a qualifying examination by the end of three years, and must be advanced to candidacy for the Ph.D. degree by the end of four years. Total university support may not exceed seven years and total registered time at UCSD may not exceed eight years. Special Financial Assistance and FellowshipsIn addition to teaching assistantships, and graduate student researcher positions, fellowships, traineeships, and other awards available on a campus-wide competitive basis, the department has available a certain number of fellowships and graduate student researcher positions supported from research grants and contracts, or from industrial contributions. CoursesUpper-Division 198. Directed Group Study (2-4) 199. Special Studies (2 or 4) Graduate 200A. Computational Ocean Acoustics and Signal Processing I (4) 200B. Computational Ocean Acoustics and Signal Processing II (4) 200C. Computational Ocean Acoustics and Signal Processing III (4) 201. Geological Record of Climate Change (4) 202. Introduction to Climate and Climate Change (4) 203A-B-C. Methods of Applied Analysis (4-4-4) 204A. Advanced Acoustics I (4) 204B. Advanced Acoustics II (4) 204C. Advanced Acoustics III (4) 205. Applied Nonparametric Statistics (4) 206. Sediment Transport as a Complex System (4) 207A. Digital Signal Processing I (4) 207B. Digital Signal Processing II (4) 207C. Digital Signal Processing III (4) 207D. Array Processing (4) 208. Seminar in Applied Ocean Sciences (1) 209. Special Topics (1-4) 210. Physical Oceanography (4) 211A-B. Ocean Waves (4-4) 212A-B. Dynamical Oceanography (4-4) 213. Ocean Turbulence and Mixing (4) 214A. Introduction to Fluid Mechanics (4) 214B. Environmental Fluid Dynamics (4) 215. Introduction to Atmospheric Radiative Transfer (4) 216. Introduction to the Physics of Complex Systems (4) 218. Atmospheric Dynamics and Physics (4) 219. Special Topics in Physical Oceanography (1-4) 220. Observations of Large-Scale Ocean Circulation (4) 221A. Analysis of Physical Oceanographic Data (A) (4) 221B. Analysis of Physical Oceanographic Data (B) (4) 222. Underwater Bioacoustics (4) 223. Geophysical Data Analysis (4) 224. Internal Constitution of the Earth (4) 225. Physics of Earth Materials (4) 226. Introduction to Marine Geophysics (4) 227A. Introduction to Seismology (4) 227B. Advanced Seismology I (4) 227C. Advanced Seismology II (4) 229. Gravity and Geomagnetism (4) 230. Introduction to Inverse Theory (4) 232. Environmental Geophysics (4) 234. Geodynamics (4) 235. Geodesy (4) 236. Satellite Remote Sensing (4) 239. Special Topics in Geophysics (1-4) 240. Marine Geology (4) 241. Seminar in Hydrogeology and Tectonics (2) 242. Controversies in Geomorphology (4) 243. Marine Paleoecology (4) 246. Seminar in Marine Geology and Geophysics (2) 247. Rock Magnetism and Paleomagnetism (4) 248A-B-C. Essentials of Geology (4-4-4) 249. Special Topics in Marine Geology (1-4) 251. Nuclear Geophysics and Oceanography (4) 252. Isotope Geochemistry (4) 253. Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology (4) 256A. Introduction to Field Geology (4) 256L. Structural Analysis for Field Geology (4) 257. Seminar in Petrology (4) 258A-B-C. Classics Seminar (1-4) 259. Atmospheric Geochemistry (4) 260. Marine Chemistry (4) 261. Energetics and Kinetics in Marine Systems (4) 262. Seminar in Marine Natural Products (1) 263. Aqueous Chemistry (4) 265. Chemical Ecology of Marine Organisms (4) 268. Seminar in Geochemistry and Marine Chemistry (1) 269. Special Topics in Marine Chemistry (1-4) 270. Pelagic Ecology (4) 270A. Fisheries Oceanography (4) 271. Marine Zooplankton (4) 272. Biogeography (3) 273. Professional Ethics in Science (2) 274. Marine Arthropods (5) 275A. Benthic Ecology (4) 275B. Natural History of Coastal Habitats (4) 276. Quantitative Theory of Populations and Communities (4) 277. Deep-Sea Biology (4) 278. Problems in Biological Oceanography (2) 279. Special Topics in Biological Oceanography (1-4) 280. Biological Oceanography (4) 281. Environmental Physiology and Biochemistry of Marine Organisms
(4) 282. Phytoplankton Diversity (4) 283. Marine Biodiversity (4) 284. Invertebrate Zoology (5) 285. Physical-Biological Interactions (4) 286. Critiques and Data Reanalyses (4) 287A. Marine Microbial Ecology (4) 287B. Microbial Physiology (4) 288. Environmental Microbiology Laboratory (4) 292. Scientific Communication (2) 294. Biology of Fishes (5) 296. Special Topics in Marine Biology (1-5) 297. Marine Biology Seminar (1) 298. Special Studies in Marine Sciences (1-4) 299. Research (1-12) |