With support from the Julia R. Brown Education and Research Fund, Chelsea Moody (MAS Climate Science and Policy 2026) traveled across Maine to meet with more than 50 stakeholders working …
MAS Student Keenan Murray Explores Sea-Turtle Science and Light‑Pollution Strategies at the 44th International Sea Turtle Conference
With funding from the Julia R. Brown Education and Research Fund, Keenan attended the 44th International Sea Turtle Conference to gather scientific insights and inspiration for his capstone documentary on the San Gabriel …
PhD Student Andrea Rodriguez-Marin Freudmann Presents Internal Surf Zone Research at the 2026 Ocean Sciences Meeting in Glasgow
With support from the Julia R. Brown Foundation, Scripps PhD student Andrea Rodriguez-Marin Freudmann traveled to Glasgow to present her research poster on how internal waves shape cross‑ and along‑shore dynamics of …
PhD Student Hannah Walker Presents Low‑Cost Particle‑Sensing Technology at the 2026 Ocean Sciences Meeting in Glasgow
Supported by the Julia R. Brown Education and Research Fund, Mechanical Engineering (Applied Ocean Science) PhD student Hannah Walker traveled to Glasgow to attend the MPOWIR Summit and the Ocean Sciences Meeting, …
MAS Student Greta Schultz Attends the 4th US Data‑Center Sustainability & Energy Efficiency Summit
Supported by the Julia R. Brown Education and Research Fund, MAS Climate Science and Policy student Greta Schultz traveled to the summit to gather insights for her master’s capstone on sustainable data …
PhD Student Ashton Domi’s Insights from AGU 2025: Bridging Beach Dynamics and Global Perspectives
With the support of the Julia R. Brown Education and Research Award, PhD student Ashton Domi attended the American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2025 Fall Meeting in New Orleans and presented his research on sandy …
PhD Student Nick Cirrito Presents Coastal Flooding Research at AGU 2025 in New Orleans
Supported by the Julia R. Brown Education and Research Award, PhD student Nick Cirrito attended the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting to showcase his Scripps PhD work on coastal processes and …
Shailey Heller Joins the One Ocean Field Course aboard the Statsraad Lehmkuhl: Exploring Climate Science from the Azores to Greenland
Funded by the Julia R. Brown Education and Research Fund, MAS Marine Biodiversity & Conservation (MBC) student Shailey Heller participated in the One Ocean Field Course—a hands‑on, interdisciplinary climate‑action program organized with the …
MAS CSP Student Trevor Layman Produces Antarctic-Focused Capstone Documentary “Polar Guardians 2”
With the backing of the Julia R. Brown Education and Research Fund, Trevor traveled to Argentina in February 2025 to film and produce a documentary that explores how South‑American stakeholders—especially Argentina—approach climate …
Master’s Student Yehuda Ben‑Hamo Joins Australia’s Largest Blue‑Carbon Project in Tasmania
Yehuda Ben-Hamo, an MAS Marine Biodiversity and Conservation student at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, recently journeyed to Tasmania, Australia, with support from the Julia R. Brown Fund for Climate Change …











