Scripps Institution of Oceanography

ABOUT A department of UC San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography is one of the oldest, largest, and most important centers for ocean, earth and atmospheric science research, education, and public service in the world. Research at Scripps encompasses physical, chemical, biological, geological, and geophysical studies of the oceans, Earth, and planets. Scripps undergraduate and graduate programs provide transformative educational and research opportunities in ocean, earth, and atmospheric sciences, as well as degrees in climate science and policy and marine biodiversity and conservation. MISSION STATEMENT The Scripps mission is to seek, teach, and communicate scientific understanding of the oceans, atmosphere, Earth, and other planets for the benefit of society and the environment. Quick Facts 1903 Founded as San Diego Marine Biological Station 1912 Scripps joins the University of California 1925 Renamed Scripps Institution of Oceanography 1960 Scripps becomes a department within the University of California, San Diego Awards 3 Nobel Prize winners 17 National Academy of Sciences members 2 National Academy of Engineering members HISTORY In 1903, members of the Scripps family and other community leaders chartered the Marine Biological Association of San Diego, building its first laboratory in La Jolla in 1905. The marine lab was renamed the Scripps Institution for Biological Research and became part of the University of California in 1912. The UC Regents changed the name to Scripps Institution of Oceanography in 1925 in recognition of the breadth of research underway at the institution. In 1960, the Regents established a San Diego campus of the University of California and Scripps became part of the University of California, San Diego. Since its founding, the institution has expanded its scope to include studies of the physics, chemistry, geology, biology, and climate of the earth. Hundreds of research programs are underway today in a wide range of scientific areas on every continent and in every ocean.