• Pre-college Division

    Earn pre-college credit!

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  • Instructors

    2022-2023

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    Nicole Yen 

    (M.S., M.A.T.)

    Research Interests:

    • STEM Education pathways for underrepresented youth
    • Evolution of marine invertebrates in deep reducing environments
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    Sonya Timko

    (M.S., Ph.D. Student)

    Research Interests:

    • Thermal ecology and heat exchange in crustaceans 
    • Thermoregulatory behavior 
    • Gamified learning for youth and young adults
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    Haydee Smith

    (M.A., Ph.D. Candidate)

    Research Interests:

     

    Rhetoric & Composition; Gender & Women's Studies; Disability Studies; Modernist Fiction; Women's Film; Curriculum Design and Pedagogy

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    Garfield Kwan

    (M.S., Ph.D.)

    Research Interests:

    • Physiology and ion-transport within aquatic organisms
    • Ion-transport mechanisms within otolith calcification and environmental impacts
  • Marine Conservation and Technology Facility

    We are fortunate to hold our in-person courses in the new SIO MCTF facility. Get a head-start on your marine science journey and join us throughout the year for hands-on research experiences at one of the top marine universities in the world. Network with peers, graduate students, faculty, and enjoy the most beautiful ocean views of La Jolla.

    Wet-Lab Space

    Working Space

    MCTF

    Teaching Room

  • Current Research Projects

  • Program Highlights

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    Photobook of SU22 Scholars

    Advanced Life on the Edge (SU22)

     

    Flipbook compilation of Tier 2 Course, Advanced Life on Edge.

     

    In our commuter program SU22 students designed, ran, and presented their own research project in 4 weeks! Check out some our highlights in this interactive digital photobook.

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    Research Posters of SU22 Scholars

    Advanced Life on the Edge (SU22)

     

    Flipbook of the 5 research posters created by our Tier 2 Advanced Life on the Edge Scholars. Students designed and conducted their own project in 4 weeks.

     

    Posters were presented at Cabrillo National Monument and shared at Surfside, SIO.

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    The Distant Sea Sounds the Siren

    Intro to Marine Science (FA21)

     

    Authors: Rishi V., Wyatt F., & Yusuf U.

     

    Project Background:

    Yusuf is a student at the Bahcesehir Science High School in Diyarbakir, Turkey. Rishi and Wyatt partner with Yusuf to share about the ecological crisis in the Marmara Sea.

  • 🗣️Student Interviews

    Hear from some of our past students!

  • Eva L.

    (11th grade)

    4 courses taken

  • Cesar B.

    Spencer F.

    Piper R.

     

    Cesar, Spencer, and Piper share their experience during our Summer in-person Tier 2 Research Immersion Program!

     

    We are so grateful for our incredible students!