Spotlights

Keep up with the many activities and accomplishments of EOSC students, faculty, and alumni.

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  • Tyler stands next to his instrument on the beach.

    What year did you graduate and with what Major/Minor? I graduated in 2015 with a BA in Environmental Studies. What is your hometown? San …

  • Laura stands by a large metal instrument

    After graduating with her Masters of Science in July 2017, USD alumn Laura Schewebel was awarded the prestigious California Sea Grant State …

  • Anthony stands on the beach

    What year did you graduate and with what Major/Minor? I graduated from USD in Spring 2013 with Marine Science Major and Environmental Studi…

  • Elizabeth works in her lab.

    We are proud to announce that EOSC Marine Ecology Major Elizabeth Bushnell has been awarded the Alice B. Hayes Science Scholarship. Her acad…

  • Brendan is pointing out to sea

    What year did you graduate and with what Major/Minor? I graduated Class of 2013 with a B.A. in Marine Science and a Minor in Biology. What…

  • LeeAnna teaches.

    Dr. LeeAnna Chapman and her co-authors were awarded the 2018 Outstanding Paper Award for thier article Instructional Utility and L…

  • Darbi performing fieldwork in the Tijuana River Estuary

    Environmental and Ocean Science Graduate Student, Darbi Berry was awarded USD's Sustainability Hero award, please join us in congratulations…

  • Malloree sampling in the field

    Congrats to Malloree on her paper "Constrained nearshore larval distributions and thermal stratification" being officially published in the …

  • Dr. Michel Boudrias in the field

    Michel Boudrias, was awarded the "Drinan Award for Distinguished Service" this year.   The Drinan Award for Distinguished Service reco…

  • Jason Headshot

    Environmental and Ocean Sciences major Jason Greenstein was selected as a winner in the 2018 GeoTech Center’s Geospatial Technology St…

  • Anela is scooba diving and holding a sea urchin.

    What year did you graduate and with what Major/Minor? I graduated in 2014 with a major in Marine Science (Biology pathway) and a minor in M…

  • Jessica holds and instrument on a boat.

    What year did you defend and what was your thesis title? I defended in May of 2008, and my thesis focused on killer whale vocal development…

  • image of Victoria Rodriguez

    How do you get to know your students? One of the many great things about teaching at USD is the focus on small class size, hands-on experie…

  • Taylor In action working for the Great Barrier Reef Legacy

    One of USD Environmental and Ocean Sciences Department's outstanding alumni, Taylor Simpkins, is participating in something extraordinary. O…

  • Dr. Boudrias working with students through the Climate Education Partners

    Dr. Boudrias is Principal Investigator of the Climate Education Partners, the on-campus NSF-funded grant has released a new resource. C…

  • Dr. Nosal holds a shark

    We are pleased to announce Dr. Andrew Nosal as a new full-time faculty member in the department of Environmental & Ocean Sciences. …

  • Dr. Chapman stands in the snow in Yellow Stone.

    We are pleased to announce Dr. LeeAnna Chapman as a new full-time faculty member in the department of Environmental & Ocean Sciences. Dr…

  • Dr. Brito-Millan stands at the beach wearing a wet-suit.

    We are pleased to announce Dr. Marlene Brito-Millan as a new postdoctoral fellow and faculty member in the department of Environmental &…

  • Dr. Drew Talley working with students at a research site in Baja California

    We are pleased to announce and celebrate Dr. Drew Talley as a recipient of the 2017 Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation (CERF) Scienti…

  • An otolith from a lanternfish is used to estimate the fish’s age.

    Angela Klemmedson studies lanternfish. Lanternfish inhabit the mesopelagic layer of the world’s oceans (200–1000 meters dee…

  • Elizabeth working at her study site Black Mountain Open Space Park

    The Master's Thesis for Marine Science Graduate student, Elizabeth Johnston, titled "Geochemical Investigation of Anomalous Arsenic Enr…

  • Amalia sitting on rocks

    What year did you graduate and with what Major/Minor? I graduated in 2010 with a BA in Marine Science What is your hometown? Ann Arbor, M…

  • Katie participating in marine fieldwork

    What year did you graduate and with what Major/Minor? I graduated in 2015 with a B.A. in Environmental Studies and a minor in Marine Scienc…

  • Taylor Simpkins snorkling with a shark

    What year did you graduate and with what Major/Minor? Graduated in 2013 and my major was Marine Science What is your hometown? Costa Mesa…

  • Jennifer Prairie with students at SACNAS Conference

    Since her first year at USD (when she was just building and organizing her lab) she’s taken on multiple undergraduate students during …

  • Tom DeCarlo diving

    What year did you graduate and with what Major/Minor? I graduated from USD in 2012 with a BA in Marine Science - Earth Systems pathway. Wh…

  • Stephen underwater with a scientific instrument in scuba gear.

    Congratulations to Stephen Campbell for receiving the San Diego Association of Geologist's Outstanding Graduate Research Award for his proje…

  • Andrea Mast stands in front of her presentation.

    At this year’s SACNAS Conference in Long Beach, Calif., our very own Andrea Mast delivered a “superb research presentation,&rdqu…

  • Isaac Davidson stands on a boat surrounded by fish they have just caught.

    What year did you graduate and with what Major/Minor? I graduated from USD in 2015 with a major in Marine Science. What is your hometown? …

  • avery nickerson, eos alumna

    What year did you graduate and with what Major/Minor? I graduated in May 2015 with a BA in Marine Science and a minor in Chemistry. What i…

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