Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Apparently, the biology and natural science programs at UCSD is extremely popular, to the point where they had to begin to regulate the amount of students that declared those majors, and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography is something that I would like to attend, given the impacts of global warming on sea life and the amount of resources that the school has. Extracurricular Activities     UCSD’s intercollegiate athletics competes in NCAA Division II

The National Science Foundation is an independent federal agency created by congress “to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense…" Each year they are given a budget of millions of dollars to fund research in all fields of fundamental science and engineering, excluding medical sciences. One major project the National Science Foundation funds is called Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI). The OOI is an integrated infrastructure

Ian Voorhees December 2012 1 Statement of Purpose Scripps Institution of Oceanography Ocean Biosciences Program The fact that the marine environment harbors such an extraordinarily diverse range of life begs the same fundamental questions that confront scientists of any field: how and why? How could the ostensibly simple and indifferent processes of evolution produce such immense diversity, and why has evolution repeatedly favored such complexity? It is these questions that engendered and fueled

had available was strictly allocated for that purpose. Furthermore, you will see the vast amount of research that was done in sea organisms. Dr. William Gerwick a Professor at Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Scripps Institution of Oceanography research focuses on the natural aspects of marine algae and cyanobacteria from sea grass and many other sea organisms that demonstrates biomedical property uses. Dr. Gerwick demonstrated the use of Discodermia ; compound molecules that

Oceanography also called oceanology or marine science, is the branch of Earth science that studies the ocean. It covers a wide range of topics, including marine organisms and ecosystem dynamics; ocean currents, waves, and geophysical fluid dynamics; plate tectonics and the geology of the sea floor; and fluxes of various chemical substances and physical properties within the ocean and across its boundaries. These diverse topics reflect multiple disciplines that oceanographers blend to further knowledge

Oceanography also called oceanology or marine science, is the branch of Earth science that studies the ocean. It covers a wide range of topics, including marine organisms and ecosystem dynamics; ocean currents, waves, and geophysical fluid dynamics; plate tectonics and the geology of the sea floor; and fluxes of various chemical substances and physical properties within the ocean and across its boundaries. These diverse topics reflect multiple disciplines that oceanographers blend to further knowledge

a hands on learner as well as visual learner; this means I am a good fit for jobs that require observation as well as labor, and a poor fit for jobs that require listening. Because of these results it means I am a good fit for oceanography and commercial diving. Oceanography requires mainly observation and recording, and commercial

The Drosera magnifica, aka Giant Sundew, was discovered in Brazil in 2012 through photographs posted on Facebook. This species discovered in Brazil is record-setting being known as the largest sundew ever seen in the New World with growth of up to 123 cm (ESF, n.d.). Other known sundew plants can be found in Alaska to New Zealand and even Australia, as well as South America and southern Africa (Learn About Nature, n.d.). Members of the Droseraceae family are known for arresting and absorbing insects

It wasn’t until Aristotle’s time that written records of marine life was composed. Aristotle (384 BC to 322 BC) was the first to write about marine life, recording his observations made on or near the Island of Lesbos in Ancient Greece. He recorded identifications of a variety of species ranging from echinoderms to crustaceans to mollusks and even fish. Not only was Aristotle the first to write about his observations of marine life, he was also the first to record his work on the anatomy and physiology

a voyage that was sent to the Pacific Ocean’s Mariana Trench. This was the deepest region that is said to be on the planet. National Geographic engineers and the Scripps researchers set up “untethered free-falling landers equipped with digital video and lights to search the largely unexplored region” (Scripps Institution of Oceanography). The team then acknowledged the findings of xenoplyophores, which are single-celled animals that were found in the deep-sea environments. Xenoplyophores are a hosts