March 11, 2021
…from petrochemicals but via photosynthesis,” said Moore. “So, I see lots of upsides here in making bio-based materials, pharmaceuticals, agriculture products, and more to support our growing economy.” This project builds upon groundbreaking work done in the 1970s by Scripps Oceanography scientists William Fenical and the late D. John Faulkner.…
January 30, 2014
…that capture sunlight through photosynthesis, and they serve as the foundation of the aquatic food web. While investigating her newfound curiosity for diatoms, Lerch discovered that Scripps Oceanography houses a cutting-edge diatom research program, led by Mark Hildebrand in the Marine Biology Research Division (MBRD). After corresponding with Hildebrand about…
September 30, 2011
Four undergraduate students at the University of California, San Diego have received the 2011 Undergraduate Library Research Prize for their outstanding research skills. The prize, which is co-sponsored by the UC San Diego Libraries, the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, and the UCSD Alumni Association, includes cash awards of $1000…
February 4, 2016
…for how bacteria use photosynthesis to convert light into chemical energy. He started at UC San Diego as a physics professor in 1960, and is one of the university’s founding faculty members. Today, the 92-year-old still comes into the office to keep up with department news, and recently authored a…
April 9, 2020
Researchers have 3D printed coral-inspired structures that are capable of growing dense populations of microscopic algae. The work could lead to the development of compact, more efficient bioreactors for producing algae-based biofuels, as well as new techniques to repair and restore coral reefs.
August 29, 2023
A new study led by scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Jacobs School of Engineering has pinpointed how a dinoflagellate plankton species created the major red tide event off Southern California in 2020.
October 23, 2023
Researchers have developed soft yet durable 3D-printed materials that glow in response to mechanical stress, such as compression, stretching or twisting. The materials derive their luminescence from single-celled algae known as dinoflagellates, which are embedded within the materials.
April 30, 2024
In the spring of 2020, a historic red tide event occurred in waters off Southern California. Marine scientists from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography, NOAA, and other organizations seized the opportunity to study the unprecedented event and its impacts on marine life, both in the wild and in…
