Meenakshi Wadhwa to succeed Margaret Leinen at Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Meenakshi Wadhwa to succeed Margaret Leinen at Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Meenakshi Wadhwa. (Photo courtesy of ASU via UCSD) Meenakshi Wadhwa will become director of Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego as of Oct. 1. She also will serve as vice chancellor for marine sciences and dean of the School of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, officials said Thursday and hold the Charles F. Kennel Director’s Endowed Chair. “The interdisciplinary opportunities at UC San Diego, combined with Scripps’ 122-year…

Meenakshi Wadhwa Selected as Vice Chancellor for Marine Sciences at UC San Diego and 12th Director of Scripps Institution of Oceanography

University of California San Diego today announced the appointment of Meenakshi Wadhwa to the position of Vice Chancellor for Marine Sciences, Director of Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and Dean of the School of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences