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The respective laboratories of IGPP are located at the following addresses:

Revelle Labs

• Bldg 2000 8765 Biological Grade, La Jolla CA 92037
• Bldg 3000 8775 Biological Grade, La Jolla CA 92037
• Bldg 4000 8785 Biological Grade, La Jolla CA 92037
• Bldg 1000 8795 Biological Grade, La Jolla CA 92037

Munk Lab

• 8800 Biological Grade, La Jolla CA 92037

Parking

The parking lots surrounding SIO & IGPP, with the exception of a few metered spaces, all require UCSD parking permits. Permits are required between the hours of 7 a.m. and 11 p.m., with the exception of Saturdays and Sundays, which are free all day. Visitors should go to room 307 (Business Office) in the Munk Lab for parking permits. Permits are good for the entire day and cost $8.00. Please be aware that these permits are limited to green "B", yellow "S", and "V" spaces. Alternatively, street parking is available on La Jolla Shores Boulevard; however, spaces are usually taken by 8 a.m. There are metered spaces available at the bottom of the hill by the director's office. Each of the large P's on the map indicates an SIO parking area. Long term permits can be purchased at the parking office in the center of campus. For detailed information please see the Visitor Parking section of the UCSD web site.

Emergency Response Building Maps

• Munk Lab
• Revelle 1000 Building
• Revelle 2000 Building
• Revelle 3000 Building
• Revelle 4000 Building

• Click here to view the IGPP organization chart.

IGPP PROFILE

Administrators 17
Academic Coordinator 1
Adjunct Professor 1
Engineers 15
Faculty 14
Other 8
Post Graduate Researchers 9
Programmer/Analysts 22
Project Scientists 6
Research Associates 10
Research Scientists 11
Specialists 3
Technicians 11
Undergraduate Student Workers 30
Visiting Researchers 4

The Cecil H. and Ida M. Green Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics was dedicated in 1964, after a formal decision to develop the Institute in 1960. The original idea for the Institute was hatched in 1959 to "attract able minds away from traditional forms of physics," particularly because new geophysics departments had started to appear in other parts of the United States. At this time there was no UC San Diego, and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography was known as the University of California, La Jolla. The Institute was initially to be focused on planetary physics, with an emphasis on the Earth-Moon system. Click here to view the complete IGPP timeline from the 1960's to present.

The Evolution of IGPP "The Cecil H. and Ida M. Green Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics (IGPP)" Oceanography: v. 16, n. 3/2003. From the Special Issue - Scripps Centennial edition of Oceanography: The evolution of IGPP from its inception in 1959, as recalled by directors: Munk, Gilbert, Orcutt, Zumberge and Parker.

LONG-TERM GOALS are specific areas of activity that have been singled out for attention over the next 5-10 years. They utilize our strengths, address our weaknesses and take into account the opportunities and threats posed by our environment.

The Systemwide LONG-TERM GOAL is:

To promote basic research involved in understanding the structure, origin, and evolution of the solar system and its planets.

The Cecil and Ida Green IGPP goals are to:

• foster basic and fundamental research of the highest standard.
• educate PhD-level students in the conduct of research through classes, experimentation and the analysis of geophysical data and to provide an apprenticeship in research and education which includes experience in practical aspects of a career in science.
• develop new activities that interface the geophysical sciences with other appropriate disciplines and interdisciplinary efforts and with engineers, scientists and others seeking to solve specific problems.
• maintain modern infrastructure for conducting research including buildings, computer networks, computing, mass storage, seagoing instrumentation, communications, and global observatories. Much of this work will involve the conduct of applied research.
• develop strong relationships with federal agencies, Congress, civic leaders, and industry in support of scientific research and education in general and geophysics in particular.
• provide information and services to assist students and PostDocs in making informed education and career decisions.
• enhance inter-campus and campus-laboratory cooperation through the development and support of Systemwide IGPP initiatives.
• maintain and enhance IGPP's endowment through the Cecil and Ida Green Foundation for Earth Sciences.
• ensure that support of research at IGPP continues to grow to support modernization and shifts in research and teaching emphases with time.
• ensure a renewal in the academic staff which will promote new ideas and directions in geophysical research.
• improve the tools for business management and university administration to build a staff that can accommodate the expected growth in needed services over the next two decades.
• improve training for technical and computer programming staff to ensure that competitiveness is maintained over the next two decades.

Strengths

Listed in decreasing order of importance for meeting the long-term goals and objectives.

• The Cecil and Ida Green IGPP is recognized internationally as an outstanding research and teaching institution in geophysics. The scientific and service reputation of the faculty is outstanding, This quality is an essential resource for IGPP.
• IGPP has substantial financial support from a broad range of government agencies.
• IGPP faculty and staff are open to new ideas and novel approaches. Generally, it has a flexible, can-do approach and can respond to new opportunities.
• The engineering and computing personnel at IGPP are well trained and highly experienced and capable of meeting tomorrow's challenges in instrumentation and field work.
• The management personnel at IGPP are well-trained in modern management techniques and are technically competent to accomplish the new and challenging tasks which lie ahead.
• IGPP's infrastructure (buildings, labs, computer network, computing, and mass store) are modern and can be readily upgraded.
• IGPP faculty and staff are tightly-knit and generally make extraordinary efforts to plan and coordinate research and teaching with their fellows.
• IGPP has a growing endowment which is used to support visitors, meet some matching funds requirements, support global network expansion, enhance outreach, and occasionally build or refurbish facilities. The Cecil H. and Ida M. Green Foundation for Earth Sciences ensures an involvement of San Diego business and civic leaders in IGPP affairs.
• In an era when collaborative proposals are more and more common, IGPP is well placed to both initiate and participate in such collaborations. This is increasingly common at IGPP and the Green Scholar program is very helpful in fostering necessary contacts. The collegial relationships, which have been fostered over years, are also important for this purpose.
• The great range of expertise of the IGPP faculty allows an interdisciplinary approach to research in Earth and space sciences.
• The academic staff at IGPP is intimately involved in the creation of new national and international programs in geophysics including USArray, DEOS, IOOS, PBO, InSAR, and others.
• An extensive and well-supported lecture and visitor program affords students and faculty opportunities for contacts with geophysics outside of IGPP.