MPL researchers are involved in most of the research topics established by Scripps Institution of Oceanography within its three research sections: Biology, Earth, and Oceans & Atmosphere.

Listed below are the most popular for MPL's researchers.

ACOUSTICS AND INFRASOUND

Grant Deane ･ Peter Gerstoft ･ Luc Lenain ･ Rob Pinkel ･ Heechun Song ･ Dale Stokes ･ Aaron Thode

AIR-SEA INTERACTION RESEARCH

 Sophia Merrifield

APPLIED OCEAN SCIENCES

 ･ Matthew Alford ･ David Chadwell ･ Gerald D'Spain ･ Grant Deane ･ Peter Gerstoft ･ Xuanting Hao ･ John Hildebrand ･ William Hodgkiss ･ Jules Jaffe ･ Luc Lenain ･ Andrew Lucas ･ Jennifer MacKinnon ･ Sophia Merrifield ･ Rob Pinkel ･ Jerry Smith ･ Heechun Song ･ Dale Stokes ･ Dariusz Stramski ･ Aaron Thode ･ Sean Wiggins

AUTONOMOUS OCEAN PLATFORMS AND GLOBAL OBSERVING SYSTEMS

Gerald D'Spain ･ John Hildebrand ･ Jules Jaffe ･ Luc Lenain･ Sophia Merrifield ･Rob Pinkel ･ Jerry Smith ･ Eric Terrill ･ Sean Wiggins ･ Andrew Lucas

COASTAL OCEANOGRAPHY

Matthew Alford  ･ Xuanting Hao ･ Luc Lenain ･ Jennifer MacKinnon ･ Jerry Smith ･ Eric Terrill ･ Andrew Lucas ･ Amy Waterhouse

INTERNAL WAVES AND OCEAN MIXING

Matthew Alford ･ Xuanting Hao ･ William Kuperman ･ Luc Lenain ･ Andrew Lucas ･ Jennifer MacKinnon ･ Sophia Merrifield ･ Rob Pinkel ･ Jerry Smith ･ Gunnar Voet ･ Amy Waterhouse

MARINE MAMMAL BIOLOGY

Simone Baumann-Pickering ･ John Hildebrand ･ Dale Stokes ･ Aaron Thode ･ Sean Wiggins

MARINE ROBOTICS

Sophia Merrifield

NONLINEAR AND SURFACE WAVES

Grant Deane ･ Peter Gerstoft ･ Xuanting Hao ･ William Kuperman ･ Luc Lenain ･ Sophia Merrifield ･ Rob Pinkel ･ Jerry Smith ･ Heechun Song

OCEAN ACOUSTICS

Simone Baumann-Pickering ･ Michael Buckingham ･ David Chadwell ･ Gerald D'Spain ･ Peter Gerstoft ･ John Hildebrand ･ William Hodgkiss ･ William Kuperman ･ Luc Lenain ･ Rob Pinkel ･ Jerry Smith ･ Heechun Song ･ Eric Terrill ･ Aaron Thode ･ Sean Wiggins

OCEAN INSTRUMENTATION AND TECHNOLOGY

Matthew Alford ･ Michael Buckingham ･ Andrew Dickson ･ William Hodgkiss ･ Jules Jaffe ･ Luc Lenain ･ Sophia Merrifield ･ Rob Pinkel ･ Jerry Smith ･ Dariusz Stramski ･ Eric Terrill ･ Sean Wiggins ･ Andrew Lucas

OCEAN-ATMOSPHERE INTERACTIONS

 Luc Lenain ･ Jennifer MacKinnon ･ Rob Pinkel ･ Jerry Smith ･ Eric Terrill

OCEAN OPTICS AND OPTICAL REMOTE SENSING

Xuanting Hao ･ Dariusz Stramski

PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY

Matthew Alford ･ Xuanting Hao ･ Luc Lenain ･ Jennifer MacKinnon ･ Sophia Merrifield ･ Rob Pinkel ･ Jerry Smith ･ Heechun Song ･ Gunnar Voet ･ Amy Waterhouse

POPULATION AND COMMUNITY ECOLOGY

Simone Baumann-Pickering ･ Gerald D'Spain

UPPER OCEAN AND SUBMESOSCALE PROCESSES

Xuanting Hao ･ Luc Lenain ･ Andrew Lucas ･ Jennifer MacKinnon ･ Sophia Merrifield ･ Rob Pinkel ･ Jerry Smith ･ Amy Waterhouse