OUR TEAM
OceanSOS
The OceanSOS community spans from our 14 core consortium partners to a global network of early-career fellows, independent advisory board members, and collaborators working together to create a safe operating space for the deep and open ocean.
The OceanSOS consortium comprises 14 partner organisations from Europe, the United Kingdom, South Africa, and Canada, bringing together leading expertise across natural, social, and economic sciences.
The Steering Committee is responsible for overseeing project implementation and strategic decision-making. It comprises the Coordinator, WP Leads and Deputies, representatives of key consortium partners, and PMO representatives, and meets regularly throughout the project.
The Project Management Office handles the day-to-day administrative, financial, and reporting aspects of OceanSOS, acting as the central interface between the consortium partners and the European Commission.
The External Advisory Board is composed of selected experts and specialists and provides independent expertise, strategic guidance, and stakeholder perspectives to support the successful delivery and impact of the project.
Early Career Fellowship
The OceanSOS ECOP Fellowship is a dedicated training and education network that supports and connects early-career ocean professionals, post-doctoral researchers, and postgraduate students active across our consortium.
Project Management Office
The OceanSOS Project Management Office based at Mara handles the day-to-day administrative, financial, and reporting aspects of OceanSOS, acting as the central interface between the consortium partners and the European Commission.
- Murray RobertsMaraWP7 Lead
Project coordinator - Anna GebrukMaraProject Manager
- Catie BrownMaraProject Manager
Steering Committee
OceanSOS SC is responsible for overseeing project implementation and supporting operational and strategic decision-making
Work Package 1
Advancing the Science of Ocean Emerging Threats
- Daniela DizHWUWP1 Lead
- Isabelle AnsorgeUCTWP1 Deputy
- Sheveenah SunnasseetaukoorUCTWP1 Postdoc - ECOPs Representative
Work Package 2
Physical Oceanography and Climate Change
- Qiang WangAWI-CDWP2 Lead
- Christian MohnAUWP2 Deputy
Work Package 3
Biological Carbon Pump
- Emma CavanICLWP3 Lead
- Andrew SweetmanSAMSWP3 Deputy
Expedition Lead
Work Package 4
Cumulative and Cascading Impacts
- Rolf GroeneveldWUWP4 Lead
- Lea-Anne HenryMaraWP4 Deputy
Work Package 5
Safe Operating Space
- Debbie HemburyOSPARWP5 Lead
- Robert BlaskiakSRCWP5 Deputy
Work Package 6
Data Management and Integration
- Astrid WittmannAWI-PWP6 Lead
- Malik NaumannAWI-PWP6 Lead
- Leo ChiloaneSAEONWP6 Deputy
Work Package 7
Co-ordination, Innovation, Exploitation, and Education
- Murray RobertsMaraWP7 Lead
Project coordinator - Christian MohnAUWP7 Deputy
Project coordinator deputy - Hermione CockburnMaraEducation Lead
Advisory Board
The External Advisory Board is composed of selected experts and specialists and provides independent expertise, strategic guidance, and stakeholder perspectives to support the successful delivery and impact of the project.
- Arne BiastochGEOMAR, GermanyOceanography, modelling,
ERC WHIRLS project - Omar DefeoUniversidad de la Republica, UruguaySW Atlantic fisheries & conservation
- David FreestoneSargasso Sea Commission, USAInternational environmental law
- Sigi GruberOcean BRIDGES, BelgiumCo-founder intergenerational ECOP network Ocean BRIDGES
- David JohnsonSeascape Consultants, GOBI & LHS, UKOcean Governance
- Angel PerezUNIVLI, BrazilDeep-sea biology & fisheries
OceanSOS Ethics Advisor - Andrei PolejackINPO, BrazilSscience diplomacy
- Mónica Almeida e SilvaUniversity of the Azores, PortugalFfood web interactions
- Tracey SuttonNova Southeastern University, USAMesopelagic science
- Dick van OevelenNIOZ, NetherlandsMarine food web modelling