Ambassadors' Network

The Ambassadors Network is composed of key actors from a variety of disciplines and geographies who work in the marine sciences, the cultural and creative sector, and the broader thematic of societal engagement with oceans and water. The Network aims to act as the foundation of PartArt4OW’s ecosystem, strengthening the project through different actions. 

Name: Ana Fernández Carrera, PhD
Affiliation: Institute of Oceanography and Global Change, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Country: Spain
Expertise: marine ecology, trophic ecology, phytoplankton, stable isotopes of nitrogen and carbon, marine nitrogen cycle
 

Name: Britt Alexander,
PhD Affiliation: European Marine Board
Country: Belgium
Expertise: art-science calls, art-science collaborations, science-policy interface and marine science

Name: Cristina Romera-Castillo
Affiliation: Instituto de Ciencias del Mar-CSIC
Country: Spain
Expertise: Plastic pollution, dissolved organic matter, dissolved organic carbon

Name: Ellada Evangelou, PhD
Affiliation: independent scholar, Honorary Research Associate, Dept. of Earth Sciences, UCL & Research Fellow, CYENS Center of Excellence 
Country: Cyprus 
Expertise: Theatre Studies, Cultural Studies, Dramaturgy

Name: Mia Strand
Affiliation: NF Ocean Nexus, Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University
Country: South Africa
Expertise: arts-based participatory research; transdisciplinarity; photovoice; ocean governance; ocean equity

Name: Ngozi Margaret Oguguah
Affiliation: Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research Lagos
Country: Nigeria
Expertise: Environmental science, public health, and technology to address ecological degradation, promotion of sustainable resource use, and empowering communities through education and policy engagement.

Name: Dr Ruth Brennan
Affiliation: Trinity College Dublin
Country: Ireland
Expertise: Marine social science, marine environmental governance, fisheries governance, marine protected areas, conservation conflicts, participatory/engaged research

Name: Sasha Woods
Affiliation: Earthwatch Europe
Country: UK
Expertise: freshwater citizen science; measuring the impact of citizen science; the science-policy interface

Name: Stefania Benetti
Affiliation: University of Piemonte Orientale
Country: Italy
Expertise: geography, landscape, street art, muralism, environmental discourse.

Name: Vesna Kuralt
Affiliation: National Institute of Chemistry
Country: Slovenia
Expertise: social innovation, human-centered technology, ethics, circular economy

Name: EiriniApazoglou
Affiliation: Euromarine Network
Country: France
Expertise: Ecotoxicology – Management of Protected areas - Marine & Environmental policy

Name: Emma McKinley, PhD
Affiliation: Cardiff University and the Marine Social Science Network
Country: UK
Expertise: marine social sciences, ocean literacy, public perceptions research

Name: Arianna Liconti
Affiliation: OutBe
Country: Italy
Expertise: Marine Citizen Science.

Name: Luisa Galgani
Affiliation: University of Siena, Italy
Country: Italy
Expertise: marine litter, marine biogeochemistry, air-sea interactions and climate change, plastics and microplastics, carbon cycle, citizen science and outreach/educational programs in freshwater and marine environments, nutrient cycles in aquatic ecosystems (marine/freshwaters)

Name: Marton Pesel
Affiliation: Head of Departement of International Department of General Directorate of Water Management; Priority Area Coordinator for Priority Area 4 (Water Quality) of the EU's Danube Region Strategy
Country: Hungary
Expertise: River basin management, transboundary water management, EU funded projects, international water management issues

Name: Prof. Dr. Anja Engel
Affiliation: GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Country: Germany
Expertise: Biological Oceanography, Marine Biogeochemisty, Ocean Health, Ocean Recovery

Name: Sofie Spatharis, PhD
Affiliation: University of Glasgow
Country: United Kingdom
Expertise: Plankton ecology and sustainable aquaculture