The Council
The Officers and Ordinary Members of Council are elected at the Annual General Meeting.
The President is elected for a two-year term (past presidents are listed here) and Ordinary Members each serve for three years.
The Officers Ordinary Members and Co-opted Members are as follows:
President 2022-2024
Professor Mike Meredith, BAS, website
Incoming President 2023-
Professor Maeve Lohan, University of Southampton, website
Honorary Secretary 2022-2026
Dr Kate Hendry, BAS, website
Honorary Treasurer 2023-
Dr Alexander Brearley, BAS. website
Ordinary Members of Council
Special Interest Groups 2021-2024Dr Cecilia Liszka, BAS website
Education and Outreach 2023-2026
Dr Robyn Tuerena, Scottish Association for Marine Science, website
Early Career Network Coordinator 2020-2023
Dr Siddhi Joshi, Independent Marine Scientist, London website
Editor, Challenger Wave 2010-2023
Dr John Allen, University of Portsmouth. website
Student Travel Awards and Stepping Stones 2018-2023
Dr Sophie Wilmes. Bangor University. website
Industry Liaison and Technology 2010-2023
Mr Terry Sloane, Planet Ocean Ltd. biography
Communications 2021 - 2024
Dr Anna McGregor, University of Glasgow, website
UK SCOR Representative 2019-2023
Prof Alessandro Tagliabue University of Liverpool website
Membership, Data Protection and Management 2020-2023
Dr Chelsey Baker, NOC Southampton, website
NOC Liaison, 2022-2024
Dr Mark Inall, SAMS, website
Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility working group co-chairs, 2022-present
Dr Gillian Damerell, University of Bergen
Ben Fisher, University of Edinburgh
Ex-officio and co-opted members of Council:
Chair, Ocean Challenge Editorial Board
Dr Stephen Dye, Cefas, website
Editor, Ocean Challenge
Ms Angela Colling, Formerly Open University
Website and Development
Dr John Bacon, formerly Cefas
Latest News
Nominations open for the 2024 Challenger Society Marine Science Student Award!
Nominations are now open for the Challenger Society Marine Science Student Award - deadline 31st July!
2024 Challenger Medallist and Fellows
We are delighted to announce the 2024 recipients of the Challenger Medal and the Challenger Fellowships. These biennial awards will be presented to awardees at the Challenger Conference in September.
Royal Society Publishing Photography Competition
Please see a news item from the Royal Society below.
The Royal Society Publishing Photography Competition is now open for entries. Submit your photograph by 23 August 2024 in our categories of; Astronomy, Behaviour, Earth Science and Climatology, Ecology and Environmental Science, and Microimaging.