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 Honorary Secretary and Honorary Treasurer each serve for four years
The Officers Ordinary Members and Co-opted Members are as follows:
President 2022-2024
Professor Mike Meredith, BAS, website
Past President 2020-2022
Professor Rosalind Rickaby, University of Oxford, website
Honorary Secretary 2022-2026
Dr Kate Hendry, BAS, website
Honorary Treasurer 2017-2022
Dr Edward Mawji, National Oceanography Centre, Southampton. website
Ordinary Members of Council
Special Interest Groups 2021-2024Dr Cecilia Liszka, BAS website
Education and Outreach 2018-2022
Dr Judith Wolf, National Oceanography Centre, Liverpool website
Early Career Network Coordinator 2019-2022
Dr Siddhi Joshi, Independent Marine Scientist, London website
Editor, Challenger Wave 2010-2022
Dr John Allen, University of Portsmouth. website
Student Travel Awards and Stepping Stones 2018-2022
Dr Sophie Wilmes. Bangor University. website
Industry Liaison and Technology 2010-2022
Mr Terry Sloane, Planet Ocean Ltd. biography
Communications 2021 - 2024
Dr Anna McGregor, University of Glasgow, website
UK SCOR Representative 2019-2022
Prof Alessandro Tagliabue University of Liverpool website
Membership, Data Protection and Management 2020-2022
Dr Chelsey Baker, NOC Southampton, website
NOC Liaison, 2022-2024
Dr Mark Inall, SAMS, website
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
Latest News
MEDIN Open Meeting - Enhancing the national framework for sharing UK marine data
We are excited to invite you to the next MEDIN Open Meeting entitled “Enhancing the national framework for sharing UK marine data.” on April 26th 2023.
Challenger Expedition Portal
Check out the Challenger Expedition Portal created by SAMS: https://challenger-expedition.sams.ac.uk/
Upscaling of Marine Autonomy: Marine research community consultation
Upscaling of Marine Autonomy: Marine research community consultation
A recommendation of the landmark Net Zero Oceanographic Capability (NZOC) report was that "NERC should expect to double the size of the autonomous fleet it supports every five years." In response, the NOCA and the Challenger Society for Marine Science have formed the joint Upscaling Autonomy Working Group (UAWG). The UAWG is running a series of information webinars, followed by a consultation, on the future shape of upscaling of marine autonomy in the UK. For further details and to register, please see the event flyer which may also be found on the NOCA web page.