About Us
The Institute Team
A multidisciplinary group of oceanographers, economists, and legal scholars dedicated to empirical ocean science.
Dr. Aris Thorne
Director of Policy
Former delegate to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. Specializes in translating complex regulatory frameworks into actionable economic briefs.
Dr. Mei Chen
Lead Oceanographer
Ph.D. from Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Focuses on thermohaline circulation and localized predictive models for SST anomalies.
Julian Vance
Blue Economy Analyst
Quantitative modeler bridging the gap between engineering feasibility and financial viability for offshore renewable energy.