SEAS fellows
The SEAS Programme is growing fast!

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The SEAS Programme is growing - we'll be jumping from 12 fellows to over 30 this year - exciting times!
The fellows from Call 2 are arriving and getting settled into Bergen.
Call 2 Fellows:
Virginie Comorge
Salmon louse biology and immunemodulation, Department of Biological Sciences
Thomas Völker
STS research on responsible and circular aquaculture, Centre for the Study of the Sciences and the Humanities
Håkon Sandven
Marine optics, Department of Physics and Technology
Gillian Damerell
Air-sea interactions, Geophysical Institute
Liaqat Zeb
Marine natural product chemistry, Department of Chemistry
Damaris Benny Daniel
Marine aspects related to human health, Department of Clinical Medicine
Rosa María Vargas-Magana
Mathematical and statistical methods for marine sustainability, Department of Mathematics
Ola Gunhildrud Berta
Social anthropology on changing human-ocean relations, Department of Social Anthropology
Kurt Heinrich Wogau Chong
Climate and early human development in coastal Southern Africa, Department of Earth Science & SapienCE Centre of Excellence on Early Sapiens Behaviour
Amit Sharma
Safety and working conditions for maritime workers, Department of Psychosocial Science
Zoran Šargač
Marine larval biology, Department of Biological Sciences
Konstanze Haubner
Ice-ocean interactions, Climate Narratives, Department of Earth Sciences
Andreas Alexander
Ice-ocean interactions, Climate Narratives, Department of Earth Sciences
Call 1 Fellows:
Leila Neimane
Regulatory and governance challenges related to ocean sustainability
Samaneh Abolpour Mofrad
Topological and geometric machine learning for marine sustainability, Department of Informatics
Juan Manuel Valero Rodríguez
Coastal ecology, Department of Biological Sciences
Master of the podcast series interviews, researching the secret life of algae!
Aistė Klimašauskaitė
Epistemic, value-based, and societal aspects of marine sustainability, Centre for the Study of the Sciences and the Humanities
Aiste talks to Juan about blue economy and optimism in this episode of the podcast series
Paul Dees
Marine biogeochemical hazards, Geophysical Institute
In this podcast episode you can learn a bit more about a favourite norwegian pastime that Paul has been embracing: mushroom hunting!
João Bettencourt
Physical fjord oceanography, Geophysical Institute
Eduard Nedelciu
System dynamics and ocean-human interactions, Department of Geography
How's Ed settling into life in Bergen?
Bashar Hussien Elkhorbatly
Mathematical and statistical methods for marine sustainability, Department of Mathematics
Nazar Mohamed
Marine aspects related to human health, Department of Clinical Medicine
Asia Alsgaard
Early human marine subsistence in South Africa, SapienCE Centre of Excellence on Early Sapiens Behaviour (Department of Archaeology, History, Cultural Studies and Religion)
Asia has some wild stories from the field!
Mauro Passarella
Deep-sea mineral resources, Department of Earth Science
Daniel Koestner
Optical ocean technology, Department of Physics and Technology
It's not all about optics - Daniel's also known for his video game music!
Diego Rodriguez Hernandez
Marine natural product chemistry, Department of Chemistry
Want to hear about Diego and ultimate frisbee!?
Shreesha Sadashiva Rao
Fish immunology, Department of Biological Sciences
Want to hear a bit more about Shreesha and his research into vaccines and lumpfish? Check out his podcast episode, hosted by Juan!