OceanICU Youth Competition webinar 1
- Wednesday 4 November 2026 | 17:30 – 18:30 CET
This one-hour webinar is organised by the OceanICU project in the framework of its Youth Competition. The competition invites young people (age 14-30 years old) to understand the work done by members of the project team and to explain one aspect of the work they have found interesting in a science outreach material. During the webinar, participants will be able to:
- Learn why it is important to get a better understanding of the role of the ocean in the carbon cycle;
- Find out how the OceanICU project contributes to a better understanding of ocean carbon;
- Hear presentations from members of the OceanICU team on the work they have been carrying out;
- Get details on how to participate in the OceanICU Youth Competition;
- Ask questions about research carried out in the project and/or practical details about the Youth Competition.
If you cannot attend this webinar, please note that another similar webinar will be organised on 13 January 2027
MEET THE PANELLISTS
Stephanie Henson (NOC)
Principal, Bolding & Bruggeman ApS
Richard is the lead coordinator of the OceanICU project. He has worked since 2019 at NORCE in Bergen as Director of the Ocean Thematic Centre within the ICOS research infrastructure. This involves helping the surface ocean pCO2 observing community within Europe make the highest quality observations and in establishing more secure funding routes for surface Ocean C observations. Prior to his move to Bergen he served as Chair of the Ocean Biogeochemistry and Ecosystems Research Group in the UK National Oceanography Centre. He holds an honorary chair in Ocean Biogeochemistry at the University of Southampton in the UK.
Alessandro Tagliabue (University of Liverpool)
Ocean Forecast Expert, Mercator Ocean International
Project Manager, EDITO-Infra
Richard is the lead coordinator of the OceanICU project. He has worked since 2019 at NORCE in Bergen as Director of the Ocean Thematic Centre within the ICOS research infrastructure. This involves helping the surface ocean pCO2 observing community within Europe make the highest quality observations and in establishing more secure funding routes for surface Ocean C observations. Prior to his move to Bergen he served as Chair of the Ocean Biogeochemistry and Ecosystems Research Group in the UK National Oceanography Centre. He holds an honorary chair in Ocean Biogeochemistry at the University of Southampton in the UK.
Peter Landschützer (VLIZ)
Technical Coordinator EMODnet
Richard is the lead coordinator of the OceanICU project. He has worked since 2019 at NORCE in Bergen as Director of the Ocean Thematic Centre within the ICOS research infrastructure. This involves helping the surface ocean pCO2 observing community within Europe make the highest quality observations and in establishing more secure funding routes for surface Ocean C observations. Prior to his move to Bergen he served as Chair of the Ocean Biogeochemistry and Ecosystems Research Group in the UK National Oceanography Centre. He holds an honorary chair in Ocean Biogeochemistry at the University of Southampton in the UK.
Sandy Thomalla
(CSIR)
Technical Coordinator EMODnet
Richard is the lead coordinator of the OceanICU project. He has worked since 2019 at NORCE in Bergen as Director of the Ocean Thematic Centre within the ICOS research infrastructure. This involves helping the surface ocean pCO2 observing community within Europe make the highest quality observations and in establishing more secure funding routes for surface Ocean C observations. Prior to his move to Bergen he served as Chair of the Ocean Biogeochemistry and Ecosystems Research Group in the UK National Oceanography Centre. He holds an honorary chair in Ocean Biogeochemistry at the University of Southampton in the UK.