ocean memory project

The Community

Our strength lies in the diversity of perspectives that shape how we understand the world. The Ocean Memory Project is a vibrant and expanding network of over 100 researchers, creators, and thinkers bridging science, the humanities, and the arts. Together, we bring the ocean’s memories into our collective awareness and foster an intellectual space where new questions, methods, and collaborations emerge.

The Ocean Memory community brings together an extraordinary range of expertise and creativity. Our members span fields of study including anthropology, architecture, art, astrobiology, biogeochemistry, biomedical engineering, cognitive neuroscience, dance, earth system science, ecology, fiber arts, film, genetics, geology, history, marine biology, microbiology, musical composition, oceanography, painting, performance, philosophy, sculpture, sound, theater, video, and writing.

This fusion of disciplines and practices, rooted in the sciences, humanities, and arts, fuels a dynamic exchange of ideas and fosters innovative collaborations that expand how we understand ocean memory and its role in addressing the challenges of our time.

These intersections spark fresh insights into the memories carried by the ocean. By nurturing transdisciplinary and transcultural dialogue and initiatives, our community becomes a cradle for innovation, partnership, and impact, united in the shared purpose of evolving new narratives and strategies to address the socio-ecological challenges of the Anthropocene.



get to know us

Meet the Transdiciplinary Community

Current Stewards
Andrew Atkinson
Artist, Professor
Jody Deming
Professor Emerita, Oceanography
Rebecca Rutstein
Visual Artist
Advisory Board
Margot H Knight
Cultural strategist and nomad
Tim Broderick
Chair, OMP Advisory Board
CEO, Institute of Human
and Machine Cognition
To be named
Participants
Alyson Santoro
Microbial Oceanographer
Amelia Merker
Visual Artist
Angela McArthur
Academic, Artist
Anna Davidson
Scientist, Artist
Antony Adler
Senior Lecturer, History
Anya Yermakova
Multi-disciplinary Artist, Scholar
Aysha Carolina
Management Engineer, Scientific Diver, Ocean Advocate
Brandon Ballengee
Visual Artist, Biologist
Celeste Baross
Visual Artist
Christine Lee
Visual Artist
Dana Michele Hemes
Artist, Exhibition Developer
Daniel Kohn
Ocean Memory Project
Danielle Siembieda
Systems Artist
David de la Haye
Ecological Sound Artist
Eben Gering
Professor, Biology
Erik Cordes
Professor, Chair of Biology
Erin Bregman
Playwright, Librettist
Gino Caballero
Visual Artist
Gregory P. Dietl
Curator
Heather Spence
Marine Biologist, Musician, Composer
Iris Hyseni
Grad Student
Jacob A. Cram
Associate Professor, Microbial Ecology
Jim Batchelor
Visual Artist
John Baross
Professor Emeritus, Oceanography, Astrobiology
Jonathan Berger
Composer
Julia Kubanek
Professor
Kathie Foley-Meyer
Visual Artist
Kendall Valentine
Scientist
Kennan Kellaris Salinero
Scientist, Community Organizer
Lisa D'Amour
Interdisciplinary Performance Artist
Lisa Yin Han
Assistant Professor, Media Studies
Malte Leander
Sound Artist
Mandy Joye
Scientist, Biogeochemistry
Max Marcellus
Filmmaker
Melody Jue
Professor, English
Monique Verdin
Artist
Peter Pirolli
Ocean Memory Project
Raymundo Santisteban Avila
Scuba Instructor
Rika Anderson
Professor
Stephen M. Fiore
Professor, Team Cognition
Susan Lang
Associate Scientist
Tom Skalak
Writer, Bioengineer, Scientist
Yosh Han
Scent Artist