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Project members

Eco-Safe Ridge Mining is a collaborative and knowledge building project between academia and industry, funded by the Research Council of Norway (KSPSAMARBEID21 project. no. 326881). The consortium is composed of four academic partners and six industry partners.

University of Bergen
Pedro A. Ribeiro
Researcher, Deep-Sea Ecology
Project manager and leader of WP1 – Benthic Communities
Runar Stokke
Researcher, Deep-Sea Microbiology
WP1 – Benthic Communities
Ida H. Steen
Professor, Deep-Sea Microbiology
WP1 – Benthic Communities
Mari H. Eilersen
PostDoc, Deep-Sea Ecology
Leader of WP3 – Connectivity
Thibaut Laurent Gilbert Barreyre
Researcher, Marine Geophysics
Leader of WP4 – Plume Dispersal
Irina Zhulay
PostDoc, Deep-Sea Ecology
WP1 – Benthic Communities
Ingunn H. Thorseth
Professor, Geomicrobiology
WP5 – Ecotoxicology
Sofie Gjærløw
MSc student, Marine Sustainability
WP1 – Benthic Communities
Erik Lund-Tønnesen
MSc student, Biodiversity, Evolution and Ecology
WP1 – Benthic Communities
Marte Syverud
MSc student, Marine Sustainability
WP2 – Ecosystem Functioning
NIOZ – Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
Furu Mienis
Senior Scientist, Marine Geochemistry
Leader of WP2 – Ecosystem Functioning
Henko de Stigter
Senior Scientist, Marine Geology
WP2 – Ecosystem Functioning
NORCE – Norwegian Research Centre
Leon Moodley
Chief Scientist, Benthic Ecology
Leader of WP5 – Ecotoxicology
Alessio Gomiero
Senior Scientist, Ecotoxicology
WP5 – Ecotoxicology
University of Stavanger
Steinar Sanni
Associate Professor, Environmental Science
Leader of WP6 – Environmental Risk
Equinor ASA
Arne Myhrvold
Senior Advisor Sustainability
WP7 – Dissemination and Communication
Loke Marine Minerals AS
Wenche Rosengren Helland
Sustainability Manager
WP7 – Dissemination and Communication
GCE Ocean Technology
Jon Hellevang
R&D Manager
WP7 – Dissemination and Communication
Adepth Minerals
Anette Broch Mathisen Tvedt
CEO
WP7 – Dissemination and Communication
Aanderaa Data Instruments
Inger Graves
Ocean & Coastal Product Management Lead
WP7 – Dissemination and Communication