Acknowledgments

Thank you !

Thank you to all the institutions and structures that advise the association. They trust us, guide our steps and encourage our most ambitious ideas to make our project rigorous and achievable.

Find out more about them on this page!

Godmother of Atlantea

Co-founder of Under The Pole, a reference underwater exploration program combining scientific research, innovation and awareness for a better knowledge of the Ocean and its preservation, Emmanuelle Perié-Bardout is honored to be our ambassador!

Emmanuelle Perié-Bardout

Our ambassador

Justine Mettraux is a Swiss sailor who first sailed on the Leman Lake. After numerous races, including the Volvo Ocean Race, which she won in 2018, the Route du Rhum and the transatlantic Jacques Vabre, it's now her turn to take part in the Vendée Globe 2024 !

Justine Mettraux

ADVICES & SUPPORTS

EPFL

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

 

  • Rizlan Bernier-Latmani : Professor of the EML (Environmental Microbiology Laboratory) and Sailowtech’s academic manager for the scientific branch
  • Shan Yao : Scientific mediator at the EPFL science promotion service and coordinator of Sailowtech.
  • Julien Deslisle and all the EPFL MAKE comitee  
  • Manon PRIBILLE : Assistant-Doctorate in the Geographic Information Systems Laboratory of Professor Stéphane Joost.
  • Nicolas ADAM et Jonathan SELZ : Scientific Coordinators of GenoRobotic
  • Guilhem BANC-PRANDI : Coordinateurs of the Transnational Red Sea Center
  • Michka Mélo : Sustainability coach 

CNRS

  • Colomban DE VARGAS : Scientific Director of the mission Tara
  • Noan LE BESCOT : Program Manager Plankton Planet
  • Gilles MIRAMBEAU : Lecturer at Sorbonne University, Researcher at the Oceanological Observatory of Banyuls, Crewmember Plankton Planet
  • Romain BAZILE : Director of Ocean Trotter lending us its ship for the expedition
  • Clémentine MOULIN : Operational director at the Tara Ocean and founder of Women of the Seas.
  • Anna ODDONE : Associate Professor at Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Project Manager at Plankton Planet
  • Fabien LOMBARD : Lecturer-Researcher at the Oceanological Observatory of Villefranche-sur-Mer
  • Daniele IUDICONE Oceanographer and physicist, researcher at the Anton Dohrn biological station.

Campus EXPLORE

Associations

Marins

  • Émilien Barthelet : Skipper at the fondation Pacifique
  • Thibaut VAUCHEL-CAMUS : Professional skipper
  • Joël CAMUS : Skipper
  • Peter Galinelli : HES lecturer with several expeditions to the Far North under his belt