Socratis Loucaides

Socratis is an ocean scientist with expertise in chemical oceanography and autonomous ocean observing. Since completing his undergraduate studies at the University of North Carolina and a PhD at Utrecht University, he has held research positions at the Marine Environmental Laboratory of the International Atomic Energy in Monaco, University of Southampton, and since 2013 at the National Oceanography Centre, where he currently leads a team of scientists developing novel technologies for monitoring and understanding ocean biogeochemistry. As a principal investigator, he led the development of carbonate sensor technologies and is the technical innovation expert of ICOS-OTC (Integrated Carbon Observation System – Ocean Thematic Centre) in Europe. His current projects involve technology development for long-term sustained carbon observations, carbon dioxide removal/storage Monitoring Reporting and Verification (MRV), and capacity building for ocean acidification monitoring. For TRICUSO, he will focus on sensor development.