Projects and Collaborations

SWOT and the New Wave of Oceanographers

SWOT is a next-generation satellite altimeter that brings a new perspective to ocean dynamics — fittingly, much of its early scientific discovery is being carried out by a new generation of oceanographers. Conducted and edited 53 interviews with these early-career researchers, as a tribute to the generation that will help chart the field's future, seen through the lens of the SWOT mission.

People, Science and Instruments of the BioSWOT-Med Campaign

Created a dedicated blog for the BioSWOT-Med oceanographic campaign in the Mediterranean (April–May 2023), including three series of pre-departure interviews with the science team — on their research themes, their instruments, and early career researchers taking part — then updated the blog daily during the campaign with dispatches from the team at sea. At the end of the campaign, collected the material into this book, organised in four sections: the three interview series, plus a fourth gathering stories and anecdotes shared by the researchers while at sea. A complete record of the campaign — the science, the tools, and the people who made it happen.

A Buon Rendere: Molto più di un vuoto

Technical articles and data analysis for A Buon Rendere, Italy's national campaign for a deposit return system (DRS) for beverage containers. A DRS aims to raise collection rates and reduce container litter.

• Technical writing (2022–2025): Authored articles on deposit return systems in Italy and across Europe, translating policy and regulatory complexity into clear, accessible content for campaign audiences
• Data analysis (since 2026): Analyses the data behind the campaign's brand-audit tracker (the ABR Radar)

Marine litter and microplastics

Developed two outreach packages for this NORAD-funded UNEP project: awareness-raising materials for policymakers and government officials on strengthening plastic waste management, and educational materials for schools, fishing communities, and the public to promote behavioural change.

SWOT Adopt-A-Crossover (AdAC) Consortium

Long-term science communication partner for an international oceanographic initiative linked to the SWOT satellite mission — covering website content writing, researcher interviews, and editorial production for the global scientific community.

• Campaign documentation: Created dedicated webpages and blogs for approximately 30 at-sea campaigns following SWOT's December 2022 launch
• Researcher spotlights: Interviewed early-career scientists, bringing the human side of oceanographic research to public audiences
• Publication highlights: Produced ongoing summaries of scientific outputs for non-specialist readers
• Event organisation: Co-organised FilaChange, a hybrid workshop spanning four countries with an in-person session in Paris
• Editorial support: Edited an outreach book featuring the consortium's early-career researchers

What we know and we don't know about plastic pollution in the ocean

Edited an expert summary report on plastic pollution for the Plastic and Ocean Platform — a collaboration of 30 research scientists and 20 NGOs — following a 2017 workshop at The Camp, Aix-en-Provence; published in 2018.

L'Italia vista da Parigi

Wrote four of the five chapters of this policy report on Italy's response to the Paris Agreement — covering future climate scenarios, the international institutional framework, climate justice and trade law, and European energy democracy. Chapter five, on Italy's specific commitments and decarbonisation roadmap, was written by a co-author.