Natalia Ospina-Alvarez

Marine Geoscientist and Environmental Researcher. PhD from the University of Barcelona, Master of Advanced Studies in Ecology and M.Sc. in Sustainable Management of Coastal and Marine Systems.

I am an Innovation Manager in Blue Economy at the AIR Centre, where I am involved in different projects and initiatives related to marine and environmental sciences and the blue economy.

Over the last 15 years, I have worked as a researcher at several European institutes and universities. Currently, I am the leader of the WP1 of the ASTRAL project – All Atlantic Ocean Sustainable, ProfiTable and Resilient AquacuLture (H2020, 2020-2024) and Contact Node for the Atlantic Ocean at the 'European Partnership for a climate-neutral, sustainable, and productive Blue Economy – SBEP' (Horizon Europe, 2022-2029).