Value proposition

Innovate, Explore, Share. Advancing pioneering ocean science and technology with operational and technological support.

Schmidt Ocean Institute supports research and exploration projects that help expand the understanding of the world's oceans through technological advancements, data-rich observation and analysis, and open sharing of information.

The Institute is devoted to the inspirational vision of our Founders that the advancement of technology will continue playing a critical role in expanding human ability to understand nature.

Since the Earth's oceans are a critically endangered and least understood part of the environment, the Institute dedicates its efforts to the understanding of the oceans across intentionally broad scope of research objectives.