The Arctic Impact Project · Partners

The people making it possible.

Research partners, sponsors and supporters behind Lisa's solo voyage around the Arctic Circle in 2028.

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Research partners

Building the boats of the future

UNSW Sydney

Leading the two-year research into basalt fibre and bio-resin composites, under Scientia Professor Gangadhara Prusty.

ACM CRC

The Cooperative Research Centre partnering on the research and connecting it to industry.

Steber International

the Australian boatbuilder building the 15-foot test hull to prove the materials at production scale.

SOENECS

Circular-economy specialists, guiding how the research becomes real-world change.

Together, a $2.0 million research partnership announced in April 2026. Read about the innovation →

Sponsors

Own a degree of the Arctic

The voyage crosses all 360 degrees of longitude. Each 360° Partner owns one degree: their logo on the live tracker at that point, and a live call-out the moment Lisa sails across it.

Founding partners are being welcomed now. Could your organisation be one of the first?

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