Dr. Matthew Asplin is a Metocean and Renewables Project Manager at ASL Environmental Sciences Inc. In Victoria, B.C. he completed his B.Sc. in Physical Geography and Spatial Information Systems at Simon Fraser University, an M.Sc. in Synoptic Climatology at the University of British Columbia, and a Ph.D in Arctic Sea Ice Geophysics at the University of Manitoba. Matthew began his transition to an industry career in 2013 as an NSERC Industrial Postdoctoral fellow, before transitioning into his present-day role at ASL where he is also a meteorology and sea ice subject matter expert. Matthew sits on the ASL Board of Directors and is also responsible for senior management duties such as strategic planning, marketing, and international business development. Additionally, Matthew is the Chair of the Vancouver Island Centre of the Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society, and is an Adjunct Professor in the Geography department at the University of Victoria where he stays engaged with the next generation in a teaching capacity. Matthew is very keen to foster multi-stakeholder partnerships (government, academic, industry, Indigenous) partnerships with the goal of building the Blue Economy in British Columbia with the development of marine renewable energy projects.

Matthew presently works with clients in academia, industry, and Indigenous-led projects within the Coastal and Marine areas throughout Canada.