Directory of Arctic Researchers

Polar Science Center - Applied Physics Laboratory

University of Washington

High-latitude ocean circulation, shelf convection, boundary flows, shelf-basin exchange, the role of sea ice in ocean circulation, and cross-shelf transports and convective processes in large lakes.

physical oceanography

Department of Arctic Biology

University of Tromsø

Metabolism (indirect calorimetry), metabolism in blubber, body composition, RIA, blood volume in seals, gastrointestinal parameters in seals. Ph.D. project: Pineal glands in arctic seals.

marine mammals, physiology, endocrinology

RF-Akvamiljo

Oil related pollution monitoring

environmental assessment

Department of Aquaculture

Norwegian Institute for Fisheries and Aquaculture Research

Eco-physiological studies of anadromous arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus). Animal physiology (Atlantic cod - Gadus morhua, Atlantic salmon Salmo salar, reindeer - Rangifer tarandus)

animal physiology, ecophysiology, Arctic Char

Bioscience

Aarhus University

Muskox monitoring in Greenland. Revegetation in Greenland. Mapping of caribou ranges in Greenland.

muskox, environmental impact assessment, caribou

Department of Geology and Planetary Science

University of Pittsburgh

Paleohydrology of central Alaska. Varve chronologies from Ellesmere island.

sedimentology, paleolimnology, climate change

CIRES and Department of Geography

Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), University of Colorado-Boulder

Remote sensing of ice sheets using airborne and spaceborne sensors (primarily include laser altimetry and passive microwave satellite data).

glaciology, remote sensing, climate change

School of Public Administration

Carleton University

Political economy and public administration in the circumpolar north. Aboriginal self-government.

human behavior, Native governments, socio-economic impact assessment

Institute of Arctic Biology - Toolik Field Station

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Cold climate logistic support. Field site emergency management planning. Hazardous materials management. Toolik Field Station operations and management.

logistics, science management, hazardous materials management, field safety

Institute of Arctic Biology - Toolik Field Station

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Cold climate logistic support. Field site emergency management planning. Hazardous materials management. Toolik Field Station operations and management.

logistics, science management, hazardous materials management, field safety

Interdisciplinary processes in the Arctic. Climate and freshwater hydrology monitoring. Climate-ecosystem feedback mechanisms. Transfer of science and knowledge to Arctic communities.

Fisheries and Marine Institute

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Ship design.

Wildlife Research and Development Section

Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources

-Ecology and population biology of waterfowl and shorebirds and their habitats in James Bay and southern Hudson Bay. -Canada and Snow Goose demography and population management.-Bird populations in the lowlands of James Bay and southern Hudson Bay.-Impacts of geese on other species through wetland damage.

avian ecology, bird populations, wildlife management

Department of Earth Sciences - Geophysical Laboratory

University of Aarhus

Tertiary paleomagnetism and magnetostratigraphy of volcanics in W-, E-, and N-Greenland. Precambrian paleomagnetism in W- and N-Greenland. Geomagnetism.

paleomagnetism, geophysics, plate tectonics

Zoological Institute

Russian Academy of Sciences

Paleontology. Taxonomy. Morphology and ecology of small Carnivora (including arctic species).

mammalogy, biosystematics, natural history

Earth Music Center of Indiana Inc.

Musical cultures of the Russian Arctic. Nenets’ song tradition.

ethnomusicology, folklore, cultural anthropology

Zoological Institute

Russian Academy of Sciences

History of formation of rodent fauna of Palaearctic Arctic (systematics, zoogeography, phylogeny).

biosystematics, biostratigraphy, evolution

Anthropology

Washington State University

Prehistory of interior southwestern Alaska, c. 11,000 to present;Ethnoarchaeology;Early peopling of the New World;Prehistoric Siberian connections

archaeology, Eskimos, ethnoarchaeology

Department of Anthropology

Washington State University

Yup’ik Eskimo culture.

cultural anthropology, Yup'ik culture, social change

Snow and Ice Geophysics Lab, Geol.Sciences Dep

University of Texas at San Antonio

Electromagnetic properties of sea ice. Incorporation of sediments and biological material into sea ice. Ice growth and formation processes. Wave-ice interaction in marginal ice zones. Ice structure. Physical-biological and electromagnetic properties of sea ice.

air-sea-ice interactions, sea ice biota, cryospheric remote sensing

National Marine Fisheries Service

Analysis of survey and fisheries data in the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska with a geographical information system to determine spatial patterns in distributions and bycatch of various species including salmon and crab.

fisheries management, geographic information systems, biostatistics

North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission

I have worked on Line Transect Surveys of Cetaceans from the Mediterranean to the Arctic Pack Ice and satellite tracking of Cetaceans and Pinnipeds in Greenlandic and Canadian waters (where GIS were involved). At the time of writing (Jan 2003) I am finishing up my Ph.D. on Atlantic Walrus Physiological Ecology through Doubly Labelled Water and Satellite Telemetry.

marine mammals, physiological ecology, geographic information systems

Department of Renewable Resources

Government of Yukon

Forestry/wildlife interactions and conflicts. Woodland caribou habitat/development. Co-management with First Nations organizations and community groups. Management of wildlife harvests. Predator-prey studies and management.

caribou, muskox

Forest Inventory and Analysis

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service

Boreal forest ecology. Bonanza Creek Long-Term Ecological Monitoring.

landscape ecology, plant ecology, dendrochronology

Alaska Science Center

U.S. Geological Survey

population dynamics of caribou in Denali National Park and Preserve; population ecology of muskox in northwestern Alaska.

large mammal population dynamics and predator/prey relationships