Lead Contacts

Name	Affiliation	Role	Interests	Email
Russ Hopcroft	University of Alaska Fairbanks	Lead Principal Investigator	Zooplankton	Email
Chris Turner	Axiom Data Science	Information Manager	Data Archives	Email
Katie Gavenus	Center for Alaska Coastal Studies	Education and Outreach	Science and Environmental Education	Email
Elizabeth Dobbins	University of Alaska Fairbanks	Administrative Contact	Website Development, LTER Coordination	Email
Isaac Reister	University of Alaska Fairbanks	Graduate Student Representative	Physical Oceanography	Email

Primary people to contact for aspects of the program.

Principal Investigators

Name	Affiliation	Interests	Email
Ana Aguilar-Islas	University of Alaska Fairbanks	Iron Biogeochemistry	Email
Andrew McDonnell	University of Alaska Fairbanks	Marine Particle Dynamics	Email
Claudine Hauri	University of Alaska Fairbanks	Numerical Biophysical Modeling	Email
David Hill	Oregon State University	Coastal Freshwater Discharge and Nearshore Processes	Email
Jerome Fiechter	University of California Santa Cruz	Numerical Biophysical Modeling	Email
Marilyn Sigman	Alaska Sea Grant	Education (Retired)	Email
Rob Bochenek	Axiom Data Science	Information Systems	Email
Seth Danielson	University of Alaska Fairbanks	Circulation and Water Masses	Email
Suzanne Strom	Western Washington University	Phytoplankton and Microzooplankton Ecology	Email

Investigators named in the proposal

Collaborators

Name	Affiliation	Interests	Email
Daniel Hartline	Békésy Laboratory of Neurobiology, University of Hawaii	Zooplankton	Email
Gwenn Hennon	University of Alaska Fairbanks	Microbial Ecology	Email
Jennifer Questel	University of Alaska Fairbanks	Zooplankton Molecular Ecology	Email
Kate Hedstrom	University of Alaska Fairbanks	Numerical Modeling	Email
Kathy Kuletz	U.S Fish and Wildlife Service	Seabirds	Email
Ken Coyle	University of Alaska Fairbanks	Zooplankton	Email
Petra Lenz	University of Hawaii Manoa	RNA Transcripts in Zooplankton	Email
Vittoria Roncalli	Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn	Zooplankton	Email
Will Burt	University of Alaska Fairbanks	Ocean Optics	Email

Principal investigators of associated projects

Staff and Technicians

Name	Affiliation	Interests	Email
Brita Irving	University of Alaska Fairbanks	Instrumentation, Oceanography	Email
Caitlin Smoot	University of Alaska Fairbanks	Zooplankton	Email
Cheryl Hopcroft	University of Alaska Fairbanks	Biological Oceanography, Invertebrates	Email
Daniel Cushing	Pole Star Ecological Research LLC	Seabirds	Email
Elizabeth Dobbins	University of Alaska Fairbanks	Physical Oceanography, Data Science	Email
Elizabeth Stockmar	University of Alaska Fairbanks	Zooplankton	Email
Hank Statscewich	University of Alaska Fairbanks	Physical Oceanography, Instrumentation	Email
Jordi Maisch	University of Alaska Fairbanks	Physical Oceanography, Instrumentation	Email
Kelley Bright	Western Washington University	Microzooplankton Cultures	Email
Kerri Fredrickson	Western Washington University	Plankton	Email
Mette Kaufman	University of Alaska Fairbanks	Biological Oceanography	Email
Peter Shipton	Seward Marine Center, UAF	Oceanographic Mooring Technician	Email
Rachel Lekanoff	University of Alaska Fairbanks	Marine Particles	Email
Rachel Potter	University of Alaska Fairbanks	Physical Oceanography, Satellite Imagery	Email

Graduate Students

Name	Affiliation	Level	Interests	Email
Alex Promnitz	University of Alaska Fairbanks	Undergraduate	Chemical Oceanography	Email
Annie Kandel	University of Alaska Fairbanks	MS	Iron Chemistry	Email
Ben Lowin	University of Alaska Fairbanks		Phytoplankton and Climate Change	Email
Delaney Coleman	University of Alaska Fairbanks	MS	Biological Oceanography	Email
Elizabeth (Bette) Smith	University of Alaska Fairbanks		Zooplankton	Email
Emily Ortega	University of Alaska Fairbanks	PhD	Chemical Oceanography	Email
Emily Stidham	University of Alaska Fairbanks	MS	Biological Oceanography	Email
Hana Busse	Western Washington University	MS	Microplankton Ecology: Mixotrophy	Email
Isaac Reister	University of Alaska Fairbanks	MS	Physical Oceanography	Email
Jacob Cohen	University of Alaska Fairbanks		Cyanobacteria and Climate Change	Email
Kira Monell	University of Hawaii	MS	Marine Biology	Email
Megan O'Hara	Western Washington University			Email
Stephanie O’Daly	University of Alaska Fairbanks	PhD	Chemical Oceanography	Email
Talia Davis	University of Alaska Fairbanks	Undergraduate	Chemical Oceanography	Email
Jessica Pretty	UAF, Graduated 2019	MS	In-situ Optical Techniques
Clay Mazur	WWU, Graduated 2020	MS	Microplankton Ecology: Stress Responses	Email
Heidi Mendoza-Islas	UAF, Graduated 2020	MS	Jellyfish, Invertebrates	Email

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Additional Directories

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