Lead Contacts

Name	Affiliation	Role	Email
Russ Hopcroft	University of Alaska Fairbanks	Lead Principal Investigator	Email
Chris Turner	Axiom Data Science	Information Manager	Email
Katie Gavenus	Center for Alaska Coastal Studies	Education and Outreach	Email
Emily Ortega	University of Alaska Fairbanks	Graduate Student Representative	Email
Ana Aguilar-Islas	University of Alaska Fairbanks	DEI Committee Chair	Email
Kerri Fredrickson	Western Washington University	Program Manager	Email
Caitlin Smoot	University of Alaska Fairbanks	Field Logistics Manager	Email
Rachel Potter	University of Alaska Fairbanks	Website Manager	Email

Primary people to contact for aspects of the program.

 

Principal Investigators

Name	Affiliation	Interests	Email
Ana Aguilar-Islas	University of Alaska Fairbanks	Trace Element and Nutrient Biogeochemistry	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
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
Elizabeth Labunski	U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service	Seabirds	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
Kate Stafford	Oregon State University	Marine Mammal Accoustics	Email
Petra Lenz	University of Hawaii Manoa	Physiological Ecology	Email
Robb Kaler	U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service	Seabirds	Email
Tyler Hennon	University of Alaska Fairbanks	Physical Oceanography	Email
Vittoria Roncalli	Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn	Zooplankton	Email

Principal investigators of associated projects

 

Post Doctoral Associates & Researchers

Name	Affiliation	Interests	Email
Bia Dias	University of Alaska Fairbanks	Ecological Modeling	Email
Ludivine Conte	University of California Santa Cruz	Numerical Modeling	Email
Rémi Pagès	University of Alaska Fairbanks	Climate Modeling	Email
Thomas Kelly	University of Alaska Fairbanks	Carbon Biogeochemistry and Particle Dynamics	Email

 

Staff and Technicians

Name	Affiliation	Interests	Email
Alex Poje	University of Alaska Fairbanks	Zooplankton	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 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 and Chemical Oceanography	Email
Peter Shipton	Seward Marine Center, UAF	Oceanographic Mooring Technician	Email
Rachel Potter	University of Alaska Fairbanks	Physical Oceanography, Satellite Imagery	Email

 

Graduate Students

Name	Affiliation	Level	Interests	Email
Addie Norgaard	University of Alaska Fairbanks	PhD	Ocean Acidification	Email
Emily Ortega	University of Alaska Fairbanks	PhD	Chemical Oceanography	Email
Emily Stidham	University of Alaska Fairbanks	MS	Zooplankton	Email
Hannah Kepner	University of Alaska Fairbanks	MS	Zooplankton Community Structure	Email
Isaac Reister	University of Alaska Fairbanks	PhD	Physical Oceanography	Email
Kathryn Williams	Western Washington University	MS	Phytoplankton	Email
Jaime Blais	Western Washington University	MS	Phytoplankton	Email
Lauren Block	University of Hawaii	MS	Biological Oceanography	Email
Megan Brauner	University of Alaska Fairbanks	MS	Phytoplankton	Email
Megan O'Hara	Western Washington University	MS	Cryptophytes	Email
Nicole Webster	University of Alaska Fairbanks	PhD	Physical Oceanography	Email
Sierra Lloyd	University of Alaska Fairbanks	Undergraduate	Chemical Oceanography
Stephanie O’Daly	University of Alaska Fairbanks	PhD	Chemical Oceanography	Email

 

Recent Graduates

Name	Affiliation	Degree	Interests	Completion Date
Jake Cohen	University of Alaska Fairbanks	MS	Cyanobacteria and Climate Change	Fall 2022
Delaney Coleman	University of Alaska Fairbanks	MS	Zooplankton	Spring 2022
Alex Promnitz	University of Alaska Fairbanks	BS	Chemical Oceanography	Spring 2022
Hana Busse	Western Washington University	MS	Microplankton Ecology: Mixotrophy	Spring 2021
Talia Davis	University of Alaska FAirbanks	BS	Chemical Oceanography	Spring 2021
Kira Monell	University of Hawaii	MS	Marine Biology	Fall 2020
Annie Kandel	University of Alaska Fairbanks	MS	Chemical Oceanography	Fall 2020
Heidi Mendoza-Islas	University of Alaska Fairbanks	MS	Jellyfish, Invertebrates	Summer 2020
Clay Mazur	Western Washington University	MS	Microplankton Ecology	Summer 2020
Jessica Pretty	University of Alaska Fairbanks	MS	In-situ Optical Techniques	Spring 2019

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