Personnel Directory

Scott Rupp. — Scott Rupp, Interim Director

Claudine Hauri. — Claudine Hauri, Deputy Director for International Collaboration

Kristin Timm, Chief Science Communication Strategist

elena sparrow — Elena Sparrow, Co-Director for Education and Outreach

Katie Spellman. — Katie Spellman, Co-Director for Education and Outreach

Ali Knabe. — Ali Knabe, Deputy Director of Strategy and Operations

Michael Sfraga. — Ambassador Michael Sfraga (ret.), Senior Advisor, Arctic and National Security Policy

IARC Directory

Name	Position	Group(s)	Expertise	Email	Phone	hf:tax:expertise_area	hf:tax:employee_group
Adelheid Herrmann	Senior Research Professional	Staff	Climate adaptation, Social science	acherrmann@alaska.edu		climate-adaptation social-science	staff
Ali Knabe	Deputy Director of Strategy and Operations	Leadership, Staff	Administration	asknabe@alaska.edu	907-474-2697	administration	leadership staff
Alice Bailey		Affiliate	Science communication	ambailey2@alaska.edu		science-communication	affiliate
Alison York	AFSC Engagement Specialist	Staff	Wildfire	ayork@alaska.edu		wildfire	staff
Allison Bidlack	SNAP Director, Research Associate Professor	Faculty	Climate change, Ecology, Program coordination	albidlack@alaska.edu		climate-change ecology program-coordination	faculty
Ambassador Michael Sfraga (ret)	Senior Advisor, Arctic and National Security Policy	Leadership	Policy			policy	leadership
Andrey Pnyushkov	Research Assistant Professor	Faculty	Air-sea-ice interactions, Climate modeling, Oceanography, Sea ice	avpnyushkov@alaska.edu	907-474-2683	air-sea-ice-interactions climate-modeling oceanography sea-ice	faculty
Annika Ord	Climate Adaptation Catalyst	Staff	Boundary spanning/co-production of science, Climate adaptation, Community-based observing, Geography, Stakeholder engagement	alord3@alaska.edu		boundary-spanning climate-adaptation community-based-observing geography stakeholder-engagement	staff
Athena Copenhaver	SEARCH Executive Director	Staff	Administration, Boundary spanning/co-production of science, Climate change, Program coordination, Science communication	aecopenhaver@alaska.edu		administration boundary-spanning climate-change program-coordination science-communication	staff
Benjamin Bown	Graduate Research Assistant	Students		bmbown@alaska.edu			students
Bob Torgerson	Software Developer	Staff	Computer science	rltorgerson@alaska.edu		computer-science	staff
Brendan Kelly	Chief Scientist, SEARCH Science Director	Faculty, Leadership	Climate change, Policy, Sea ice	bpkelly@alaska.edu		climate-change policy sea-ice	faculty leadership
Brita Irving	Research Scientist	Staff		bkirving@alaska.edu	907-474-5966		staff
Bruce Crevensten	Technical Lead	Staff	Climate modeling, Computer science	becrevensten@alaska.edu		climate-modeling computer-science	staff
Camrynne Ellis	Graduate Research Assistant	Students	Atmospheric science, Climate change, Science communication, Sea ice, Weather	crellis3@alaska.edu		atmospheric-science climate-change science-communication sea-ice weather	students
Candi Dierenfield	Temporary Faculty	Faculty		cldierenfield@alaska.edu			faculty
Cecilia Borries-Strigle	Post-Doctoral Fellow	Research Associates & Postdocs	Atmospheric science	cjborries@alaska.edu		atmospheric-science	assoc-postdoc
Chanil Park	Assistant Professor (CNSM)	Faculty	Atmospheric science, Climate change, Climate modeling, Weather	cpark15@alaska.edu		atmospheric-science climate-change climate-modeling weather	faculty
Charlie Parr	Geospatial Data Analyst	Staff	Data management and analysis	charlie.parr@alaska.edu		data-management-and-analysis	staff
Chase Thompson	Digital Accessibility and Communications Student Assistant	Students	Policy, Science communication	crthompson7@alaka.edu		policy science-communication	students
Chris Waigl	Research Associate (Academic)	Research Associates & Postdocs	Atmospheric science, Data management and analysis, Wildfire	cwaigl@alaska.edu		atmospheric-science data-management-and-analysis wildfire	assoc-postdoc
Cierra Childs	Fiscal Grants Manager	Staff	Administration	cchilds5@alaska.edu	907-474-2443	administration	staff
Claudine Hauri	Deputy Director of International Collaboration, Research Professor	Faculty, Leadership	Ocean acidification, Oceanography	chauri@alaska.edu	907-474-7059	ocean-acidification oceanography	faculty leadership
Craig Stephenson	Software Developer	Staff	Computer science, Data management and analysis, Web development	crstephenson@alaska.edu	907-474-2471	computer-science data-management-and-analysis web-development	staff
Crystal Frank-Welker	ACCAP Engagement Specialist	Staff	Boundary spanning/co-production of science, Indigenous studies, Stakeholder engagement	cafrank@alaska.edu		boundary-spanning indigenous-studies stakeholder-engagement	staff
Delia Lopez-Ketzler	HR Coordinator & Faculty Operations	Staff	Administration	dketzler@alaska.edu	907-474-1960	administration	staff
DeVonna Arnold	Executive Assistant	Staff	Administration	dsflanery@alaska.edu	907-474-6016	administration	staff
Donna Hauser	AAOKH Science Lead, Research Associate Professor	Faculty	Community-based observing, Ecology, Marine mammals	dhauser2@alaska.edu	907-474-1553	community-based-observing ecology marine-mammals	faculty
Edward Plumb	Weather and Flood Hazards Specialist	Staff	Climate hazards, Science communication, Weather	ewplumb@alaska.edu		climate-hazards science-communication weather	staff
Eleanor Greenbaum	ACCAP Policy Fellow	Staff	Arctic security, Climate adaptation, Climate change, Policy	emgreenbaum@alaska.edu		arctic-security climate-adaptation climate-change policy	staff
Elena Sparrow	Co-Director for Education & Outreach, Research Professor	Faculty, Leadership	Ecology, Science education	ebsparrow@alaska.edu	907-474-7699	ecology science-education	faculty leadership
Elizabeth Fischer	Research Associate (Academic)	Research Associates & Postdocs	Climate change, Climate modeling, Computer science, Data management and analysis, Economics, Glaciers	eafischer2@alaska.edu		climate-change climate-modeling computer-science data-management-and-analysis economics glaciers	assoc-postdoc
Emily Lescak	Research Coordinator	Staff	Data management and analysis, Fisheries, Program coordination, Science communication, Science education	elescak@alaska.edu		data-management-and-analysis fisheries program-coordination science-communication science-education	staff
Emily Sousa	Geospatial Education Specialist	Staff	Geography, Science education	eesousa@alaska.edu		geography science-education	staff
Emma Snodgrass	Graduate Research Assistant	Students	Permafrost			permafrost	students
Erik Schoen	Research Associate Professor	Faculty	Boundary spanning/co-production of science, Climate change, Ecology, Fisheries	eschoen@alaska.edu	907-474-7735	boundary-spanning climate-change ecology fisheries	faculty
Gabriel Wolken	Research Professor	Faculty	Climate hazards, Glaciers, Snow	gjwolken@alaska.edu		climate-hazards glaciers snow	faculty
Gigi Friedman	AK CASC Program Coordinator	Staff	Administration, Climate adaptation, Program coordination	glfriedman@alaska.edu		administration climate-adaptation program-coordination	staff
Go Iwahana	Research Associate Professor	Faculty, Faculty Senate	Geochemistry, Geocryology, Permafrost, Remote Sensing	giwahana@alaska.edu	907-474-2444	geochemistry geocryology permafrost remote-sensing	faculty faculty-senate
Hajo Eicken	Scientific Director of the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI)	Affiliate	Atmospheric science, Climate change, Sea ice			atmospheric-science climate-change sea-ice	affiliate
Hannah Mode	Graduate Research Assistant	Students	Glaciers, Science communication	hpmode@alaska.edu		glaciers science-communication	students
Hilary Shook	AFSC Program Coordinator	Staff	Wildfire	hnshook@alaska.edu		wildfire	staff
Hisatomo Waga	Research Assistant Professor	Faculty	Oceanography	hwaga@alaska.edu	907-474-7413	oceanography	faculty
Igor Polyakov	Professor	Faculty	Climate change, Climate modeling, Sea ice	ivpolyakov@alaska.edu	907-474-2686	climate-change climate-modeling sea-ice	faculty
Jason Miller	Graduate Research Assistant	Students		jmiller68@alaska.edu			students
Jen Peterman	Fiscal Manager (Fund 1)	Staff	Administration	jlpeterman@alaska.edu	907-474-6832	administration	staff
Jennifer “Moss” Moss	IARC Science Communications Lead	Staff	Design, Science communication, Science education, Web development	jlmoss@alaska.edu		design science-communication science-education web-development	staff
Jessica Garron	Research Assistant Professor	Faculty		jigarron@alaska.edu			faculty
Jillian Muni	Student Assistant	Students		jmuni@alaska.edu			students
Joanna Young	Director of Inspiring Girls Expeditions of Alaska, Research Assistant Professor	Faculty	Climate change, Glaciers, Science education	jcyoung6@alaska.edu	907-474-7148	climate-change glaciers science-education	faculty
John Smelter	Research Assistant Professor	Faculty	Boundary spanning/co-production of science, Program coordination, Science communication, Stakeholder engagement	jpsmelter@alaska.edu	907-474-5127	boundary-spanning program-coordination science-communication stakeholder-engagement	faculty
Josh Paul	Geospatial Data Analyst	Staff	Data management and analysis, Geography	jdpaul3@alaska.edu	907-907-9077	data-management-and-analysis geography	staff
Joy Fenimore	Graduate Research Assistant	Students		jofenimore@alaska.edu			students
Julia Andreasen	Post-Doctoral Fellow	Research Associates & Postdocs	Atmospheric science, Climate change, Climate modeling, Glaciers, Weather	jrandreasen@alaska.edu		atmospheric-science climate-change climate-modeling glaciers weather	assoc-postdoc
Kara Kornhauser	Experiential Education Program Coordinator	Staff	Ecology, Logistics, Program coordination, Science education	kkornhauser@alaska.edu		ecology logistics program-coordination science-education	staff
Kassidy Cannon	Graduate Research Assistant	Students		kcannon8@alaska.edu			students
Katherine “Rin” Hunter	Student Assistant	Students		klhunter3@alaska.edu			students
Katherine Hayes	Term Assistant Professor	Collaborating Faculty	Boundary spanning/co-production of science, Climate change, Ecology, Wildfire	khayes23@alaska.edu		boundary-spanning climate-change ecology wildfire	collaborating-faculty
Katie Spellman	Co-Director for Education & Outreach, Associate Professor (CNSM)	Faculty, Leadership	Ecology, Science education, Vegetation	klspellman@alaska.edu	907-474-1554	ecology science-education vegetation	faculty leadership
Kenneth Annan	Post-Doctoral Fellow	Research Associates & Postdocs	Climate hazards, Economics, Social science	kannan2@alaska.edu		climate-hazards economics social-science	assoc-postdoc
Klaudia Nunez	Human Resources Technician	Staff	Administration	kynunez@alaska.edu	907-474-7191	administration	staff
Krista Heeringa	Tribal Resilience Learning Network (TRLN) Coordinator	Staff	Climate adaptation, Program coordination, Social science	kmheeringa@alaska.edu	907-474-1880	climate-adaptation program-coordination social-science	staff
Kristen Reece	Graduate Research Assistant	Students	Boundary spanning/co-production of science, Climate adaptation, Climate change, Community-based observing, Curriculum & instruction, Fisheries, Indigenous studies, Science communication, Science education, Social science, Stakeholder engagement, Watershed restoration, Wildfire	kereece@alaska.edu		boundary-spanning climate-adaptation climate-change community-based-observing curriculum-instruction fisheries indigenous-studies science-communication science-education social-science stakeholder-engagement watershed-restoration wildfire	students
Kristin Timm	Chief Science Communication Strategist, AK CASC Director, Research Assistant Professor	Faculty	Climate change, Science communication, Social science, Stakeholder engagement	kmtimm@alaska.edu	907-474-6836	climate-change science-communication social-science stakeholder-engagement	faculty
Laura Weingartner	Science Communicator	Staff	Science communication	lgweingartner@alaska.edu	907-474-6286	science-communication	staff
Laura Whitmore Kelly	Research Assistant Professor	Faculty	Climate change, Data management and analysis, Oceanography, Sea ice	lmwhitmore@alaska.edu		climate-change data-management-and-analysis oceanography sea-ice	faculty
Lia Ferguson	Science Communicator	Staff	Climate adaptation, Design, Science communication	ljferguson@alaska.edu	907-474-1880	climate-adaptation design science-communication	staff
Lori Petrauski	Senior Tribal Climate Resilience Liaison	Affiliate	Climate adaptation, Community-based observing, Ecology, Science communication	lpetrauski@nafws.org		climate-adaptation community-based-observing ecology science-communication	affiliate
Luis “Armando” Arauz	Procurement Specialist	Staff	Administration	aarauz@alaska.edu		administration	staff
Maggie Harings	Research Professional	Staff	Aquatic ecosystems, Ecology, Fisheries, Program coordination, Science communication, Science education	maharings@alaska.edu		aquatic-ecosystems ecology fisheries program-coordination science-communication science-education	staff
Malinda Chase	Tribal Resilience Learning Network (TRLN) Liaison	Staff	Boundary spanning/co-production of science, Climate adaptation, Indigenous studies, Science education, Social science		907-474-2768	boundary-spanning climate-adaptation indigenous-studies science-education social-science	staff
Marc Oggier	Post-Doctoral Fellow	Research Associates & Postdocs	Air-sea-ice interactions, Sea ice	moggier@alaska.edu	907-474-1953	air-sea-ice-interactions sea-ice	assoc-postdoc
Margaret Rudolf	Post-Doctoral Fellow	Research Associates & Postdocs	Boundary spanning/co-production of science, Indigenous studies, Science communication, Stakeholder engagement	mhrudolf@alaska.edu		boundary-spanning indigenous-studies science-communication stakeholder-engagement	assoc-postdoc
Matthew Heavner	Affiliate	Affiliate Faculty	Climate change, Policy	mjheavner@alaska.edu	505-695-8711	climate-change policy	affiliate-faculty
Matthew Stout	Student Assistant	Students		mrstout@alaska.edu			students
Matthew Zimmerman	Graduate Research Assistant	Students		mjzimmerman@alaska.edu			students
Maya Kurkhill	Research Technician	Staff	Administration, Community-based observing, Data management and analysis, Ecology	mtkurkhill@alaska.edu		administration community-based-observing data-management-and-analysis ecology	staff
Maya Russin	Graduate Research Assistant	Students		mrussin2@alaska.edu			students
Medea Ramnath-Christiansen	Undergraduate Assistant	Students	Science communication	hramnathchristianse@alaska.edu		science-communication	students
Mette Kaufman	Research Technician	Staff	Air-sea-ice interactions, Sea ice	mrkaufman@alaska.edu	907-474-5431	air-sea-ice-interactions sea-ice	staff
Micah Hahn	Affiliate Research Associate Professor	Affiliate Faculty	Boundary spanning/co-production of science, Climate adaptation, Community-based observing, Social science, Stakeholder engagement, Water & air quality, Wildfire	mbhahn@alaska.edu		boundary-spanning climate-adaptation community-based-observing social-science stakeholder-engagement water-air-quality wildfire	affiliate-faculty
Mike DeLue	Research Professional	Staff	Science communication	mdelue@alaska.edu	907-474-5968	science-communication	staff
Molly Tankersley	Science Communications Specialist	Staff	Science communication	mdtankersley@alaska.edu		science-communication	staff
Nancy Fresco	SNAP Network Coordinator, Research Associate Professor	Faculty		nlfresco@alaska.edu	907-474-2405		faculty
Nathan Kettle	ACCAP Deputy Director, Research Associate Professor	Faculty	Boundary spanning/co-production of science, Climate adaptation, Geography, Social science	nkettle@alaska.edu	907-474-5574	boundary-spanning climate-adaptation geography social-science	faculty
Nicole Kelly	Fiscal Grants Coordinator	Staff	Administration	nmbruno@alaska.edu	907-474-6105	administration	staff
Olivia Lee Mei Ling	CICOES Director	Staff	Biodiversity, Climate adaptation, Community-based observing, Ecology, Marine mammals, Program coordination, Sea ice, Stakeholder engagement	oalee@alaska.edu	907-474-6038	biodiversity climate-adaptation community-based-observing ecology marine-mammals program-coordination sea-ice stakeholder-engagement	staff
Patrick Ansah	Post-Doctoral Fellow	Research Associates & Postdocs	Science communication, Social science, Stakeholder engagement	poansah@alaska.edu	907-474-6571	science-communication social-science stakeholder-engagement	assoc-postdoc
Pearl Brower	Affiliate Research Professor	Affiliate Faculty	Administration, Climate change, Community-based observing, Indigenous studies, Logistics, Program coordination, Social science, Stakeholder engagement	pearl.brower@uicalaska.com		administration climate-change community-based-observing indigenous-studies logistics program-coordination social-science stakeholder-engagement	affiliate-faculty
Peter Bieniek	Assistant Professor (CNSM)	Faculty	Climate modeling	pbieniek@alaska.edu	907-474-5813	climate-modeling	faculty
Phil Kugzruk	Temporary Staff	Students		pkugzrukjr@alaska.edu			students
Randi Jandt	AFSC Science/Management Liasion, Fire Ecologist	Staff	Wildfire	rjandt@alaska.edu	907-474-5088	wildfire	staff
Raven Dawson	Graduate Research Assistant	Students		lrdawson@alaska.edu			students
Rawser “Ross” Spicer	Research Programmer	Staff	Computer science, Data management and analysis	rwspicer@alaska.edu		computer-science data-management-and-analysis	staff
Rémi Pagès	Research Professional Staff	Staff	Climate change, Ocean acidification, Oceanography	rpages@alaska.edu	907-474-5730	climate-change ocean-acidification oceanography	staff
Richard Lader	Research Assistant Professor	Faculty	Atmospheric science, Climate modeling	rtladerjr@alaska.edu	907-474-2445	atmospheric-science climate-modeling	faculty
Rick Thoman	Alaska Climate Specialist	Staff	Climate change, Science communication, Sea ice, Snow, Weather	rthoman@alaska.edu	907-474-2415	climate-change science-communication sea-ice snow weather	staff
Roberta Glenn	Community Liaison	Staff	Boundary spanning/co-production of science, Climate change, Community-based observing, Geography, Science communication, Stakeholder engagement	rjglenn@alaska.edu		boundary-spanning climate-change community-based-observing geography science-communication stakeholder-engagement	staff
Ryan Owens	Graduate Research Assistant	Students		rpowens@alaska.edu			students
Rylan Abel	Graduate Research Assistant	Students	Climate change, Data management and analysis, Remote Sensing, Sea ice	raabel@alaska.edu		climate-change data-management-and-analysis remote-sensing sea-ice	students
Sara Di Martino	Fiscal Grants Coordinator	Staff	Administration	sdimartino@alaska.edu		administration	staff
Sarah Clement	Post-Doctoral Fellow	Research Associates & Postdocs	Science communication, Science education	sjclement@alaska.edu		science-communication science-education	assoc-postdoc
Sarah Trainor	ACCAP Director, AFSC Principle Investigator, Professor (CNSM)	Faculty	Boundary spanning/co-production of science, Climate adaptation, Climate change, Ecology, Policy, Social science, Stakeholder engagement	sftrainor@alaska.edu	907-474-7878	boundary-spanning climate-adaptation climate-change ecology policy social-science stakeholder-engagement	faculty
Sergey Molodtsov	Post-Doctoral Fellow	Research Associates & Postdocs		smolodtsov@alaska.edu			assoc-postdoc
Suzanna Caldwell	AK CASC Science Communication Lead	Staff	Science communication, Stakeholder engagement	secaldwell@alaska.edu		science-communication stakeholder-engagement	staff
Syun-Ichi Akasofu	IARC Founding Director, Professor Emeritus	Faculty	Atmospheric science	sakasofu@alaska.edu	907-474-6012	atmospheric-science	faculty
T. Scott Rupp	Interim IARC Director, Professor of Forestry	Faculty, Leadership	Climate change, Climate modeling, Ecology, Wildfire	tsrupp@alaska.edu	907-474-7535	climate-change climate-modeling ecology wildfire	faculty leadership
Takeru Tokui	Graduate Research Assistant	Students	Permafrost	ttokui@alaska.edu		permafrost	students
Thea Person	Student Assistant	Students		tmperson@alaska.edu			students
Tobias “Toby” Schwoerer	Research Associate Professor	Faculty, Faculty Senate	Economics, Policy, Social science	tschwoerer@alaska.edu		economics policy social-science	faculty faculty-senate
Tohru Saito	Special Events Manager	Staff	Administration, Logistics, Program coordination	tsaito@alaska.edu	907-474-1544	administration logistics program-coordination	staff
Tom Ballinger	Research Assistant Professor	Faculty	Atmospheric science, Climate change, Climate modeling, Weather	tjballinger@alaska.edu		atmospheric-science climate-change climate-modeling weather	faculty
Tori Brannan	Science Education Specialist and Program Coordinator	Staff	Community-based observing, Program coordination, Science education	tlbrannan@alaska.edu		community-based-observing program-coordination science-education	staff
Tricia Hutton	Graduate Research Assistant	Students	Atmospheric science, Climate modeling	phutton5@alaska.edu		atmospheric-science climate-modeling	students
Uma Bhatt	Professor	Faculty	Air-sea-ice interactions, Atmospheric science, Climate change, Climate modeling, Ecology, Sea ice	usbhatt@alaska.edu	907-474-2662	air-sea-ice-interactions atmospheric-science climate-change climate-modeling ecology sea-ice	faculty
Victoria Smith	Grants Program Coordinator	Staff	Administration, Program coordination	vrsmith@alaska.edu	907-474-1115	administration program-coordination	staff
Vladimir Alexeev	Research Professor	Faculty	Atmospheric science, Climate modeling, Permafrost	valexeev@alaska.edu	907-474-6430	atmospheric-science climate-modeling permafrost	faculty
Will Samuel	Research Professional	Staff	Aquatic ecosystems, Ecology, Fisheries, Wildfire	wtsamuel@alaska.edu		aquatic-ecosystems ecology fisheries wildfire	staff
Willa “Wil” Kleiner	Student Assistant	Students		wnkleiner@alaska.edu			students
Yongwon Kim	Temporary Faculty	Faculty		kimywjp@gmail.com	907-474-2674		faculty
Zav Grabinski	Geospatial Analyst & Data Visualization Specialist	Staff		Zav.Grabinski@alaska.edu			staff