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Employs GPS and seismology to study earthquakes, crustal deformation and stress evolution
Models cryosphere processes and develops tsunami hazard mitigation products
Studies the Arctic from space
Explores surface processes on glaciers and the ecohydrology of glacierized watersheds through field work and mechanistic modeling
Explores the precursory activity of volcanic eruptions and earthquakes by combining physics- and data-based models
Uses observations and global models to study the evolution of trace gas composition of the atmosphere
Explores how high-latitude landscapes respond to climate change
Specializes in climate variability, from seasonal to multidecadal time scales
Studies volcanism in the inner solar system using radar remote sensing, theoretical modeling and geophysical imaging
Studies design and development of ground-based lidar systems for atmospheric research
Analyzes space and fusion plasmas through theory and computational plasma physics
Focuses on coastal hazards and their impact on the natural and built environments and the people that live there
Martin Stuefer
ACRC Director and State Climatologist
Studies weather and climate
Researches geophysics of sea ice and its role in Earth systems
Studies the marine geology and geophysics of the Arctic Ocean to reveal its history
Studies volcanism in the inner solar system using radar remote sensing, theoretical modeling and geophysical imaging
Studies periglacial processes and permafrost
Applies remote sensing and field work to study ice flow and glacier change
Studies atmospheric chemistry using airborne remote sensing and radiative transfer modeling
Denise Thorsen
ASGP Director
Oversees the Alaska Space Grant Program at UAF
Uses seismic waves to study earthquakes and image Earth's internal structure
Uses unmanned aircraft systems and remote sensing for hazard analysis and domain awareness
Investigates Earth structure and tectonic processes by leveraging seismic data, software development, and numerical modeling
Studies glacier and ice sheet responses to atmospheric and oceanographic changes
Studies snow on tundra and sea ice through Arctic and Antarctic expeditions
Uses Unmanned Aircraft Systems to monitor mine safety, operation, and emergency response
Jennifer Delamere
GINA Director
Oversees the Geographic Information Network of Alaska
David Fee
AVO Coordinating Scientist
Uses infrasound and seismic data to study volcanic eruptions and other explosions
Uses simulations to study particle acceleration and Alfven wave dynamics in space plasmas
Studies the impacts of climate warming on various components of the Arctic ecosystem
Uses monitoring data and eruption records to provide probabilistic eruption forecasts
Conducting active experiments in space with supporting theory, modeling and data analysis
Uses physics-based models of volcanic processes to understand multidisciplinary surface observations
Uses sounding rockets and ground-based optical instruments to study space weather
Don Hampton
PFRR Chief Scientist
Uses optical instruments to observe and study the aurora and upper atmosphere
Studies the dynamics, structure and circulation of the middle and upper atmosphere with ground-based and satellite observations
Uses observational data and machine learning to study the effects of space weather on the thermosphere-ionosphere systems
Studies magnetospheric physics with emphasis on the numerical simulation of space plasmas
Applies remote sensing and novel technologies to study changes of the earth's surface
Researches geophysics of sea ice and its role in Earth systems
Laura Conner
GI Associate Director
Develops science learning programs and studies science identity, interest and motivation
Studies tidewater and lake-calving glaciers, ice deformation, and glacier beds
Uses the composition and flux of volcanic gases to understand volcanic processes
Studies ice cloud microphysics to improve model interpretation and light absorbing particles in snow
Studies space weather using space-borne radio sounding, whistlers, and numerical simulations of magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere
Studies geologic processes by measuring ages of rocks, especially with noble gases
Uses seismic waves to image Earth's crust and study earthquakes
Researches complex systems from turbulence in fusion plasmas to power transmission grids
Applies synthetic aperture radar techniques to geophysical problems
Uses unmanned aircraft systems and remote sensing for hazard analysis and domain awareness
Focuses on how to constrain geologic processes to absolute time
Studies the ionosphere electrodynamics during extreme space weather events using machine learning and data analysis
Employs GPS and seismology to study earthquakes, crustal deformation and stress evolution
Measures sea ice and snow from unmanned aerial systems
Studies the weather and climate of the atmosphere and interactions with space weather
David Fee
AVO Coordinating Scientist
Uses infrasound and seismic data to study volcanic eruptions and other explosions
Studies the coupled magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere systems using numerical models and data analysis
Studies graphene structures, meteorites, impact ejecta, human brain, cognition, planetary geophysics, gravity/magnetic anomalies and equation of state
Studies fossil soils, non-marine sedimentary deposition, and Cretaceous environments
Develops optical remote sensing instrumentation and techniques to study our environment
Michael West
AEC Director
Improves seismic techniques for monitoring and understanding natural hazards and environmental change with an emphasis on Alaska
Studies volcanoes, earthquakes and other crustal deformation processes with GPS and InSAR
Studies the relationship between animals, the cryosphere, and landscape change
Jessica Larsen
GI Associate Director
Studies the inner workings of active and potentially hazardous volcanoes in Alaska and elsewhere
Studies and monitors active volcanoes of Alaska and Kamchatka
Studies atmospheric chemistry and pollution using rugged instruments and remote sensing
Studies volcanoes, earthquakes and other crustal deformation processes with GPS and InSAR
Explores the precursory activity of volcanic eruptions and earthquakes by combining physics- and data-based models