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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