Featured Speakers
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Valeriy KryukovRussian Academy of SciencesValeriy Kryukov graduated as an Economist-Mathematician at the University of Novosibirsk. After this he had finished post graduate course at the Institute of Economics - defended Candidate of Science dissertation (on social-economic evaluation of the profiles of the development of hydrocarbons... -
Vera K. MetcalfEskimo Walrus Commission, Kawerak, Inc.Vera Kingeekuk Metcalf was born and raised in Sivungaq (Savoonga) on St. Lawrence Island, Alaska. She now lives in Nome and has been the Director of the Eskimo Walrus Commission (EWC) with Kawerak, Inc. since 2002. She works to promote local community participation in research that involves a... -
Andrea LloydMiddlebury CollegeAndrea Lloyd is a plant ecologist who is interested in the effects of past, present, and future climate change on the boreal forest. She conducts research at treeline sites in Alaska and, more recently, in the Siberian taiga, using tree rings as a tool for reconstructing patterns in forest... -
Martin SommerkornWorld Wildlife Fund (WWF)Dr. Martin Sommerkorn is the Senior Climate Change Advisor of WWF’s International Arctic Programme and coordinates the climate change activities of WWF's Arctic Initiative. His main focus is on communicating both the impacts and the global relevance of arctic climate change to the public and to... -
Peter SchlosserColumbia UniversityDr. Peter Schlosser is the Associate Director and Director of Research of the Earth Institute, Columbia University, Vinton Professor of Earth and Environmental Engineering in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, and Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Columbia University. He... -
Marianne Lykke ThomsenGovernment of GreenlandMarianne Lykke Thomsen has a background in Inuit Studies and has been living in Nuuk, Greenland since 1987. She has been advising the Government of Greenland on foreign policy issues since 1994, before which she held the position of environmental coordinator with Inuit Circumpolar Council.... -
RADM David Titley Oceanographer of the NavyUS NavyA native of Schenectady, N.Y., Rear Admiral Titley was commissioned through the Naval Reserve Officers Training Commissioning program in 1980 and has completed numerous sea duty and shore tours. In 2009, Titley assumed duties as oceanographer and navigator of the Navy. Titley earned a Bachelor of... -
Timo KoivurovaUniversity of LaplandTimo Koivurova is a research professor and director of the Northern Institute for Environmental and Minority Law (Arctic Centre, University of Lapland), an institute specialised in northern and Arctic legal issues. Koivurova has lead several EU, Nordic and Finnish funded research projects dealing... -
Laura FurgioneNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)Since August 31, 2008, Laura Furgione has served as the Assistant Administrator for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Office of Program Planning and Integration. In this role, she is responsible for corporate management to coordinate the many lines of service of this $4... -
Chris FurgalTrent UniversityI am an Assistant Professor in the Indigenous Environmental Studies Program cross-appointed between the Departments of Environmental Resource Sciences / Studies and Indigenous Studies. I am also currently the co-Director of the Nasivvik Centre for Inuit health and changing environments...
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A comprehensive program has been developed to involve and mentor the next generation of polar researchers in State of the Arctic conference activities.
In addition to providing a travel scholarship program, we are also offering a mentoring program, a "Conversation with Scientists" special luncheon, a dedicated student meeting room, and a workshop presented by Susan Buhr, CIRES, on effectively communicating climate change science.
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