State of the Arctic Mentors

Thank you to the following State of the Arctic volunteer mentors for their time and efforts in preparing the next generation of polar researchers!

Volunteer mentors will have “mentor” ribbons on their name badges at the conference, so find them with your questions or say hi. Visit the Student Activities Page to learn more about specific student and mentoring conference activities.

Conversations with Scientists Mentors:

Translating Research into Policy and Other Solutions

Valeriy Kryukuv, Russian Academy of Sciences
William Stratton, Department of National Defense (Canada)

Political Science / International Law / Law of the Sea

Mead Treadwell, US Arctic Research Commission

Navigating a Path Through Academia

William “Breck” Bowden, University of Vermont

Working with Arctic Communities / Traditional Ecological Knowledge

David Klein, University of Alaska Fairbanks

Writing Grants / Obtaining Funding

Amy Lauren Lovecraft, University of Alaska Fairbanks

Working Across Disciplines

Dee Williams, US Department of Interior Minerals Management Service

Government Jobs in Science and in Science Management

Robert Winfree, National Park Service

Establishing Work / Life Balance

Jessica Cherry, University of Alaska Fairbanks / International Arctic Research Center / Institute of Northern Engineering
Matt Nolan, University of Alaska Fairbanks

Effectively Communicating Climate Change Workshop Mentors

Brendan Kelly, International Arctic Research Center/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Jim McClelland, University of Texas at Austin
David Klein, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Josh Schimel, University of California Santa Barbara
Elizabeth Eubanks, St. Marks Catholic School
Suzanne Banas, South Miami Middle Community School
Francis Wiese, North Pacific Research Board
Kristin Timm, Arctic Research Consortium of the US (ARCUS)
Janet Warburton, Arctic Research Consortium of the US (ARCUS)

Individual Mentoring