Researchers

Arctic Copepods

Dr. Christoph Aeppli

Principal Investigator

caeppli@bigelow.org

UAS

CDR Jereme Altendorf

Advisory Team

LRAUV

Dr. James Bellingham

Principal Investigator

jbellingham@whoi.edu

LRAUV

Amanda Besaw

Supporting Investigator

abesaw@whoi.edu

Scott Blough

ADAC Affiliate

bloughs@tiffin.edu

AIS-PAC

HIOMAS

Arctic Geofencing

ICECON

AIFC

Rob Bochenek

Principal Investigator

rob@axiomdatascience.com

Arctic GIS

Arctic Geofencing

Dr. Marcus Boyd

Principal Investigator

boydma@umd.edu

ICECON

Arctic Geofencing

ARCTICE

Arctic GIS

Dr. Shawn Butler

Supporting Investigator

sabutler2@alaska.edu

ERI

Dr. Matthew Calhoun

Principal Investigator

AAMCCA

Douglas Causey

Principal Investigator

907.786.1310
dcausey@alaska.edu

Douglas Causey, PhD

Douglas Causey is Principal Investigator of the Department of Homeland Security Arctic Domain Awareness Center of Excellence and Professor of Biological Sciences at UAA. He also serves as Senior Advisor on Arctic Policy to the Chancellor at the University of Alaska Anchorage. He arrived to UAA in June 2005 from Harvard University where he was Senior Fellow of the Kennedy School of Government and Senior Biologist at the Museum of Comparative Zoology. From 1995 - 2000, Doug represented the National Science Foundation at organizational meetings leading to the formation of the Arctic Council and was NSF’s Arctic Representative during the Gore-Chernomyrdin negotiations on US-Russian Science Policy. An ecologist and evolutionary biologist by training, he has authored over one hundred ninety publications on topics as diverse as the biology of Arctic marine birds, high Arctic coastal systems, and bat-borne diseases. His research focuses on the environmental correlates of Arctic climate change, and he and his students are actively conducting research in the Aleutian Islands, the northern Bering Sea, and Northwestern Greenland. His Greenlandic research efforts are funded by the National Science Foundation and are components of the Piniariarneq and Pikialasorsuaq initiatives. He has published extensively on policy issues related to the Arctic environment, Arctic environmental security, and bioterrorism and public health. He and Maj Gen (ret.) Randy Kee jointly offer the policy course “Arctic Environmental Security” through the University of Alaska and the UArctic, and which is attended by students throughout the Arctic region.

Arctic Mussels

Katrina Counihan

Support Team

katrinac@alaskasealife.org

Brenda Dunkle

ADAC Affiliate

brenda_dunkle@hotmail.com

Arctic Copepods

Dr. David Fields

Principal Investigator

dfields@bigelow.org

ICECON

AOSM

ARCTICE

Kelsey Frazier

Research Associate

907.602.6543
kafrazier@alaska.edu

Kelsey “Doc Freeze” Frazier

Kelsey “Doc Freeze” Frazier is an avid Alaskan outdoorswoman but a consistently slow runner. She would argue, though, that being the slowest runner of the group means you get more time to enjoy being outside! It was her indefatigable love of all things outdoors that led Kelsey to pursue a career promoting both human and environmental safety. Kelsey began her tenure with ADAC as a fellow where she supported projects investigating oil spill remediation in the Arctic, the complexities of sea ice substructures, and where she laid the groundwork for what is now the Arctic Ice Condition Index (ARCTICE). After graduating in December of 2019 with her B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Kelsey continued in a new role at ADAC as a Research Associate. Currently she supports the advancement of the ARCTICE project, participates in an international sea ice modeling colloquium, and is working to develop new projects to support a safer Arctic region.

UAS

Dr. Jessica Garron

Principal Investigator

jigarron@alaska.edu

UAS

Margaret Hall

Supporting Investigator

MIPM

Kevin Hand

Project Co-Investigator

kevin.hand@intellisensemarine.com

UAS

John Henry

Supporting Investigator

LRAUV

Brett Hobson

Co-Principal Investigator

hobson@mbari.org

Arctic GIS

Arctic Geofencing

Joshua Michael House

jmhouse@umd.edu

AAMCCA

Dr. Mark Ivey

Sandia National Laboratories

Arctic Maritime Spills Modeling

Dr. Nancy Kinner

Principal Investigator

Nancy.Kinner@unh.edu

LRAUV

Amy Kukulya

Principal Investigator

akukulya@whoi.edu

MIPM

Nathan Lamie

Supporting Investigator

nathan.j.lamie@usace.army.mil

LRAUV

Leslie-Ann Mcgee

lmcgee@whoi.edu

Arctic Mussels

Colin McGill

Support Team

cmmcgill@alaska.edu

ICECON

AOSM

ARCTICE

Storm Surge

Dr. Jifeng Peng

Principal Investigator

jpeng@alaska.edu

Arctic Geofencing

Aarron Poe

apoe@alaskaconservation.org

LRAUV

Dr. Chris Reddy

creddy@whoi.edu

AAMCCA

Jason Roe

Senior Research Professional

907.786.0427
jtroe2@alaska.edu

Jason “Olaf” Roe, Petty Officer, USCG (Ret)

Jason “Olaf” Roe, USCG (Ret), is the Associate Director and Senior Research Professional for the Arctic Domain Awareness Center (ADAC) at the University of Alaska, a DHS Center of Excellence. As Senior Research Professional, Mr. Roe’s mission is to provide USCG operator focused coordination, guidance, and support to ADAC research and guide project development to maximize CG operational relevance. Mr. Roe’s skill and experience with GIS systems, environmental models, and mission planning tools provides ADAC with valuable insight into CG operations. During his 12 years of service in Alaska, working with a wide range of Arctic stakeholders, Mr. Roe developed a respect and admiration for Arctic and rural Alaska, and is committed to increasing the safety and security of the Arctic Region through Community engagement and Operationally relevant research in support of the public good.