Project Team Leads
Uma Bhatt (Lead Project Principal Investigator)
University of Alaska Fairbanks, Geophysical Institute
Research Specialty: Climate Variability
Email: usbhatt [at] alaska.edu
Peter Bieniek
University of Alaska Fairbanks, International Arctic Research Center
Research Expertise: Climatology
Email: pbieniek [at] alaska.edu
Hajo Eicken
University of Alaska Fairbanks, International Arctic Research Center, Director
Research Expertise: Sea ice
Email: heicken [at] alaska.edu
Joseph Little
University of Alaska Fairbanks, School of Management
Research Interests: Applied microeconomics, environmental economics, non-market valuation
Email: jmlittle2 [at] alaska.edu
John Walsh
International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Research Expertise: Climatology
Email: jewalsh [at] alaska.edu
Jürgen Kurths
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Research Expertise: Nonlinear dynamics
Email: juergen.kurths [at] pik-potsdam.de
Larry Hamilton
University of New Hampshire, Carsey School of Public Policy
Research Interests: Human dimensions of climatic change, environmental sociology, statistics and data analysis
Email: Lawrence.Hamilton [at] unh.edu
Muyin Wang
NOAA and the Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere at the University of Washington
Research Interests: Meteorology
Email: muyin.wang [at] noaa.gov
Edward Blanchard-Wrigglesworth
University of Washington, Department of Atmospheric Sciences
Research Interests: Atmosphere-sea ice-ocean interactions
Email: ed [at] atmos.washington.edu
Michael Steele
University of Washington, Applied Physics Laboratory
Research Interests: Large-scale circulation of sea ice and water in the Arctic Ocean
Email: mas [at] apl.washington.edu
Julienne Stroeve
University College London, National Snow and Ice Data Center
Research Interests: Remote sensing of snow and ice in the visible, infrared, and microwave wavelengths
Email: stroeve [at] nsidc.org
Mark Serreze
NSIDC Director, University of Colorado Boulder, NSIDC
Research Interests: Atmosphere-sea ice interactions, synoptic climatology, boundary layer problems, and climate change
Email: serreze [at] nsidc.org
Stacey Stoudt
Arctic Research Consortium of the U.S.
Professional Focus: Project Management
Email: stacey [at] arcus.org
Key Collaborators
Cecilia Bitz
University of Washington, Program on Climate Change
Research Interest: Global coupled climate modeling
Email: bitz [at] atmos.washington.edu
Elizabeth Hunke
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Expertise: Lead developer for the Los Alamos Sea Ice Model (CICE).
Email: eclare [at] lanl.gov
Thomas Jung
Alfred Wegner Institute, APPLICATE project
Research Interests: Analysis, modelling, and prediction of the climate system
Email: Thomas.Jung [at] awi.de
François Massonnet (Belgium)
Université Catholique de Louvain (Belgium)
Research Interests: Climate prediction and variability, polar regions, sea ice, data assimilation, climate model evaluation, and forecast verification
Email: francois.massonnet [at] uclouvain.be
Walt Meier
National Snow and Ice Data Center
Research interests: Sea ice; passive microwave remote sensing; Arctic climate change; climate change
Email: walt [at] nsidc.org
James Overland
NOAA, Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
Research Interests: Scientific support for decision makers on climate change and ecosystems in the Arctic and sub-Arctic.
Email: james.e.overland [at] noaa.gov