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Dr. Kenneth Barrick
Associate Professor of Geography
Geography Department
SNRAS
Phone: (907) 474-6641
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Dr. Barrick's research centers on the nutrient ecology of plants growing in extreme environments, such as alpine treeline and windy coasts. He also conducts research in estimating the non-market value of wilderness. |
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Dr. Cary de Wit
Assistant Professor of Geography
Geography Department
SNRAS
Phone: (907) 474-7141
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Dr. de Wit's research includes sense of place, perceptual and cultural geography, and American culture regions. |
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Dr. Peter Fix
Assistant Professor of Outdoor Recreation
Resources Management Department
SNRAS
Phone: (907) 474-6926
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Dr Fix's research focuses on human dimensions of natural resources, economics of outdoor recreation, outdoor recreation management, environmental and wildlife issues, and tourism. |
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Dr. Gary Kofinas
Assistant Professor/Coordinator
Institute of Arctic Biology
Regional Resilience & Adaptation Program
Phone: (907) 474-7078
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Dr. Kofinas' expertise is in the areas of sustainable arctic communities, regional resilience and adaptation, co-management; caribou; indigenous knowledge; Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and environmental and wildlife issues. |
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Dr. David Valentine
Associate Professor of Forest Soils
Forest Sciences Department
SNRAS
Phone: (907) 474-7614
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URL: http://www.faculty.uaf.edu/ffdwv |
Dr. Valentine studies nutrient cycling in soils, especially in forests and other non-agricultural systems; ecosystem ecology, energy and nutrient dynamics; element cycles (carbon, nitrogen) and radiatively active trace gas fluxes. |
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Dr. John Fox
Associate Professor of Land Resources
Forest Sciences Department
SNRAS
Phone: (907) 474-7084
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| Dr. Fox's research interests include modeling hydrologic effects of land-use changes, the intertie between microclimate, mesoclimate and global climate change, and the spatial dimension of the concepts of sustained-yield and sustainability. He teaches courses in watershed management, forest management, resource measurements and inventory, environmental ethics, simulation and modeling, and biometerology. |
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Dr. Joshua Greenberg
Associate Professor of Resource Economics
Resources Management Department
SNRAS
Phone: (907) 474-7189
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| Dr. Greenberg's research includes bioeconomic modeling, economic issues pertaining to the allocation of Alaska renewable natural resources, and the economics of Alaska's reindeer industry. |
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Dr. Norman Harris
Associate Professor of Range Science & Mgmt
Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station
SNRAS
Phone: (907) 746-9467
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| Dr. Harris' research deals with examining and modeling animal distribution patterns. Current focus is on thermal patterns on the landscape and how they affect animal movements. Other areas of research involve monitoring and quantifying range vegetation using remote sensing (especially near-earth sensing platforms), studies of factors affecting stream morphology, and time change analysis of landscapes. |
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Dr. Patricia Holloway
Associate Professor of Horticulture
Plant, Animal & Soil Sciences Dept
SNRAS
Phone: (907) 474-5651
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| Dr. Holloway's research is in improving the production of native horticultural crops. She teaches courses in plant propagation, greenhouse management, and senior thesis. Dr. Holloway founded and directs the Georgeson Botanical Garden. |
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Dr. Glenn Juday
Professor of Forest Ecology
Forest Sciences Department
SNRAS
Phone: (907) 474-6717
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| Dr. Juday investigates the relationship of tree growth to long-term climate change, community ecology, and natural and management controls of biodiversity. |
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Dr. Meriam Karlsson
Professor of Horticulture
Plant, Animal & Soil Sciences Dept
SNRAS
Phone: (907) 474-7005
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| Dr. Karlsson's research is on high-latitude temperature and light effects for improved and greenhouse crop production, and for extending the growing season. |
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Dr. Roseann Leiner
Assistant Professor of Horticulture/Horticulture Extension Specialist
Cooperative Extension Service
SNRAS
Phone: (907) 746-9466
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URL: http://www.matsu.alaska.edu/pfrml |
Dr. Leiner conducts applied research in support of the commercial vegetable crop and potato industry in Alaska. |
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Dr. Jenifer McBeath
Professor of Plant Pathology/Biotechnology
Plant, Animal & Soil Sciences Dept
SNRAS
Phone: (907) 474-7431
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| Dr. McBeath's research concentrates on biological disease controls using Trichoderma atroviride on various disease-causing fungi, enhancing plant disease resistance, and developing premium quality seed potatoes. |
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Dr. Chien-Lu Ping
Professor of Agronomy
Plant, Animal & Soil Sciences Dept
SNRAS
Phone: (907) 746-9462
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| Dr. Ping's research includes wet soil monitoring and hydric soil studies, winter carbon flux in the arctic tundra, characterization and bioavailability of soil organic matter in tundra soils, and stream water quality and primary productivity in watersheds. |
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Dr. Scott Rupp
Assistant Professor of Forest Measurements
Forest Sciences Department
SNRAS
Phone: (907) 474-7535
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| Dr. Rupp's interests are in ecosystem and landscape ecology in subarctic and boreal forests. His research is directed toward documenting productivity at the level of individual trees and forests lands, and extrapolating results to the landscape level. |
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Dr. Milan Shipka
Associate Professor of Animal Science
Plant, Animal & Soil Sciences Dept
SNRAS
Phone: (907) 474-7429
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URL: www.uaf.edu/snras/school/mshipka/mshipka.htm |
Dr. Shipka's research focuses on reproductive physiology and behavior of traditional and alternative ruminant species in the Alaska livestock industry. |
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Dr. Elana Sparrow
Research Associate Professor
Plant, Animal & Soil Sciences Dept
SNRAS
Phone: (907) 474-7699
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| Dr. Elana Sparrow's research interests include nutrient cycling and organic matter decomposition, pesticide degradation, effects of oil spills on soil microbiota and their activities, earth system science education and climate change effects on plants, microorganisms and their activities. |
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Dr. Stephen Sparrow
Professor of Agronomy
Plant, Animal & Soil Sciences Dept
SNRAS
Phone: (907) 474-7620
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| Dr. Stephen Sparrow conducts research on nitrogen cycling in agricultural soils, on long-term effects of tillage, and on forage management. |
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Dr. Susan Todd
Associate Professor of Regional/Land Use Planning
Resources Management Department
SNRAS
Phone: (907) 474-6930
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| Dr. Todd's research concentrates on conflict resolution, mediation, public land use planning, and using web surveys and listservs to poll public opinion. |
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Dr. David Verbyla
Professor of Geographic Information Systems
Forest Sciences Department
SNRAS
Phone: (907) 474-5553
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URL: http://nrm.salrm.uaf.edu/~dverbyla |
Dr. Verbyla's research interests include use of GIS technology for identification of climate warming, integration of remote sensing and GIS for regional analysis, and support for spatial analysis using GIS. |
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Dr. John Yarie
Professor of Silviculture
Forest Sciences Department
SNRAS
Phone: (907) 474-5650
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| Dr. Yarie has a research background in forest nutrient cycling and plant-soil relationships. He is interested in the application of this site-specific knowledge to develop components of ecosystem theory and in applying those components through computer models developed in a GIS framework. |
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Dr. Mingchu Zhang
Assistant Professor of Agronomy
Plant, Animal, & Soil Sciences Dept
SNRAS
Phone: (907) 474-7004
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| Dr. Zhang's research interests include soil science and plant nutrients, environmental soil chemistry, global warming, and land reclamation. |
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