Faculty and Staff

Eric Goddard is an Assistant Professor of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Studies located at the Bristol Bay Campus. Before joining UAF, he gained extensive experience doing environmental analysis work for energy related impact proposals and natural diversity indexing. His professional labors consisted of fieldwork, coupled with writing environmental impact statements and permitting in regards to wetlands, watersheds, botanical indexing, RTE species and habitat documentation.

During this time, he earned a Master of Science degree from West Virginia University, in Plant Pathology. His research analyzed the saprophytic capabilities of hypovirus infected Cryphonectria parasitica (fungus responsible for inciting American chestnut blight) strains as a biological control agent. Prior to that, he earned two undergraduate degrees (A.S. and B.S.) in Forestry and Biology, respectively. He moved to Alaska after finishing service in the United States Peace Corps Response, Jamaica. While there, he worked with Jamaica’s Ministry of Education to write and help implement the nation’s first environmental education curriculum to be established in their public-school system.

Eric now works extensively with rural communities throughout the Bristol Bay region and Alaska statewide. His goal is to help provide education, workforce development, and research opportunities focused on energy, environmental sustainability and food security.

Chandler Kemp is an Assistant Professor of Sustainable Energy. Chandler grew up in Haines, Alaska with parents Deb and Chris Kemp. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in physics Magna Cum Laude from Cornell University and a Master of Science degree in energy resource engineering from Stanford University. Prior to joining the university faculty, Chandler managed an energy efficiency services business called Kempy Energetics. Through Kempy Energetics, Kemp worked with homeowners, fishers and natural gas companies to find cost effective ways to reduce emissions.

Chandler’s experience includes helping homeowners decrease their energy bills, performing energy audits of residences, commercial buildings, and marine vessels, implementing energy efficiency measures, and developing computer models of energy systems. Chandler has worked closely with Alaska Heat Smart in Juneau and the Energy Solutions Centre in Whitehorse, Yukon territory to ensure that new homes are efficient and that homeowners have the resources they need to make informed decisions about their heating systems. Chandler was the lead developer of the Fugitive Emissions Abatement Simulation Toolkit—a model of natural gas leak detection systems that is now widely referenced within the industry and published in Environmental Science and Technology. With partners, Chandler also developed the first quantitative model of energy use by Alaska fishing vessels and used the model to help fishers improve vessel efficiency and access federal funding. Chandler has also published research using machine learning to classify otolith images.

Outside of work Chandler loves spending time with friends, running, and building connections in the places he lives. Chandler is grateful for the Curyung tribe's land stewardship and leadership in the Dillingham area and for the opportunity to contribute to his new community in Bristol Bay.