Team Introductions
Meet the team members from the University of Alaska Fairbanks that are conducting research for the Permafrost Grown project.
Ben G. coring a tree in Fairbanks, AK.
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Misha showing a collected permafrost core with ground ice in Bethel, AK.
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Melissa drilling to install ground temperature sensors while Lillian waits to place the site marker.
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See below for a list of UAF researchers working on the Permafrost Grown Project and a brief overview of our project roles.
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Melissa Ward Jones, Institute of Northern Engineering
Project lead (PI), permafrost, geomorphology, GIS, project management, field planning, data collection, sensors, communication with farmers, surveys, outreach |
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Benjamin Jones, Institute of Northern Engineering
Co-PI, permafrost, remote sensing, GIS, UAV surveys and post-processing, ground penetrating radar, coring |
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Glenna Gannon, Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension
Co-PI, sustainable food systems and agriculture, field planning, communication with farmers, interviews, surveys, agricultural experiments, outreach |
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Mihail (Misha) Kanevskiy, Institute of Northern Engineering
Co-PI, permafrost, ground ice, coring, lab analysis of permafrost cores, permafrost illustrator extraordinaire |
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Tobias (Toby) Schwoerer, International Arctic Research Center
Co-PI, natural resource economics, surveys, interviews, economic modelling |
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Benjamin Gaglioti, Institute of Northern Engineering
Dendro-geomorphology (collecting tree cores from leaning trees and determining timing of thaw), boreal ecosystems, tiltmeters, tree cores |
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Yuri Shur, Institute of Northern Engineering
Permafrost, engineering, ground ice, cores, analysis |
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Chien-Lu Ping, Professor Emeritus of Soil Science
Soil science, pedology, soil sampling, soil archival research |
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Nicholas Parlato, International Arctic Research Center
Ph.D. student, legal geography, Yakutia-Alaska policy comparison, interviews |
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Amber Agnew, Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension
Seasonal Technician, drone surveys, post processing, agricultural experiment assistance |
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Daniel (Danny) Stich:
USDA-NRCS soil scientist, M.Sc. Student, soil science, pedology |
Glenna prepping to install a plastic mulch for the Great Mulch Study.
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Danny digging a soil pit under Lillian's supervision.
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The funding for this project is from the US National Science Foundation’s Navigating the New Arctic initiative under RISE award 2126965. |
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This project is led by researchers at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. UA is an AA/EO employer and educational institution and prohibits illegal discrimination against any individual: www.alaska.edu/nondiscrimination. |