People
Brendan P. Kelly is SEARCH Director and Chief Scientist. He is a Professor of Marine Biology with the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ International Arctic Research Center and a Senior Fellow with the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey. See full bio
Athena E. Copenhaver serves as Assistant Director of SEARCH. She is also a writer, editor, science communicator, and climate interpreter. She’s worked in the environmental and nonprofit sectors for nearly a decade and specializes in managing scientific research and strategic communications. See full bio
Current SEARCH personnel
Name | Affiliation | Role(s) | ||
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Evan Bloom | Wilson Center | Co-Chair, International Cooperation & Economic Decision-Making | ||
Athena Copenhaver | International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks | Assistant Director | ||
Mallory Hoffbeck | Middlebury Institute of International Studies | Research Assistant | ||
Marika Holland | National Center for Atmospheric Research | Co-Chair, Drivers & Ecological Consequences of Arctic Change | ||
Brendan Kelly | International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks | Chief Scientist, Executive Director | ||
George Kling | University of Michigan | Chief Editor | ||
Laura Landrum | National Center for Atmospheric Research | Project Scientist | ||
Elizabeth Marino | Oregon State University | Co-Chair, Human Well-Being | ||
Vera Kingeekuk Metcalf | Eskimo Walrus Commission | Co-Chair, Drivers & Ecological Consequences of Arctic Change | ||
Jackie Qataliña Schaeffer | Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium | Co-Chair, Human Well-Being | ||
Alex Shahbazi | Middlebury Institute of International Studies | Research Assistant | ||
Sarah Trainor | University of Alaska Fairbanks | Co-production Advisor | ||
Francis Wiese | Stantec, Inc. | Co-Chair, International Cooperation & Economic Decision-Making |
Recent SEARCH contributors
In the two decades since its inception, SEARCH has benefitted from a wide array of diverse experts contributing to Arctic and climate science, Indigenous Knowledge, and decision-making at local, national, and international levels.
Name | Affiliation |
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Waleed Abdalati | University of Colorado |
Caspar Ammann | National Center for Atmospheric Research |
Amy Lovecraft | International Arctic Research Center |
Betsy Baker | Wilson Center |
Edward Blanchard-Wrigglesworth | University of Washington |
Neysa Call | U.S. National Science Foundation |
Courtney Carothers | University of Alaska Fairbanks |
Raychelle Aluaq Daniel | U.S. Arctic Executive Steering Committee |
Casey Dennehy | NOAA Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary |
Matthew Druckenmiller | National Snow and Ice Data Center |
Hajo Eicken | International Arctic Research Center |
Lisa Eisner | U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
Andrea Fisher | UiT - The Arctic University of Norway |
Jennifer Francis | Woodwell Climate Research Center |
Jill Gambill | University of Georgia |
Randy Gauntt | Sandia National Laboratories |
Kevin Griffin | Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory - Columbia University |
Carling Hay | risQ, Inc. |
George Hunt | University of Washington |
Henry Huntington | Huntington Consulting |
Matt King | University of Tasmania |
Kit Kovacs | Norwegian Polar Institute |
Leah Braithwaite | Applied Science for Environment and Climate Change Canada |
Walt Meier | University of Colorado Boulder |
Gifford Miller | University of Colorado Boulder |
Twila Moon | National Snow and Ice Data Center |
Sue Natali | Woodwell Climate Research Center |
Irina Overeem | University of Colorado Boulder |
Ted Scambos | University of Colorado |
Christina Schädel | Northern Arizona University |
Edward Schuur | Northern Arizona University |
Andrew Seitz | University of Alaska Fairbanks |
Sandy Starkweather | U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
Fiamma Straneo | Scripps Institution of Oceanography |
Trent Sutton | University of Alaska Fairbanks |
Marco Tedesco | Columbia University |
Kristy Tiampo | University of Colorado Boulder |
Erin Trochim | University of Alaska Fairbanks |
Stephen Vavrus | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
Dee Williams | U.S. Geological Survey |
Gifford Wong | IDA Science and Technology Policy Institute |