Announcing the 2024 Interface of Change Seed Awardees

October 23, 2024

We are delighted to announce the following seed awardees for year 1 of Interface of Change:
 

Research Seed Awardees

Hekia Bodwitch

Hekia Bodwitch
Assistant Professor of Marine Policy
UAS College of Arts and Sciences

Kristin Gorman

Kristen Gorman
Assistant Professor of Marine Biology
UAF College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences

Lauren Sutton

Lauren Sutton
Research Coordinator
UAA, Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

Project Title:
Engaging Indigenous Knowledge in Gulf of Alaska Marine Policy Decisions

Project Title:
Escapement Quality among Sockeye Salmon Stocks of the Copper River, Alaska

Project Title:
Has spring sprung? Investigating spring phytoplankton blooms using multiple monitoring tools

 

Student Research Seed Awardee

Josianne Haag

Josianne Haag
PhD Oceanography Student
UAF College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences

Project Title:
Tracing the organic matter source of continental shelf surface sediments in the northwestern Gulf of Alaska

 

 
 
Interface of Change seed awards will be offered annually over the course of the five-year project. You can learn more about Interface of Change seed funding here, and find out about current Alaska EPSCoR award opportunities here.