2024 EPSCoR Interface of Change Seed Awardees

November 15, 2024

We awarded our first year of Interface of Change seed awards! We awarded three research seed awards and one student research award.

 

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

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

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

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

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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, including research seed awards, education and broadening participation in STEM seed awards, and economic development seed awards.

You can learn more about Interface of Change seed funding here, and find out about current Alaska EPSCoR award opportunities here.

Alaska EPSCoR offers seed funding to enable research and other projects that expand upon relevant areas in our current projects and that contribute toward Alaska’s scientific capacity and economy. Under Interface of Change, we will award annual seed awards for researchers, students, educators, and entrepreneurs to propose projects that spur from the main project goals.

Interface of Change seed awards provide opportunities to develop new questions and ideas that arise from community discussion and incorporate them into the Interface of Change project as seed award projects.