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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Speaker and Interviewee Acknowledgments." National Research Council. 2014. The Arctic in the Anthropocene: Emerging Research Questions. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18726.
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APPENDIX B

Speaker and Interviewee Acknowledgments

The committee is grateful to the following people who provided input during our workshops in Anchorage, Alaska, and Ottawa, Ontario, and those who participated in an interview.

Anchorage Workshop Participants

Waleed Abdalati, University of Colorado, Boulder

Elizabeth Alter, City University of New York

Douglas Anderson, Brown University

Marcel Babin, Université Laval

Matthew Berman, University of Alaska Anchorage

Lawson Brigham, University of Alaska Fairbanks

F. Stuart Chapin, University of Alaska Fairbanks

Lou Codispoti, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Doug DeMaster, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Jack Dibb, University of New Hampshire

Karl Erb, National Science Foundation (retired)

Ben Fitzhugh, University of Washington

Andrew Fountain, Portland State University

Craig George, North Slope Borough

Bernard Hallet, University of Washington

Lawrence Hamilton, University of New Hampshire

Leslie Holland-Bartels, U.S. Geological Survey

Jenny Hutchings, University of Alaska Fairbanks

Denny Lassuy, North Slope Science Initiative

Jim Lovvorn, Southern Illinois University

Jane Lubchenco, Oregon State University

Philip Martin, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Molly McCammon, Alaska Ocean Observing System

Terri Morganson, ESRI

Tad Pfeffer, University of Colorado

Karyn Rode, U.S. Geological Survey

Natalia Shakhov, University of Alaska Fairbanks

Julienne Stroeve, National Snow and Ice Data Center

Matthew Sturm, University of Alaska Fairbanks

Mead Treadwell, Government of Alaska

Kate Turcotte, University of Maine

Fran Ulmer, U.S. Arctic Research Commission

Daniel White, University of Alaska Fairbanks

Francis Wiese, North Pacific Research Board

Dee Williams, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

Cathy Wilson, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Speaker and Interviewee Acknowledgments." National Research Council. 2014. The Arctic in the Anthropocene: Emerging Research Questions. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18726.
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Ottawa Workshop Participants

Andrew Applejohn, Government of the Northwest Territories

Anne Barker, National Research Council, Government of Canada

Elizabeth Boston, Canadian Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council

Chris Burn, Carleton University

Christopher Cornish, Health Canada

Térèse De Groote, Canadian Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council

Chris Derksen, Environment Canada

Ranier Engelhardt, Public Health Agency of Canada

John England, University of Alberta

Gail Fondahl, University of Northern British Columbia

Phillipe Gachon, Environment Canada

Eric Gagné, Environment Canada

Dave Gillis, Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Jacqueline Gonçalves, Canadian Coast Guard

Mark Graham, Canadian Museum of Nature

Brian Gray, Natural Resources Canada

Jean Paul Handrigan, Transport and Infrastructure Canada

Robert Huebert, University of Calgary

Jocelyn Joe-Strack, Campagne and Aishihik First Nation

Claude Labine, Campbell Scientific

Jean-Phillipe Lacasse, Public Safety Canada

Caroline Larrivée, Ouranos

Danielle Laponté, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, Government of Canada

Antoni Lewkowicz, Ottawa University

Susan MacMillan, Privy Council Office, Government of Canada

Scott Nickels, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami

John Nightingale, Vancouver Aquarium

Aynslie Ogden, Yukon Government

Wayne Pollard, McGill University

Martin Sharp, University of Alberta

Duane Smith, Inuit Circumpolar Council

Darielle Talarico, Yukon Chamber of Commerce

Mary Ellen Thomas, Government of Nunavut

Warwick Vincent, Université Laval

Representatives from the Embassies of Finland, Germany, Italy, Norway, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Spain, Switzerland, and the United States and from the British High Commission

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Speaker and Interviewee Acknowledgments." National Research Council. 2014. The Arctic in the Anthropocene: Emerging Research Questions. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18726.
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Interviewees

David Bromwich, The Ohio State University

Eddy Carmack, Fisheries and Ocean Canada

Bernard Coakley, University of Alaska Fairbanks

Clara Deser, National Center for Atmospheric Research

Hajo Eicken, University of Alaska Fairbanks

Jackie Grebmeier, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Paul Holthus, World Ocean Council

Brendan Kelly, Office of Science and Technology Policy

Igor Krupnik, Smithsonian Institution

Candace Major, National Science Foundation

Larry Mayer, University of New Hampshire

Steve Meacham, National Science Foundation

Claire Parkinson, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Joel Rowland, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Mark Serreze, National Snow and Ice Data Center

Matthew Shupe, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Mike Steele, University of Washington

Martin Visbeck, GEOMAR Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel

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