Faculty, Staff, & Student Listing
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Elizabeth (Liz) Bent
(Post Doctoral Fellow)
fsesb5@uaf.eduOffice: 216 West Ridge Research Building, 907.474.5805
Ph.D. - University of Alaksa Fairbanks
Interests: I'm a molecular microbial ecologist, interested in all kinds of bizarre things. Right now I am focused on looking at interactions between plants and microbes during the revegetation of boreal forests after fire.
Sponsor:
Lee Taylor,
Roger W. RuessAffiliations:
BNZ-LTER,
EPSCoR,
IAB

Todd Brinkman
(Post Doctoral Fellow)
fttjb2@uaf.eduwww.iab.uaf.edu/~todd_brinkmanOffice: Denali Building
Ph.D. - University of Alaska Fairbanks: Biology and Wildlife
Interests: Large-game hunting systems, wildlife population dynamics, conservation genetics, landscape ecology of large mammals, GIS, and modeling human/wildlife relationships.
Sponsor:
Terry Chapin IIIAffiliations:
B&W,
BNZ-LTER,
IAB,
RAP,
UAF

Carlotta Fok
(Post Doctoral Fellow)
ffctf@uaf.eduOffice: 220 Arctic Health Research Building, 907.474.6309
Interests: Quantitative psychology
Affiliations:
CANHR

Anna Goropashnaya
(Post Doctoral Fellow)
fnag@uaf.eduOffice: 252 West Ridge Research Building, 907.474.1533
Sponsor:
Brian BarnesAffiliations:
IAB

Ruo He
(Post Doctoral Fellow)
ffrh@uaf.eduOffice: 234 West Ridge Research Building, 907.474.1192
Interests: (1) Carbon and nitrogen cycles in aerobic/anoxic/anaerobic environments,
(2) Biotreatment of waste, wastewater and hazardous waste,
(3) Biomass for renewable energy, fuels, and chemicals
Sponsor:
Mary Beth LeighAffiliations:
IAB

Cody Johnson
(Post Doctoral Fellow)
cody.johnson@alaska.eduwww.iab.uaf.edu/~cody_johnsonOffice: Trailer T-3 (IGERT/TFS), 907.474.7354
Ph.D. - Utah State University: Watershed Sciences
Interests: The aim of my research is to develop an understanding of aquatic physical, chemical and biological processes from an ecosystem perspective, linking aquatic biogeochemical cycles to terrestrial inputs, physical drivers, and food web composition
Sponsor:
Donie Bret-HarteAffiliations:
IAB,
TFS

Anja Kade
(Post-Doc)
ftank@uaf.eduOffice: 307E Bunnell, 907.474.7094
Interests: Plant and soil ecology. Frost boils in the arctic tundra.
Sponsor:
Donie Bret-HarteAffiliations:
IAB,
TFS

Nicholas Levsen
(Post Doctoral Fellow)
Office: No Campus Office
Sponsor:
Matt OlsonAffiliations:
IAB

Jennifer (Jen) Schmidt
(Post-Doc)
fsjis@uaf.eduOffice: 341 O'Neill, 907.474.7094
Ph.D. - University of Alaska Fairbanks
Interests: My research interests are interdisciplinary in that I am to develop socio-ecology models that better portray reality and provide novel and insightful information for a wide audience. Other interests include landscape and conservation genetics, philosophy, and the use of computers to alter physical and mental human attributes.
Sponsor:
Terry Chapin IIIAffiliations:
EPSCoR,
IAB,
RAP

Elena Vayndorf
(Post Doctoral Fellow)
Office: Arctic Health Research Building
Sponsor:
Barbara TaylorAffiliations:
IAB