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![]() Associate Professor of Geophysics Phone: 907-796-6247 Email: jmamundson@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Natural Sciences Whitehead Bldg, Rm 225, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus EducationPh.D. Geophysics, 2010, University of Alaska Fairbanks M.S. Geophysics, 2006, University of Alaska Fairbanks Curriculum Vitae (see Jason's personal site) Research
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![]() Interim Co-director - Alaska Coastal Rainforest Center & Research Assistant Professor of Environmental Science Phone: 796-6370 Email: jbfellman@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Natural Sciences Whitehead Bldg, Rm 220, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus http://www.uas.alaska.edu/acrc/ Education
ResearchStream biogeochemistry PublicationsArimitsu M, Hobson KA, Webber DA, Piatt JF, Hood E, Fellman JB. Tracing biogeochemical subsidies from glacier runoff into Alaska’s coastal marine food webs. 2018. Global Change Biology 24(1):387-398. Fellman JB, Hood E, Raymond P, Hudson J, Bozeman M, Arimitsu M. 2015. Evidence for the assimilation of glacier organic carbon in a proglacial stream food web. Limnology and Oceanography 60:118-128. Fellman, J.B., E. Hood, R.G.M. Spencer, A. Stubbins, and P.A. Raymond. 2014. Watershed glacier coverage influences dissolved organic matter biogeochemistry in coastal watersheds of southeast Alaska. Ecosystems 17:1014-1025. Fellman JB, Spencer RGM, Hernes PJ, Edwards RT, D’Amore DV, Hood E. 2010. The impact of glacier runoff on the biodegradability and biochemical composition of terrigenous dissolved organic matter in near-shore marine ecosystems. Marine Chemistry 121:112-122. Hood, E., J.B. Fellman, R.G.M. Spencer, R.T. Edwards, D.V. D’Amore, P.J. Hernes and D. Scott. 2009. Glacial runoff as a source of ancient, labile organic matter to the Gulf of Alaska. Nature 462:1044-1048.
BiographyJason Fellman is the interim co-director of the Alaska Coastal Rainforest Center. He joined the Alaska Coastal Rainforest Center in October 2013 as a Research Assistant Professor of Environmental Sciences. Prior to that, he served as a postdoctoral fellow in Environmental Science at the University of Alaska Southeast as well as the University of Western Australia in Perth. Jason has a background in the biogeochemistry of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems with the focus of understanding how carbon and nutrients link these distinct ecosystems. He has extensive experience in the coastal temperature rainforest of southeast Alaska exploring how wetlands and salmon influence stream biogeochemistry. Jason’s current research is focused on understanding how stream biogeochemistry and ecology may change as receding glaciers are replaced by forests and glaciers contribute less meltwater to streamflow. Jason has a strong commitment to environmental stewardship and believes research can be used as a tool to balance human and ecological needs in a changing climate. He received a PhD in Biogeochemistry from the University of Alaska Fairbanks and an MS in Environmental Science from Washington State University. He enjoys climbing, skiing, trail running as well as camping and traveling with his wife and two children. |
![]() Associate Professor of Chemistry Phone: 796-6538, Fax: 796-6447 Email: lahoferkamp@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Natural Sciences Anderson Bldg, Rm. 313, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus EducationNational Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow, National Exposure Research Laboratory - USEPA, Athens, GA
ResearchStudy of the natural environment from a chemical viewpoint offers fascinating research topics ranging from basic research on poorly understood natural processes to applied research investigating the effects of human activities on various ecosystems and remediation efforts. The pristine system of forests and waterways proximate to the University of Alaska Southeast are ideal natural laboratories for these types of studies. My research centers on the transport, deposition and attenuation of heavy metal and organic pollutants in high latitude environments. Heavy metal studies in my lab include characterization of the iron, lead and copper species associated with high organic carbon soils under anaerobic conditions. An increasing presence of ocean-going vessels at Alaskan ports has also raised concern about environmental levels of tin. The chemical interactions of tin with environmental matrices (e.g. microbial communities) profoundly influence its mobility and toxicity. These metals have become common features of the southeastern Alaska topography and identifying the specific form of these metals under various environmental conditions provides valuable insight into their transport properties. Organic pollutants, on the other hand, are typically associated with industrialized areas and as such have limited local sources at higher latitudes. Atmospheric transport and to some extent urbanization however, have provided for detectable levels of numerous synthetic organic chemicals in the arctic hydrosphere, lithosphere and biosphere. Studies aimed at quantifying levels of organic pollutants and their attenuation products in high latitude regions are also pursued in my laboratory. Of particular interest to me are halogenated organic contaminants and their redox chemistry in the environment. Once these pollutants reach higher latitudes, I study their transformations as they interact with the abiotic and biotic environment of southeastern Alaska and how the contaminant’s environmental impact is controlled by those interactions. Both heavy metal and organic pollutant studies involve the use of state of the art analytical instrumentation including atomic absorption spectrometry and mass spectrometry. Collaborations with the University of Alaska Anchorage, the University of Alaska Fairbanks and University of Alaska Southeast biologists continue to support and strengthen my contaminant studies. In addition to contaminant studies, I conduct ongoing research into the habitat remediation and restoration potential of created wetlands. Collaborative efforts with the National Marine Fisheries Service and the U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife have led to the development and continued study of two created wetlands in the Mendenhall valley. Results from this project have shown these landscape features serve as moderators of groundwater intrusion and stormwater runoff, provide for carbon sequestration and contaminant retention and allow for significantly improved habitat. All of my research projects at the University of Alaska Southeast have benefited from the contributions of my undergraduate research assistants. PublicationsSelected PublicationsCourses TaughtThe chemistry courses that I teach at the University of Alaska Southeast include general, organic and environmental chemistry. The UAS Natural Science department is well equipped for gas and liquid chromatography, mass spectrometry, atomic absorption spectrometry and ultraviolet, visible and infrared spectroscopy. I have taught Special Topics courses on contaminant attenuation in the natural environment and wetland chemistry. All of these courses provide valuable insight into natural processes and provide a foundation for understanding natural systems and the impacts of contemporary societies on those systems. Lower Division:
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![]() Professor of Environmental Science Phone: 796-6244, Fax: 796-6406 Email: ewhood@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Natural Sciences Whitehead Bldg, Rm. 224, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus EducationPh.D. Geography 2002, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO Research
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Assistant Professor of Chemistry Phone: 907-796-6091 Email: kkmeister@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences Juneau Campus ResearchCold-Adaptation, Antifreeze Proteins, Biological Ice Nucleation |
![]() Assistant Professor of Geology Phone: 796-6580, Fax: 796-6406 Email: sanagorski@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Natural Sciences Whitehead Bldg, Rm 227, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus EducationPh.D. Geology, 2001, University of Montana, Missoula, MT M.S. Geology, 1997, University of Montana, Missoula, MT B.A. Geology and History, 1994, Amherst College, Amherst, MA ResearchEnvironmental geochemistry, including:
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Associate Professor of Environmental Science, Geography BS Program Coordinator Phone: 796-6007, Fax: 796-6406 Email: spyare@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Natural Sciences Whitehead Bldg, Rm 223, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus EducationPh.D. Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology 1999, University of Nevada, Reno, NV B.A. Biology (Studio Art Minor), Hartwick College, Oneonta, NY Research
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Director of Alaska Coastal Rainforest Center & Professor of Environment and Society Phone: 907-796-6518, Fax: 907-796-6406 Email: tthornto@alaska.edu Soboleff Bldg, 223, Juneau Campus Juneau Campus |
![]() Research Professor Emeritus, Geophysical Institute, UAF Phone: 796-6307 Email: rjmotyka@alaska.edu Arts and Sciences - Natural Sciences Juneau Campus http://www.uas.alaska.edu/arts_sciences/naturalsciences/envs EducationPh.D. Geology and Geophysics, 1983, Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK M.S. Physics, 1966, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI B.A. Physics, 1964, St. Mary's University, Winona, MN Curriculum vitae (PDF|48Kb)Complete list of publications (PDF|114Kb) Research
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