Permafrost Science — Federal Grants

EPSCoR Research Fellows: NSF: Mechanistic Controls on Permafrost‑Influenced Deep‑Seated Landslides in Alaska – Geomechanical Testing of Field Samples in Central Alaska

Louise Farquharson · University of Alaska Fairbanks Campus

MRI: Track 1 Acquisition of a Centrifuge Shaker System for Multi-Hazard Resilience Research and Training

Shideh Dashti · University of Colorado at Boulder

CAREER: Feedbacks and Tipping Dynamics in Earth System Models with Interactive Ice Sheets

Henri Drake · University of California-Irvine

2026 Earth System Science Conference

Kyle Armour · University of Washington

Collaborative Research: Trait-based prediction of microbial successional dynamics in thawing permafrost soils

Jackie Weissman · SUNY at Stony Brook

Collaborative Research: Trait-based prediction of microbial successional dynamics in thawing permafrost soils

Noah Fierer · University of Colorado at Boulder

Collaborative Research: Trait-based prediction of microbial successional dynamics in thawing permafrost soils

Jessica Ernakovich · University of New Hampshire

Integrated Models of Sea Level, Glacial Dynamics, and Isostatic Adjustment accounting for non-Newtonian Mantle Convection: Solid Earth-Cryosphere Interactions in Antarctica

Thorsten Becker · University of Texas at Austin

Equipment: MRI: Track 1 Acquisition of an inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICP-MS) to strengthen interdisciplinary environmental research at American University

Chelsea Koch · American University

NERC-NSF-GEO: Investigating Peatland Initiation in Retreating Glacier Environments

Louise Farquharson · University of Alaska Fairbanks Campus

NSF-SNSF: Darkening the Arctic: Bioalbedo Feedbacks from Snow and Ice Algae

Alia Khan · University of Colorado at Boulder

Conference: Support for International Glaciological Society Ice-Ocean Symposium IGS2026

Helen Fricker · University of California-San Diego Scripps Inst of Oceanography

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE

USING CULTURE-INDEPENDENT METHODS TO LINK ACTIVE COMPOUND-SPECIFIC CARBON DEGRADATION TO GREENHOUSE GAS PRODUCTION AND RECYCLING IN NATURAL POPULATIONS OF PERMAFROST MICROBES

UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS

PROJECT TITLE: HOSTING ALASKAS CLIMATE ADAPTATION SCIENCE CENTERPROJECT DATES: 8 1 2023 THROUGH 7 31 2028AWARD PURPOSE:ALASKAS TEMPERATURES ARE WARMING AT FOUR TIMES THE RATE OF THE CONTIGUOUS US, IMPACTING ITS NATURAL, SOCIAL, AND ECONOMIC SYSTEMS THROUGH THE TIMING, FREQUENCY, AND SEVERITY OF WILDFIRES, FLOODING, COASTAL EROSION, PERMAFROST DEGRADATION, GLACIER MASS LOSS, AND CHANGING SNOWPACK, AMONG OTHER IMPACTS. THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT ESTABLISHES THE UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA AS THE ACADEMIC HOST OF THE ALASKA CLIMATE ADAPTATION SCIENCE CENTER. THE CENTER PROVIDES SCIENCE EXPERTISE AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION BY DEVELOPING, FACILITATING, AND TRANSLATING ACTIONABLE SCIENCE. ACTIONABLE SCIENCE HELPS SOCIETAL PARTNERS AND DECISION MAKERS THROUGHOUT ALASKA MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT THE REGIONS LAND, PLANTS, ANIMALS, AND ULTIMATELY THE WELLBEING OF ITS RESIDENTS.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED:THE CENTER WILL: (1) ENGAGE EARLY- MID- AND LATE-CAREER SCIENTISTS IN RESEARCH, SCIENCE APPLICATION, AND COMMUNICATION ACTIVITIES TO INCREASE AND EXPAND RESEARCH SKILLS, (2) SUPPORT RESEARCHERS, RESOURCE MANAGERS, ADAPTATION PLANNERS, AND OTHERS GENERATING ACTIONABLE SCIENCE TO SUPPORT CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION, (3) IMPROVE AND EXPAND REGIONAL DIALOGUE VIA THREE NEW CLIMATE ADAPTATION COORDINATION POSITIONS COVERING SOUTHEAST, WESTERN, AND INTERIOR ALASKA, (4) SUPPORT A COMMUNITY OF LEARNING, SHARING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND OUTREACH FOR ALASKA TRIBES AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES AS THEY RESPOND AND ADAPT TO CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS, (5) BUILD CAPACITY IN CLIMATE ADAPTATION SERVICES VIA PARTNER ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES, GEOSPATIAL SCIENCE, REGIONAL CLIMATE MODELING, AND INTERFACE WITH THE STATE OF ALASKA ON CLIMATE AND CRYOSPHERE HAZARDS, AND (6) ENGAGE IN COMMUNICATION ACTIVITIES THAT SUPPORT CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION ACTIVITIES IN ALASKA, INCLUDING PROVIDING THOUGHT LEADERSHIP, ACTIONABLE SCIENCE CASE STUDIES, RESEARCH INTERNSHIPS, A PODCAST AND RADIO SHOW, AND A CENTER RESEARCH STORYMAP.DELIVERABLES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES:THE KEY OUTCOMES WILL BE: (1) ALASKA FACULTY, STAFF, AND STUDENTS ENGAGED IN ACTIONABLE SCIENCE, (2) HUMAN INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT AND FACILITATE THE CREATION OF ACTIONABLE SCIENCE, (3) ENHANCED REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPS AND DIALOGUE, (4) COUPLING THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF ALASKA NATIVE PEOPLES WITH RELEVANT SCIENCE TO INFORM DECISION-MAKING, (5) EXPANDED SCIENCE CAPACITY, AND (6) ENGAGING SCIENCE COMMUNICATION THAT SUPPORTS DECISION MAKERS. THE PRIMARY DELIVERABLES WILL BE STAFF (BOTH ADMINISTRATIVE AND TECHNICAL) AND SCIENTISTS TO CARRY OUT THE ACTIVITIES PERFORMED AND THE OFFICE AND MEETING SPACE REQUIRED FOR CENTER STAFF, SCIENTISTS, AND VISITORS.INTENDED BENEFICIARY(IES):228 ALASKAN TRIBES, FEDERAL AND STATE NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGERS, AND THE COMMUNITIES AND RESIDENTS OF ALASKA.SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES:NO SUBRECIPIENTS UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA SYSTEM CAMPUSES ONLY.