Permafrost Science — Federal Grants

EPSCoR Research Fellows: NSF: Identifying Active Microorganisms During Permafrost Thaw Using Quantitative Stable Isotope Probing

Mario Muscarella · University of Alaska Fairbanks Campus

Collaborative Research: CAIG: Understanding radiative feedbacks, ocean heat uptake, and energy conservation to improve ML-climate emulations

Elizabeth Barnes · Trustees of Boston University

CAIG: Quantifying Regional-Scale Carbon Dynamics of Thawing Arctic Permafrost Using Progressive Neural Operators

Kehua You · University of Texas at Austin

Collaborative Research: CAIG: Understanding radiative feedbacks, ocean heat uptake, and energy conservation to improve ML-climate emulations

Maria Rugenstein · Colorado State University

Collaborative Research: The Circumpolar Active Layer Monitoring Network-CALM VI (2025-2028): Long-term Observations on Arctic Permafrost

Anna Klene · University of Montana

NNA Research: Collaborative Research: Arctic, Climate, and Earthquakes (ACE): Seismic Resilience and Adaptation of Arctic Infrastructure and Social Systems amid Changing Climate

Guangqing Chi · Indiana University

Collaborative Research: NSFGEO-NERC: Understanding surface-to-bed meltwater pathways across the Greenland Ice Sheet using machine-learning and physics-based models

Leigh Stearns · University of Pennsylvania

CAREER: Coastal Antarctic Snow Algae and Light Absorbing Particles: Snowmelt, Climate and Ecosystem Impacts

Alia Khan · University of Colorado at Boulder

Collaborative Research: The Circumpolar Active Layer Monitoring Network-CALM VI (2025-2028): Long-term Observations on Arctic Permafrost

Alexander Kholodov · University of Alaska Fairbanks Campus

The Nineteenth Graduate Climate Conference (GCC-2025)

Susan Solomon · Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Collaborative Research: The Circumpolar Active Layer Monitoring Network-CALM VI (2025-2028): Long-term Observations on Arctic Permafrost

Nikolay Shiklomanov · George Washington University

Collaborative Research: The Circumpolar Active Layer Monitoring Network-CALM VI (2025-2028): Long-term Observations on Arctic Permafrost

Frederick Nelson · Northern Michigan University

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.