Principal Investigator
Mary Beth Leigh
Professor, Institute of Arctic Biology and the Department of Biology and Wildlife, University of Alaska Fairbanks
email: mbleigh@alaska.edu
Office phone: (907) 474-6656
Office location: West Ridge Research Building Room 228
Mailing address: UAF Institute of Arctic Biology, PO Box 757000, Fairbanks, AK 99775
Twitter: @marybethleigh
Graduate Students
Alexis Walker
Ph.D. student in Marine Biology (Co-advisor Sarah Hardy)
Research topic: Microbial community structure and function of the Arctic marine benthos
amwalker8@alaska.edu
Twitter: @infinitesimaLex
Kelly Ireland
Ph.D. student in Biological Sciences (Co-advisors: Brandon Briggs, UAA and Kathryn Milligan-Myhre, University of Connecticut)
Research topic: Effects of crude oil exposure on host-microbiome interactions in threespine stickleback
ksireland@alaska.edu
Twitter: @kellysue94
Kristin Hruska
M.S. student in Biological Sciences
kmhruska@alaska.edu
Former students and staff (recent)
Taylor Gofstein
Ph.D. student, Environmental Chemistry
Research topic: Biodegradation of crude oil and chemical dispersants (Corexit 9500) in Arctic seawater
tgofstein@alaska.edu
Current affiliation: University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT
Rodney Guritz
Former M.A. student, Rural Development (Co-advisor: Charlene Stern)
Research topic: Strategies and Resources for Community-Driven Environmental Restoration
rdguritz@alaska.edu
Current affiliation: Arctic Data Services, Fairbanks, AK
Chris Kasanke
Former Ph.D. student, Biological Sciences
Research topic: Biodegradation of sulfolane in a sub-Arctic aquifer
cpkasanke@alaska.edu
Current affiliation: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA
Benjamin Hedges
Former Undergraduate Researcher and Lab Technician/Manager
bhedges2@alaska.edu
Current affiliation: University of Alaska Fairbanks
Kristin Hruska
Former Lab Manager
kmhruska@alaska.edu
Current affiliation: University of Alaska Fairbanks and Bureau of Land Management Alaska Fire Service
Collaborators
Dr. David Barnes
Professor
Institute of Northern Engineering, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks, AK USA
Dr. Eric Collins
Assistant Professor
College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks, AK USA
Dr. Lissy Goralnik
Assistant Professor
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Dr. Sarah Mincks
Assistant Professor
College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks, AK USA
Dr. Mary-Cathrine Leewis
Soil Microbiologist
U.S. Geological Survey
Menlo Park, CA, USA
Dr. Tomas Macek
Professor
University of Chemistry and Technology
Prague, Czech Republic
Dr. Armando McDonald
Professor
University of Idaho
Moscow, ID, USA
Dr. Michael P. Nelson
Professor of Environmental Ethics and Philosophy, Ruth H. Spaniol Chair of Renewable Resources
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR, USA
Dr. Ursel Schuette
Research Scientist
Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks, AK, USA
Dr. Andres Soria
Director of the Bergland Center, Pacific University
Forest Grove, OR, USA
Dr. Frederick Swanson
Retired, U.S. Forest Service
Corvallis, OR, USA
Dr. Ondrej Uhlik
Associate Professor
University of Chemistry and Technology
Prague, Czech Republic