Director

University affiliation

• International Arctic Research Center
• University of Alaska Fairbanks (Fairbanks)

Contact information

• Email: heicken@alaska.edu
• Phone: (907) 474-7280

Media contact

Heather McFarland

• Phone: (907) 474-6286
• Email: hrmcfarland@alaska.edu

Areas of expertise

• Earth science

Research interests/biography

Hajo Eicken is an expert in glaciology. He specializes in the growth and evolution of sea ice, its role in the climate system and its importance for ecosystems and people, both as a provider of important services and a major hazard. He collaborates from the local to the international scale to help enhance coordinated observations of rapid change.