Hinzman named vice chancellor for research

January 20, 2016

Marmian Grimes

Permafrost hydrologist, UAF alumnus and longtime professor Larry Hinzman has been selected to serve as the new vice chancellor for research.

Hinzman first came to UAF as a research technician at the Agricultural Experiment Station 34 years ago. After earning a doctorate from UAF in 1990, he joined the faculty in 1991 as an assistant research professor at the Water and Environmental Research Center in the School of Engineering. During his three decades as a researcher, he has conducted field studies in the Alaska Arctic and been a collaborator on similar work in the Russian and Canadian Arctic. He was appointed director of the UAF International Arctic Research Center in 2007. Throughout his career, Hinzman has been an advocate for national and international Arctic science partnerships, serving in leadership positions within a wide variety of global science organizations. He is currently the United States’ delegate and vice president of the International Arctic Science Committee.

Hinzman has served as interim vice chancellor for research since March 2015. In addition to his doctorate from UAF in soil physics, he has bachelor’s degrees in soil science and general chemistry from South Dakota State University and a master’s degree in agronomy from Purdue University.