IARC research to unite on the UAF West Ridge campus
May 15, 2014
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All research units of the International Arctic Research Center will unite on the University of Alaska Fairbanks' West Ridge this summer.
IARC has seven research units, four of which are located off campus: the Scenarios Network for Alaska & Arctic Planning, the Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy, the Alaska Fire Science Consortium and the Alaska Climate Science Center.
The relocation of the units into the Syun-Ichi Akasofu Building is part of the restructuring started two years ago by UAF Chancellor Brian Rogers and Vice Chancellor for Research Mark Myers to unify many of the climate science programs at UAF under the IARC umbrella.
IARC director Larry Hinzman noted that this relocation would enable the researchers to more efficiently work together and share tools and resources, which would help IARC, as a family, align its climate programs. “Each of these units possesses unique talents, mandates and missions, so co-location may greatly expand our abilities to understand arctic processes and communicate this knowledge to the public, state and federal agencies and other researchers,” he said.
SNAP director Scott Rupp echoed Hinzman’s excitement about the move. “Co-location of all the groups within IARC will greatly facilitate our research and collaborations within IARC, as well as across all the other units and institutes that we have been working with at UAF,” he said.
Since its inception in 1998, IARC has pioneered an integrated understanding of the Arctic as a system. With roughly 200 people affiliated, IARC conducts research in various disciplines of arctic science, ranging from oceanography and fire science to ecosystem modeling. IARC is also known for its excellent collaborations with stakeholders as well as education and outreach activities at local, state, national and international levels.
ON THE WEB: http://www.iarc.uaf.edu/
ADDITIONAL CONTACTS: Larry Hinzman, IARC director, 907-474-7331, lhinzman@iarc.uaf.edu; Scott Rupp, SNAP director, 907-474-7535, tsrupp@alaska.edu.
