Kelly to discuss extreme events in Arctic science and policy

February 16, 2017

University Relations

Brendan Kelly, executive director of the Study of Environmental Arctic Change, will present a seminar titled "Extreme Events in the Arctic and Science Policy" on March 1 from 3:30-5 p.m. in the Elvey Building auditorium.

Kelly has led SEARCH since September 2015. The organization, which promotes scientific understanding of Arctic change, is primarily funded by a National Science Foundation grant to UAF's International Arctic Research Center and the Fairbanks-based Arctic Research Consortium of the United States.

Kelly is a research professor at IARC. His research in Arctic marine ecosystems began at UAF in 1976, and he has held several positions with the University of Alaska.

Kelly previously served in the NSF's Arctic Section and as assistant director for polar science in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.

 

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