Sutton named URSA director

July 26, 2016

University Relations

Trent Sutton is the new director of the Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Activity at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. He has served as URSA's co-director since January 2015.

URSA,  established in 2011, supports, develops and institutionalizes UAF's diverse and robust undergraduate research and scholarly activity programs.

Sutton holds a doctorate from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) in fisheries science (1997), a master’s degree in biological sciences from Michigan Technological University (1993) and a bachelor’s degree in fisheries and wildlife from Michigan State University (1991). He is a professor of fisheries biology in the School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, where he also serves as the associate dean of academic programs.