Dr. Vladimir A. Alexeev is presently a Research Professor at the International Arctic Research Center (IARC), University of Alaska Fairbanks. He received his Master’s and PhD degrees from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology. His research interests include global change, with an emphasis on how large-scale climate dynamics impact various processes on different scales from global to local. He is currently collaborating on many research projects, such as modeling the hydrology of Interior Alaska with the National Center for Atmospheric Research, studying coastal erosion with the Geophysical Institute of the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and looking at how the changing hydrology in Alaska and Mongolia impacts people's resilience as part of an NSF-funded project. He was also involved in a long-term outreach summer program for students at IARC.
Dr. Peter A Bieniek is a research assistant professor and expert in Alaska climatology, climate variability and change, dynamical downscaling, and regional climate at the Alaska Climate Science Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks. He received his Bachelor’s degree from Valparaiso University in 2005 and his Master’s degree from the University of Alaska Fairbanks in 2007. He completed his PhD studies in Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology at the University of Alaska Fairbanks in 2012. His research interests include climate variability and change, dynamical downscaling, and regional climate. He is also a member of the Scenarios Network for Alaska & Arctic Planning (SNAP), IARC Central Research, and the International Arctic Research Center.
