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US Antarctic Scientists Directory
The intent of the Directory is to have a list of scientists who work in the US Antarctic Program (USAP). Currently the only list readily available is through the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Awards Database, and this listing is only of NSF principal investigators. There are many more scientists (e.g., students, post-docs, staff scientists, etc.), including those funded by other agencies, who are involved in USAP. The US Antarctic Scientists Directory compiled by US-SCAR will serve as a resource for new Antarctic proposers, will provide a means for people currently involved in USAP activities to find potential collaborators, will allow the general public to learn more about USAP activities and accomplishments, and provide a number of other benefits to the US Antarctic community.
To add your name to the Directory, please complete the Directory Registration Form.
If you have questions about the use and intent of the Directory, contact Deneb Karentz, US Delegate to SCAR. If at any time you need to make a correction to your listing or you would like to be deleted from the Directory, please use this form to request changes to your entry in the US Antarctic Scientists Directory.
| Name | Position | City | State | NSF Antarctic Program | SCAR Science Group Affiliation | Antarctic Research Location(s) | Research Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelton McMahon | Assistant Professor | Narragansett | Rhode Island | Antarctic Organisms and Ecosystems | Geosciences Group | Palmer Station, Field camp - ship access, Cape Crozier, Other | biogeochemistry, climate change, geochemistry, penguins, seals |
| Patrick Meade | Research Software Engineer | Madison | Wisconsin | Antarctic Astrophysics and Geospace Sciences | Expert Group - Astronomy and Astrophysics | Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station | Neutrino |
| Lauren Miller | Associate Professor | Charlottesville | Virginia | Antarctic Earth Sciences | Geosciences Group | RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer | sedimentology, geomorphology, marine geology, subglacial hydrology |
| Amy Moran | Full Professor | Honolulu | Hawaii | Antarctic Organisms and Ecosystems | Life Sciences Group | McMurdo Station | Polar gigantism, ecophysiology, benthic ecology, larvae, embryos, Antarctica |
| Brooke Moreland | Research Scientist | Indianapolis | Indiana | SCAR Science Group | Standing Committee - Humanities and Social Sciences | Other | Community Engagement; Coalition Building; Knowledge Sharing |
| Daniel Morgan | Principal Senior Lecturer, Associate Dean | Nashville | Tennessee | Antarctic Earth Sciences | Geosciences Group | McMurdo Station, Field camp - fixed wing access, Field camp - helicopter access, Dry Valleys | glacial geology, cosmogenic nuclides, landscape evolution, provenance |
| William Muntean | Senior Associate (non-resident) | Dulles | Virginia | governance, geopolitics, tourism, history | Standing Committee - Humanities and Social Sciences | No fieldwork (all research conducted remotely) | governance, geopolitics, tourism, history |
| Alison Murray | Full Professor | Reno | Nevada | Antarctic Organisms and Ecosystems | Life Sciences Group | McMurdo Station, Palmer Station, ARSV Laurence M. Gould, RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer | microbial ecology, genomics, adaptation, oceanography, hypersaline brine, evolution |
| Ian Murray | Research Scientist | Carlisle | Pennsylvania | Antarctic Earth Sciences | Standing Committee - Humanities and Social Sciences | No fieldwork (all research conducted remotely) | International Relations with Antarctica; Latin American relationships with Antarctica; Antarctic Treaty System |
| Atsuhiro Muto | Associate Professor | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | Antarctic Glaciology | Geosciences Group | McMurdo Station, Field camp - fixed wing access | glaciology, geophysics |
| Frank Nitsche | Research Scientist | Palisades | New York | Antarctic Earth Sciences | Geosciences Group | RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer | geophysics, geomorphology, data management, marine geology, bathymetry, seismic |
| Kristin O Brien | Full Professor | Fairbanks | Alaska | Antarctic Organisms and Ecosystems | Life Sciences Group | Palmer Station, ARSV Laurence M. Gould | Antarctic fish, metabolism, temperature, hypoxia |
| Benjamin Ogden | Assistant Professor | Carlisle | Pennsylvania | Antarctic Astrophysics and Geospace Sciences | Standing Committee - Antarctic Geographic Information | No fieldwork (all research conducted remotely) | Antarctica and space; training for space operations; NASA and Antarctica; Antarctica curriculum; strategic security of the Southern Polar Region |
| Jesse Osborn | PhD Student | Madison | Wisconsin | Antarctic Astrophysics and Geospace Sciences | Physical Sciences Group | No fieldwork (all research conducted remotely) | Astroparticle physics, astrophysics, particle physics |
| Dogacan Ozturk | Assistant Professor | Fairbanks | Alaska | Antarctic Astrophysics and Geospace Sciences | Geosciences Group | No fieldwork (all research conducted remotely) | ground magnetic disturbances, geomagnetically induced currents, aurora |
| Terry Palmer | Research Scientist | Corpus Christi | Texas | Antarctic Organisms and Ecosystems | Life Sciences Group | McMurdo Station, Palmer Station | benthic, contamination, anthropogenic, community composition, monitoring |
| B Jack Pan | -- | San Diego | California | Antarctic Organisms and Ecosystems | Life Sciences Group | Palmer Station, ARSV Laurence M. Gould, RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer, No fieldwork (all research conducted remotely), Other | remote sensing, data science, ocean-ice shelf interaction, oceanography, ecosystem ecology |
| Erin Pettit | Associate Professor | Corvallis | Oregon | Antarctic Glaciology | Physical Sciences Group | McMurdo Station, RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer, Field camp - fixed wing access, Field camp - ship access, Dry Valleys, Other | glaciology, glacier dynamics, ice-ocean interactions, ice microstructure |
| Matthias Plum | Assistant Professor | Rapid City | South Dakota | Antarctic Astrophysics and Geospace Sciences | Expert Group - Astronomy and Astrophysics | Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station | astrophysics, cosmic rays |
| Michael Polito | Associate Professor | Baton Rouge | Louisiana | Antarctic Organisms and Ecosystems | Life Sciences Group | McMurdo Station, ARSV Laurence M. Gould, Field camp - ship access, Other | penguins, seals, foraging ecology, food webs, stable isotopes |
| Paul Ponganis | Research Scientist | La Jolla | California | Antarctic Organisms and Ecosystems | Life Sciences Group | McMurdo Station, Field camp - fixed wing access, Field camp - helicopter access | dive behavior, emperor penguins, physiology, seals, whales |
| John Postlethwait | Full Professor | Eugene | Oregon | Antarctic Organisms and Ecosystems | Life Sciences Group | Palmer Station, ARSV Laurence M. Gould | miRNA, sex chromosomes, X-cell disease, genomics, erythropoiesis |
| Sarah Power | PhD Student | Blacksburg | Virginia | Antarctic Organisms and Ecosystems | Life Sciences Group | McMurdo Station, Field camp - helicopter access, Dry Valleys | remote sensing, ecosystems, biogeosciences, microbial mat, soils |
| Michelle Pratt | Program Manager | Corvallis | Oregon | Polar STEAM works with researchers across a wide spectrum of research disciplines | Life Sciences Group | McMurdo Station, Palmer Station, Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, ARSV Laurence M. Gould, RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer, Field camp - fixed wing access, Field camp - helicopter access, Field camp - ship access, Cape Crozier, Dry Valleys, Mount Erebus, No fieldwork (all research conducted remotely), Other | broader impacts, education, artist, writer, communication |
| Zoe Rechav | PhD Student | Madison | Wisconsin | Antarctic Astrophysics and Geospace Sciences | Physical Sciences Group | No fieldwork (all research conducted remotely) | neutrinos, IceCube, deep neural networking |