The Alaska CESU is a collaborative effort between universities, institutions, and federal agencies designed to facilitate research.
The Alaska CESU achieves the highest level of integrity and leadership expertise in unique circumpolar north, boreal and marine ecosystem science critical to the future of state, national and global issues by establishing:
- An integrated structural partnership that functions seamlessly to meet science needs
- A quality assurance and peer review mechanism that assures the integrity of the process, bringing accurate and current science to bear on policy issues
- A collaboration that is publicly visible in making connections and communicating research impacts at the state and national levels
- A program that draws from all cultures in Alaska, builds both agency and partner human resource capacity in Alaskan expertise for the future and connects this capacity with the national arena
Host: University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Year Established: 2003
Host CESU Website
Director
Professor, Department of Natural Resources and Environment
University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Phone: (907) 474-6926
Email: pjfix@alaska.edu
Federal Partners

Technical Representatives
Mike Setlock
jreganvienop@blm.gov
msetlock@blm.gov
Matt Varner
Fisheries Biologist
mvarner@blm.gov
Administrative Representatives
Chanda Brown
Grants Management Specialist
chandabrown@blm.gov
Ramon (Luis) Burgos-Candelaria
Grants Management Officer
rburgoscandelaria@blm.gov

Technical Representatives
James Moore
Marine Archaeologist
james.moore@boem.gov
Michael Rasser
Marine Biologist
michael.rasser@boem.gov
Administrative Representative
Briana Wallace
briana.wallace@boem.gov

Technical Representatives
Joshua Friers
Natural and Cultural Resources Programs Manager
joshua.friers.2@us.af.mil
Derrick Golla
Natural Resources Lead Associate
golla_derrick@bah.com
Administrative Representative
Greg Bonnell
Project Manager
gregory.w.bonnell@usace.army.mil

Technical Representative
Robert Foy
Science and Research Director
robert.foy@noaa.gov

Technical Representative
Scott Gende
Team Lead, Natural Resources
scott_gende@nps.gov

Technical Representative
Jonathan Smith
Senior Scientist, Soil Science and Resource Assessment
jonathan.smith@usda.gov

Technical Representative
Paul Leonard
Supervisory Biologist
paul_leonard@fws.gov
Academic Partners
Non-Profit Partners
Technical Representative
Scot Williamson
Vice President
swilliamson@wildlifemgt.org
Administrative Representative
Meghan Gilbart
Grant Management Specialist
mgilbart@wildlifemgt.org
