Pool of expertise
INTERACT provides a huge pool of science expertise through its partners. These experts can respond to requests from external organisations, consortia and networks for information, collaboration and representation from INTERACT.
| Name | Surname | Science Expertise | Popular science description of your area of expertise (1 sentence) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mora | Aronsson | Botany, EcologyThe study of living organisms in their environment, including where they are found and how they interact with their physical environment and with each other, for example through food webs.... More, Taxonomy, Red listing, Monitoring | My main work is as adviser coordinator of biodiversityBiological diversity. The many and varied forms of life on Earth (collectively known as biota). As well as diversity of species (species diversity), there is also diversity within populations of a... More, nature protection, monitoring and red listing |
| Paul Eric | Aspholm | Researcher in ecologyThe study of living organisms in their environment, including where they are found and how they interact with their physical environment and with each other, for example through food webs.... More, experience and knowledge in a variety of thematic. | Nature and humans. Knowing the background for Interact (scannet). http://www.framshorts.com/video/the-mysteries-of-the-freshwater-pearl-mussel/ |
| Jaana | Bäck | Forest ecophysiology, climate changeAccording to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, climate change is change in the climate of the whole Earth or a region of the Earth that is believed... More | Climate changeAccording to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, climate change is change in the climate of the whole Earth or a region of the Earth that is believed... More impacts on forests, and the impacts of forests on climateThe average weather we would expect over a long period of time (seasons, years, decades). Climate varies from place-to-place across the Earth. Climate is determined by long-term (over at least... More through both biogeochemical and biophysical feedbacks |
| Christine | Barnard | Research management; Aquatic research | Research and program management of northern science; infrastructure development and management; data management; research coordination |
| Brian | Barnes | Hibernation and cryobiology | how animals survive arcticDefinitions of the Arctic vary according to environmental, geographical, political, cultural and scientific perspectives. Some scientists define the Arctic as areas having a high latitude, long winters, short, cool summers,... More winters |
| Tom | Barry | Science-Policy interface | Science-Policy interface |
| Luisella | Bianco | a) physics b) project management | a) Physics b) Project management in EU projects |
| Boris | Biskaborn | a) PermafrostPermafrost is frozen ground that remains at or below zero degrees Celsius (32 degrees Fahrenheit) for two or more years. It forms in regions where the mean annual temperature is... More data science b) Paleoclimate | a) PermafrostPermafrost is frozen ground that remains at or below zero degrees Celsius (32 degrees Fahrenheit) for two or more years. It forms in regions where the mean annual temperature is... More temperature development on global scale b) Late Quaternary environmental variability, diatoms, sediment-geochemistry in lake sediment cores. |
| Syndonia | Bret-Harte | Plant ecologyThe study of living organisms in their environment, including where they are found and how they interact with their physical environment and with each other, for example through food webs.... More and ecosystemAll the living organisms (including people) in an area as well as its physical environment, functioning together as a unit. An ecosystem is made up of plants, animals, microorganisms, soil,... More ecologyThe study of living organisms in their environment, including where they are found and how they interact with their physical environment and with each other, for example through food webs.... More | How plant species affect carbon and nitrogen cycling in arcticDefinitions of the Arctic vary according to environmental, geographical, political, cultural and scientific perspectives. Some scientists define the Arctic as areas having a high latitude, long winters, short, cool summers,... More tundraA type of ecosystem in which tree growth is limited by low temperatures. The origin of the word is from from the Kildin Sami word t?ndâr, meaning "uplands" or "treeless mountain tract". In the northern... More |
| Terry | Callaghan | Plant EcologyThe study of living organisms in their environment, including where they are found and how they interact with their physical environment and with each other, for example through food webs.... More and Ecosystems | I have an overview of ArcticDefinitions of the Arctic vary according to environmental, geographical, political, cultural and scientific perspectives. Some scientists define the Arctic as areas having a high latitude, long winters, short, cool summers,... More environmental change and particularly vegetation responses to change |
| Jan | Dick | Socio-ecological coupled systems | I work at the interface between social and ecological science focusing particularly on ecosystemAll the living organisms (including people) in an area as well as its physical environment, functioning together as a unit. An ecosystem is made up of plants, animals, microorganisms, soil,... More services and natural capital |
| Oleg | Ditrich | Parasitology | Parasitic infections of humans and other animals, including polar regions. |
| James | Drummond | Atmospheric composition and energy transfer | My research is in the area of the composition of the atmosphere and how energy moves around in the atmosphere |
| Josef | Elster | Microbiology, phycology | ecophysiology of cyanobacteria and microalgae in terrestrial and freshwater polar environment |
| Tor | Ericson | Digitalisation, embedded systems, electronics, software | Create new products or services |
| Snorre B. | Hagen | EcologyThe study of living organisms in their environment, including where they are found and how they interact with their physical environment and with each other, for example through food webs.... More, population genetics, conservation biologyThe study of life and living organisms (from the Greek word 'bios' meaning life).... More | I work with animal populations in several taxa, including various large carnivores, insects and fish. I am particularly interested in how and why wildlife populations change in numbers and genetic composition in time and space. For example, I am interested in understanding the influence on populations habitat fragmentation, climate changeAccording to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, climate change is change in the climate of the whole Earth or a region of the Earth that is believed... More, and management strategies. |
| Nagruk | Harcharek | ArcticDefinitions of the Arctic vary according to environmental, geographical, political, cultural and scientific perspectives. Some scientists define the Arctic as areas having a high latitude, long winters, short, cool summers,... More Science Logistics | North Slope Science Logistics |
| Erika | Hille | PermafrostPermafrost is frozen ground that remains at or below zero degrees Celsius (32 degrees Fahrenheit) for two or more years. It forms in regions where the mean annual temperature is... More HydrologyThe study of water in the environment, particularly its amount, movement and quality. It encompasses water in rivers, lakes, glaciers, soil and underground aquifers. The way in which water (liquid and... More | Cold regions water resources specialist |
| Antero | Järvinen | EcologyThe study of living organisms in their environment, including where they are found and how they interact with their physical environment and with each other, for example through food webs.... More, long-term studies, natural variation in northern nature,etc. | Northern animals, especially birds |
| Margareta | Johansson | PermafrostPermafrost is frozen ground that remains at or below zero degrees Celsius (32 degrees Fahrenheit) for two or more years. It forms in regions where the mean annual temperature is... More dynamics and permafrostPermafrost is frozen ground that remains at or below zero degrees Celsius (32 degrees Fahrenheit) for two or more years. It forms in regions where the mean annual temperature is... More and vegetation interaction | Lowland permafrostPermafrost is frozen ground that remains at or below zero degrees Celsius (32 degrees Fahrenheit) for two or more years. It forms in regions where the mean annual temperature is... More in northernmost Sweden is located at the boundary of where permafrostPermafrost is frozen ground that remains at or below zero degrees Celsius (32 degrees Fahrenheit) for two or more years. It forms in regions where the mean annual temperature is... More can exist. It is hence very sensitive to ongoing climate changeAccording to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, climate change is change in the climate of the whole Earth or a region of the Earth that is believed... More. I am monitoring the development of the so call active layerThe layer of ground above permafrost that is subject to annual thawing and freezing.... More and ground temperatures around Abisko. In addition, I have an experiment telling about what will happen in the future with permafrostPermafrost is frozen ground that remains at or below zero degrees Celsius (32 degrees Fahrenheit) for two or more years. It forms in regions where the mean annual temperature is... More when the area is likely to receive more snow. |
| Christian | Körner | Arctic-alpine plant life | Plant ecologyThe study of living organisms in their environment, including where they are found and how they interact with their physical environment and with each other, for example through food webs.... More |
| Aart | Kroon | Geomorphology, morphodynamics | Looking to physical processes by wind and water that change the landscapes. |
| Jana | Kvíderová | stress ecophysiology and ecologyThe study of living organisms in their environment, including where they are found and how they interact with their physical environment and with each other, for example through food webs.... More of algae and cyanobacteria, astrobiology | My research is focused on survival and adaptationIn ecology, adaptation is the process by which a species acquires certain traits that improve survival in a particular environment.... More of algae and cyanobacteria to extreme environmental conditions, and its connection to astrobiology (limits of life). |
| Kirsi | Latola | Changes in the ArcticDefinitions of the Arctic vary according to environmental, geographical, political, cultural and scientific perspectives. Some scientists define the Arctic as areas having a high latitude, long winters, short, cool summers,... More, holistic approach | What are challengiens ArcticDefinitions of the Arctic vary according to environmental, geographical, political, cultural and scientific perspectives. Some scientists define the Arctic as areas having a high latitude, long winters, short, cool summers,... More and its residents are facing and how to cope with those. |
| Nicolas | Lecomte | Polar ecologyThe study of living organisms in their environment, including where they are found and how they interact with their physical environment and with each other, for example through food webs.... More, biostatistics, ecosystems | Understanding the impacts of climate changeAccording to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, climate change is change in the climate of the whole Earth or a region of the Earth that is believed... More on arcticDefinitions of the Arctic vary according to environmental, geographical, political, cultural and scientific perspectives. Some scientists define the Arctic as areas having a high latitude, long winters, short, cool summers,... More ecosystems |
| Maarten | Loonen | BiologyThe study of life and living organisms (from the Greek word 'bios' meaning life).... More but also multidisciplinarity | 30 years of science and field work in an international setting (Ny-Alesund, CAFFConservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna. One of the working groups of the Arctic Council. Established in 1992. Its main role is to advise governments on conservation matters and issues concerning... More), collecting data in the entire food webA food web is a description of feeding connections in an ecological community (i.e. a group of organisms). Put simply, food webs describe what 'eats' (or more correctly, 'consumes') what.... More, even lakes and fjord. |
| Maribeth | Murray | Historical EcologyThe study of living organisms in their environment, including where they are found and how they interact with their physical environment and with each other, for example through food webs.... More and Climatology | ArcticDefinitions of the Arctic vary according to environmental, geographical, political, cultural and scientific perspectives. Some scientists define the Arctic as areas having a high latitude, long winters, short, cool summers,... More climate changeAccording to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, climate change is change in the climate of the whole Earth or a region of the Earth that is believed... More past and present |
| Hlynur | Oskarsson | PeatlandPeat is a soil type formed from slowly decomposing vegetation. It is found in wet areas where the lack of oxygen slows the breakdown of plant matter. Peatlands are areas... More ecologist | Wetland scientist / wetland ecologist |
| Jouni | Pulliainen | Remote sensing (Earth Observation) of cryospherePlaces on earth where water is in its solid form, frozen into ice or snow. This includes polar regions but also high altitude areas (high mountains). In a region's winter,... More | Use of satellite data to investigate arcticDefinitions of the Arctic vary according to environmental, geographical, political, cultural and scientific perspectives. Some scientists define the Arctic as areas having a high latitude, long winters, short, cool summers,... More and sub-arctic regions |
| Zofia | Rączkowska | Geomorphology, physical geographyThe study of the Earth, such as places, landforms, people and processes by which the Earth changes over time. Geography is divided into two main branches: human geography and physical... More, high mountains, subarcticThe area immediately south of the Arctic circle. Generally, subarctic regions fall between 50°N and 70°N latitude, depending on local climate. In other words, the subarctic is the region between the... More areas, present-day geomorphological processes, recent landscape evolution, snow avalanches, geoecological issues of high mountain, the Tatras, the Scandinavian Mts., the Alps, the Pyrenees, the Carpathians, the Caingorms, the Himalaya | I am geomorphologist expertised in geomorphological and geoecological problems of high mountains and subarcticThe area immediately south of the Arctic circle. Generally, subarctic regions fall between 50°N and 70°N latitude, depending on local climate. In other words, the subarctic is the region between the... More areas. |
| Morten | Rasch | EcosystemAll the living organisms (including people) in an area as well as its physical environment, functioning together as a unit. An ecosystem is made up of plants, animals, microorganisms, soil,... More function, coastal geomorphology, arcticDefinitions of the Arctic vary according to environmental, geographical, political, cultural and scientific perspectives. Some scientists define the Arctic as areas having a high latitude, long winters, short, cool summers,... More geomorphology | General insight in how arcticDefinitions of the Arctic vary according to environmental, geographical, political, cultural and scientific perspectives. Some scientists define the Arctic as areas having a high latitude, long winters, short, cool summers,... More physical landscapes and ecosystems function |
| Katrine | Raundrup | BiologyThe study of life and living organisms (from the Greek word 'bios' meaning life).... More | I work with ArcticDefinitions of the Arctic vary according to environmental, geographical, political, cultural and scientific perspectives. Some scientists define the Arctic as areas having a high latitude, long winters, short, cool summers,... More land mammals; interactions between grazers and vegetation; and monitoring of biological effects of climate changeAccording to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, climate change is change in the climate of the whole Earth or a region of the Earth that is believed... More |
| Ninis | Rosqvist | Effects of climate changeAccording to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, climate change is change in the climate of the whole Earth or a region of the Earth that is believed... More on glaciers, snow, lakes in polar and high alpine environments | Effects of climate changeAccording to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, climate change is change in the climate of the whole Earth or a region of the Earth that is believed... More on glaciers, snow, lakes in polar and high alpine environments |
| Hannele | Savela | Animal physiology, Applied animal physiology | Nutrition physiology and reproductive physiology of the reindeer. |
| Niels Martin | Schmidt | ArcticDefinitions of the Arctic vary according to environmental, geographical, political, cultural and scientific perspectives. Some scientists define the Arctic as areas having a high latitude, long winters, short, cool summers,... More ecologyThe study of living organisms in their environment, including where they are found and how they interact with their physical environment and with each other, for example through food webs.... More, mammalogy, population dynamics, interactions | My research focuses on the importance of interactions between organisms, and how these interactions modulate the responses to climate changeAccording to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, climate change is change in the climate of the whole Earth or a region of the Earth that is believed... More |
| Jamal | Shirley | Aquatic systems; community research engagement | Design and coordination of research and training related snowmelt hydrologyThe study of water in the environment, particularly its amount, movement and quality. It encompasses water in rivers, lakes, glaciers, soil and underground aquifers. The way in which water (liquid and... More and water quality in Iqaluit Nunavut |
| Henrik | Skov | ArcticDefinitions of the Arctic vary according to environmental, geographical, political, cultural and scientific perspectives. Some scientists define the Arctic as areas having a high latitude, long winters, short, cool summers,... More Atmospheric chemistryThe study of matter at the atomic and molecular scale.... More | I am working with the problems of transport of contaminants into the ArcticDefinitions of the Arctic vary according to environmental, geographical, political, cultural and scientific perspectives. Some scientists define the Arctic as areas having a high latitude, long winters, short, cool summers,... More and how they might affect the environment and how they interact with climateThe average weather we would expect over a long period of time (seasons, years, decades). Climate varies from place-to-place across the Earth. Climate is determined by long-term (over at least... More |
| Aleksandr | Sokolov | EcologyThe study of living organisms in their environment, including where they are found and how they interact with their physical environment and with each other, for example through food webs.... More, biologyThe study of life and living organisms (from the Greek word 'bios' meaning life).... More, ArcticDefinitions of the Arctic vary according to environmental, geographical, political, cultural and scientific perspectives. Some scientists define the Arctic as areas having a high latitude, long winters, short, cool summers,... More | State of the ecosystems under climate changeAccording to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, climate change is change in the climate of the whole Earth or a region of the Earth that is believed... More and growing antropogenic presence in the ArcticDefinitions of the Arctic vary according to environmental, geographical, political, cultural and scientific perspectives. Some scientists define the Arctic as areas having a high latitude, long winters, short, cool summers,... More |
| Otso | Suominen | SubarcticThe area immediately south of the Arctic circle. Generally, subarctic regions fall between 50°N and 70°N latitude, depending on local climate. In other words, the subarctic is the region between the... More ecologyThe study of living organisms in their environment, including where they are found and how they interact with their physical environment and with each other, for example through food webs.... More, arcticDefinitions of the Arctic vary according to environmental, geographical, political, cultural and scientific perspectives. Some scientists define the Arctic as areas having a high latitude, long winters, short, cool summers,... More herbivory, biodiversityBiological diversity. The many and varied forms of life on Earth (collectively known as biota). As well as diversity of species (species diversity), there is also diversity within populations of a... More, | Ecological inetractions and biodiversityBiological diversity. The many and varied forms of life on Earth (collectively known as biota). As well as diversity of species (species diversity), there is also diversity within populations of a... More in subarcticThe area immediately south of the Arctic circle. Generally, subarctic regions fall between 50°N and 70°N latitude, depending on local climate. In other words, the subarctic is the region between the... More and borel ecosystems. |
| Elmer | Topp-Jørgensen | Greenland: Wildlife management, BiodiversityBiological diversity. The many and varied forms of life on Earth (collectively known as biota). As well as diversity of species (species diversity), there is also diversity within populations of a... More conservation, Community-based monitoring | Experience with sustainability issues in Greenalndic wildlife management (including involvement of local communities) and conservation planning for the protection of biodiversityBiological diversity. The many and varied forms of life on Earth (collectively known as biota). As well as diversity of species (species diversity), there is also diversity within populations of a... More. |
| Stefano | Ventura | Microbial ecologyThe study of living organisms in their environment, including where they are found and how they interact with their physical environment and with each other, for example through food webs.... More of terrestrial polar habitats; Cyanobacteria | In polar regions, where plant growth is impaired, microbes colonise bare lands, produce nutrients for other life forms, shape the environment: they depend only on sunlight, water, and carbon dioxideA gas (chemical formula CO2), which occurs naturally in the Earth's atmosphere. Carbon dioxide is given off by organisms when they respire, and it is absorbed by organisms like plants and... More in the air for being successful in hostile conditions. |
| Solvi Runar | Vignisson | Marine biologyThe study of life and living organisms (from the Greek word 'bios' meaning life).... More and ornithology | Bird migration and littoral ecologyThe study of living organisms in their environment, including where they are found and how they interact with their physical environment and with each other, for example through food webs.... More are my favorite. |
