Ocean Acidification Expertise Database

Name	Title/Organization	OA Specialty	Geographic focus	Email
Lauren Bell	Research Associate, Sitka Sound Science Center; PhD Student, UC Santa Cruz	Ecological impacts of OA in kelp forest systems and coastal carbonate chemistry monitoring	Sitka Sound	laebell@ucsc.edu Scientist interview with Lauren
Nina Bednarsek	Biological oceanographer, Southern California Coastal Water Research Project	Development of biologically relevant thresholds for interpreting OA data, pteropod response to OA	Gulf of Alaska, Bering Sea, California	Scientist interview with Nina
Allison Bidlack	PhD, Alaska Coastal Rainforest Center, Juneau	OA and carbon cycle dynamics; linking field data and model output with experimental biological studies to understand responses to OA and global change	Southeast Alaska	albidlack@alaska.edu Scientist interview with Allison
Rob Campbell	Oceanographer, Prince William Sound Science Center, Cordova	Oceanographic monitoring in Prince William Sound; OA sample collection for research	Prince William Sound	rcampbell@pwssc.org
Jessica Cross	Research Associate, NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Lab, Seattle, WA	Complex carbonate biogeochemistry, new technology and autonomous gliders along the Alaska coast, using interdisciplinary approaches to look at carbon system variability	Bering, Chukchi, and Gulf of Alaska	jessica.cross@noaa.gov Scientist interview with Jessica
Switgard Duesterloh	Marine educator, Ocean Science Discovery Program, Kodiak	Marine education including hands-on ocean acidification lessons and experiments; toxicology.	Kodiak region	switgard@gci.net Scientist interview with Switgard
Darcy Dugan	Alaska OA Network Director, Alaska Ocean Observing System, Anchorage	Facilitating interaction between researchers and stakeholders, increasing monitoring efforts, expanding the understanding of OA to new audiences	Statewide	dugan@aoos.org
Wiley Evans	Research Scientist, Hakai Institute, Campbell River, BC	CO2 systems and instrumentation; system integration at land-based facilities; underway and autonomous measurements	Gulf of Alaska	wiley.evans@hakai.org Scientist interview with Wiley
Bob Foy	Kodiak Lab Director, NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Kodiak	Causes and effects of elevated CO2 on marine species		robert.foy@noaa.gov Scientist interview with Bob
Burke Hales	Professor, Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR	Ocean carbon cycle; CO2 analytical chemistry; developed the “Burkolator”		bhales@coas.oregonstate.edu Scientist interview with Burke
Claudine Hauri	Research Assistant Professor, International Arctic Research Center, UAF, Fairbanks	OA and carbon cycle dynamics; using observations and models to investigate the physical, chemical and biological processes that control variability in the carbon system.		chauri@alaska.edu Scientist interview with Claudine
Jeff Hetrick	Director, Alutiiq Pride Shellfish Hatchery, Seward	Operation of burkolator and dosing lab; effects of OA on juvenile shellfish; management of nearshore monitoring program in Southcentral AK	Resurrection Bay, Lower Cook Inlet, Prince William Sound	jjh@seward.net Scientist interview with Jeff
Amanda Kelley	Co-Director Ocean Acidification Research Center, assistant professor SFOS (UAF), Fairbanks	Organism-environment interactions in coastal marine ecosystems, global change biology		alkelley@alaska.edu Scientist interview with Amanda
Esther Kennedy	Environmental specialist, Sitka Tribe, Sitka	Installation of new moored OA monitoring buoy in Sitka Sound	Southeast	esther.kennedy@sitkatribe-nsn.gov Scientist interview with Esther
Kristy Kroeker	Assistant Professor, UC Santa Cruz, CA	Emergent ecological effects of OA on nearshore communities; syntheses of biological effects	Sitka Sound	kkroeker@ucsc.edu Scientist interview with Kristy
Christopher Long	Marine biologist/ecologist, NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Kodiak, AK	Effects of ocean acidification on Alaskan marine species, particularly federally-managed crab species, including red, blue, and golden king crabs, snow crabs, and Tanner crabs.		chris.long@noaa.gov
Jeremy Mathis	Director of the Arctic Research, NOAA Arctic Program, Silver Spring, MD	CO2 fluxes and ocean acidification in coastal regions using data from ships, moorings, gliders and floats	Statewide	jeremy.mathis@noaa.gov
Natalie Monacci	Deputy Director, Ocean Acidification Research Center, UAF, Fairbanks	Intensity, duration, and extent of OA in Alaskan waters; management of Alaska OA Mooring Network; water sample analysis	Statewide	nmonacci@alaska.edu Scientist interview with Natalie
David Murphy	Science Director, Sea-Bird Scientific, Bellevue, WA	pH sensor development and characterization		dmurphy@seabird.com
Jacqueline Ramsay	Shellfish biologist, OA & Shellfish research Lab Manager, Alutiiq Pride Shellfish Hatchery, Seward	Continuous OA Burke-o-Lator monitoring, discrete sample collection and analysis, CaCO2 dosing to study biological effects of OA on juvenile shellfish	Resurrection Bay, Lower Cook Inlet, Prince William Sound	jacqueline@alutiiqpridehatchery.com Scientist interview with Jacqueline
Darren Pilcher	Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean (JISAO), University of Washington / NOAA PMEL, Seattle, WA	Biogeochemical mechanisms of ocean carbon uptake and OA, primarily using models; impact of freshwater runoff on coastal OA dynamics	Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska	darren.pilcher@noaa.gov Scientist interview with Darren
Chris Whitehead	Environmental Program Manager, Sitka Tribe of Alaska; Director of Southeast Alaska Tribal Ocean Research	Collaborating and building partnerships for OA outreach and research initiatives with Tribal governments, state and federal agencies, universities, and non-profit stakeholders.	Southeast	chris.whitehead@sitkatribe-nsn.gov

To add contacts to this list, please email Darcy Dugan, dugan@aoos.org.