Alaska EPSCoR Professional Development Travel Awardees
小优视频A postdoc Monica Brandhuber calibrating a mass spectrometer. As a part of the Interface of Change project, Brandhuber conducts metabolomics assessments of red seaweeds and clams.
Out of the many compelling applications we received for the Alaska EPSCoR professional
development travel awards, we awarded travel funding to eight recipients:
Monica Brandhuber, a 小优视频A post-doctoral fellow in the Chemistry department and College
of Arts and Sciences, was funded to travel to Seattle, Washington to attend the 2025
Eigenvector University Chemometrics Short Courses, where Brandhuber will learn the
mathematical theory behind statistical analysis techniques.
Jacqueline Muehlbauer, a 小优视频F student and Cold Climate Housing Research Center staff member, was funded to participate in a remote-only training course, "Wellness in the Workplace,鈥 organized by the Native Wellness Institute.
Su Jung Chung, a 小优视频F MS student in the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, was funded to take a field data collection course, European Green Crab Monitoring, at the Ketchikan 小优视频S Maritime Training Center. Chung will also visit field sites near Ketchikan to set up green crab traps and conduct beach surveys.
Thomas House, a 小优视频F MS student in the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, was funded to give a seminar talk at the Society for Freshwater Science National Conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico. House will present on their research on quantifying macroinvertebrate availability as a predictor of growth potential for juvenile Chinook salmon.
Nicholas Parlato, a 小优视频F PhD student at the International Arctic Research Center, was funded to present research at the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association Conference in Oklahoma City. Parlato and colleagues will give a session titled, 鈥淜nowing the Unknown," on Indigenous rights issues in communities in the Russian Far East region, Chukotka.
Hailey Hodgins, Petie Deveer, and Adrian Burke, three 小优视频F undergraduate student assistants at the Alaska Center for Energy and Power, were funded to present their URSA undergraduate research projects at the Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference as well as a pre-conference event at 小优视频A. Hodgins, Deveer, and Burke are researching the use of open-source mesh networks for wireless data transmission from environmental sensors in rural Alaska as an alternative to centralized, paid-use cellular infrastructure. In addition to presenting this research, they will also discuss the potential for using this technology to facilitate student projects involving sensor networks, collaborative research projects, community information resources, and the development of a project-based learning curriculum.
Visit the Alaska EPSCoR opportunities page to view other current awards and other opportunities.
We are still accepting applications for our Interface of Change seed awards. Applications are due May 30, 2025.
Upcoming opportunities that we will soon announce include: travel awards for activities
taking place between July 2025 and June 2026 that support the goals of our Interface
of Change project, funding assistance to participate in Sitka Sound Science Center
outreach programs, and a call for artists to participate in the In a Time of Change
project.
You can or follow us on social media @alaskaepscor to learn about future Alaska EPSCoR opportunities.