The Arctic Ocean 2050
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Management

Program Leader

Bodil Bluhm
(interim leader until 1 October 2026)
Professor
UiT The Arctic University of Norway (UiT)
bodil.bluhm@uit.no

Deputy Leaders

Arild Sundfjord
Programme leader, Arctic Ocean
Norwegian Polar Institute (NPI)
arild.sundfjord@npolar.no

Asgeir Sørensen
Professor
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
asgeir.sorensen@ntnu.no

Elana Rowe
Research professor
Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI)
ew@nupi.no

Helene Langehaug
Project manager and senior researcher
The Nansen Center (NERSC)
helene.langehaug@nersc.no

RT Leaders

Marius Årthun
RT1 – The Arctic Ocean in the world
Researcher
University of Bergen (UiB)
marius.arthun@uib.no

Paul Dodd
RT2 – The changing Arctic Ocean
Researcher
Norwegian Polar Institute (NPI)
paul.dodd@npolar.no

Sissel Jentoft
RT3 – Human impact and sustainable use
Researcher
University of Oslo (UiO)
sissel.jentoft@ibv.uio.no

Paul Renaud
RT4 – Abrupt and extreme events
R&D Manager
Akvaplan-Niva
per@akvaplan.niva.no

Malte Müller
RT5 – Advances in modelling and observing
Researcher
Meteorologisk institutt (MET)
maltem@met.no

Dorothy Dankel (leder)
RT6 – Arctic polar pathways
Senior researcher
SINTEF Ocean
dorothy.dankel@sintef.no

gruppebilde innendørs
RT leaders and deputy leaders gathered in Oslo in 2026. Photo: Arctic Ocean 2050

RT deputy leaders

Kari Ellingsen
RT1 – The Arctic Ocean in the world
Senior researcher
Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA)
kari.ellingsen@nina.no

Bodil Bluhm
RT2 – The changing Arctic Ocean
Professor
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
bodil.bluhm@uit.no

Janne Søreide
RT3 – Human impact and sustainable use
Professor
The University centre in Svalbard (UNIS)
janne.soreide@unis.no

Pricilla Mooney
RT4 – Abrupt and extreme events
Researcher
NORCE
prmo@norceresearch.no

Laurent Bertino
RT5 – Advances in modelling and observing
Research Director
The Nansen Center
laurent.bertino@nersc.no

Geir Hønneland
RT6 – Arctic polar pathways
Senior Researcher
The Frithjof Nansen Institute
ghonneland@fni.no

RT contacts for consortium partners not currently represented in the programme and RT leadership:

Randi Ingvaldsen
Head of Research
Institute of Marine Research
randi.ingvaldsen@hi.no

Volker Oye
Head of Research
NORSAR
volker.oye@norsar.no

Marius Nyquist Pedersen
Researcher
Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI)
Marius-Nyquist.Pedersen@ffi.no

Terje Thorsnes
Researcher
Norwegian Geological Survey (NGU)
terje.thorsnes@ngu.no