1. uit.no
  2. nyheter
  3. Arctic Frontiers 2018: List of experts

Arctic Frontiers 2018: List of experts

For the media: UiT the Arctic University of Norway offers a long list of experts at Arctic Frontiers 2018 ”Connecting the Arctic”.
Aarskog, Karine Nigar
Publisert: 16.01.18 11:00 Oppdatert: 18.01.18 10:21

In a world of increasing turmoil the Arctic is still a place for collaboration and peaceful communication.
In a world of increasing turmoil the Arctic is still a place for collaboration and peaceful communication. Foto: Karine Nigar Aarskog / UiT

Arctic Frontiers 2018

Find an expert:

TOURISM AND COOPERATION:  

  • Professor Urban Wråkberg
    Office: +47 78 45 05 88
    Mobile: +47 90 85 54 49
    E-mail: urban.wrakberg@uit.no
    Research: Polar research, cooperation in the Barents area, associate editor, The Polar Journal.

  • Professor Britt Kramvig
    Office: +47 78 45 04 59
    Mobile: +47 99 47 11 01
    E-mail: britt.kramvig@uit.no
    Research: Indigenous people in the Arctic, member of Norwegian Scientific Academy for Polar Research.

  • Professor Young-Sook Lee
    Office: +47 78 45 01 64
    Mobile: +47 93 00 69 54
    E-mail: young-sook.lee@uit.no 
    Research: Asian tourism in the Arctic, Arctic tourism

  • Giovanna Bertella
    Office: +47 77 64 69 27
    E-mail: giovanna.bertella@uit.no
    Research: Small-scale tourism, food tourism, rural tourism, nature-based tourism, animals in tourism, active tourism, sustainable tourism

  • Nina Katrine Prebensen
    Office: +47 77 64 67 66
    E-mail: nina.prebensen@uit.no
    Research: Service Innovation and Tourist Experiences in the High North: The Co-creation of Value for Consumers, Firms and the Tourism Industry

  • Sigmund Andersen
    Office: +47 79 02 64 42
    E-mail: sigmund.andersen@uit.no
    Research: Guiding in nature-based tourism, field safety in the Arctic

  • Ivar Bjørklund
    Office: +47 77 64 52 74
    Mobile: +47 90 62 26 51
    E-mail: ivar.bjorklund@uit.no
    Research: Indigenous people and resource management in the Arctic

  • Professor Gunhild Hoogensen
    Office: +47 77 64 55 93
    Mobile: +47 94 84 26 10
    E-mail: gunhild.hoogensen.gjorv@uit.no
    Research: Critical Peace and Conflict Studies 

  • Benjamin Schaller
    Office: +47 77 64 50 25
    E-mail: benjamin.schaller@uit.no
    Research: Arctic Security, Confidence- and Security-Building Measures (CSBMs), Arms Control, Military Co-Operation, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), Security Communities and Conflict Prevention

REMOTE SENSING AND OIL SPILL: 

  • Associate professor Ha Hoai Phuong, Department of Computer Science
    Office: +47 77644032
    E-mail:     phuong.hoai.ha@uit.no
    Research: Green computing and energy-efficient computing, Cloud computing and future Internet. More info regarding Arctic Green Computing: http://site.uit.no/arcticgreen/ 
  • Professor Are Kristoffer Sydnes, Department of Engineering and Safety 
    Office: +47 77660328
    Mobile: +47 97532974 
    E-mail: are.sydnes@uit.no
    Research: Security/protection related to oil spill in the Barents Sea 
  • Professor Torbjørn Eltoft, Department of Physics and Technology
    Office: +47 77645184
    Mobile: +47 95007345
    E-mail: torbjorn.eltoft@uit.no
    Research: Remote sensing of sea ice, chairs the new SFI: CIRFA – Centre for Integrated Remote Sensing and Forecasting for Arctic Operations 

 

ARCTIC PRODUCTIVITY AND CLIMATE EFFECTS:

  • Professor Paul Wassmann, Department of Arctic and Marine Biology
    Office: +47 77 64 44 59 
    Mobile: +47 977 73 451 
    E-mail: paul.wassmann@uit.no
    Research: Arctic marine system ecology, flux of carbon in marine ecosystems as a function of trophic state and climate change, physical-biological coupled 3-D models of pelagic primary production 
  • Professor Rolf Gradinger, Department of Arctic and Marine Biology
    Office: +47 77 64 45 14
    E-mail: rolf.gradinger@uit.no 
    Research: Arctic marine system ecology, ecology of Arctic sea ice an phytoplankton, Primary productions, effects of climate change on Arctic marine ecocystems 
  • Professor Bodil Bluhm, Department of Arctic and Marine Biology
    Office: +47 77 64 43 82
    Mobile: +47 940 54 162
    E-mail: bodil.bluhm@uit.no 
    Research: Arctic marine system ecology, biodiversity, food webs, benthic-pelagic coupling
  • Professor Jørgen Berge, Department of Arctic and Marine Biology
    Mobile: +47 901 69 125
    E-mail: Jorgen.berge@uit.no 
    Research: Arctic marine ecology, seasonal studies with emphasis on polar night, effects of climate change on Arctic marine ecosystems, sea ice ecology, new introduced species, life history adaptations and ecology of Arctic organisms
  • Professor Marit Reigstad, Department of Arctic and Marine Biology
    Office: +47 77 64 45 25
    Mobile: +47 901 10 092
    E-mail: marit.reigstad@uit.no 
    Research: Arctic marine system ecology, seasonal ice zone and processes taking place under the sea ice, effects of climate change on Arctic marine ecosystems and productivity, coupling between pelagic and benthic systems, challenges for society with opening of new areas caused by climate change 
  • Professor Hans-Christian Eilertsen, Department of Arctic and Marine Biology
    Office: +47 77 64 45 40
    Mobile: +47 97522793
    E-mail: hans.c.eilertsen@uit.no
    Research: Bioprospecting all types marine arctic organisms, physiology/biochemistry of arctic phytoplankton, irradiance (atmosphere vs. sea) in Arctic environments

  • Micheala Aschan, Norges fiskerihøgskole
    Office: +47 77 64 69 53
    Mobile: +47 99 26 14 58
    E-mail: michaela.aschan@uit.no
    Research: Bio-economic aspects of fisheries regulation and management; and climate induced changes in the marine ecosystem, stock assessment and population biology.

  • Klara Stensvåg, Norges fiskerihøgskole
    Office: +47 77 64 45 12
    Mobile: +47 41 23 99 18
    E-mail: klara.stensvag@uit.no
    Research: Marine biotechnology, bioprospecting and antimicrobial molecules from marine organisms.  

 

LAW OF THE SEA:

  • Professor Tore Henriksen, K.G. Jebsen Centre for the Law of the Sea
    Office: +47 77 64 52 37
    E-mail: tore.henriksen@uit.no 
    Research: Sea, fisheries, arctic shipping 
  • Researcher Vito De Lucia, K.G. Jebsen Centre for the Law of the Sea
    Office: +47 77620863
    E-mail: vito.delucia@uit.no
    Research: International law, biodiversity, ecosystem approach, climate 
  • Assosiate Professor Ingvild Ulrikke Jakobsen, Faculty of Law
    Office: +47 77 64 62 08
    E-mail: ingvild.jakobsen@uit.no 
    Research: Climate, Arctic shipping, environment, integrated oceans management 
  • Professor Jon Mattias Årén, Faculty of Law
    Office: +47 77 64 69 15
    E-mail: jon.m.ahren@uit.no 
    Research: Sami- and indigenous people’s law 
  • Post doc. Margherita Poto, K. G. Jebsen Centre for the Law of the Sea
    Office: +47 77 62 31 45
    E-mail: margherita.p.poto@uit.no 
    Research: Governance in the Arctic, Arctic Council 
  • PhD-student Hilde Juliette Woker, Faculty of Law
    Office: +47 77 62 09 66
    E-mail: hilde.j.woker@uit.no 
    Research: Law of the Sea, aboriginal subsistence whaling, marine scientific research, Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf 
    Read more about K.G. Jebsen Centre for the Law of the Sea  

  • Eskild Freibu, Handelshøgskolen
    Office: +47 77 64 45 82
    E-mail: eskild.freibu@uit.no
    Research: Business law, corporate law, fisheries law, law of the sea, maritime law.

 

CENTRE FOR ARCTIC GAS HYDRATE; ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE (CAGE). NORWEGIAN CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE:

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND HEALTH IN THE ARCTIC:

  • Bente Morseth
    Office: +47 77 66 07 69
    Mobile: +47 40 23 95 85
    E-mail: bente.morseth@uit.no
    Research: Physical activity and public health, Tromsøundersøkelsen

  • Professor Kolbjørn Rafoss
    Office: +47 78 45 02 53 
    E-mail: kolbjorn.rafoss@uit.no
    Research: Activity patterns in the Arctic population, social differences

Arctic health research in Northwest Russia

One of the UiT’s research groups has mainly engaged in research and development in the Northwest of Russia. Activities comprise environmental medical studies, the establishment of medical birth registries (Murmansk and Arkhangelsk), cancer registry (Arkhangelsk), population studies and the subsequent establishment of a Master program in Public Health. In addition, the arctic dimension has been expanded to include reference populations and the southern hemisphere with projects and co-work in Australia, Africa and South America. There is also extensive cooperation with a number of other countries, including the Scandinavian countries, Canada, USA, and more.

Contact: 

Heart to heart: Cardiovascular disease research in the High North

Studying cardiovascular disease in the High North by comparisons between the Tromsø 7 Study and the International Project on Cardiovascular Disease in Russia will contribute to the explanation of the poorly understood epidemic of premature mortality from cardiovascular disease in Russia, and to the development of more effective interventions and treatments in the future. The comparable data offers extensive opportunities for further research collaborations.

Contact:

Vitamin D in trouble

Low levels of vitamin D are associated with almost all risk factors of diseases such as overweight, higher levels of fat in the blood, higher blood pressure and higher levels of blood sugar. Some diseases (such as cancer and multiple sclerosis) are most often found in northern areas and areas with low sun exposure, and many infectious diseases such as influenza occur more frequent in the winter when the level of vitamin D is at its lowest. Yet the researchers are not convinced that vitamin D is a miracle cure. Read more on blogg.uit.no/helsefak (Norwegian only). 

Contact: 

  • Professor Magritt Brustad (expert in nutrition)
    Office: +47 77 64 48 43
    Mobile: + 47 99 25 44 76
    E-mail: magritt.brustad@uit.no

Sami health research

The Centre for Sami Health Research (CSHR) was established in 2001 by the the Ministry of Health and Care Services. The centre is organized at the Department of Community Medicine, the Faculty of Health Sciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway. In an effort to address the deficiency of health information about the indigenous population in Norway, the centre, in collaboration with the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, undertook in 2003–2004 the first survey of the Population-based Study on Health and Living Conditions in Regions with Sami and Norwegian Populations – the SAMINOR 1 Survey. Together with two follow-up surveys, the material constitutes the SAMINOR Study. The main focus is on mental health issues and lifestyle diseases like cardiovascular disease and diabetes.

Contact: 

  • Ann Ragnhild Broderstad, academic director and senior consultant 

    Office:  + 47 76 98 50 30 
    Mobile: + 47 95 97 05 59
    E-mail: ann.ragnhild.broderstad@uit.no

The Tromsø Study - A unique population survey

The Tromsø Study is Norway’s most extensive and most visited population study through 40 years. The research has yielded valuable health data that is in demand both nationally and internationally, and has led to a better basis for disease prevention and treatments. The seventh survey of the Tromsø Study has recently been completed. A total of 33,000 people (the entire population of Tromsø between 40 and 79 years) was invited to participate and 22,000 of them actually filled out questionnaires and participated in multiple medical tests. There are currently some 100 different ongoing research projects based on the data from the consecutive six surveys. Read more on tromsoundersokelsen.no.

Contact: 

Occupational Health in the North

The new initiative Occupational Health in the North address topics concerning work life in the north, in addition to more commonplace exposures. Studies and education programs aim to improve safety, comfort, prevention strategies and personal protection equipment; important factors for a healthy workforce, for employers, public and private and society in general. The Occupational Health in the North group is cooperating with professionals in countries across the high north, and also locally with industries and employers and unions, as well as supervising in master and ph.d thesis. Read more at https://uit.no/forskning/forskningsgrupper/gruppe?p_document_id=525584

Contact:

 

POLLUTANTS:

  • Professor Jon Øyvind Odland, Department of Community Medicine
    Office: +47 77 64 64 07
    E-mail: jon.oyvind.odland@uit.no
    Research: Professor Jon Øyvind Odland has researched pollutants in the Arctic for several years. He refers to several studies that show that the population in arctic areas may have hazardous levels of pollutants in their body, and that these are associated with disrupted brain development, a compromised immune system, effects on fertility and increased risk of cancer. Odland has especially studied infants exposed to pollutants through breast milk.

Pollutants in the population over time

The use of the internationally unique bio banked blood available at UiT have allowed for assessment of changes in human concentrations of pollutants since 1976. These data show that bans and international agreements have resulted in considerable decrease in concentrations of many POPs in human blood since the mid-1980s. At the same time, there are compounds that are still increasing in concentrations in humans. These studies confirm the complexity of the pollutants in human blood and the importance of past emissions on human concentrations of pollutants. The mixture of pollutants in human blood is becoming more complex. Through unique mechanistic modelling tools it is possible to predict early life exposure of selected pollutants and the exposure of future generations.

Contact: 

Aarskog, Karine Nigar
Publisert: 16.01.18 11:00 Oppdatert: 18.01.18 10:21
Vi anbefaler
Siste nytt fra UiT
Universitetsbygg med fjell og fjorder bak.
– Attraktivt for indiske ingeniører å jobbe i Nord-Norge
To menn og en kvinne poserer i et laboratorium. Mannen i midten holder en blomsterbukett.
UiT-forsker tildelt høythengende kreftforskningspris
Studenter som møtes til studiestart
Søkertallene: Stadig flere setter UiT øverst
Mann lener seg til talebord og prater til en forsamling.
Kom på Responskonferansen 13. mai!