About Us

The PRB is a multi-disciplinary body whose members have expertise in a variety of disciplines and experience in the Arctic, the Antarctic, or both. The U.S. delegates to SCAR and IASC serve as ex-officio members of the Board to enhance communications with these organizations. Members (current as of March 2007) include:

Dr. Robin Bell, chair
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, NY

James E. Berner
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Anchorage, Alaska

David Bromwich
The Ohio State University, Columbus

Calvin Robert Clauer
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Jody W. Deming
University of Washington, Seattle

Andrew G. Fountain
Portland State University, Portland, Oregon

Sven D. Haakanson
Alutiiq Museum, Kodiak, Alaska

Lawrence Hamilton
University of New Hampshire, Durham

Larry Hinzman
University of Alaska, Fairbanks

Samuel Mukasa
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Stephanie Pfirman
Barnard College, New York, New York

James Rooney
R & M consultants, Anchorage, Alaska

Konrad Steffen
University of Colorado, Boulder

Diana Harrison Wall
Colorado State University, Fort Collins

James White
University of Colorado, Boulder

Ex-Officio:

Jackie Grebmeier, U.S. Delegate to IASC
University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Mahlon C. Kennicutt II, U.S. Delegate to SCAR
Texas A&M University, College Station

Terry Wilson, Second U.S. Delegate to SCAR
Ohio State University, Columbus