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Von Duyke spoke with KCAW Morning Edition host Caitlin Woolsey about his research, investigating the spatial ecology of seals. He also studies non-invasive genetic sampling methods for mammals.

As a SIRF resident, Von Duyke will be visiting local classrooms and leading a natural history seminar on his seal ice research at 7:30 p.m. on  January 18th, in room 229 at the University of Alaska Southeast.

Dr. Alek Petty is in residence at the Sitka Sound Science Center (SSSC), a sea ice scientist at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. He was joined by Dr. Alexandra Ravelo, a marine biologist and community ecologist who is the new director of SSCS’s Scientist in Residence Fellowship. That position was previously held by Lauren Bell, who is pursuing a PhD at the University of California Santa Cruz.

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Petty will host a  Natural History seminar entitled “Rapid declines in Arctic sea ice cover: what does this mean for Alaska?” on October 26th at 7:30pm, UAS room 229. Learn more about his work here. Ravelo came to Sitka from University of Alaska Fairbanks to oversee the SIRF program and lead undergraduate students in a research project on the nutritional quality of kelp.