Association of Polar Early Career Scientists

The APECS Council is the larger of the two leadership committees of APECS. It contributes to the smooth implementation of APECS activities and links APECS to current research activities, polar research communities, and international science groups. It also ensures the sharing of information from various research areas and partner organizations. The Council operates based on the APECS Handbook.

Council members are involved in many activities: Project Group Leaders organize events and activities for early career researchers around the world; they are engaged in several Project Groups; the Council members shape the future of APECS together with the Executive Committee and the Directorate by helping to plan the directions, goals and objectives of our organization; they serve as representative of an international community; and they help to keep our members updated on new results in polar research! Because they are active leaders, they often get opportunities to represent APECS at important conferences and meetings and are recognized by senior leaders in their fields.

There are three categories of members on the APECS Council:

Council Leaders (Council Co-Chairs, National Committee Coordinators, Social Media Coordinators, Representative Coordinator)
Project Group Leaders; and
Representatives from APECS National Committees and organizational members of APECS i.e., partner organizations

You can view current and past Council members below.

The Council meets via online calls throughout the year and you can read the summaries of the Council meetings to stay updated on projects and activities that the Council is working on.

The APECS Executive Committee is also part of the Council.

Picture: APECS Leadership and National Committee members at the APECS World Summit in June 2018.

APECS Council 2022-2023 - Council Leadership

Council Co-Chairs

Ryan O'Hara - United States

Harvey Mudd College, United States

My name is Ryan O’Hara, and I am an undergraduate studying computer science, mathematics, and environmental robotics at California’s Harvey Mudd College. My primary research focus is on the ways that robotic systems can support failing ecosystems and mitigate the consequences and root causes of climate change. This research has taken me from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, where I worked on the development of an algae-based life support and water purification system for extraterrestrial habitats and water-starved regions on Earth, to the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, where I took part in a research expedition to study the effects of climate change on both myctophid populations and the wider marine ecosystem. During my tenure with APECS, I have served as a group leader for both the podcast and UArctic Congress projects, represented APECS as part of our organization’s group review of the IPCC’s 6th Assessment Report, and was a council co-chair during the 2021-2022 term. Outside of academia and research, I write and draw for an online webcomic, box, and play the piano.
Natalie Selwood - UK

Not affiliated, United Kingdom

My passion lies in paleoclimate reconstructions using Antarctic ice core and Arctic sediment proxies ever since completing my BSc in Climate Change at the University of the West of England. My dissertation focused on the changing biogeochemistry in the Arctic region as it undergoes deglaciation, and was the basis for wanting to learn more about the effects that occur when climates change. This propelled me to pursue an MPhil in Holocene Climates at the University of Cambridge where my thesis focussed on the chronological viability of the Younger Dryas being triggered by a catastrophic event. This enabled me to dig deeper into climate reconstructions using statistical analysis and modelling as well as learn from top academics in paleoclimate research. Since August 2021, I have been part of the EGU Climate Division’s outreach team and have been a member of the Royal Geographical Society and Quaternary Research Association since 2020.
Divyesh Varade - India

Indian Institute of Technology Jammu, India

Dr. Divyesh M. Varade is a budding expert on remote sensing of snow. He is presently working as the Assistant Professor of Geomatics at the Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Jammu, where he is also serving as the Departmental UG Committee Chairman. He is a research collaborator at the ATAL Centre for Artificial Intelligence at MJPRU-Bareilly. He received his Ph.D. degree from the Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Kanpur in 2020. In his doctoral research, he devised novel methods for the qualitative and quantitative characterization of snow using multi-sensor remote sensing data. Prior to his Ph.D. Dr. Varade pursued his graduate degree in the International Earth Oriented Space Science and Technology (ESPACE) Program with a specialization in remote sensing at the Technical University of Munich. He conducted his graduate research on change of detection of buildings at the division of Photogrammetry and Image Analysis, Remote Sensing Technology Institute, German Aerospace Centre. Dr. Varade holds an undergraduate degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering, which has significantly influenced his interests in radar remote sensing. Dr. Varade is serving as a referee for several highly reputed hydrology/water resource/remote sensing journals, and as review editor for Frontiers in Remote Sensing, and editorial board member for All Earth. He is also a member of several international associations. His research interests include development of methods using remote sensing for problems related to the cryosphere, hydrology/water resources, and environmental issues. He has reviewed several manuscripts on applied ML with remote sensing in sea ice and snow studies, and is presently working on application of deep learning techniques for identification of avalanche debris, snow depth mapping and various other problems in Cryosphere.

National Committee Coordinators

Hugo Guímaro - Portugal

MARE-UC (Marine and Environmental Sciences Center of the University of Coimbra) and BAS (British Antarctic Survey), Portugal

Hello there, greetings from Portugal! My name is Hugo Guímaro and I am a PhD student in Biosciences at the University of Coimbra (UC, Portugal), collaborating at the Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre of the University of Coimbra (MARE-UC) and at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), Cambridge, United Kingdom. My research focuses on Antarctic marine animal ecology with a particular interest in ecological interactions of apex predators to climate change and conservation in the Southern Ocean. Nowadays, my goals are to understand how climate change drove the population dynamics of Emperor penguins in the past and how they will answer it soon, using modelling and satellite imagery analysis approaches. Besides my scientific work, I am highly involved in education and outreach activities related to polar science, raising awareness for environmental issues. I also love photography and science journalism too. My experience with APECS began in 2018 when I joined APECS Portugal and APECS International too. Since then, I’m the Representative of APECS Portugal in APECS International, and I was the President of APECS Portugal for two years. In the Council Leadership of APECS, I already had the opportunity to be one of the Council Co-Chairs and National Committee Coordinator. I’m also representing APECS Int in the SCAR CBET advisory group and I’m a council member of the Polar Educators International. Nice to meet you!
Elaine Runge - Canada

University of Alberta, Canada

Hejsa all! My name is Elaine Runge. I have recently started my PhD at the University of Alberta, Canada, looking at the biogeochemistry in response to increasing glacial meltwater influx as well as seasonal changes in productivity in the high Canadian Arctic. I am generally interested in the interplay of biological and physical oceanography with regards to how (sympagic) primary producers respond to environmental alterations to their habitat driven by proceeding climate. An important component of the project is further to work alongside the local community in Grise Fiord and learn from their unique and incomparable knowledge of the region and their experiences that prove vital in better understanding the system’s dynamics and its changes as well as their help with field work campaigns. I come from a background of Marine Biology (BSc) and Climate Change (MSc). Other related experiences stem from courses and field work in Greenland, Svalbard and Canada. Through internships at the AWI, PIK or the Foundation for Environmental Education I was able to learn about the interconnectivity of the Earth systems as well as the social elements around climate knowledge, capacity building, and the power of societal involvement and activism. Currently I am also part of the WiSER (Women in Science, Engineering and Research) executive committee as I strongly believe a lot still needs to be done to strengthen the polar research community in terms of gender equity and the involvement of minorities, such as LGBTQ+ and indigenous people. I have often had the immense privilege to work within a multi-national, interdisciplinary research team which has broadened my horizon and approach to Arctic research and shaped me in the way I see and want to contribute to scientific progress. In my free time I like to go for hikes, do gardening and tap dance, engage in different forms of volunteering and political activism on social and environmental justice, and still try to master the cello.
Priyanka Vadrevu - India

Not affiliated, India

Namaste from India! I am an environmentalist by qualification, specialized in Hydro-glacial studies. My major areas of interest converge in Glaciology, Climate Change and IWRM Practices. I joined APECS as an individual council member in the year 2019 and worked on various projects within that one year of my engagement, which has been an extremely rewarding experience for me. Since then, I have always taken up leadership roles here (especially as a council chair for two consecutive terms). Apart from my involvement at APECS, I am also part of the Indian National Committee, i.e.., IPRN (APECS-India) as President under Executive Committee for 2021-22 term. I had experience of participating in the Himalayan expeditions which are the most memorable part in the course of my career till now. I have pursued various training programs on Hydro-Glacial Studies, Climate Change and Remote Sensing of polar regions (including Himalayas) from most of the eminent institutes nationally, as well as internationally, both; these helps me in keeping up with the trending technical skills. I have been entitlement as a ‘Certified Glaciology Expert’ from Indian Institute of Ecology and Environment (IIEE). I am excited and passionate to continue further at APECS in this term with my fellow ECRs as the part of the council leadership once again.

Social Media Coordinators

Anastasia Deyko - Peru

Not affiliated, Peru

Visited more than 50 countries, lived in 7 countries, educated in 2. Was born in the non-existing country USSR. I completed my first MA Marketing (Moscow State university of Statistics) where I devoted my studies to social phenomena in the world of design. Later I took a Master program in University of Boras (Sweden), researching the power of photography and upcycling design. I balance my international career in anthropology and global studies. Recently, I switched to experimental photography to reflect long term socio processes and build up future trends. My experience of management and coordination started in university, when as a thesis experiment I decided to start my own design collaboration and later to grow it into a fashion brand. I spent 3 years as coordinator and catwalk co-producer of international events. Later on I switched to be a part of a business incubator in Sweden, where every member expected to achieve personal milestones. Building 2 teams from scratch and achieving recognition in the markets taught me to balance trust and doubt, theoretical knowledge and international fast changing realities. I was involved in a few philanthropy projects related to art therapy and helping kids in difficult situations. During pandemia I focus more on remote marketing and producing personal book Marketing reflections of beauty in Peru. Over my recent One Arctic-Thousand cameras project I aim to make Polar related scientific data understandable independent of age, nation, country or language. So far the works I am most proud about are: headphones with my own patented design and the Unicornia art therapy international project.
Anika Happe - Germany

University of Oldenburg, Germany

My name is Anika Happe and I am a PhD student looking at the effects of natural fluctuations in temperature and light on freshwater phytoplankton at the University of Oldenburg (Germany). I found my way into APECS and my fascination for the Arctic during my participation in the MOSAiC School 2019 (organized by AWI and APECS) and have very much enjoyed communicating my experiences, the topic of climate change and the polar regions as an ambassador for the expedition. Besides my research interests and the polar regions, I am passionate about the outdoors, arts and slow-traveling.
Nadine Steiger - France

LOCEAN, Sorbonne Université, France

I am currently employed as a PostDoc at LOCEAN in Paris working on the oceanic heat transport onto the continental shelf in the eastern Weddell Sea as part of the European project SO-CHIC. I obtained my PhD in physical oceanography at the University of Bergen, Norway, where I studied the dynamics of ocean currents in the vicinity of the front of Antarctic ice shelves. Originally I am from southwestern Germany, far away from the ocean and polar regions, but I got highly fascinated by glaciers, sea ice and the surrounding oceans during a semester in Svalbard. To get closer to the Arctic, I moved to Norway for my Master, during which I modeled outlet glaciers in Greenland and got highly interested in the interface between marine glaciers and the ocean underneath. To see this interaction from the ocean side, my PhD focused on how oceanic heat reaches the base of the ice shelves in Antarctica. My PhD involved analyzing observational data in the vicinity of the Getz Ice Shelf in West Antarctica, as well as idealized modelling for a better understanding of the dynamics, and experiments on a large rotating tank in Grenoble, France. I always love going to the field and this year I joined my second scientific cruise to Dronning Maud Land in the Southern Ocean. I love enjoying the outdoors and believe that it is our responsibility to take care of our planet. Thus, I believe that as scientists, one of our main responsibilities is to communicate our knowledge and to bring a general awareness to the public.

Representative Coordinator

Gwenaëlle Gremion - Canada

Institut Des Sciences de la Mer - Université du Québec à Rimouski, Canada

Greetings from Rimouski in Canada ! Despite growing up in the tropical island of Guadeloupe (French West Indies), I have been interested in the polar landscape, ever since a trip I took to Spitzbergen with my grandmother when I was 8. Since then, I’ve mainly focused my academic background in polar marine sciences. My bachelor degree was in Geology and Biology, and my master's degree in Oceanography. I finished my PhD in 2021 in Physical and Biological Oceanography. Because my research is only computer related, and I really enjoy going to the field, I often find myself helping with others' polar projects. That attitude led me to travel to the Carlini base (Antarctica, Argentina) and to Baffin Bay (Nunavut, Canada) for oceanography missions to study the impacts of marine variables on the ecosystem. I’ve been a member of the Council and on the board of APECS France since 2017, and have thoroughly enjoyed the sense of community, network, and opportunities that APECS has provided. Within the Council, I was mainly involved in the leadership of the IPCC review Project Group which aims to provide opportunities to early career scientists to take part in the review activities of IPCC reports. I learnt to work with a lot of people from a variety of backgrounds, meeting hard deadlines in order to achieve our goals ! I just completed my second term in the ExCom after beeing the President for 2020/21, and this experience was just amazing ! I encountered colleagues and friends that I was happy to work with and join every day since two years now ! After this experience, I’m looking forward to work again with the Council to continue the amazing job we did with the ExCom the previous terms, to continue to grow APECS and make it shine on the international scene of polar associations through its continued support of early career scientists.

APECS Council 2022-2023 - Project Group Leaders

Gayathri R - India

Alientt, India

My name is Gayathri and I am from India. I have done my bachelors in Engineering and then moved into Computational Mathematics to have a wider scope in research. I work as an innovation scout now and looking for opportunities to get into research of the polar regions.
Anastasia Deyko - Peru

Not affiliated

Visited more than 50 countries, lived in 7 countries, educated in 2. Was born in the non-existing country USSR. I completed my first MA Marketing (Moscow State university of Statistics) where I devoted my studies to social phenomena in the world of design. Later I took a Master program in University of Boras (Sweden), researching the power of photography and upcycling design. I balance my international career in anthropology and global studies. Recently, I switched to experimental photography to reflect long term socio processes and build up future trends. Being involved in the Arctic Art residences made me be hooked to the Polar regions not only as reflecting artist, but as marketing trend researcher as well. My experience of management and coordination started in university, when as a thesis experiment I decided to start my own design collaboration and later to grow it into a fashion brand. I spent 3 years as coordinator and catwalk co-producer of international events. Later on I switched to be a part of a business incubator in Sweden, where every member expected to achieve personal milestones. Building 2 teams from scratch and achieving recognition in the markets taught me to balance trust and doubt, theoretical knowledge and international fast changing realities. I was involved in a few philanthropy projects related to art therapy and helping kids in difficult situations. During pandemia I focus more on remote marketing and producing personal book Marketing reflections of beauty in Peru. Over my recent One Arctic-Thousand cameras project I aim to make Polar related scientific data understandable independent of age, nation, country or language. So far the works I am most proud about are: headphones with my own patented design and The Unicornia art concept.
Deniz Vural - Turkey

Polar Research Institute, The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey, Turkey

Hello hello! This is Deniz, a highly interested citizen in climate change topics and mitigation processes! I was born in Istanbul but raised in Izmir, which is another great coastal city in Turkey. Thus, I always dabble in water, water activities if I am not busy with exploring new activities such as going to exhibitions or theaters and running or traveling. Also, there is another side of me that is very connected to mechanical equipment, eager to learn more about quantitative information, and everything about engineering! Thus, I have completed my Bachelor's degree in Marine Engineering. I have a pure engineering mindset but am also an environmentalist, my choices led me to pursue my career in Geological Engineering in the Master's program, to both still improve my engineering skills in a diverse way and learn more about the environment through the help of science. I was interested in climate change and outreach activities during my undergraduate program and thanks to my supervisor, I could dive into pristine Polar regions to learn more about their vulnerability to climate change. This enthusiasm helped me to continue researching other feedback mechanisms, such as permafrost! While I was conducting education and outreach activities about climate change and polar regions, I focused on permafrost studies and finding ways to include permafrost in outreach activities. Following this, I investigated several thermokarst lakes located in Seward Peninsula, Alaska to better understand the abrupt thawing in lowland settings and the relationship between the Carbon feedback mechanism and thermokarst lakes. I will soon pursue this journey in PhD on Arctic coastal erosion and hopefully will use this expertise in order to transfer the knowledge in science to the public realms.
Damien Ringeisen - Canada

McGill University, Canada

I am a postdoctoral researcher at McGill University in Montréal, Québec, Canada. My research focuses on the representation of deformation lines in high-resolution sea ice models to improve state-of-the-art climate models and predict sea ice dynamics at a fine scale. I studied physics and astronomy in Switzerland before moving to the AWI in Germany to do my Ph.D. While in Germany, I joined the German-Canadian international training group ArcTrain and started experimenting more and more with science communication. I like to engage with the public through blogging and try things with science visualization on social media.
Ugo Nanni - Norway

University of Oslo, Norway

I listen to the voices of the glaciers to understand what is happening to them. Any change in air temperature, any change in the surrounding ocean or in the cliffs above can affect a glacier. These sleeping giants that move so slowly you can't see them are far from quiet. To pick up their vibrations, I don't use my ears, but seismometers that I install on and in glaciers from the Alps to the Arctic. After finishing my PhD in the French Alps, I came to Oslo and Svalbard. I wanted to get closer to the Arctic, a land of dreams, exploration and external climate change. My current academic project is on the stability of Arctic glaciers, but I cannot confine myself to one line of action and I am always wandering at the frontiers of glaciology and society. I have this urge to share the story of glaciers, to share something that is not just boring or scary, but also the imagination of science and its beauty. I've tried different ways, from comics to documentaries or video games. I've been to schools and public fairs, but I've also come to Norway to try to situate myself at the science-policy interface. I'm one foot away from the Arctic, which could be the gateway to melting the barriers between disciplines and mental barriers. Joining APECS is an opportunity to enter a wonderful network, to collaborate with very motivated people that I am looking forward to getting to know and moving forward.
Jenny Arthur - UK

Durham University, UK

I am a glaciologist and polar scientist with research interests in surface hydrology and ice shelf dynamics, sea ice-mélange interactions and the satellite remote sensing of ice sheets. I recently completed a PhD at Durham University focusing on supraglacial lakes on the East Antarctic Ice Sheet using satellite remote sensing. In particular, my research focused on understanding the controls on the distribution and evolution of supraglacial lakes and the potential impact on ice-sheet mass balance and dynamics. I also spent three months in Nuuk, Greenland during my PhD placement. Beyond my research interests, I am a keen advocate of polar science outreach and communication, as well as diversity, equity and inclusion in science. Through my PhD I have been part of the UK Polar Network (UK APECS) committee, coordinating the international Antarctic Flags school outreach project.
Inge Deschepper - Canada

Université Laval, Canada

I am a Ph.D. candidate at Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada. I updated and coupled a biogeochemical model to a physical oceanographic model to study the impact of sea ice biology on the biogeochemical cycle in the Hudson Bay System. The project was part of the Hudson Bay wide study BaySys where I have collaborated with researchers at DFO Canada (Department of Fisheries and Oceans), University or Alberta and the University of Manitoba. Before starting my Ph.D. I did my masters in Marine Biodiversity and Conservation in Europe.
William Alger

Not affiliated, Canada

Hello and please to meet you all! My name is William Alger, I hail from Fort Simpson as a Dene First Nation. Currently I am an Edéhzhíe Guardian in Fort Simpson NWT and I'm also serving on LKFN Band Council. My research interests are the effects of climate change and how it effects animal behavior and actions. Also how current research methods can be evolved through the use of local assistance and/or modern tools. I am ready to assist in anyway I can! Mahsii (Thank you)
William Harcourt - UK

University of St Andrews, UK

I am a Polar researcher specialising in remote sensing techniques applied to the Polar regions and pride myself in conducting research that crosses multiple fields of science and is highly interdisciplinary. On the one hand, I have a deep interest in understanding complex glacier systems, the controls on their movement and how they are changing in the 21st Century. On the other hand, I remain convinced that new technologies hold the key to answering the many questions posed by glaciers and their environments. Thus, I focus on bridging the gaps between these disciplines in a way that improves our understanding of the cryosphere. My PhD research at the University of St Andrews has developed a new high frequency radar system that can generate high resolution measurements of surface reflectivity and Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) in almost any weather condition. I have taken the instrument to a range of locations, including the European Alps, the Cairngorms Mountains in Scotland and to Svalbard to measure and monitor a variety of snow and ice terrain types. In my previous research, I have used a variety of satellite and geophysical techniques to investigate the dynamics of glaciers in both Greenland and the Canadian Arctic. Beyond these research interests, I am also a keen advocate of fair and open science, continued improvement of the academic environment and action on climate change.
Hiral Jain - India

University of Wollongong, India

I graduated in Masters in Science and Management, majoring in Earth and Environmental Sciences from the University of Wollongong (UOW), Australia. My area of interests includes climate change, climate modelling, atmospheric physics along with SDG and currently working as GIS specialist. Apart from academics, I enjoy volunteering with various organizations. I volunteer as a science and research officer at Human Nature Projects (HNP) where I manage and initiate various projects relating to conservation and sustainability. I also enjoy travelling, photography and adventures.
Amy Macfarlane - Switzerland

WSL snow and avalanche research centre SLF, Switzerland

I am a PhD student at the WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, focusing on the microstructure of snow on sea ice and its influence on energy transfer and mass distribution. As part of my PhD I joined the MOSAiC expedition in 2020 to conduct field work for 8 months. After returning from the expedition I have become involved in a project which is working towards making field work more sustainable and less damaging to the environment. Through joining APECS I look forward to networking with other early career researchers and initiating conversations on this topic.
Nicholas Parlato - United States

University of Alaska, Fairbanks, United States
I am a second year PhD student and researcher with the Center for Arctic Policy Studies under the supervision of Dr. Amy Lovecraft. My current interest relates to the myriad networks, systems, institutions, and assemblages through which the Arctic is currently understood, represented, and governed. I am especially interested in the construction of borders, institutional design, critical approaches to infrastructure, and science and technology studies. My proposed dissertation research concerns the legal-scientific governance of maritime and biophysical flows in the Bering Strait, emphasizing the need for Indigenous and posthuman frameworks to achieve sustainable and just management outcomes. In my work, I am committed to collaborating with communities in the American-Russian Arctic to develop pragmatic, theory-driven research that contributes to Indigenous self-determination, regional peace-building, and epistemological pluralism. At present, I am an organizing member of the Fairbanks-Yakutsk Sister Cities coalition, project group lead for APECS Science and Diplomacy, research consultant for the NPRB-funded Indigenous Sentinels Network Expansion project, and member of the NNA-funded Permafrost Grown project.
Zia Madani - Japan

JSPS, Kobe University, PCRC, Japan

Zia MADANI, PhD in Public International Law, is currently working as Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Postdoctoral Fellow at Polar Cooperation Research Centre (PCRC), Graduate School of Int'l Cooperation Studies (GSICS), Kobe University, Japan, where he, inter alia, has joined his Japanese colleagues in the ArCS II Research Program on International Law. Zia formerly worked as a faculty and Head at the Department of Law and Ocean Policy of the Iranian National Institute for Oceanography & Atmospheric Science (INIOAS) where he led several research projects including Iranian Antarctic Science Program. As a law-science-policy ECR in Polar Law, Law of the Sea and Ocean Governance, Zia acted as UNESCO-IOC Expert on Marine Scientific Research for Special Arbitration under Annex VIII of the 1982 UNCLOS, and also as a member to IOC Intersessional Working Group on BBNJ-ILBI. Dr Madani has served as a member of the Planning Committees for 13th (2020) & 14th (2021) Polar Law Symposia (PLS). He has served as a (volunteer) Deputy Chief Officer of SCAR EDI Project Group since its establishment in 2021. He has also been a member of SCAR SC-HASS where he recently served as a member of the Academic Planning Committee for the SCAR SC-HASS 2021 Conference. Zia has published on Law of the Sea, Polar Law, Ocean Policy, Human Rights Law, and Public Int'l Law in English and Persian, and has served as project group member of APECS Science & Diplomacy, DEI, as well as project group co-lead of Overcoming Language Barriers in Polar Research of APECS. He has been awarded full and partial scholarships and research grants from the Hague Academy of International Law, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, International Ocean Institute (IOI), International Peace & Security Institute, Centre for Asian Academic Collaboration, Institute for Marine & Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, and Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR).
Sergio Ráez Villanueva - Canada

Not affiliated, Canada

I am a clinical and regulatory researcher at University Health Network in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Having done my BSc and MSc at McMaster University, I have published scientific articles while working for the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department under the supervision of Dr. Alison Holloway. Past projects involved determining potential health outcomes of e-cigarette use on placental function and development, and more recently my investigations focus on finding potential reproductive impairments from mining sites affecting indigenous communities and wildlife populations. Back in 2014, I was part of the Students on Ice (SOI) Arctic Expedition, where I visited and explored indigenous communities and national parks as well as developed a deeper understanding of florae and faunae in Northern Canada and Greenland. I took part in several lectures including climate change, glaciers, biology, and social impact in the Arctic while forming a global community with students, entrepreneurs, explorers, musicians, and university professors from around the world. While my current projects have not necessarily taken me back to the Arctic Regions, my interest has persisted in trying to learn more about the Arctic and its diversity through courses about indigenous relations and the importance of incorporating indigenous knowledge as we try to learn more about this wonderful ecosystem. Having been a co-leader in one of the project groups (T-MOSAiC Vlogs) for 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 in APECS, I am excited to continue leading this project to fruition! I look forward for ways to stay connected and to learn and share more about the Arctic now and in the future! Lastly, I am a long-distance runner/athlete who has represented Team Canada at a couple international competitions both in Cross-Country and Track & Field – my passion for exercise and sport is the same one that has allowed me to forge great relationships and a solid work-ethic in my personal and professional life!
Ryan O'Hara - United States

Harvey Mudd College, United States

My name is Ryan O’Hara, and I am an undergraduate studying computer science, mathematics, and environmental robotics at California’s Harvey Mudd College. My primary research focus is on the ways that robotic systems can support failing ecosystems and mitigate the consequences and root causes of climate change. This research has taken me from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, where I worked on the development of an algae-based life support and water purification system for extraterrestrial habitats and water-starved regions on Earth, to the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, where I took part in a research expedition to study the effects of climate change on both myctophid populations and the wider marine ecosystem. During my tenure with APECS, I have served as a group leader for both the podcast and UArctic Congress projects, represented APECS as part of our organization’s group review of the IPCC’s 6th Assessment Report, and was a council co-chair during the 2021-2022 term. Outside of academia and research, I write and draw for an online webcomic, box, and play the piano.
Alexandra Filippova - Germany

GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Germany

My name is Alexandra Filippova. I am a Research Fellow at GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel in Germany. I am working in Arctic region, in particular the Labrador Sea and Canadian Arctic Archipelago. The main aim of my research is to reconstruct the effect of climate change in the past on the deep water mass formation. Comparison of paleo data to the modern day will shed light on the possible outcomes that we might face due to modern climate change and increase of meltwater inputs into the Arctic region due to ice melt. Based on the radiogenic isotope proxies such as Nd, Hf, and Pb isotopes as well as organic biomarkers for sea surface temperature reconstruction I infer the variability of the water mass circulation patterns in the Labrador Sea over the Late Quaternary caused by meltwater inputs such as Heinrich Events, Younger Dryas or Lake Agassiz outbreak. These events could be compared to modern day meltwater inputs caused by ice sheet collapse due to raising temperatures. I am also interested in looking in more details how increase in glacial runoff under the climate change will affect the weathering regimes in High Arctic regions and the composition of the glacial meltwater runoff that plays a crucial role in the functioning of marine ecosystems and cycling of important biogeochemical elements.
Aakriti Srivastava

Barkatullah University, India

Greetings! My name is Aakriti Srivastava and I am a PhD student at the Barkatullah University,India and my research focuses on the ice shelf morphology and prediction of ice shelf extent ; sea ice variability and its trend; influence of ocean and atmospheric forcing’s and sea ice dynamics of polar region. My major areas of interest converge in Cryosphere, Climate Change,remote sensing and Education and Outreach activities. I joined APECS as an individual and recently selected as an APECS representative in the ISMASS 2022 workshop organising committee which has been an extremely rewarding experience for me. Looking forward to participate as APECS ECR in the workshop which will be the most memorable part in the course of my career till now. I have pursued various training programs on Climate Change and Remote Sensing of polar regions as well as participated in summer schools programme.I am excited and passionate to be a part of APECS team.
Vinod Kumar Nathan

SASTRA Deemed University, India

I am a biotechnologist who is interested in understanding the role of microorganisms in biogeochemical cycles. I do work on various extreme ecosystems including polar regions. Based on my interest in marine and polar research I was into APECS and was formerly an individual council member. being an early-career faculty, I couldn't contribute to APECS activities during my last term. However, I believe that I will be able to contribute my best if offered a second chance. I look forward to be associated with APECS in future in best possible way.
Divyesh Varade

Indian Institute of Technology Jammu, India

Dr. Divyesh M. Varade is a budding expert on remote sensing of snow. Dr. Varade is presently working as the Assistant Professor of Geomatics at the Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Jammu. He is a research collaborator at the ATAL Centre for Artificial Intelligence at MJPRU-Bareilly. He received his Ph.D. degree from the Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Kanpur, in 2020. During his Ph.D., he developed novel methods for the qualitative and quantitative characterization of snow using multi-sensor remote sensing data. His methods combine physical and mathematical modeling, information theory, statistical analysis, and machine learning. Prior to his Ph.D., Dr. Varade pursued his graduate degree in the International Earth Oriented Space Science and Technology (ESPACE) Program specializing in remote sensing at the Technical University of Munich. He holds an undergraduate degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering, significantly influencing his interests in radar remote sensing. Dr. Varade has published well-received articles on snow geophysics and snowpack characterization. He is contributing as a referee for several highly reputed hydrology/water resource, cryosphere, and remote sensing journals. He is also a member of several international associations on Earth observation, remote sensing, hydrology/water resources, and the cryosphere. Dr. Varade is also serving as the Editorial Board Member for the Journal All Earth (previously Geodinamica Acta), published by Taylor and Francis. His research interests are in developing novel methods using remote sensing for problems broadly related to the cryosphere, glaciology, snow geophysics, hydrology, water resources, and environmental issues.
Erika Varik

Not affiliated, The Netherlands

Only very recently did I graduate with my Master’s degree in International Security at the University of Groningen. My Master’s project is focused on examining the coast guard’s policy entrepreneurship behavior in security and safety in the Arctic U.S. and Canada. I have devoted my studies wholly to the Arctic by participating in an Arctic-specific research course on security and governance, studying the Central Arctic Ocean’s fisheries agreement, and a mining project in the Sámi Homeland in Finland. In addition, I spent three months on a research internship studying the stakeholders, social, political, and security feasibility of a harbor project in Iceland. To a large extent, my projects or papers reflect my research interests in infrastructure, maritime security, transportation, and (renewable) energy production. I see myself working in a highly international and interdisciplinary environment and doing fieldwork whenever possible. The Arctic has fascinated me since early on, especially considering the rich nature and culture of the Finnish Lapland, in the vicinity of my own home country Estonia. Because of my connection and feelings towards nature, I am deeply concerned about doing science respectfully towards humans and ecology. I aim to integrate more social science into Arctic research by emphasizing stakeholder engagement and collaborative engagement strategies.

Past APECS Councils since term 2020-2021

Council 2021-2022
The following early career researchers served on the 2021-2022 Council. In addition, the members of the APECS Executive Committee 2021-2022 are also part of the Council: Marta Moreno Ibáñez (President), Mathieu Casado, Gwenaëlle Gremion, Susana Hancock and Deniz Vural (Vice-presidents), as well as Jilda Caccavo (ex-offio), Clare Eayrs (ex-officio) and Meghan Helmberger (ex-officio).
- Ryan O'Hara - Council Co-Chair - Harvey Mudd College, United States
- José Queirós - Council Co-Chair - University of Coimbra, Portugal
- Priyanka Rajput - Council Co-Chair - Not affiliated, India
- Hugo Guímaro - NC Coordinator - MARE-UC and BAS, Portugal
- Anika Happe - Social Media Coordinator - University of Oldenburg, Germany
- Lina Madaj - Social Media Coordinator - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Nadine Steiger - Social Media Coordinator - Not affiliated, Norway
- Sakshi Mankotia - Social Media Coordinator - Jamia Millia Islamia, India
- Project Groups Leaders:
- Alexandra Filippova - GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Germany
- Alexis Geels - Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
- Anastasia Deyko - Not affiliated, Peru
- Arnab Paul - Not affiliated, India
- Azamat Tolipov - Not affiliated, Uzbekistan
- Chloe Scott - Clear Seas Centre for Responsible Marine Shipping, Canada
- Divyesh Varade - Indian Institute of Technology Jammu, India
- Élise Devoie - McGill University, Canada
- Fizza Maryam - National University of Medical Sciences, Pakistan
- Geetha Plackal - World Alliance for Planetary Health, India
- Hiral Jain - University of Wollongong, India
- Jack Buckingham - University of Hull and British Antarctic Survey, United Kingdom
- Jolanta Rieksta - University of Copenhagen, Denmark
- Juliana Souza-Kasprzyk - Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland
- Katharina Heinrich - Arctic Centre, University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, Finland
- Kirsi Keskitalo - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Lauren Thompson - University of Alberta, Canada
- Lina Madaj - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Ljuba Günther - Not affiliated, Germany
- Maciej Mańko - University of Gdańsk, Poland
- Meghan Helmberger - University of Colorado Boulder, United States
- Nicholas Parlato - University of Alaska Fairbanks, United States
- Olivia Noeline Fernando - Mount Carmel College, Bangalore, India
- Rajeev Rajak - Sikkim University, India
- Sergio Raez Villanueva - McMaster University, Canada
- Seyed Ziaeddin (Zia) MADANI - JSPS, Kobe University, Japan
- Srilakshmi Chidambaram - Indian Polar Research Network, Indian Life Science Network, India
- Stanislav Ksenofontov - University of Northern Iowa, United States
- Stephanie Wright - Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada
- Suchithra Sundaram - Not affiliated, India
- Wasim Sajjad - National University of Medical Sciences Pakistan, Pakistan
- William Harcourt - University of St Andrews, United Kingdom
National representatives
- Alfredo Costa - APECS Argentina
- Maaike Dhondt - APECS Belgium
- Marianna Pinzone - APECS Belgium
- Raphael Fernandes Vieira - APECS Brazil
- Èlise Devoie - APECS Canada
- Meghan Brockington - APECS Canada
- Biao Tian - APECS China
- Lei Geng - APECS China
- Dalia C. Barragán-Barrera - APECS Colombia
- Jhon Mojica - APECS Colombia
- Sanne Moedt - APECS Denmark
- Maria Scheel - APECS Denmark
- Adrien Wehrlé - APECS France
- Alexandra Zuhr - APECS Germany
- Marek Muchow - APECS Germany
- Barbara Neubarth - APECS Iceland
- Negar Ekrami - APECS Iceland
- Priyanka Rajput - Indian Polar Research Network (IPRN)
- Jill Diederich - APECS Luxembourg
- Deborah Bozzato - APECS Netherlands
- Rúna Magnússon - APECS Netherlands
- Erin Kunisch - APECS Norway
- Maaike Weerdesteijn - APECS Norway
- Rebecca Duncan - APECS Oceania
- Joana Fragão - APECS Portugal
- Hugo Guímaro - APECS Portugal
- Tatiana Burmenko - APECS Russia
- Heather Forrer - APECS South Africa
- Julia Garcia de Oteyza de Ciria - APECS Spain
- Pablo Almela - APECS Spain
- Amy Macfarlane - APECS Switzerland
- Nicolas Jullien - APECS Switzerland
- Doğaç Baybars IŞILER - APECS Turkey
- Anna Gebruk - UK Polar Network (UKPN)
- Marcos Tassano - APECS Uruguay
- John Read - USAPECS
- Erika Schreiber - USAPECS
Council 2020-2021
The following early career researchers served on the 2020-2021 Council. In addition, the members of the APECS Executive Committee 2020-2021 are also part of the Council: Gwenaëlle Gremion (President), Mathieu Casado, Meghan Helmberger, Neelu Singh and Deniz Vural, as well as Jilda Caccavo (ex-offio), Juan Höfer (ex-officio) and Gabriela Roldan (ex-officio).
- Hugo Guímaro - Council Co-Chair - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Portugal
- José Queirós - Council Co-Chair - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Portugal
- Priyanka Rajput - Council Co-Chair - National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), India
- Susana Hancock - NC Coordinator - University of Oxford/unaffiliated, United States
- Sakshi Mankotia - NC Coordinator - Jamia Millia Islamia, India
- Shalaka Patil - NC Coordinator - University of Bergen, Norway
- Mia Bennett - Social Media Coordinator - The University of Hong Kong, China
- Lina Madaj - Social Media Coordinator - Center of Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen, Germany
- Rupa - Social Media Coordinator - University of Bonn, Germany
- Melanie Stammler - Social Media Coordinator - Uppsala University, Sweden
- Clare Eayrs - ex-officio - New York University Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- José Seco - ex-officio - University of Aveiro & University of St. Andrews, Portugal / United Kingdom
- Ivan Alekseev - Saint Petersburg State University/Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute, Russia
- Rodrigo Alves - Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Brazil
- Tayana Arakchaa - KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
- Javier Arnaut - University of Greenland, Greenland
- Clément Astruc-Delor - École Normale Supérieure / PSL Research University, France
- Alexis Bahl - University of British Columbia, Canada
- Carla Tapia Baldis - CONICET - IANIGLA, Argentina
- Cinthya Bello - National Agrarian University La Molina, Peru
- Tomás Bolaño-Ortiz - Mendoza Regional Faculty / National Technological University, Argentina
- Louise Borthwick - Temple University, United States
- Jack Buckingham - University of Hull and British Antarctic Survey, United Kingdom
- Julia Garcia-Oteyza Ciria - Barcelona University, Spain
- Sergey Chernikov - FSUE Trust Arcticugol, Norway
- Allison Cusick - Scripps Institution of Oceanography, United States
- Emma Davis - University of Waterloo, Canada
- Gerusa de Alkmim Radicchi - Universitat Politècnica de València, France
- Manasi Debnath - Adamas University, India
- Rahul Dey - National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research, India
- John Doherty - The University of Hong Kong, China
- Rebecca Duncan - University Technology, Sydney, Australia / UNIS Svalbard, Norway
- Trym Eiterjord - Max Planck Institute for History of Science / The Arctic Institute, Germany
- Megan Eldred - University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Florent Fayolle - University College London, United Kingdom
- Priyanka Gaikwad - Pune University, India
- Elise Gallois - University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Despina Gkotsidou - n/a, United Kingdom
- Vikram Goel - National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research, India
- Rodrigo Gomez - Gateway Antarctica, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
- Henrietta Hammant - Scott Polar Research Institute, United Kingdom
- Anika Happe - University of Oldenburg, Germany
- William D. Harcourt - University of St Andrews, United Kingdom
- Nicholas Hasson - UAF Geophysical Institute, United States
- Charlie Hewitt - Unaffiliated, United Kingdom
- Sidney Horlick - University of Alberta, Canada
- Kelly Huh - California State Polytechnic University Pomona, United States
- Hiral Jain - University of Wollongong, India
- Shridhar Jawak - Svalbard Integrated Arctic Earth Observing System (SIOS), Norway
- Aaditya Nath Kapil - National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research, India
- Kapil Kesarwani - G.B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment, India
- Kirsi Keskitalo - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Mariel Kieval - The Arctic Institute, United States
- Minkyoung Kim - Seoul National University, Korea
- Marlen Kolbe - University of Algarve, Portugal
- Xiangbing Kong - Laval University, Canada
- Olga Kulikova - EFSA, Russia
- Suman Kumari - Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, India
- Stanislav Ksenofontov - University of Northern Iowa, USA/Russia
- Mikhail Latonin - Saint Petersburg State University; Nansen International Environmental and Remote Sensing Centre, Russia
- Georgi Laukert - GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Germany
- Leena Leppänen - Finnish Meteorological Institute, Finland
- Jesus Lucero - Cranfield University, United Kingdom
- Maciej Mańko - University of Gdańsk, Poland
- Joseph Martin - University of Victoria, Canada
- Claudia Maturana - Universidad de Chile, Chile
- Kavita Mitkari - Space Applications Centre (ISRO), India
- Jhon Mojica - New York University Abu Dhabi / Center for global Sea Level Change, United Arab Emirates
- Shinae Montie - University of Canterbury, New Zealand
- Marta Moreno Ibáñez - University of Quebec in Montreal, Canada
- Shipra Nagar - National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research, India
- Swati Nagar - National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research, India
- Vinod Kumar Nathan - SASTRA Deemed University, India
- Ryan O'Hara - University of Arizona, United States
- Vanya Pandey - Amity Institute of Environmental Sciences, Amity University, India
- Prashant Pandit - TERI University, India
- Nicholas Parlato - University of Alaska Fairbanks, United States
- Elizabeth Perera - York University, United States
- Valentina Piñeros Perez - Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Colombia
- Maria Pogojeva - State Oceanographic Institute, Russia
- Arthi Ramachandran - Concordia University, Canada
- Hrishikesh Rane - Mangrove and Marine Biodiversity Conservation Foundation of Maharashtra, India
- Shweta Rathore - Defence Research and Development Organisation, India
- Kirsten Reid - Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada
- Paul Rosenbaum - Uppsala University, Sweden
- Christy Rouault - BGC Engineering, Canada
- Abdus Samad - Amity University, India
- Friederike Säring - University of Rostock, Germany
- Elisa Seyboth - Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT), South Africa
- Grace Shephard - University of Oslo, Norway
- Megan Sheremata - University of Toronto, Canada
- Joaquin Bastias Silva - University of Geneva, Switzerland
- Lucas Silva - PUC Minas, Brazil
- Dhanendra Singh - HNB Garhwal University / IIRS-ISRO, Dehradun, India
- Nicole Stark - University of Magallanes, Chile
- Scott Sugden - University of Alberta, Canada
- Emil Ísleifur Sumarliðason - Lund University / The Arctic Circle Secretariat, Iceland
- Praveen R Teleti - University of Reading, United Kingdom
- Jabir Thajudeen - National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research, India
- Femi Anna Thomas - National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research, India
- Lauren Thompson - University of Alberta, Canada
- Azamat Tolipov - University of Iceland, Uzbekistan
- Pablo Trucco-Pignata - National Oceanography Centre, University of Southampton, United Kingdom
- Ekaterina Uryupova - Russian Federal Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography, Russia
- Maud van Soest - Loughborough University, United Kingdom
- Florian Vidal - French Institute of International Relations, France
- Sergio Raez Villanueva - McMaster University, Canada
- Spencer Weinstein - University of Waterloo, Canada
- John Woitkowitz - Scott Polar Research Institute / University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Alexandra Yingst - University of Iceland, Iceland
- Scarlett Zetter - Arctic University Museum of Norway / Arctic University of Norway.
National representatives
- Sebastián Marinsek - APECS Argentina
- Valentina Savaglia - APECS Belgium
- Juliana Souza-Kasprzyk - APECS Brazil
- Nadya Yanakieva - APECS Bulgaria
- Èlise Devoie - APECS Canada
- Renato Borras-Chavez - APECS Chile
- Minghu Ding - APECS China
- Dalia C. Barragán-Barrera - APECS Colombia
- Lisa Winberg von Friesen - APECS Denmark
- Maria Scheel - APECS Denmark
- Adrien Wehrlé - APECS France
- Alexandra Zuhr - APECS Germany
- Sakshi Mankotia - Indian Polar Research Network (IPRN)
- Katharina Heinrich - APECS Iceland
- Jonathan Wood - APECS Iceland
- Jill Diederich - APECS Luxembourg
- Linde van Bets - APECS Netherlands
- Erin Kunisch - APECS Norway
- Maaike Weerdesteijn - APECS Norway
- Natalia Ribeiro Santos - APECS Oceania
- Joana Fragão - APECS Portugal
- Hugo Guímaro - APECS Portugal
- Eduard Galimullin - APECS Russia
- Tatiana Burmenko - APECS Russia
- Elizabeth Rudolph - APECS South Africa
- Andrea Bueno Pedraz - APECS Spain
- Paula de Castro-Fernández - APECS Spain
- Freya Sykes - APECS Sweden
- Amy Macfarlane - APECS Switzerland
- Nicolas Jullien - APECS Switzerland
- Doğaç Baybars IŞILER - APECS Turkey
- Anna Gebruk - UK Polar Network (UKPN)
- Saule Akhmetkaliyeva - UK Polar Network (UKPN)
- John Read - USAPECS
- Marcos Tassano - APECS Uruguay

Past APECS Councils until term 2019-2020

Council 2019-2020
The following early career researchers served on the 2019-2020 Council. In addition, the members of the APECS Executive Committee 2019-2020 are also part of the Council: Jennifer Cooper (President), Carolynn Harris, Juan Höfer, Lara F. Pérez and Neelu Singh, as well as Jilda Caccavo (ex-offio), Gabriela Roldan (ex-officio).
- Sean Horvath - Council Co-Chair - University of Colorado Boulder, United States
- Elizabeth Orr - Council Co-Chair - GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences, Germany
- Kyle Mayers - NC Coordinator - NORCE Norwegian Research Centre, Norway
- Swati Nagar - NC Coordinator - National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research, India
- Jiangtian Xu - NC Coordinator - University of East Anglia, United Kingdom
- Ellen Ahlness - University of Washington, United States
- Keechy Akkerman - Loughborough University, United Kingdom
- Ivan Alekseev - Saint Petersburg State University, Russia
- Tayana Arakchaa - KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
- Mia Bennett - The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
- Alex Borowicz - Stony Brook University, United States
- Madeleine Brasier - University of Tasmania, Australia
- Hélène Bresson - Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Germany
- Jack Buckingham - University of Hull and British Antarctic Survey, United Kingdom
- Kate Chenier - University of Portsmouth, Canada
- Arindam Chowdhury - North-Eastern Hill University, India
- Emily Choy - McGill University, Canada
- Ranjan Datta - University of Saskatchewan, Canada
- Evelien Dekker - Stockholm University, Sweden
- Rahul Dey - National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research, India
- Rebecca Duncan - University Centre in Svalbard, Norway / Australia
- Clare Eayrs - New York University Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Elmo Francis - Discover, Sri Lanka
- Elise Gallois - University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Vikram Goel - National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research, India
- Rodrigo Gomez - University of Canterbury, New Zealand
- Laura Halbach - Aarhus University, Denmark
- Christel Hansen - University of Pretoria, South Africa
- Hans Harmsen - Greenland National Museum and Archives, Greenland
- Alexa Hasselman - University of Canterbury, New Zealand
- Meghan Helmberger - University of Colorado Boulder, United States
- Charlie Hewitt - University of Leicester, United Kingdom
- Shridhar Jawak - Svalbard Integrated Arctic Earth Observing System, Norway
- Aaditya Nath Kapil - National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research, India
- Kelly Kapsar - Michigan State University, United States
- Stanislav Ksenofontov - Ammosov North Eath Federal University, Russia
- Charne Lavery - WiSER, University of the Witwatersrand and Department of English, University of Pretoria, South Africa
- Kara Layton - Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada
- Sasha Leidman - Rutgers University, United States
- Zambra López-Farrán - Universidad de Chile, Chile
- Lina Madaj - MARUM -Centre for Marine Environmental Sciences, Germany
- Maciej Mańko - University of Gdańsk, Poland
- Zoe Martos - University of Guelph, Canada
- Claudia Maturana - Universidad de Chile, Chile
- Jan-Lukas Menzel Barraqueta - Stellenbosch University, South Africa
- Marta Moreno Ibáñez - University of Quebec in Montreal, Canada
- Shipra Nagar - National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research, India
- Arina Nikolaeva - University of Waterloo, Canada
- Prashant H. Pandit - TERI University, India
- Rosaria Erika Pileci - Paul Scherrer Institut, Switzerland
- Priyanka - TERI School of Advanced Studies, India
- José Queirós - MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Portugal
- Arthi Ramachandran - Concordia University, Canada
- Kabir Rasouli - Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canada
- Jessica Rohde - Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee, United States
- Paul Rosenbaum - Uppsala University, Sweden
- Aurora Roth - IRIS/PASSCAL Polar Group, United States
- Elisa Seyboth - Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa
- Sarah Shakil - University of Alberta, Canada
- Grace Shephard - University of Oslo, Norway
- Dhanendra Singh - HNB Garhwal University / IIRS-ISRO, Dehrandun, India
- Rupendra Singh - Jawaharlal Nehru University, India
- Alok Sinha - National Centre for Polar and Ocean Reserarch, India
- Maud van Soest - Loughborough University, United Kingdom
- Philip Sontag - Rutgers University, United States
- Simone Stünzi - Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Germany
- Nicholas Szapiro - MET, Norway
- Lauren Thompson - University of Alberta, Canada
- Alexander Thornton - Pride in Polar Research, United States (and ex-officio)
- Ekaterina Uryupova - Russian Federal Research Institute for Fisheries and Oceanography, Russia
- Florian Vidal - Paris Interdisciplinary Energy Research Institute, France
- Deniz Vural - Istanbul Technical University Polar Research Center, Turkey
- Maximillian Samuel Van Wyk de Vries - University of Minnesota, United States
- Jonathan Wood - Stefánsson Arctic Institute, Iceland
- Nathaniel Young - University of Tasmania, Australia
- Alice Bradley - ex-officio - Williams College, United States
- Meagan Dewar - ex-officio - Federation University, Australia
- Jean Holloway - ex-officio - University of Ottawa, Canada
- Morgan Seag - ex-officio - University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
- José Seco - ex-officio - University of Aveiro & University of St. Andrews, Portugal / United Kingdom
National representatives
- Sebastián Marinsek - APECS Argentina
- Valentina Savaglia - APECS Belgium
- Michele Moraes - APECS Brazil
- Juliana Silva Souza - APECS Brazil
- Boris Stanimirov - APECS Bulgaria
- Nadya Yanakieva - APECS Bulgaria
- Bryn Dhir - APECS Canada
- Renato Borras-Chavez - APECS Chile
- Chuanjin Li - APECS China
- Minghu Ding - APECS China
- Jhon Fredy Mojica Moncada - APECS Colombia
- Lisa Winberg von Friesen - APECS Denmark
- Gwenaëlle Gremion - APECS France
- Cynthia Sassenroth - APECS Germany
- Alexandra Zuhr - APECS Germany
- Rupa - Indian Polar Research Network (IPRN)
- Jill Diederich - APECS Luxembourg
- Linde van Bets - APECS Netherlands
- Erin Kunisch - APECS Norway
- Natalia Ribeiro Santos - APECS Oceania
- Joana Fragão - APECS Portugal
- Hugo Guímaro - APECS Portugal
- Eduard Galimullin - APECS Russia
- Uliana Yakusheva - APECS Russia
- Heather Forrer - APECS South Africa
- Elizabeth Rudolph - APECS South Africa
- Andrea Bueno Pedraz - APECS Spain
- Paula de Castro-Fernández - APECS Spain
- Julia Kukulies - APECS Sweden
- Rebecca Gugerli - APECS Switzerland
- Sinan Yirmibesoglu - APECS Turkey
- Anna Gebruk - UK Polar Network (UKPN)
- Kyle Mayers - UK Polar Network (UKPN)
- John Read - USAPECS
- Marcos Tassano - APECS Uruguay
Council 2018-2019
The following early career researchers served on the 2018-2019 Council. In addition, the members of the APECS Executive Committee 2018-2019 are also part of the Council: Jilda Caccavo (President), Jennifer Cooper, Clare Eayrs, Juan Höfer, and Gabriela Roldan, as well as Hanne Nielsen (ex-offio), Alexander Thornton (ex-officio).
- Stanislav Ksenofontov - Council Co-Chair - University of Zurich - Switzerland
- Morgan Seag - Council Co-Chair - Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Neelu Singh - Council Co-Chair - Mangalore University - India / Norway
- Emily Choy - National Committee Coordinator - McGill University, Canada
- Swati Nagar - National Committee Coordinator - National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research, India
- Iqra Choudhry - National Committee Coordinator - University of Manchester, United Kingdom
- Kelsey Aho - United States Environmental Protection Agency - United States
- Keechy Akkerman - Loughborough University - United Kingdom
- Mehnaz Alam - Bangladesh University of Professionals - Bangladesh (partial term)
- Stefano Ambroso - APECS Spain - Institut de Ciencies del Mar Barcelona - Spain
- Tayana Arakchaa - University of Alaska Fairbanks - Russia
- Eda Ayaydın - University of Versailles - France
- Atreya Basu - University of Manitoba, Canada - Canada
- Mia Bennett - The University of Hong Kong - Hong Kong
- Françcois Burgay - APECS Italy - Ca’ Foscari University of Venice - Italy
- Linde van Bets - APECS Netherlands - Wing cosultancy - Netherlands
- Natalie Carter - University of Ottawa - Canada
- Mathieu Casado - Alfred Wegener Insittute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research - France
- Paula de Castro-Fernández - APECS Spain - University of Barcelona - Spain
- Nicolas Champollion - APECS Switzerland - International Space Science Institute, Switzerland / University of Bremen - Germany
- Eleonora Conca - University of Turin - Italy
- Matteo Contu - Aru cambridge - United Kingdom (partial term)
- Adrian Dahood - University of Santa Cruz/ NOAA Antarctic Ecosystem Research Division - United States
- Rahul Dey - National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research - India
- Jill Diederich - APECS Luxembourg - Polar.lu - Luxembourg
- Minghu Ding - APECS China - Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences - China
- Mariama Dryak - USAPECS - University of Maine - United States
- Lei Geng - APECS China - University of Science and Technology of China - China
- Vikram Goel - University of Oslo / NCAOR, Goa - Norway / India
- Gwenaëlle Gremion - APECS Canada - Université du Québec à Rimouski - Canada
- Rebecca Gugerli - APECS Switzerland - University of Fribourg - Switzerland
- Hugo Guímaro - APECS Portugal - University of Coimbra - Portugal
- Kaushik Gupta - University of Manitoba - Canada (partial term)
- Christel Hansen - APECS South Africa - Rhodes University - South Africa
- Carolynn (Carrie) Harris - Montana State University - United States
- Alexa Hasselman - University of Canterbury - United States
- Meghan Helmberger - University of Colorado Boulder/National Snow and Ice Data Center - United States
- Andrea Herbert - Gateway Antarctica/Antarctic Environments Portal - New Zealand
- Charlie Hewitt - United Kingdom / Norway (partial term)
- Doğaç Baybars Işıler - ITU Polar Research Center - Turkey (partial term)
- Shridhar Jawak - National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research, Goa - India
- Amy Kirkham - University of Alaska Fairbanks - United States
- Maria Korneykova - APECS Russia - Institute of North Industrial Ecology Problems – Subdivision of the Federal Research Centre “Kola Science Centre of Russian Academy of Science” - Russia
- Erin Kunisch - APECS Norway - UiT The Arctic University of Norway - Norway
- Kara Layton - Memorial University of Newfoundland - Canada
- Jasmine Lee - APECS Oceania - University of Queensland - Australia
- Sasha Leidman - Rutgers University - United States
- Martine Lizotte - APECS Canada - Université Laval - Canada
- Sarah Maes - KU Leuven - Belgium
- Maciej Mańko - University of Gdańsk - Poland
- Sebastián Marinsek - APECS Argentina - Instituto Antártico Argetnino - Argentina
- Ricardo Matias - APECS Portugal - MARE-UC (Coimbra, Portugal) - Portugal
- Claudia Maturana - APECS Chile - Universidad de Chile - Chile
- Kyle Mayers - UK Polar Network (UKPN) - Uni Research Miljø - United Kingdom
- Jhon Fredy Mojica Moncada - New York University Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates
- Bernabé Moreno - APECS Peru - Científica del Sur University - Peru (partial term)
- Swati Nagar - National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research - India
- K M ViSHNU Namboodiri - Mar Thoma College, Thiruvalla - India (partial term)
- Özgün Oktar - APECS Turkey - Istanbul Technical University Polar Research Center (ITU PolReC) / Turkish Students' Polar Research Team (PolSTeam) - Turkey
- Elizabeth Orr - University of Cincinnati - United States
- Prashant H. Pandit - TERI University - India
- Lindsey Parkinson - University of Alaska Fairbanks - United States
- Lara F. Pérez - British Antarctic Survey - United Kingdom
- Carla Pérez Mon - APECS Switzerland - Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL - Switzerland
- Jean Polfus - Trent University - Canada
- Ankit Pramanik - National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research - India
- José Queirós - MARE - Marine and Environmental Science Centre - Portugal
- Arthi Ramachandran - Concordia University - Canada
- Kabir Rasouli - University of Calgary - Canada
- John Read - USAPECS - George Mason University - United States
- Jessica Rohde - Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee (IARPC) - United States
- Corinna Röver - APECS Sweden - KTH Royal Institute of Technology - Sweden
- Paul Rosenbaum - Uppsala University - Sweden
- Marius Rossouw - APECS South Africa - Stellenbosch University - South Africa
- Elizabeth Rudolph - APECS South Africa - University of the Free State - South Africa
- Rupa - Durham University - United Kingdom
- Cynthia Sassenroth - APECS Germany - Saint Petersburg State University - Germany
- Valentina Savaglia - APECS Belgium - University of Liège | University of Ghent - Belgium
- Morgan Seag - Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge - United Kingdom
- Elisa Seyboth - APECS Brazil - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande-FURG - Brazil
- José Seco - University of Aveiro & University of St. Andrews - Portugal / United Kingdom
- Sarah Shakil - University of Alberta - Canada
- Grace Shephard - University of Oslo - Norway
- Maud van Soest - Loughborough University - United Kingdom
- Philip Sontag - Rutgers University - United States
- Marcos Tassano - APECS Uruguay - Centro de Investigaciones Nucleares - Uruguay
- Greta Carrete Vega - APECS Spain - Universidad Rey Juan Carlos - Spain
- Florian Vidal - University of Paris Descartes - France
- Deniz Vural - APECS Turkey - Istanbul Technical University Polar Research Center - Turkey
- Mateusz Waligóra - APECS Poland - University of Silesia - Poland
- Samuel Weber - Permafrost Young Researcher Network (PYRN) - University of Zurich - Switzerland
- Maximillian Samuel Van Wyk de Vries - University of Minnesota - United States
- Nadya Yanakieva - APECS Bulgaria - Bulgarian Antarctic Institute - Bulgaria
- Qinghua Yang - APECS China - Sun Yat-sen University - China
- Sinan Yirmibesoglu - APECS Turkey - Turkish Students' Polar Research Team (PolSTeam) and Istanbul Technical University Polar Research Center - Turkey
- Nathaniel Young - APECS Oceania - University of Tasmania - Australia
- Alice Bradley - ex-officio - United States
- Jean Holloway - ex-officio - Canada
- Ruth Vingerhagen - ex-officio - Norway
- Trista Vick-Majors - ex-officio - Université du Québec à Montréal - Canada
- Yulia Zaika - ex-officio - Khibiny educational and scientific base of the Faculty of Geography M.V.Lomonosov Moscow State University - Russia
- Scott Zolkos - ex-officio - University of Alberta - Canada
Council 2017-2018
The following early career researchers served on the 2017-2018 Council. In addition, the members of the APECS Executive Committee 2017-2018 are also part of the Council: Hanne Nielsen (President), Jilda Caccavo, Jean Holloway, Gabriela Roldan and Alexander Thornton, as well as Alice Bradley (ex-offio), Ruth Vingerhagen (ex-officio).
- Jennifer Cooper - Council Co-Chair - University of Kansas - United States
- Clare Eayrs - Council Co-Chair - New York University Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates
- Alevtina Evgrafova - National Committee Coordinator - Permafrost Young Researchers Network (PYRN) - University of Bern (Switzerland) / University of Koblenz-Landau (Germany)
- Jose Seco - National Committee Coordinator - University of Aveiro (Portugal) / University of St. Andrews (United Kingdom)
- Neelu Singh - National Committee Coordinator - National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research, Goa - India
- Kelsey Aho - U.S.EPA / University of Alaska Fairbanks - United States
- Stefano Ambroso - APECS Spain - Institut de Ciencies del Mar (CSIC), Spain
- Atreya Basu - University of Manitoba - Canada
- Liz Bowman - University of Alaska Fairbanks - United States
- Julia Bull - Centre for Addiction and Mental Health / University of New Brunswick / University of Toronto - Canada
- Françcois Burgay - APECS Italy - Ca’ Foscari University of Venice - Italy
- Mathieu Casado - LSCE - France
- Emily Choy - University of Manitoba - Canada
- Nicolas Champollion - APECS Switzerland - International Space Science Institute, Switzerland / University of Bremen - Germany
- Henrik Christiansen - APECS Belgium - KU Leuven - Belgium
- Casey Clark - University of Alaska Fairbanks - United States
- Matteo Luciano Contu - ARU Cambridge - United Kingdom
- Jim Crowell - USAPECS - Arizona State University - United States
- Adrian Dahood - George Mason University - United States
- Archana Dayal - University of Sheffield/University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS) - United Kingdom
- Donovan Dennis - Boston University - United States
- Meagan Dewar - APECS Oceania / International Penguin Early Career Scientists (IPECS) - Federation University, Deakin University - Australia
- Denis Doronin - FSBI "VNIIOkeangeologia" - Russia
- Mariama Dryak - USAPECS - University of Maine - United States
- Roxanne Frappier - University of Ottawa - Canada
- Natalie Freeman - Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego - United States
- Yi-Ming Gan - Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences - Belgium
- Gwenaëlle Gremion - APECS Canada - Université du Québec à Rimouski - Canada
- Vikram Goel - University of Oslo, Norway / NCAOR, Goa - India
- Kaushik Gupta - University Of Manitoba - Canada
- Christel Hansen - APECS South Africa - Rhodes University - South Africa
- Laura Hobbs - UK Polar Network (UKPN) - University of Strathclyde / Scottish Association for Marine Science - United Kingdom
- Juan Höfer - Universidad Austral de Chile/Centro IDEAL - Chile
- Bruno Ibañez - APECS Peru - Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia - Peru
- Morgan IP - APECS Norway - The Oslo School of Architecture and Design - Norway
- Cyril Jaksic - Lincoln University - New Zealand
- Shridhar Jawak - National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research, Goa - India
- Meric Karahalil - APECS Turkey - Istanbul Technical University - Turkey
- Hanna Kauko - Norwegian Polar Institute - Norway
- Amy Kirkham - University of Alaska Fairbanks - United States
- Sasha Leidman - Rutgers University - United States
- Josefine Lenz - APECS Germany - Alfred Wegener Institute (Germany) / University of Alaska Fairbanks (United States)
- Martine Lizotte - APECS Canada - Université Laval - Canada
- Arindan Mandal - Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), India / Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany
- Sebastián Marinsek - APECS Argentina - Instituto Antártico Argetnino - Argentina
- Claudia Maturana - APECS Chile - Universidad de Chile - Chile
- Kyle Mayers - UK Polar Network (UKPN) - National Oceanography Centre Southampton / University of Southampton - United Kingdom
- Swati Nagar - National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research - India
- Özgün Oktar - APECS Turkey - Istanbul Technical University Polar Research Center (ITU PolReC) / Turkish Students' Polar Research Team (PolSTeam) - Turkey
- Ankit Pramanik - Norwegian Polar Institute - Norway
- José Queirós - University of Coimbra - Portugal
- Kabir Rasouli - University of Calgary - Canada
- Jessica Rohde - Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee (IARPC) - United States
- Corinna Röver - APECS Sweden - KTH Royal Institute of Technology - Sweden
- Paul Rosenbaum - Université de Versailles Saint Quentin en Yvelines - France
- Morgan Seag - Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge - United Kingdom
- Elisa Seyboth - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande-FURG - Brazil
- Grace Shephard - University of Oslo - Norway
- Runa Skarbø - The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) - Norway
- Petr Sorokin - Moscow State Institute of International Relations - Russia
- Kent Spiers - University of Calgary - Canada
- Sara Strey - University of Oklahoma - United States
- Ekaterina Uryupova - APECS Russia - Smithsonian Institution - United States / Russia
- Linde Van Bets - APECS Netherlands - Wing - Netherlands
- David Velazquez - APECS Spain - Universidad Autonoma de Madrid - Spain
- Greta Carrete Vega - APECS Spain - Universidad Rey Juan Carlos - Spain
- Florian Vidal - University of Paris Descartes - France
- Deniz Vural - APECS Turkey - Turkish Students' Polar Research Team-Istanbul Technical University Polar Research Center - Turkey
- Mateusz Waligóra - APECS Poland - University of Silesia - Poland
- Gary Wesche - Polar Educators International - United States
- Nadya Yanakieva - APECS Bulgaria - Bulgarian Antarctic Institute - Bulgaria
- Sinan Yirmibesoglu - APECS Turkey - Turkish Students' Polar Research Team (PolSTeam) and Istanbul Technical University Polar Research Center - Turkey
- Trista Vick-Majors - ex-officio - Université du Québec à Montréal - Canada
- TJ Young - ex-officio - British Antarctic Survey / University of Cambridge /Scott Polar Research Institute - United Kingdom
- Yulia Zaika - ex-officio - Khibiny educational and scientific base of the Faculty of Geography M.V.Lomonosov Moscow State University - Russia
- Scott Zolkos - ex-officio - University of Alberta - Canada
Council 2016-2017
The following early career researchers served on the 2016-2017 Council. In addition, the members of the APECS Executive Committee 2016-2017 are also part of the Council: Alice Bradley (President), Josefine Lenz, Hanne Nielsen, Alexander Thornton and TJ Young, as well as Heather Mariash (ex-offio), Trista Vick-Majors (ex-officio) and Ruth Vingerhagen (ex-officio).
- Lorna Thurston - Council Co-Chair - Northern Arizona University - United States
- Gabriela Roldan - Council Co-Chair - Gateway Antarctica / University of Canterbury - New Zealand
- Jilda Caccavo - National Committee Coordinator - APECS Italy - University of Padua - Italy
- Sara Strey - National Committee Coordinator - Northland College - United States
- Inhye Ahn - Korean Polar Research Institute (KOPRI) - South Korea
- Sara Aparício - APECS Portugal - European Space Agency - Italy
- Devsamridhi Arora - Indian Polar Research Network (IPRN) - University of Delhi - India
- Mia Bennett - USAPECS - UCLA Geography - United States
- Ted Bibby - University of North Dakota - United States
- Bruce Boles - University of Tennessee - United States
- Gesche Blume-Werry - Umeå University - Sweden
- Liz Bowman - Arctic Research Consortium of the United States (ARCUS) - United States
- Julie Bull - University of Victoria - Canada
- François Burgay - APECS Italy - Ca’ Foscari University of Venice - Italy
- Marta Bystrowska - APECS Poland - University of Silesia - Poland
- Adam J Campbell - University of Otago - New Zealand
- Elizabeth Ceperley - University of Wisconsin- Madison - United States
- Henrik Christiansen - APECS Belgium - KU Leuven - Belgium
- Caroline Coch - APECS Germany / Permafrost Young Researchers Network (PYRN) - Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung - Germany
- Jennifer Cooper - California State University Los Angeles/University of California Irvine - United States
- Adrian Dahood - George Mason University - United States
- Archana Dayal - UK Polar Network (UKPN) - University of Sheffield - United Kingdom
- Meagan Dewar - APECS Oceania / International Pengiun Early Career Scientists (IPECS) - Deakin University - Australia
- Onur Sabri Durak - APECS Turkey - Istanbul Technical University - Turkey
- Tamara Fletcher - University of Montana - United States
- Friederike Gehrmann - APECS Finland - University of Helsinki - Finland
- Caroline Geisert - ENSTA Bretagne - France
- Vikram Goel - Norwegian Polar Institute - Norway
- Claire Griffin - University of Minnesota - Twin Cities - United States
- Maxim Gutenev - South Ural State University - Russia
- Christel Hansen - APECS South Africa - Rhodes University - South Africa
- Laura Hobbs - UK Polar Network (UKPN) - University of Strathclyde / Scottish Association for Marine Science - United Kingdom
- Jean Holloway - University of Ottawa - Canada
- Christopher Horvat - Harvard University - United States
- Luis Huckstadt - University of California Santa Cruz - United States
- Bruno Ibañez - APECS Peru - Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia - Peru
- Shridhar Jawak - National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research, Goa - India
- Lynn Kaluzienski - University of Maine - United States
- Hanna Maria Kauko - Norwegian Polar Institute - Norway
- Minkyoung Kim - Seoul National University - South Korea
- Nikita Kuprikov - Russian Polar Initiative - Russia
- Olivia Lee - University of Alaska Fairbanks - United States
- Lydie Lescarmontier - APECS France - Australian National University - Australia / France
- Douwe Maat - APECS Netherlands - Netherlands Institute for Sea Research - Netherlands
- Sebastián Marinsek - APECS Argentina - Instituto Antártico Argetnino - Argentina
- Claudia Maturana - APECS Chile - Universidad de Chile - Chile
- Kyle Mayers - UK Polar Network - National Oceanography Centre Southampton & University of Southampton - United Kingdom
- Bernabé Moreno - APECS Peru - Científica del Sur University - Peru
- Swati Nagar - National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research - India
- Karolina Paquin - Freelancing - Norway / Svalbard
- Igor Stelmach Pessi - University of Liège - Belgium
- José Queirós - University of Coimbra - Portugal
- Pablo Rodríguez Ros - Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM-CSIC) - Spain
- Corinna Röver - APECS Sweden - KTH Royal Institute of Technology - Sweden
- Vicki Sahanatien - APECS Canada - Canada
- Vincent Schulze - Global and European Studies Institute Leipzig - Germany
- José Seco - APECS Portugal - University of Aveiro / University of St. Andrews - Portugal / United Kingdom
- Elisa Seyboth - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande-FURG - Brazil
- Evgeniia Sidorova - University of Calgary - Canada
- Neelu Singh - National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research, Goa - India
- Runa A. Skarbø - The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) - Norway
- Merran Smith - Yukon Government - Canada
- Andrea Spolaor - Ca Foscari University of Venice - Italy
- Alison Thieffry - Laval University - Canada
- Katya Uryupova - University of Salford - United Kingdom
- Gary Wesche - Polar Educators International - United States
- Nadya Yanakieva - Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" - Bulgaria
- Scott Zolkos - University of Alberta - Canada
- Yulia Zaika - ex-officio - Khibiny educational and scientific base of the Faculty of Geography M.V.Lomonosov Moscow State University - Russia
Council 2015-2016
The following early career researchers served on the 2015-2016 Council. In addition, the members of the APECS Executive Committee 2015-2016 are also part of the Council: Ruth Vingerhagen (President), Alice Bradley, Heather Mariash, Hanne Nielsen, Trista Vick-Majors, as well as Jean-Sébastien Moore (ex-officio), and Yulia Zaika (ex-officio).
- Rachel Downey - Council Co-Chair - Naturmuseum Senckenberg - Germany
- Scott Zolkos - Council Co-Chair - University of Alberta - Canada
- Alexander Thornton - APECS National Committee Coordinator - University of Alaska Fairbanks - United States
- Mar Fernandez Mendez - APECS National Committee Coordinator - Norwegian Polar Institute - Norway
- Adam Campbell - University of Otago - New Zealand
- Jennier Cooper - CSULA - United States
- Kristina Creek - Arctic Research Consortium of the United States (ARCUS) - United States
- Archana Dayal - National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research (NCAOR) - India
- Alena Dekhtyareva - UiT The Arctic University of Norway - Norway
- Ivan Dubinenkov - Alfred-Wegener Institute - Germany / Russia
- Friederike Gehrmann - University of Helsinki - Finland
- Vikram Goel - Norwegian Polar Institute - Norway
- Meagan Grabowski - University of British Columbia - Canada
- Gunnar Mar Gunnarssson - Scott Polar Research Institute - United Kingdom
- Svenja Halfter - University of Rostock - Germany
- Lara Hughes-Allen - University of Southern California - United States
- Ming Jing - China Meteorological Administration - China
- Alia Khan - University of Colorado Boulder - United States
- Nikita Kuprikov - Russian Polar Initiative - Russia
- Elena Kuznetsova - Permafrost Young Researchers Network (PYRN) - Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) - Norway
- Béatrice Laudet - France
- Lydie Lescarmontier - Australian National University - France / Australia
- Juliana Marson - University of Alberta - Canada
- Claudia Marturana - Chile
- Ellorie McKnight - University of Alberta - Canada
- Bernabé Moreno - Científica del Sur University - Peru
- Karolina Paquin - Norway
- Vicki Sahanatien - Canada
- Sara Strey - University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign - United States
- Camila Signori - University of São Paulo - Brazil
- Paul Suprenand - Mote Marine Laboratory - United States
- Zuzanna Swirad - Durham University - United Kingdom
- Lorna Thurston - Northern Arizona University - United States
- Ekaterina Uryupova - University of Salford - United Kingdom
- Anna Varfolomeeva - Central European University - Hungary / Russia
- Matthias Wietz - University of Oldenburg - Germany
- Allen Pope - ex-officio - United States
- Mariette Wheeler - ex-officio - South Africa
Council 2014-2015
The following early career researchers served on the 2014-2015 Council. In addition, the members of the APECS Executive Committee 2014-2015 are also part of the Council: Jean-Sébastien Moore (President), Ivan Dubinenkov, Ruth Hindshaw, Heather Mariash, Trista Vick-Majors as well as Jennifer Provencher (ex-offio), and Yulia Zaika (ex-officio).
- Hanne Nielsen - Council Co-Chair - University of Tasmania - Australia
- Michael Laiho - Council Co-Chair - Durham University - United Kingdom
- Jennifer Balmer - Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme - United States
- Erik Behrens - NIWA - New Zealand
- Roxanne Beltran - University of Alaska Anchorage - United States
- Alice Bradley - Co-Chair Research Activities Committee - University of Colorado Boulder - United States
- Archana Dayal - National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research (NCAOR) - India
- Alena Dekhtyareva - UiT The Arctic University of Norway - Norway
- Rachel Downey – Co-Chair Research Activities Committee - Naturmuseum Senckenberg - Germany
- Francyne Elias - Piera – Co-Chair Education and Outreach Committee - Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) - Spain / Brazil
- Ellyn Enderlin - University of Maine - United States
- Laura Ferguson - Hariot-Watt University - United Kingdom
- Dave Grant - American Littoral Society - United States
- Laura Kelvin – Co-Chair Education and Outreach Committee - University of Western Ontario - Canada
- Alia Khan - University of Colorado – Boulder - United States
- Elena Kuznetsova - Co-Chair Membership and Involvement Committee / Permafrost Young Researchers Network (PYRN) - Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) - Norway
- Silvia Lourenco – Co-Chair Membership and Involvement Committee - Universidade de Lisboa - Portugal
- Minkyoung Kim - POSTECH - South Korea
- Lydie Lescarmontier - Australian National University - Australia / France
- Claudia Marturana - Chile
- Adam Naito - Texas A&M University - United States
- Daria Shapovalova - University of Aberdeen - United Kingdom
- Laura Sharp - Arctic Studies Center, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution - United States
- Astrid Surmatz - University of Amsterdam - Netherlands
- Zuzanna Swirad - Durham University - United Kingdom
- Anna Varfolomeeva - Central European University - Hungary
- Amanda Winegardner - McGill University - Canada
- Scott Zolkos - University of Alberta - Canada
- Russell Fielding - ex-officio - United States
- Christie Logvinova - ex-officio - United States / Russia
- Allen Pope - ex-officio - United States
- Kim Jochum - ex-officio - United States
- Tosca Ballerini - ex-officio - France
- Alexey Pavlov - ex-officio - Norway
- Mariette Wheeler - ex-officio - South Africa
Council 2013-2014
The following early career researchers served on the 2013-2014 Council. In addition, the members of the APECS Executive Committee 2013-2014 are also part of the Council: Christie Logvinova (President), Frigga Kruse, Russell Fielding, Jean Sébastien Moore, Iglika Trifonova as well as Jennifer Provencher (ex-offio), Penelope Wagner (ex-officio) and Yulia Zaika (ex-officio).
- Michael Laiho - Council Co-Chair - University of Lapland - Finland
- Heather Mariash - Council Co-Chair - McGill University - Canada
- Cristian Aldea - University of Magallanes - Chile
- Elaine Alves dos Santos - University of Stat of Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
- Sarah Bartholow - Arctic Research Consortium of the United States - United States
- Roxanne Beltran - University of Alaska - United States
- Vincent Carrier - Laval University / University Centre of Svalbard - Canada / Norway
- Eleanor Darlington - Loughborough University - United Kingdom
- Archana Dayal - The Energy and Resources Institute, New Delhi - India
- Pedro Echeveste - University of the Balearic Islands - Spain
- Francyne Elias-Piera - Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona - Spain
- Ellyn Enderlin - University of Maine - United States
- Laura Ferguson - Hariot-Watt University - United Kingdom
- Laura Fleming-Sharp - Arctic Studies Center - United States
- Ruth Hindshaw - University of St. Andrews - United Kingdom
- Patricia Johnston - University of British Columbia - Canada
- Laura Kelvin - Western University - Canada
- Alia Khan - University of Colorado - United States
- Minkyoung Kim - POSTECH - South Korea
- Maja Lisowska - Jagiellonian University - Poland
- Silvia Lourenco - Universidade de Lisboa - Portugal
- Sanna Majaneva - University of Helsinki / Finnish Environment Institute / University Centre in Svalbard - Finland / Norway
- Adam Naito - Texas A&M University - United States
- Karolina Paquin - University of Tromsø - Norway
- Hugo Romero - University of Manchester - United Kingdom / Chile
- Kristen Shake - Clark University - United States
- Sara Strey - University of Illinois - United States
- Astrid Surmatz - University of Amsterdam - Netherlands
- Zuzanna Swirad - Scott Polar Research Institute - United Kingdom
- Ines Tavernier - Consortium Marine@UGent - Belgium
- Alexandre Trindade Niewendam - University of Lisbon - Portugal
- Tristy Vick-Majors - Montana State University - United States
- Bianca Zhang - The Arctic Institute - Iceland
- Tosca Ballerini - ex-officio
- Francisco Fernandoy - ex-officio
- Silje-Kristin Jensen - ex-officio - Norway
- Kim Jochum - ex-officio - United States
- Alexey Pavlov - ex-officio - Norway
- Allen Pope - ex-officio - United States
- Angelika Renner - ex-officio - Norway
- Mariëtte Wheeler - ex-officio - South Africa
Council 2012-2013
The following early career researchers served on the 2012-2013 Council. In addition, the members of the APECS Executive Committee 2012-2013 are also part of the Council: Penelope Wagner (President), Erli Costa, Jennifer Provencher, Ines Tavernier, Yulia Zaika as well as Gerlis Fugmann (ex-officio) and Allen Pope (ex-officio).
- Sanna Majaneva - Council Co-Chair - University of Helsinki / Finnish Environment Institute / Marine Research Centre / University Centre in Svalbard - Finland / Norway
- Christie Wood - Council Co-Chair - Clark University - United States
- Emily Choy - Fisheries and Oceans Canada / University of Manitoba - Canada
- Sarah Crowley - Arctic Research Consortium of the United States - United States
- Eleanor Darlington - Loughborough University - United Kingdom
- Pedro Echeveste - University of the Balearic Islands - Spain
- Russell Fielding - University of Denver - United States
- Jolie Gareis - Simon Fraser University - Canada
- Maeva Gauthier - Coastal and Ocean Research Inc. - Canada
- Kristen Gorman - Simon Fraser University - Canada
- Molly Zhongnan Jia - University of Tasmania - Australia
- Alia Khan - University of Colorado - United States
- Michael Laiho - University of Lapland - Finland
- Maja Lisowska - Jagiellonian University - Poland
- Silvia Lourenco - Universidade de Lisboa - Portugal
- Heather Mariash - McGill University - Canada
- Jean-Sébastien Moore - University of British Columbia - Canada
- Dagmar Obbels - APECS Belgium - Ghent University - Belgium
- Julia Schmale - Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies e.V., Potsdam - Germany
- Anton Van de Putte - APECS Belgium - Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences - Belgium
- Tristy Vick-Majors - Montana State University - United States
- Mariette Wheeler - Endangered Wildlife Trust - South Africa
- Tosca Ballerini - ex-officio
- Ben Beall - ex-officio
- Francisco Fernandoy - ex-officio
- Silje-Kristen Jensen - ex-officio
- Kim Jochum - ex-officio - United States
- Daniela Liggett - ex-officio - New Zealand
- Inga May - ex-officio - Germany
- Dirk Notz - ex-officio - Germany
- Angelika Renner - ex-officio - Norway
- Carolyn Wegner - ex-officio
Council 2011-2012
The following early career researchers served on the 2011-2012 Council. In addition, the members of the APECS Executive Committee 2011-2012 are also part of the Council: Yulia Zaika (President), Allen Pope, Jennifer Provencher, Angelika Renner, Luis Guilhereme Resende de Assis as well as Gerlis Fugmann (ex-officio)
- Tosca Ballerini - Council Co-Chair - Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography - France
- Penelope Wagner - Council Co-Chair - University of Delaware - United States
- Alexandre Bevington - University of Ottawa - Canada
- Punyasloke Bhadury - Indian Institute of Science Education and Research-Kolkata (IISER-K) - India
- Emily Choy - Fisheries and Oceans Canada and University of Manitoba - Canada
- Erli Schneider Costa - Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
- Eleanor Darlington - Loughborough University - United Kingdom
- Pedro Echeveste - University of the Balearic Islands - Spain
- Gerlis Fugmann - University of Saskatchewan - Canada
- Jolie Gareis - Simon Fraser University - Canada
- Meagan Grabowski - Wildlife Conservation Society - Canada
- Silje-Kristin Jensen - Funding Working Group Chair - St. Andrews University, United Kingdom / Institute of Marine Research, Tromsø, Norway
- Molly Zhongnan Jia - University of Tasmania - Australia
- Lisa Marie Leclerc - University Centre in Svalbard - Norway / Canada
- Maja Lisowska - Jagiellonian University - Poland
- Silvia Lourenco - Universidade de Lisboa - Portugal
- Candice Lys - Institute for Circumpolar Health Research - Canada
- Heather Mariash - University of Jyväskylä - Finland
- Sanna Markkula - University of Helsinki / Finnish Environment Institute / Marine Research Centre; University Centre in Svalbard - Finland / Norway
- Oliver Marsh - Gateway Antarctica, University of Canterbury - New Zealand
- Claudia Maturana - University of Chile - Chile
- Inga May - Research Activities Committee Co-Chair - University of Munich - Germany
- Benjamin Merkel - University of Tromsø - Norway / Germany
- Pablo Nicolás Núnez Pölcher - Universidad de Buenos Aires - Argentina
- Ana Salomé - Universidade de Lisboa - Portugal
- Julia Schmale - Research Activities Committee Co-Chair - Max Planck Institute for Chemistry in Mainz - Germany
- Nikolas Sellheim - Membership and Inolvement Committee Co-Chair - University of Lapland - Finland
- Philipp Semenchuck - University of Tromsø - Norway
- Paloma Serrano - Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research - Germany/Spain
- Ines Tavernier - Universiteit Gent - Belgium
- Rosa Rut Thorisdottir - Social Sciences Coordinator - University of Paris - France
- Anton Van de Putte - APECS Belgium - Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences - Beligum
- Tristy Vick-Majors - Montana State University - United States
- Mariette Wheeler - Endangered Wildlife Trust - South Africa
- Christie Wood - Clark University - United States
- Ben Beall - ex-officio - United States
- Kim Jochum - ex-officio - United States
- Daniela Liggett - ex-officio - New Zealand
- Dirk Notz - ex-officio - Germany
- Alexey Pavlov - ex-officio - Russia
- Alexandra Taylor - ex-officio - Canada
- Carolyn Wegner - ex-officio
Council 2010-2011
The following early career researchers served on the 2010-2011 Council. In addition, the members of the APECS Executive Committee 2010-2011 are also part of the Council: Allen Pope (President), Gerlis Fugmann, Angelika Renner, Suras Suresh Shetye and Mariette Wheeler
- Silje-Kristin Jensen - Council Co-Chair - APECS Norway - Institute for Marine Research, Tromsø - Norway
- Tosca Ballerini - Council Co-Chair - APECS Italy - Old Dominion University - United States
- Punyasloke Bhadury - Indian Institute of Science Education and Research-Kolkata (IISER-K) - India
- Claudia Maturana Bobadilla - APECS Chile - University of Chile - Chile
- Eleanor Darlington - Loughborough University - United Kingdom
- Erli Schneider Costa - APECS Brazil - Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
- Bryany Denning - Polar Heath Discipline Coordinator - Public Health Agency of Canada/Institute for Circumpolar Health Research - Canada
- Francisco Fernandoy - APECS Chile - Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research - Germany
- Jenny Fisher - Atmospheric Sciences Discipline Co-Coordinator - Harvard University - United States
- Kim Jochum - Virtual Poster Session Chair - University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) & Anchorage (UAA) - United States
- Dubrava Kirievskaya - APECS Russia - St. Petersburg State University - Russia
- Silvia Lourenco - APECS Portugal - Universidade de Lisboa - Portugal
- Oliver Marsh - Gateway Antarctica, University of Canterbury - New Zealand
- Inga May - University of Munich - Germany
- Jennifer Rhemann - Polar Policy Discipline Coordinator - University of Akureyri - Iceland
- Virginie Roy - ArcticNet Student Association - Université du Québec à Rimouski - Canada
- Julia Schmale - Research Activities Committee Chair / Atmospheric Sciences Discipline Co-Coordinator - Max Planck Institute for Chemistry in Mainz - Germany
- Nikolas Sellheim - University of the Arctic Representative - University of Lapland - Finland
- Paloma Serrano - Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research - Germany/Spain
- Matt Strzelecki - APECS Poland - Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań (Poland) / Durham University (United Kingdom)
- Rosa Rut Thorisdottir - Social Sciences Coordinator - University of Paris - France
- Penelope Wagner - Geophysics Discipline Coordinator - University of Delaware - United States
- Yulia Zaika - Khibiny educational and scientific station of the Geography Department of Lomonosov Moscow State University - Russia
- José Araos Espinoza - APECS Chile - Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Zonas Aridas, La Serena - Chile
- Emily Jateff - Archaeology Discipline Coordinator - Flinders University - United States
- Begona Vendrell-Simón - APECS Spain - Institut de Ciències del Mar (CSIC) - Spain
- Anna Wagner - Permafrost Young Researchers Network (PYRN) - Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, Fairbanks, Alaska - United States
- Ben Beall - ex-officio - United States
- Hugues Lantuit - ex-officio - Germany
- Dirk Notz - ex-officio - Germany
- Daniela Liggett - ex-officio - New Zealand
- Kate Sinclair - ex-officio - Australia
- Alexandra Taylor - ex-officio - Canada
- Carolyn Wegner - ex-officio
- Jose Xavier - ex-officio - Portugal
Council 2009-2010
The following early career researchers served on the 2009-2010 Council. In addition, the members of the APECS Executive Committee 2009-2010 are also part of the Council: Gerlis Fugmann (President), Francisco Fernandoy, Daniela Liggett, Kate Sinclair, Alexandra Taylor, Allen Pope.
- Joscelyn Bailey - ArcticNet Student Association - University of Manitoba in Winnipeg - Canada
- Tosca Ballerini - APECS Italy - Old Dominion University - United States
- Benjamin Beall - University of Western Ontario - Canada
- Punyasloke Bhadury - Indian Institute of Science Education and Research-Kolkata (IISER-K) - India
- Matteo Cattadori - APECS Italy - Italy
- Erli Schneider Costa - APECS Brazil - Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
- Bryanny Denning - Polar Health Discipline Coordinator - Public Health Agency of Canada/Institute for Circumpolar Health Research - Canada
- Natalia Goryunova - APECS Russia - P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology - Russia
- Claudia Halsband-Lenk - Biological Oceanography Discipline Coordinator - Plymouth Marine Laboratory - United States
- Emily Jateff - Archaeology Discipline Coordinator - Flinders University - Australia
- Silje-Kristin Jensen - APECS Norway - Institute for Marine Research, Tromsø - Norway
- Kim Jochum - Research Activities Committee Co-Chair / Terrestrial Biology Discipline Coordinator - University of Alaska, Anchorage - United States
- Loic Jullion - Research Activities Committee Co-Chair / Physical Oceanography Discipline Coordinator - National Oceanography Centre - United Kingdom
- Dubrava Kirievskaya - APECS Russia - St. Petersburg State University - Russia
- Elena Kortylo - APECS Russia / APECS Sweden - Umea University, Sweden
- Hugues Lantuit - Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research / International Permafrost Association - Germany
- Natalia Malygina - APECS Russia - Russia
- Cameron McNaughton - Atmospheric Science Coordinator - University of Hawaii - United States
- Nathalie Morata - ARCTOS Network - University of Tromsø - Norway
- Dirk Notz - Max-Planck Institute - Germany
- Layla Osman - APECS Chile - Universidad Austral de Chile - Chile
- Alexey Pavlov - Marine Geosciences Discipline Coordinator - Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute, St. Petersburg - Russia
- Allen Pope - UK Polar Network - Scott Polar Research Institute - United Kingdom
- Angelika Renner - Sea Ice Discipline Coordinator / UK Polar Network - British Antarctic Survey / University of East Anglia - United Kingdom
- Alejandro Veliz Reyes - Engineering Discipline Coordinator - University of Magallanes - Chile
- Jennifer Rhemann - Polar Policy Discipline Coordinator . University of Akureyri - Iceland
- Torsten Sachs - German IPY Youth Steering Committee - Helmholtz Centre Potsdam / GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences - Germany
- Ivan Sudakov - Climate Systems Discipline Coordinator - St. Petersburg State University - Russia
- Matt Strzelecki - Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań (Poland) & Durham University (U.K.) / The Association of Polish Geomorphologists
- Liz Thomas - UK Polar Network - British Antarctic Survey - United Kingdom
- Rosa Rut Thorisdottir - Univeristy of Paris - France
- Tina Tin - Environmental and Social Responsibilities Committee Chair - Antarctic Southern Ocean Coalition - France
- Adrienne Tivy - University of Alaska-Fairbanks - United States
- Begona Vendrell-Simón - APECS Spain - Institut de Ciències del Mar (CSIC) - Spain
- Anna Wagner - Permafrost Young Researchers Network - Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, Fairbanks, Alaska - United States
- Penelope Wagner - Geophysics Discipline Coordinator - University of Delaware - United States
- Pablo Wainstein - Glaciology / Hydrology Discipline Coordinator - University of Calgary - Canada
- Carolyn Wegner - Leibniz Institute for Marine Sciences - Germany
- Jose Xavier - APECS Portugal - Center for Marine Sciences - Portugal
- Jason Davis - Policy / Law Discipline Coordinator - The Ohio State University - United States
- Chao Tang - Microbiology Discipline Coordinator - University of California - United States
- Cassie Wheeler - University of Colorado - United States
- Gifford Wong - Dartmouth University - United States
- Jill Zamzow - University of Alabama - United States
- Hugues Lantuit - ex-officio - Germany
- Dirk Notz - ex-officio - Germany
- Carolyn Wegner - ex-officio
- Liz Thomas - ex-officio - United Kingdom
Council 2008-2009
The following early career researchers served on the 2008 -2009 Council. In addition, the members of the APECS Executive Committee 2008-2009 are also part of the Council: Daniela Liggett (President), Benjamin Beall, Francisco Fernandoy, Matt Strelecki, Liz Thomas. As well as for part of the ExCom term: José Xavier, Tina Tin.
- Kristina Bäckstrand - APECS Sweden - Stockholm University - Sweden
- Joscelyn Bailey - ArcticNet Student Association - University of Manitoba in Winnipeg - Canada
- Narelle Baker - UK Polar Network - Scott Polar Research Institute - United Kingdom
- Tosca Ballerini - APECS Italy - University of Siena - Italy
- Philip Bonnaventure - Permafrost Young Researchers Network - University of Ottawa - Canada
- Matteo Cattadori - APECS Italy - Italy
- Armelle Decauline - CNRS - France
- Jennifer Dunn - APECS Arts and Humanities Discipline Coordinator - Canada
- Natalia Goryunova - APECS Russia - P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology - Russia
- Claudia Halsband-Lenk - APECS Biological Discipline Oceanography Discipline Coordinator - Plymouth Marine Laboratory - United Kingdom
- Kim Jochum - Institute for Wildlife Research - Germany
- Loic Jullion - APECS Physical Oceanography Discipline Coordinator - National Oceanography Centre - United Kingdom
- Bettina Kaiser - German Youth Steering Committee - University of Canterbury - New Zealand
- Hugues Lantuit - Permafrost Young Researchers Network - International Permafrost Association - Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research - Germany
- Kriss Rokkan Iversen - University of Tromsø - Norway
- Cameron McNaughton - APECS Atmospheric Science Coordinator - University of Hawaii - United States
- Alexandre Trinidade Nieuwendam - APECS Permafrost Discipline Coordinator - University of Lisbon - Portugal
- Dirk Notz - APECS Sea Ice Discipline Coordinator - Max-Planck Institute - Germany
- Layla Osman - APECS Chile - Universidad Austral de Chile - Chile
- Allen Pope - Scott Polar Research Institute - United Kingdom
- Daniel Pringle - Alaska Young Researchers Network - University of Alaska Fairbanks - United States
- Angelika Renner - UK Polar Network - British Antarctic Survey and the University of East Anglia - United Kingdom
- Alejandro Veliz Reyez - APECS Engineering Discipline Coordinator - University of Magallanes - Chile
- Torsten Sachs - German Youth Steering Committee - Helmholtz Centre Potsdam – GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences - Germany
- Kazuyuki Saito - APECS / CliC Science Representative - Nagoya University / University of Alaska - Japan and United States
- Rhian Salmon - APECS Education and Outreach Committee Co-Chair - International Polar Year International Programme Office - United Kingdom
- Mieke Sterken - Belgium Youth Steering Committee - University Ghent - Belgium
- Ivan Sudakov - APECS Climate Systems Discipline Coordinator - St. Petersburg State University - Russia
- Matt Strzelecki - Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań / Durham University / The Association of Polish Geomorphologists - Poland and United Kingdom
- Chao Tang - APECS Microbioloogy Discipline Coordinator - University of California,Riverside - United States
- Liz Thomas - UK Polar Network - British Antarctic Survey - United Kingdom
- Rosa Rut Thorisdottir - APECS Social Sciences Coordinator - University of Paris - France
- Tina Tin - APECS Environmental and Social Responsibilities Committee Chair - Antarctic Southern Ocean Coalition - France
- Begona Vendrell-Simón - APECS Spain - Institut de Ciències del Mar (CSIC) - Spain
- Penelope Wagner - APECS Geophysics Discipline Coordinator - University of Delaware - United States
- Pablo Wainstein - APECS Glaciology / Hydrology Discipline Coordinator - University of Calgary - Canada
- Carolyn Wegner - APECS Marine GeoScience Discipline Coordinator - Leibniz Institute for Marine Sciences - Germany
- Cassie Wheeler - University of Colorado, Boulder - United States
- Jose Xavier - Portuguese Youth Steering Committee - University of Algarve (Portugal) / British Antarctic Survey (United Kingdom) / CEBC-CNRS (France)
- Jill Zamzow - University of Alabama - United States
Council 2007-2008
The APECS Council was created in September 2007 at a meeting outside of Stockholm, Sweden. The Council was made up of representatives for various national committees as well as research discipline representatives and representatives from our partner organizations. It also includes the members of the first APECS Executive Committee 2007-2008: Kriss Rokkan Iversen (President), Narelle Baker, Hugues Lantuit, Daniel Pringle, José Xavier
- Kristina Bäckstrand - APECS Sweden - Stockholm University - Sweden
- Arvid Bring - Swedish Youth Steering Committee - Stockholm University - Sweden
- James Cheshire - UK Polar Network - University of Southampton - United Kingdom
- Jason Davis - The Ohio State University - United States
- Armelle Decaulne - APECS Geosciences Coordinator - CNRS - France
- Peter Difiore - APECS Chemical Oceanography Coordinator / APECS Chief Information Officer - Princeton University - United States
- Claudia Halsband-Lenk - APECS Biological Oceanography Coordinator - Plymouth Marine Laboratory - United Kingdom
- Bettina Kaiser - German Youth Steering Committee - University of Canterbury - New Zealand
- Arthur Mason - APECS Social Sciences Coordinator - Arizona State University - United States
- Adrien McCallum - UK Polar Network - Scott Polar Research Institute - United Kingdom
- Edward Moss - Napier University - United Kingdom
- Alexandre Trinidade Nieuwendam - Portuguese Youth Steering Committee - University of Lisbon - Portugal
- Dirk Notz - APECS / CliC Sea Ice Coordinator - Max Planck - Institute for Meteorology - Germany
- Melianie Raymond - New Zealand Youth Steering Committee / APECS Education and Outreach Committee Co-Chair - University of Otago - New Zealand
- Torsten Sachs - German Youth Steering Committee - Helmholtz Centre Potsdam - GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences - Germany
- Kazuyuki Saito - APECS / CliC Science Representative - Nagoya University / University of Alaska - Japan and United States
- Rhian Salmon - International Polar Year International Programme Office - United Kingdom
- Mieke Sterken - Belgium Youth Steering Committee - University Ghent - Belgium
- Liz Thomas - APECS Career Development Coordinator - UK Polar Network - British Antarctic Survey - United Kingdom
- Tina Tin - APECS Environmental and Social Responsibilities Committee Chair - Antarctic Southern Ocean Coalition - France
- Jill Zamzow - University of Alabama - United States

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