Association of Polar Early Career Scientists

The APECS Council is the larger of the two leadership committees of APECS. It is 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 field.

The Council is currently being restructured. For the new term staring 1 October 2021, there will be three categories of members on the APECS Council:

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

View the members of the current Council below. Several past leaders of APECS continue to serve our organization as ex-officio members of the Council to advice the Council members and its activities. You can also find the list of members of our past Councils below since the creation of APECS.

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

Also part of the Council is the APECS Executive Committee.

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

APECS Council 2021-2022 - Council Leadership

Council co-Chairs

José Queirós - Portugal

University of Coimbra, Portugal

I’m a PhD student at the University of Coimbra (Portugal) and I focus my research in the Southern Ocean deep-sea, being interested in the ecological interactions (mainly predator-prey), species auto ecology and resources management. In my PhD, I study the deep-sea food webs of the Southern Ocean, in particular those associated with the Antarctic and Patagonian toothfish fisheries in the South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands. I started to work in the Southern Ocean during my degree where I studied the habitat and trophic ecology of Antarctic squids in the Pacific sector. During my MSc, I started to work with Southern Ocean fisheries to study the diet and trace elements concentrations in Antarctic toothfish from the Ross, Amundsen and Dumont D’Urville Seas. Nowadays, despite my research still look with particular interest for the commercial species, my major goal is to understand the impacts of fisheries and climate change in the demersal communities. Besides my academic research, I’m interested in Education and Outreach activities, participating in talks and science fairs in schools and public events. I became an APECS member in 2014, being part of the Executive Committee of the Portuguese National Committee, chairing this NC in 2018. In 2016 I joined the APECS Council and since then I participated in 5 different project groups, lead 2 project groups, had a temporary position in the ExCom and was one of the council co-chairs during the 2020-2021 term.
Priyanka Rajput - India

Not affiliated

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 here, that has been an extremely rewarding experience for me. Apart from my involvement at APECS, I am also part of the Indian National Committee, i.e.., IPRN (APECS-India) as Vice-president under Executive Committee for 2020-21 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 council chair once again.
Ryan O'Hara - United States

Harvey Mudd College, United States

My name is Ryan O’Hara, and I am an undergraduate studying biorobotics at California’s Harvey Mudd College. My primary research focus is on the ways that robotic systems can improve the functionality of biological organisms 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 and represented APECS as part of our organization’s group review of the IPCC’s 6th Assessment Report. Outside of academia, I enjoy writing, digital art, and running.

National Committee Coordinators

Hugo Guímaro - Portugal

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

Hello there, greetings from Portugal!

My name is Hugo Guímaro and I am a PhD researcher in Marine Ecology at the Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre of the University of Coimbra (MARE-UC), Portugal, 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. My path through science began back in 2017 in my master degree when I started to study the impacts of climate change and fisheries on Snares and Rockhopper penguins, as well as on cephalopods from the Pacific Sector. I also did research in the impacts of microplastic pollution in Gentoo, Chinstrap and Adélie penguins from Antarctic Peninsula. Nowadays, my goals are to understand how climate change drove population dynamics of Emperor penguins in the past and how they are going to answer in the near future. 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 to write, with several journalistic science articles already published.

My experience with APECS began in 2018, when I joined APECS Portugal and APECS International too. Since then, I am the Representative from APECS Portugal in APECS International, and for the last two years, I have been the President of APECS Portugal. In the last year, I had the opportunity to be one of the Council Co-Chairs, a great experience to help other early career fellows. Nice to meet you!
Lei Geng - China

University of Science and Technology of China

Lei Geng received his Ph.D in 2012 from South Dakota State University and now is a professor at the University of Science and Technology of China. From 2012 to 2015, he worked as a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Washington. After that, he was awarded a Marie Curie Individual Fellowship and had worked in LGGE-CNRS until joining USTC in 2017. His research interests include ice-core glaciochemistry, atmospheric chemistry in cold regions and stable isotope geochemistry. His graduate school projects included major ion analyses of brittle ice from the WAIS Divide Ice Core, and study of anthropogenic impacts on atmospheric reactive nitrogen cycle using Greenland ice core records of nitrate and its isotopes. His recently project was using ice-core proxy records to reconstruct atmospheric oxidation capacity.
Manasi Debnath - India

Adamas University, India

Greetings from India. I am Manasi Debnath, an early career researcher in the field of Cryosphere and palaeoclimate research in the Himalayas. The recently submitted Ph.D. thesis (submitted in 2020) focuses on the palaeoclimate reconstruction in relation to glacier dynamics in the Sikkim Himalaya. I have graduated from the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, and have registered for Ph.D. degree at North-Eastern Hill University, India. During the Ph.D. period I have done several field surveys in different parts of the Himalayas (such as, Changme Khangpu glacier, Gurudongmar glacier and lakes in Sikkim Himalaya, Beas kund and Hamtah glacier in Himachal Himalaya) as trainee of Gelogical Survey of India, a member of Inter-University Consortium on Cryosphere and Climate Change (IUCCCC). Besides the academic research, I was actively attended many short courses, field and laboratory trainings at National to International platforms, such as at Bergen Summer Research School, OSL Analysis on LexsygSmart Reader at JNU. Many papers presented at national and international level such as at APECS (2020), INQUA (2019), IGI (2019), AGU (2018), ICG (2017) and IAMG (2014). I have given invited lecture in the International Geomorphology Week (South and West Asia) (2021). I have been awarded as the ‘Best Young Geomorphologists’ at the 31st Indian Institutions of Geomorphologists (IGI) Conference 2019 and ‘Best Alpine presentation Award’ at the 6th Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) International Online Conference (2020). I have published 5 articles and book chapters so far.

Social Media Coordinators

Anika Happe - Germany

University of Oldenburg, Germany

My name is Anika Happe and I just recently graduated from the University of Oldenburg with a Master's degree in Marine Environmental Sciences. For my Master's thesis, I studied the interactive effects of temperature, nutrients and light on the performance of freshwater phytoplankton. In the coming moths, I will start a doctorate project in the field of aquatic ecology at the Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM). 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.
Lina Madaj - Netherlands

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands

I recently started my first postdoc position at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, now diving into a new and cool research topic: permafrost, especially the fate of organic carbon and related greenhouse gas emissions connected to thawing permafrost along the Beaufort Sea coast. Before I moved to Amsterdam and permafrost research I did my PhD at the University of Bremen, Germany on past ice-sheet dynamics along the Greenland west coast based on provenance studies by analysing radiogenic isotope composition in marine sediments. I am not only passionate about Arctic (climate) science and mud, I am also really interested in all things science communication and already joined a few projects on this matter, with hopefully more to come. This will be my third year on the APECS Council as I really enjoy the network, community and opportunities that come with it.
Nadine Steiger - Norway

Not affiliated

I have recently finished 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. 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 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.
Sakshi Mankotia - India

Jamia Millia Islamia, India

I am a Phd Candidate in Department of Geography , Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi , India. My research area is Climate change and Glaciers of Northwestern Himalayas. I have been Associated with APECS as National Committee coordinator (2020-2021), EX-Com in IPRN ( Indian Polar Research Network) . I have been working with WCRP Lighthouse Activity: My Climate Risk Science Plan Development Team. I have a keen interest in understanding people and environment interaction in Himalayan region. I love to go on Trekking and Cycling to spend my time apart from my research. I have extensively worked on e platform on conducting and coordinating Academic Courses to enhance understanding of research and interdisciplinary studies.

APECS Council 2021-2022 - Project Group Leader

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.
Alexis Geels - Belgium

Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium

Hello! I am a teaching assistant and PhD student at Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB, Belgium). My interest for polar and alpine region sparked during my master in physical geography at Stockholm University and has continuously increased since then. Beside my duty with giving practicals and guiding the students, I started my PhD which main goal would be to understand and link the different environments and biogeochemical reactions at play in the Arctic carbon cycle. In the future we will focus on detailed modelling of one specific environment which will likely be linked with understanding the impact of methane release in the Arctic ocean. When I am not squabbling with my Matlab or Fortran codes to make them work, I like to go hiking or camping in the few Belgian forests, or in the Alps. And as my reasearch project won't likely include much fieldtrip, I am always keen on going and helping in colleagues' fieldtrips.
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. From a young age I was attracted to visual art and sociology. Still balancing between these 2 fields of interest. I completed my first MA Marketing (Moscow State university of Statistics) where I devoted my studies to social phenomenon 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, using art as a tool. Recently, I switched to experimental photography to reflect long term socio processes and build up future trends. Photography as a mirror of socio ecological problems over the Polar circle was the project which hooked me to Northern territories since then and for a long term future ahead. Over the Appearance of disappearing initiative and One Arctic-Thousand cameras project I aim to make Polar related scientific data understandable independent of age, nation, country or language. And art is my language for that.
Arnab Paul - India

Not affiliated

Greetings from India, My name is Arnab Paul. I am working as a GIS executive in Opsis System Pvt. Ltd. Kolkata, India where I am excelling my industrial knowledge and skills over GIS and remote sensing and parallelly applying for PhD assistantship on remote sensing application for coastal analysis. In Opsis, I have been mainly given academic projects where I train PG Diploma students from other universities who are the partners of my companies. I provide hands-on training related to geospatial software and a little bit of theoretical remote sensing. I am also a data science intern in Miurac, Bangalore. This internship will allow me to understand the real time problems and the pathway to solve them. Today's research is highly revolving around machine learning and to take a grasp over it I have indulged myself into this internship project. But yet I am not detached entirely from the research oriented environment at all. My seniors from the previous institute are involved in the water quality analysis of Bindal river, Dehradun and I am helping them with the image analysis and processing. I have completed my masters in technology from the Marine and Atmospheric Science Department, Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (ISRO). I did my project on a semi-automated workflow of generating a digital elevation model of the intertidal zone of the Gulf of Kutch using hypertemporal Landsat data from 1987 to 2019 with the help of cloud based geospatial platform, Google Earth Engine. The project was unique and one of its kind. Along with this I took coastal vulnerability assessment of the same study area due to Sea Level Rise as a sub objective. Later it helped me to win the pan-India poster competition GeoHorizon'21 held by Anna University, Tamilnadu, India. I have been selected for the Golden Jubilee Scholarship as department topper. I have also completed my masters in Marine Science from Calcutta University. I did my dissertation on Carbon Dioxide distribution on the mangrove dominated estuary of Indian Sundarbans. I am very passionate about marine habitats and processes and how they work under natural and anthropological stressors. I will be glad to be a part of the APECS family where I can interact with eminent scholars and scientists and get exposure as well.
Azamat Tolipov - Uzbekistan

Not affiliated

I am a student currently on a self-learn mode with research interests in applying geophysical methods and remote sensing to the study of ice sheets and glaciers, with main focus on Antarctica. Currently looking to start a relevant PhD program. I’m driven by academic, societal aspects of the polar and alpine regions of the world and fascinated by their amazing beauty. I first hearted about APECS at the Arctic Circle Assembly in Iceland in 2017 and decided to join this community in 2020, as soon as I figured out my future life aspirations including what my specific research interests are. I immediately felt that I came to a community where I should belong. I still very much do :) I have a twofold academic background with degrees in both Finance and Geology. Also, my MS experience at the University of Iceland, along with exchange programs in Uppsala and UNIS, has exposed me to a broad range of scientific research in volcanology, geophysics, geology, hydrogeology and others. Among these, I found unique passion for glaciology and cryosphere.
Azizuddin Khan - India

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India

Dr. Azizuddin Khan is currently Professor in Psychophysiology and Cognitive Psychology at Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB). He is heading Psychophysiology Laboratory. He was visiting faculty at Department of Psychology, University of Jyväskylä, Finland from August 2004 – December, 2005, Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh, India 2015-17, Department of Psychology, University of Warsaw, Poland 2018. He has research interest in the field of Environmental Psychology, Polar Research, Developmental Neuropsychology, emotion regulation, Prospective Memory, and Developmental Dyslexia by using biofeedback and electrophysiological method. While teaching interest lies in the fields are Cognitive Psychology, Educational Psychology, Human Cognitive Processes, Developmental Neuropsychology, Biological Psychology, Cognitive Ergonomics and Research Methodology Dr. Khan has done his graduation and post-graduation from Aligarh Muslim University, (AMU) Aligarh with first division in 1993 and 1995 respectively. He has qualified UGC- NET, Junior Research Fellowship in December 1998, conducted by University Grant Commission, New Delhi. He has completed his Ph.D. from IIT Kanpur on the topic of “Temporal Aspects of Prospective and Retrospective Memory” in 2006. He has also worked as researcher at the Department of Psychology, University of Jyvskyla, Finland, from August 2004 to March 2005. Dr. Khan is an eminent psychologist, prolific writer and author of many books. He is credited with two books, “Prospective Memory: Realization of Delayed Intention” and “Clinical Child Psychology”. He is recipient several visiting researcher fellowship such DAAD, INSA, EMINTE, ICSSR etc. Dr. Khan has published more than 4 dozens peer-reviewed international journals especially in the field of emotion regulation and developmental disorders.
Chloe Scott - Canada

Clear Seas Centre for Responsible Marine Shipping, Canada

Driven by a passion for conducting scientific research that will influence public policy and generate positive social change, Chloe Scott is a Research Associate at Clear Seas Centre for Responsible Marine Shipping, a Canadian independent not-for-profit research centre that supports safe and sustainable marine shipping in Canada. Prior to joining the Clear Seas team, Chloe completed her MSc International Business, for which she wrote her dissertation on the implications of increased maritime traffic on the Arctic blue economy, in London, UK. Chloe is currently a fellow in the Arctic Spring College Humanities Intensive (The Arctic Institute) and has been a participant in both the 2020 and 2021 Arctic Frontiers Emerging Leaders cohorts. A member of APECS, Chloe’s research interests include international development goals for global maritime routes, understanding climate change impacts in the Arctic’s ocean economy, and mitigation of the impacts of a changing blue economy on Indigenous rightsholders. As a Canadian learning and working in an era of Truth and Reconciliation, she is particularly passionate about the protection of Indigenous rights in the circumpolar Arctic and learning how one can better work an alley when conducting research within Arctic communities.
Élise Devoie - Canada

McGill University, Canada

I am a post-doc in earth and planetary sciences at McGill University. My focus is hydrological and thermal modelling in permafrost environments. The focus of my project is quantifying the relationship between temperature and unfrozen water content in soils. With my Bachelor’s in math, I have a clear modelling focus, but I insist on doing my own fieldwork because it allows me to get a necessary understanding of the system. In my first field season I discovered that there is no place that feels more like home than the remote North, and I can’t turn back. I will come up with any excuse to get out onto the land and live my research! I have found that the most fruitful work comes from collaborations and communication between research groups and disciplines. I regularly bridge the gap between field and modelling groups, and take every opportunity I can get to go out on the land and learn from traditional land users. I hope to build on these collaborations in the future, and want to aim my research at questions that are relevant not only to scientists, but also to Northerners.
Fizza Maryam - Pakistan

National University of Medical Sciences, Pakistan

At that time, I am an undergraduate student , all the knowledge which I was absorb until and unless broadens my thinking. The projects and assignments which I did during the course taught me a lot about my domain. All the practical's and experiments which I was performing during this time period help me to upgrade my practical skills, develop scientific reasoning abilities, and have a scientific attitude. In the coming years to become a successful professional in the field of microbiology and research and to work in a competitive environment which will help me to explore myself fully and realize my potential. I am self-assured in my ability to work as a team. I am willing to work as a key player in this creative and challenging world in the field of research.
Geetha P.N. - India

World Alliance for Planetary Health, India

I am Dr. Geetha P.N., an early career Marine Scientist from Kerala, India. Director for Operations India, at World Alliance for Planetary Health. My research area is Marine and Estuarine Benthic Taxonomy and Community Ecology. I was a team member and marine benthic ecologist at BangaloreRobotics (semifinalists in prestigious Shell Ocean Discovery Xprize and Finalists in NOAA Bonus Prize for a competition to developing Autonomous underwater Vehicles (AUVs) for cleaning ocean plastics and harmful chemicals and pollutants) for the year 2017 to 2020 period. I am working in different international and national organizations in projects that related to ocean and nature conservation, robotics technology solution for plastic pollution, sustainable agriculture and aquaculture, tree planting -climate change mitigation, ecocrafts from wastes – a sustainable solution against plastic pollution, sanitization and climate change, Long term Economy initiatives for a sustainable future etc. I have membership in more than 20 International and national associations related to environmental and ocean conservation and ambassador for a couple of organizations. Passion: I am very passionate in research on marine biology, ecology and biodiversity conservation. I am working in such projects for more than ten year as an Ocean lover, eco-influencer, and an active participant in environmental conservation activities via Social sites and other platforms for a sustainable future of earth and biodiversity. I published articles in some reputed journals. Some of my talks were published via YouTube and radio broadcast regarding the current environmental issues, pollution, ocean dead zone, climate change, global warming impacts on ocean, plastic pollution and marine conservation. I had interviewed and featured in several environmental related websites in India and other countries. Education: M.Sc., B.Ed., M.Phil., Ph.D. Dream: Healthy planet for a peaceful and happy life for all.
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.
Jack Buckingham - United Kingdom

University of Hull and British Antarctic Survey, United Kingdom

I am a PhD candidate in Marine Biology at the University of Hull and the British Antarctic Survey. My research project is examining the level of microplastic contamination of the nearshore marine environment of sub-Antarctic islands. This involves analysing local food webs in order to determine the scale and rate of the movement of microplastics through the biosphere via trophic transfer; as well as attempting to identify potential sources of microplastic found in the region. My research interest extend to all marine debris research- particularly in polar regions, but around the world as well-, especially its modes of transport and contamination of the environment from associated chemical pollutants. I received an MSc in Marine Resource Management from Heriot-Watt University, based at their Scottish Orkney Island campus, in 2018 and a BSc in Applied Marine Biology from Bangor University in 2017; which included a nine-month internship at the CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Flagship based in Hobart, Tasmania. I spent the first eight months of my PhD conducting fieldwork at King Edward Point Research Station in South Georgia and at Port Stanley in the Falkland Islands. I am now in the fourth year of my PhD.
Jolanta Rieksta - Denmark

University of Copenhagen, Denmark

I am biologist with keen interest in understanding how plants function and respond to various stressors at high altitude and latitude ecosystems, and how climate change affect plant responses. I am particularly interested how changes in climate and biotic stresses affect plant chemistry and functional traits and thus, their effects on ecosystems and its potential feedbacks on climate. My PhD project focuses on assessing the effects of changing climate and insect herbivory on biogenic volatile organic compounds in the Arctic. I have conducted extensive field campaigns in Greenland, northern Norway and Sweden as well as Rocky Mountains. I am also interested in bioinformatics, programming and application of data science tools in biology. I have an interest in time and project management, and thus have organized several workshops for PhD students. Furthermore, throughout the time I have been involved and have had various roles in several student organizations and NGOs, such as student parliament, network for PhD students, youth council and even organization to advance science-based, technological innovation & entrepreneurship.
Juliana Souza-Kasprzyk - Poland

Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland

I’m a PhD student in Chemistry at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poland. Where I am currently developing a project on Antarctic and Arctic contamination. My research interests include anthropogenic impacts on the polar environment, ecotoxicology, marine pollution and scientific communication. I have been involved with APECS-Brazil since 2011, being Vice President in 2016-2018. I am part of the APECS Council since 2018, as individual member and APECS-Brazil representative. In my spare time I like to spend time outdoors: travelling, hiking, biking, taking pictures and birdwatching. Since 2021, my life has changed when I became a mom of the little Cecilia Aurora.
Katharina Heinrich - Finland

Arctic Centre, University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, Finland

Katharina is a Coastal and Marine Management master candidate at the University Centre of the Westfjords, Iceland. Before she started her degree in the Westfjords, she successfully graduated with an M.A. degree in Polar Law from the University of Akureyri, Iceland. Her main research interests lie in marine biodiversity conservation and management, especially regarding Polar environments, the Law of the Sea, Environmental Law, and Indigenous People Rights and Traditional Knowledge. Since October 2020, Katharina is an individual council member in APECS and contributed to working groups, such as the Antarctic Day PG and the APECS Podcast PG. She is actively engaged in the Arctic Youth Network (AYN) Oceans group, a youth-led platform for young people worldwide, discussing and collaborating on ocean governance. She will soon start her position as a research assistant for an Arctic Council project, which aims to review the legal framework of the Central Arctic Ocean, at the Arctic Centre and University of Lapland in Finland.
Kirsi Keskitalo - Netherlands

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands

My name is Kirsi Keskitalo and I work as a PhD researcher at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam. Throughout my PhD I’ve been researching permafrost in the Arctic areas focusing on degradation and composition of particulate organic carbon in the Arctic rivers and abruptly thawing permafrost sites. I’ve been involved in several fieldwork campaigns to northern Canada and Russia, and have greatly enjoyed working with other scientists and local people of the northern communities.
Lauren Thompson - Canada

University of Alberta, Canada

I’m a PhD student in the Catchment and Wetland Sciences Research Group at the University of Alberta. My research focus is methylmercury and carbon dynamics. I study lakes, streams, and thawing permafrost peatlands in the Dehcho (Northwest Territories of Canada), in collaboration with the Dehcho AAROM (Aboriginal Aquatic Aboriginal Aquatic Resources and Oceans Management). Before I began graduate school, I completed a BSc at McGill University in Environmental Science which included a field study to Axel Heiberg Island in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago.
Lina Madaj - Netherlands

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands

I recently started my first postdoc position at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, now diving into a new and cool research topic: permafrost, especially the fate of organic carbon and related greenhouse gas emissions connected to thawing permafrost along the Beaufort Sea coast. Before I moved to Amsterdam and permafrost research I did my PhD at the University of Bremen, Germany on past ice-sheet dynamics along the Greenland west coast based on provenance studies by analysing radiogenic isotope composition in marine sediments. I am not only passionate about Arctic (climate) science and mud, I am also really interested in all things science communication and already joined a few projects on this matter, with hopefully more to come. This will be my third year on the APECS Council as I really enjoy the network, community and opportunities that come with it.
Ljuba Günther - Germany

Not affiliated

My name is Ljuba. I am PhD candidate in Contemporary Russian History at Hamburg University. Originally, I am from Moldova and live in Germany now. I speak Russian as native language, German as second language, good English and have basic knowledge of Moldavian and Romanian languages. My main interests are in the political and social impacts of climate change on the Barents-Euro-Arctic Region, the media infrastructure there, the northern and indigenous population and their waste prevention and dealing with marine pollution. In April 2021, I submitted my dissertation on the development of the advertising industry in post-Soviet Russia. Concurrently to my conferral of a doctorate I am working full-time as coordinator of two projects on waste prevention and waste removal funded by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety. In this position, I dug deeper and deeper into the topics of climate change and waste production and therefore became more and more aware of the impacts, especially on the Arctic region.
Maciej Mańko - Poland

University of Gdańsk, Poland

I am a PhD candidate in Marine Biology working at the University of Gdańsk (Poland). My research focuses on gelatinous zooplankton of the Arctic. In my thesis I am trying to describe the diversity and the long-term and large-scale distribution patterns of jellyfish in the European Arctic, but also to get better understanding of their ecology at both poles. So far I have been to the Arctic two times during expeditions of the Polish Academy of Sciences on board of R/V Oceania. Aside from the purely polar research interests I am also studying the life cycle of the little-known group of planktonic, colonial cnidarians called siphonophores, conducting most of the work in the South of France – but I always come back to the Arctic.
Meghan Helmberger - United States

University of Colorado Boulder, United States
Originally from San Francisco, CA, I’m a PhD student in the Geography department at the University of Colorado Boulder. My research focuses on the evaluation of patterns in the surface energy budget across the Arctic Ocean and how those patterns relate to the changing sea ice concentration. I use atmospheric reanalysis and satellite data with some in situ data for model validation. I previously received my Masters from Clark University in Environmental Science and Policy. This track was important in my work because I believe that in order to improve the working relationship between scientists and policy-makers each party needs to know a bit about the other side. Through conference and international school attendance, I have further learned the importance of cross institute and country communication and collaboration. I’m extremely interested in mentoring, advocacy and communication. Outside of academia, I enjoy hiking, baking, and photography.
Nicholas Parlato - United States

University of Alaska Fairbanks, United States

I am an unshakably interdisciplinary scholar, committed to bridging epistemological gaps between the academy, government, Indigenous peoples, and the lay public. With a background in Russian literature and language, and having spent years living in Russia and Ukraine, my formal career in Arctic research began at the Smithsonian in 2016, where I worked with Dr. Igor Krupnik on an “International Guide to Arctic Ethnographic Museum Collections”. This project culminated in a paper at the ICASS IX conference in Umea, Sweden, and provided me an introduction to the indigenous peoples of the Arctic and the political, economic, and intellectual diversity of the Arctic states. In 2019, I completed my MA through Dr. Gail Fondahl’s SSHRC-funded project, Indigenous Territorial Rights in the Russian Federation. Using an anti-oppressive methodology and engaging with Russia’s neoimperial/subaltern position in global affairs, I conducted three months of fieldwork in the Sakha Republic to understand indigenous rights through the intersecting lenses of critical legal geography, sociolegal studies, and political science. This research instilled in me an abiding interest in the construction and function of borders, the performance of space, and the irreducible relationalities between people and the land. My doctoral research at University of Alaska, Fairbanks, set to begin in fall 2020, will approach these topics in the Bering Strait, considering the intersections of maritime governance, US-Russia relations, and decolonial politics. At present, I am working on two research projects: a study of the Alaska North Slope Borough as a social-environmental system with Drs. Amy Lovecraft and Olivia Lee, and . Overall, my research is committed to a decolonial and peacebuilding ethic that I hope can contribute to a global, multipolar culture of shared responsibility and cooperation in the Arctic.
Olivia Noeline Fernando - India

Mount Carmel College, Bangalore, India

I'm a current final year Undergraduate Student - Bsc BIOTECHNOLOGY CHEMISTRY ZOOLOGY
Rajeev Rajak - India

Sikkim University, India
Greeting from Sikkim, India. I’m Rajeev Rajak, a doctoral candidate at the Department of Geology, Sikkim University, India. My research focuses on the Eastern Himalayan region with particular interest in the evolution of glacial - glacial lakes system and associated glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) events in Sikkim Himalaya. My work combines the use of remote sensing techniques together with extensive field work in high altitude Himalaya. I am also involved in water resource management studies through the Centre of Excellence on Water Resource, Cryosphere, Climate Change Studies hosted at Sikkim University. I have completed my Masters in Geology from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur and my Bachelors in Earth Science from Sikkim University. So, I try to incorporate my knowledge of geosciences into the field of glaciology. I am also very interested in science communication and public outreach. Currently I am also a part of the editorial team for APECS- Indian Polar Research Network. I am getting involved in documentation of the changing mountainous landscapes and the people, through writing and photographs.
Sergio Raez Villanueva - Canada

McMaster University, Canada

I am a 2nd year MSc student in Medical Sciences at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Having done my BSc in Biology and Physiology there as well, 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 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!
Seyed Ziaeddin (Zia) MADANI - Canada/Japan

JSPS, Kobe University, Japan

Zia MADANI (PhD) is an Iranian-Canadian scholar with a Doctorate degree in Public International Law, currently working as a Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Postdoctoral Fellow (standard program) at Kobe University, Japan. He formerly worked as internship student, research assistant & further as a faculty member for research, and Head at the Department of Law and Ocean Policy of the Iranian National Institute for Oceanography & Atmospheric Science (INIOAS) from 2011-18 during which time he led several research projects including a national law-science-policy project on Iranian Antarctic Science Program. As an early-career researcher in law-science-policy of Polar and ocean governance, Zia has served as an 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 Issues Related to the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ). Dr. Madani has served as a member of the Planning Committees for 13th (2020) & 14th (2021) Polar Law Symposiums (PLS), & been actively involved with the Polar Law Symposia since 2014. He has also been a member of the Standing Committee on Humanities and Social Sciences of Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR-HASS) from 2015, upon which he is currently serving as a member of the Academic Planning Committee (APC) for the SCAR-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 been awarded full and partial scholarships and research grants from the Hague Academy of International Law, International Ocean Institute (IOI), International Peace & Security Institute, Centre for Asian Academic Collaboration, Institute for Marine & Antarctic Studies (IMAS) University of Tasmania, and Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR).
Srilakshmi Chidambaram - India

Indian Polar Research Network, Indian Life Science Network, India
Srilakshmi Chidambaram is a university student from the United Kingdom currently finishing her pre-medical degree in psychology and the clinical sciences in the Philippines. She hopes to work in the fields of environmental health and biosafety in the future and spends most of her study breaks poring over lengthy legislation. Her research interests lie in microbiology, biosecurity and disaster management. Srilakshmi is a science communicator with the Indian Life Science Network and also writes articles for the Next Gen Science Foundation, where her main objective is to translate verbose scientific concepts into easily digestible information for the common public. Her writing specialty lies in microbiology, occupational health, energy production and resource management. She also serves on the council of the Indian Polar Research Network, the national APECS committee in India. Additionally, she is a member of 6 APECS project groups in the current year and has chaired many youth councils and model UN simulations. She has extensive science diplomacy experience and has aided in policy review in areas ranging from natural disaster management to the sustainability measures of the aviation sector. Srilakshmi also campaigns for the protection of the critically endangered Indian vulture and hopes to see the species numbers restored in the future. She likes cycling, beachcombing and collecting ungulate vertebrae in her free time, but nothing can make her happier than dramatic reruns of Air Crash Investigation and a giant bucket of popcorn.
Stanislav Ksenofontov - United States

University of Northern Iowa, United States
I am an Indigenous postdoctoral scholar at the ARCTICenter, University of Northern Iowa, USA. I hold a PhD in human geography from the University of Zurich, Switzerland where I dealt with the vulnerability of social-ecological systems of Arctic Yakutia in the context of global change. Currently I am examining identity issues of urban Indigenous youth, sustainability of Indigenous communities, Russian megaprojects impacts on Arctic social-ecological systems. As a native Sakha and Evenk representative from the Circumpolar North I am committed to bring up indigenous people's issues to various International organizations and raise awareness among the global community.
Stephanie Wright - Canada

Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada
I am a postdoctoral fellow in the Cold Regions Research Centre at Wilfrid Laurier University. I research the impacts of permafrost thaw on the hydrology of frozen peatlands in Northwest Territories, Canada. I am particularly interested in how thaw-activated groundwater systems influence water quality and quantity. I recently completed my PhD in Civil Engineering with a focus on how warming winters from climate change impact vulnerable groundwater resources used for drinking water supply. I am relatively new to the polar community, but I am thrilled to join a great team of polar scientists from around around the world!
Suchithra Sundaram - India

None, India
I am an independent researcher working on polar climate variability, Asian monsoon, and paleoclimate modeling studies. My Ph.D. examined the predictability of the Indian Summer Monsoon. After my Ph.D. I joined Georges Lemaitre Center for Earth, and Climate Research at Catholique Universite de Louvain, Belgium as a postdoc. I worked in the ERC advanced funded project on "An intense summer monsoon in a cool world, climate, and East Asian monsoon during interglacials with special emphasis on the interglacials which took place 500,000 years ago and before". My research examined the impact of ice sheets on the East Asian monsoon during Marine Isotope Stage- 13. I have also worked as a postdoc at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, and my research investigated the teleconnections between the Indian monsoon- Arabian Peninsula and Mediterranean region. When I joined the Center for Global Sea Level Change at New York University Abu Dhabi in 2017, I started working on polar climate variability and teleconnections. In 2019, while working at NYUAD, I received the Asian Polar Science Fellowship from Korea Polar Research Institute. The objective of my research is to understand the past and present polar climate, teleconnections, and their feedbacks.
Wasim Sajjad - Pakistan

National University of Medical Sciences Pakistan, Pakistan

My name is Wasim Sajjad, a goal oriented Microbiologist with a broad and acute interest in the discovery of new innovative by-products, extremolytes, extremozymes from Psychrophiles. Currently I am working as Assistant Professor Microbiology/Biosafety and Biosecurity expert at National University of Medical Sciences Pakistan. I have the skills for interdisciplinary studies integrating biology with technology for sustainable bio-economy & peaceful science. I am grown up playing with colorful extremophiles and always been curious to look more inside of these tiny creatures what? and why? they are producing. My PhD research conclusion was that microbes in stress, produce something interesting for its survival called secondary metabolites. During my Masters and PhD, I have been researching to explore the extreme niches for microbes and its impact on environmental and applied research. I explored the microbial communities inhibiting the Korakuram and Himalia glaciers (Siachin, Batura, Trirch Mir Glaciers). I have reported a number of psychrophilic bacteria and fungi with potential of producing useful commercialized bio-products. I also got the opportunity work with Prof. Dr. Kerry McPhail of Oregon State University, USA.
William Harcourt - United Kingdom

University of St Andrews, United Kingdom

I am a PhD student at the University of St Andrews developing the technique of millimetre-wave radar to map and monitor glaciers. I 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 project aims to develop 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 a tidewater glacier in 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.

APECS Council 2021-2022 - Representatives of APECS National Committees

Alfredo Costa - APECS Argentina

Instituto Antártico Argentino, Argentina

Representing APECS Argentina on the APECS Council

My name is Alfredo but everybody calls me Alpio. I'm a Climatologist graduated at the National University of Buenos Aires where I'm currently doing my PhD. I work on climate research at the Instituto Antártico Argentino (Argentine Antarctic Institute). My research focus on climate variability and change at the Antarctic Peninsula and connections with oceans, erosion and cryosphere; for instance: study of the atmospheric dynamics that led to the coldest summers over the last 40 years at Northern Antarctic Peninsula, as well as atmospheric patterns that affect climate variability and therefore glaciers mass balance. I'm also starting a new project on microplastics. Aditionally, I do some outreach activities and, usually, appear on tv & radio when there’s a significant climate event since I’ve been working on weather forecast on tv news. Simultaneously, I’m dabbling on environmental & climate change adaptation issues on Sustentabilidad Sin Fronteras (Sustainability without Frontiers) NGO. I have a teaching position on National University of La Plata.
Maaike Dhondt- APECS Belgium

Ghent University, Belgium

Representing APECS Belgium on the APECS Council

I am a MSc student in Biology, Global Change Ecology at the Ghent University. For my master thesis I will be working on DNA data of biological soil crusts from Svalbard. The aim of the project will be to investigate the effects of environmental factors on these biological soil crusts along developmental stages in glacier forefields. The data could help predicting early responses of polar deserts to climate change and their altered ecological and biogeochemical functions. Samples for this project are already taken, but my dream is to once go out in that polar field myself and contribute to the research. For my bachelor thesis I got the change to have a look at DNA data from bedrock samples from Antarctica. This first peep into polar research made me curious for more. Besides the biology and ecology in these extreme habitats, I also love to just go out hiking in nature.
Marianna Pinzone - APECS Belgium

University of Liège, Belgium

Representing APECS Belgium on the APECS Council

My research field is Wildlife toxicology: Evaluation of biochemical and physiological responses of marine vertebrates exposed to organic and inorganic pollutants. Analysis of the effect of species ecology and global change on animals’ health. I am interested in many aspects of my field of research and, therefore, I love to collaborate in many projects beside my own. But my main focus right now is the Arctic environment and the consequences climate change might bring to the contamination of local aquatic food webs. I am always trying to assist or share my experience with my fellow team members. I am very committed to science divulgation for both young students and non-scientific public. I've been participating to APECS Belgium since 2017. I love the opportunity to divulgate Polar Science through this organization, meeting new people and developing a network of polar young scientists.
Raphael Fernandes Vieira - APECS Brazil

Instituto de Relaciones Internacionales/ Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina

Representing APECS Brazil on the APECS Council

I‘m an international analyst, currently studying for a Master’s Degree in International Relations at Instituto de Relaciones Internacionales of Universidad Nacional de La Plata, where I am a member of its South Atlantic Department research team. I’m focused on Foreign Policy Analysis (FPA) and South-South scientific cooperation in Antarctica, especially between Argentina, Brazil and Chile, and their consequences and possibilities. Since my first years in college, I worked with FPA in other global regions, like Latin America and Middle East. My transition to the Antarctic field commenced when I changed my subjects of academic interest to the Malvinas/Falkland Islands sovereignty dispute and came closer to the South Atlantic universe. So, jumping to Antarctica was a matter of time. I have been involved with APECS-Brazil since 2020 and I’m also a collaborator with APECS-Argentina since 2021. Some of my passions are football, running, biking, traveling, reading and learning about other cultures. I also like to cook, spend with my friends and family and rowing, even though I haven’t been on a shell for a long time.
Èlise Devoie - APECS Canada

McGill University, Canada

Representing APECS Canada on the APECS Council

I am a post-doc in Earth and Planetary Sciences at McGill. My focus is hydrological and thermal modelling in permafrost environments. I am currently focussed on a math project relating the soil ice content to temperature, and assessing how we can and have measured it. I have a clear modelling focus, but I insist on doing my own fieldwork because it allows me to get a necessary understanding of the system. In my first field season I discovered that there is no place that feels more like home than the remote North, and I can’t turn back. I will come up with any excuse to get out onto the land and live my research! I have found that the most fruitful work comes from collaborations and communication between research groups and disciplines. I regularly bridge the gap between field and modelling groups, and take every opportunity I can get to go out on the land and learn from traditional land users. I hope to build on these collaborations in the future, and want to aim my research at questions that are relevant not only to scientists, but also to Northerners.
Biao Tian - APECS China

Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, China

Representing APECS China on the APECS Council

As a research scientist at Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, I am interested in various topics including atmospheric environment, aerosol transport and related observational technologies. I have geography background from bachelor, master periods. Since 2015,I have made many scientific expeditions to the South Pole, the North Pole and the Mount Everest region. Recently I am funded by an project related to Arctic black carbon and an project related to the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Lei Geng - APECS China

University of Science and Technology of China, China

Representing APECS China on the APECS Council

Lei Geng received his Ph.D in 2012 from South Dakota State University and now is a professor at the University of Science and Technology of China. From 2012 to 2015, he worked as a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Washington. After that, he was awarded a Marie Curie Individual Fellowship and had worked in LGGE-CNRS until joining USTC in 2017. His research interests include ice-core glaciochemistry, atmospheric chemistry in cold regions and stable isotope geochemistry. His graduate school projects included major ion analyses of brittle ice from the WAIS Divide Ice Core, and study of anthropogenic impacts on atmospheric reactive nitrogen cycle using Greenland ice core records of nitrate and its isotopes. His recently project was using ice-core proxy records to reconstruct atmospheric oxidation capacity.
Dalia C. Barragán-Barrera - APECS Colombia

Fundación Macuáticos Colombia, Colombia

Representing APECS Colombia on the APECS Council

Dalia C. Barragán Barrera, native of Bogotá in Colombia (not Columbia), is a Marine Biologist graduated from Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano, is a PhD of Biological Sciences at Universidad de los Andes in Colombia. Dalia’s passion was only the whales by the “Free Willy” movie, but when she discovered that killer whales are indeed dolphins, she was captivated by these small cetaceans. Currently, Dalia is an associate researcher of the Colombian Antarctic Program, Fundación Macuáticos Colombia, and R&E Ocean Community Conservation Foundation. Dalia is the National Representative of APECS Colombia and also education coordinator APECS Colombia. Additionally, she’s General Editor and writer of Digital Magazine ‘Fulica’ (https://www.revistadigitalfulica.com/). The research, education, science journalism, and conservation are her principal interests. Her research is focused on behavior, distribution, habitat use, population genetics, feeding ecology, and toxicology of marine mammals and some aquatic vertebrates such as sharks and marine turtles. Her experience in the field includes data collection, photo-ID, and sampling of remote biopsies, and she has participated in field collections of marine mammals in Antarctica, Wider Caribbean, and Colombian Pacific. Dalia has worked with children, fishermen, and local communities conducting outreach activities related to marine mammal conservation and environmental education. As science journalist, she has written and edited several articles about Colombian and Antarctic research.
Jhon Mojica - APECS Colombia

New York University Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Representing APECS Colombia on the APECS Council

I got my Ph.D. working in strategies of processing and spectral analysis of seismic data to study dynamic processes in physical oceanography; I received the dissertation awarded Cum Laude. I worked as a physical oceanographer at the Institute of Marine Science (ICM-CSIC) in Barcelona before joining NYUAD. Focus on mesoscale ocean dynamics, gathering data on observations of processes and structures as internal waves, instabilities, turbulence, and mixing with different kind of systems, as CTD, XCTD, XBT, ADCP, and Moorings among others; and the Multichannel Seismic (MCS) System, as a new oceanographic acoustic technique used in Seismic Oceanography (SO). I'm a Physical oceanographer working in Polar Research due my work as a Researcher associate at the Center for global Sea Level Change (CSLC) in the New York University Abu Dhabi. My research activity looking for describe the interaction ocean, sea-ice, and glacier, and how these influence the sea level variability. I been participate in several marine surveys, where I can stand out fieldwork in Greenland (Disko bay, Ilulissat and Sermilik ice-fjords) on board the Adolf Jensen, and Antarctica (Southern Sea, Lazarev Sea, Thwaites glacier, Amundsen Sea, Antarctic peninsula) on board the R/V S.A. Agulhas (South Africa), R/V Araon (South Korea), and ARC 20 de Julio (Colombia) respectively. The objective of my research work is to characterize the ocean circulation in polar areas at multiple scales, particularly characterizing the mixing and diffusivity processes and their temporal and spatial variability in Greenland and Antarctic areas.
Maria Scheel - APECS Denmark

Aarhus University, Denmark

Representing APECS Denmark on the APECS Council

Maria is a PhD fellow at the Arctic Ecosystem Ecology section within the Department for Bioscience of Aarhus University. She explores how microbial communities in Greenlandic permafrost change during abrupt erosion processes, using molecular tools such as transcriptomics. Furthermore she engages in mindfulness practice and education in academia.
Adrien Wehrlé - APECS France

University of Zurich, Switzerland

Representing APECS France on the APECS Council

I am a PhD student at the University of Zurich, Switzerland. My current research is mainly focused on better understanding the dynamics of Greenland outlet glaciers as well as the evolution of the surface conditions across the ice sheet. To this end, I combine in situ measurements with spaceborne observations as well as model simulations and try to go on fieldwork whenever I get the opportunity!
Alexandra Zuhr - APECS Germany

Alfred Wegener Institute, Germany

Representing APECS Germany on the APECS Council
I am a PhD student at the Alfred Wegener Institute in Potsdam, Germany, working in the Earth System Diagnostics group. My project aims for a better understanding of the climate signal contained in proxy data from paleo archives as ice cores and marine sediments. Specifically, I study the process of signal formation in snow and ice by analysing stable water isotopes in snow from the Greenland ice sheet in relation to snow surface topography. Analogously, I am analysing radiocarbon and oxygen isotopes in foraminifera from a marince box core to investigate the signal imprint and proxy representativity in marine sediments. My passion for the Polar regions developed during my master studies while participating in a course on Svalbard. I also had the chance to join two expeditions to the Greenland ice sheet with the EastGRIP project which allowed me develop my own research project and to directly study the interactions at the snow surface in the field. I joined the APECS Germany national committee in 2018 and since June 2021 I am also the chair of our board.
Marek Muchow - APECS Germany

Aalto University, Finland

Representing APECS Germany on the APECS Council
I am a doctoral student at the Aalto University (Finland)researching pressure ridges and sea-ice mechanics in models on different length scales. I did my master and bachelor degree in Germany, which is why I am part of APECS Germany national committee since 2018 and since June 2020 im one of the co-chairs of our board. I love the diverse work with APECS Germany and I'm always keen on learning more about how APECS Inernational works. I started studying oceanography in my bachelor, because I knew I want to research sea-ice physics. Additonal to my love to sea ice, I describe myself also as an oceanorapher by training and I love the oceans.
Barbara Neubarth - APECS Iceland

University Centre of the Westfjords, Iceland

Representing APECS Iceland on the APECS Council
Babsi Neubarth is a polar guide, conservationist, and marine educator, currently following a masters in coastal and marine management in Ísafjörður, Iceland. Based in Iceland since 2016, she has been working as a naturalist onboard expedition cruise ships and whale watching boats in Antarctica and the Arctic. She holds a MSc in Leisure, Tourism and Environment from Wageningen University and Research, the Netherlands and a BA in European Studies. Out of a polar passion and an interdisciplinary, educational background grew a focus on human-nature relationships and anthropogenic impacts on charismatic megafauna. Babsi has been working as a research assistant for various biological and ecological projects including the HYPMO and Icelandic Orca Project.
Negar Ekrami - APECS Iceland

University of Iceland, Iceland

Representing APECS Iceland on the APECS Council
Hi, I am Negar Ekrami. I study meteorology at university of Iceland, Reykjavik. These days I am in Portugal doing an internship at university of Aveiro. I work on weather and climate data from polar regions. I am interested in understanding extreme weather events and extreme precipitation in polar regions.
Priyanka Rajput - Indian Polar Research Network (IPRN)

Representing the Indian Polar Research Network (IPRN) on the APECS Council

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 here, that has been an extremely rewarding experience for me. Apart from my involvement at APECS, I am also part of the Indian National Committee, i.e.., IPRN (APECS-India) as Vice-president and also, as a President under Executive Committee for 2020-21 and 2021-22 terms respectively. 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 find this an exciting opportunity to continue further at APECS as a council chair and also, as a NC representative for IPRN in this term with my fellow ECRs to strengthen the association between the two to achieve the common goals in the field of polar sciences.
Jill Diederich - APECS Luxembourg

polar.lu, Luxembourg

Representing the APECS Luxembourg on the APECS Council

Jill lived in Luxembourg until she started studying and exploring the North. From an early age on she was fascinated by the North, which is why she was specializing on the Arctic during her Anthropology studies. She is particularly interested in social-ecological topics, which is why, during her Bachelor's degree in Frankfurt, Germany and Edmonton, Canada, she focused on the Canadian North and wrote her thesis about caribou management and Inuit identity in Nunavut, Canada. During her Masters in Uppsala, Sweden and Arkhangelsk, Russia, she researched how the local population in Arkhangelsk deals with the current recycling problem. She has lived in Canada, Sweden and Russia.
Deborah Bozzato - APECS Netherlands

University of Groningen, Netherlands

Representing APECS Netherlands on the APECS Council

I am Deborah Bozzato, an enthusiast postdoctoral researcher with a passion for algae ecophysiology, currently working at the University of Groningen. As you might guess from my surname, I am Italian, more precisely I come from Verona, where I also got my MSc degree in Biotechnology. In 2015 I moved to Germany for an Erasmus and a year later for my PhD in Biology, which I completed in 2019. My thesis investigated the impact of climate change on photosynthesis and respiration in Antarctic phytoplankton. Finally, I moved to the Netherlands for my Postdoc at the beginning of last year. My current project is focused on the analysis of a full-year time series of biogeochemical gases, with emphasis on the organosulfur cycle, addressing how seasonality, sea ice and water characteristics in the Arctic Ocean affect the cycling of organic sulfur compounds, especially the algae produced dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP). To this end, last summer, I participated in the Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate (MOSAiC) field campaign, collecting samples for my research project, and contributing to team efforts in sampling multiple biogeochemical parameters. In APECS I like the enthusiasm of the people involved, the variety of tasks and activities organized and the possibility to reach out for an international network, based on mutual help and interest in Polar Science.
Rúna Magnússon - APECS Netherlands

Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands

Representing APECS Netherlands on the APECS Council

If you know about APECS, then you probably also know how incredibly beautiful and intriguing the polar regions are. Ever since I was very little, I felt this connection to cold, remote regions. I studied Earth Science at the University of Amsterdam, doing research projects in remote sensing, geomorphology, forest carbon cycling and finally a master’s thesis on glacial dynamics and water quality in the Andes. I was active in our study association and organized social activities, seminars and trips. After various jobs as research/teaching assistant and lab technician, I found a PhD position at Wageningen University on shrub- and permafrost dynamics in the Siberian lowland tundra. For three-and-a-half years now, this has been my dream project. The fieldwork in particular has been very beautiful and challenging, due to the remoteness of the research site and the logistics involved in setting up expeditions. But apart from fieldwork I work with high resolution satellite images and machine learning, dendrochronology and climate datasets. I’ve been involved in the Dutch National Committee of APECS since 2018. We co-organize the annual Dutch Polar Symposium, attend other (polar) events in the Netherlands and occasionally organize outreach activities for Antarctica Day. More generally, we try to offer early career polar researchers in the Netherlands a platform to network and showcase their research. In the coming year, APECS Netherlands wants to grow its organizational capacity and start organizing social events for young polar enthusiasts again. We believe this is badly needed after the pandemic. Within the APECS Council, I want to make sure our community of (Dutch) polar ECRs can benefit from the APECS network and encourage them get involved themselves and grow their international network. In a more general sense, I would love to help polar ECRs find beautiful connections, collaborations and resources, especially in a time with limited fieldwork opportunities.
Erin Kunisch - APECS Norway

UiT, The Arctic University of Norway, Norway

Representing APECS Norway on the APECS Council

I am a PhD candidate at UiT, The Arctic University of Norway located in Tromsø. I study the biological links within Arctic sea ice food webs, primarily stable isotopes and fatty acids. Prior to my PhD, I worked in marine mammal science, with the majority of my research conducted in the North Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea. For my dissertation, I am focusing on how much sea ice algae contributes to Arctic food web members, including zooplankton and marine mammals. I have also worked in marine science communication for the U.S. National Park Service in Alaska, and am interested in developing ways scientists can effectively communicate research to the public. When I am not working in the lab or behind my desk, you can find me surfing.
Maaike Weerdesteijn - APECS Norway

Centre for Earth Evolution and Dynamics (CEED), University of Oslo, Norway

Representing APECS Norway on the APECS Council

I thought I would end up in the space industry after my studies in Aerospace Engineering, but here I am, fascinated by Earth observation and the cryosphere, as a PhD student at the Centre for Earth Evolution and Dynamics (CEED), University of Oslo. I'm interested in Earth's deformation as response to changes in ice sheets and oceans (glacial isostatic adjustment), and how this affects Earth's rotational behavior, ground-based and satellite data products (e.g. GPS, tide gauges, altimetry, gravimetry), and climate change estimates. My work mainly involves numerical model development. I am fortunate to have spent time on the Greenland Ice Sheet doing magnetotelluric measurements as part of my PhD project, as well as joining an atmospheric and snow albedo research project down in Antarctica as part of ECA 56 of the Instituto Antártico Chileno (INACH). In my free time I like to be out and about in Norway's unspoilt nature.
Rebecca Duncan - APECS Oceania

University Technology Sydney and UNIS Svalbard, Australia

Representing APECS Oceania on the APECS Council

Rebecca is a PhD candidate with University Technology Sydney and UNIS Svalbard. Her research interest is the biological implications of sea ice decline and climate change in the polar regions, in both terrestrial and marine environments. Her current research investigates how projected climate change impacts alter the nutrient content of sea ice algae, and how these changes influence nutrient transfer in the polar marine system. She is also interested in science communication, and through her roles with APECS, she has assisted in organising numerous workshops and conferences. Rebecca has extensive and varied Arctic field work experience, throughout the seasons, having spent the greater part of three years living in Svalbard. Her passion for the polar regions means she plans to spend many more years working and living in the Arctic.
Hugo Guímaro - APECS Portugal

Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre (MARE) and British Antarctic Survey (BAS), Portugal

Representing APECS Portugal on the APECS Council

Hello there, greetings from Portugal!

My name is Hugo Guímaro and I am a PhD researcher in Marine Ecology at the Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre of the University of Coimbra (MARE-UC), Portugal, 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. My path through science began back in 2017 in my master degree when I started to study the impacts of climate change and fisheries on Snares and Rockhopper penguins, as well as on cephalopods from the Pacific Sector. I also did research in the impacts of microplastic pollution in Gentoo, Chinstrap and Adélie penguins from Antarctic Peninsula. Nowadays, my goals are to understand how climate change drove population dynamics of Emperor penguins in the past and how they are going to answer in the near future. 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 to write, with several journalistic science articles already published. My experience with APECS began in 2018, when I joined APECS Portugal and APECS International too. Since then, I am the Representative from APECS Portugal in APECS International, and for the last two years, I have been the President of APECS Portugal. In the last year, I had the opportunity to be one of the Council Co-Chairs, a great experience to help other early career fellows. Nice to meet you!
Joana Fragão - APECS Portugal

MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, University of Coimbra, Portugal

Representing APECS Portugal on the APECS Council

Joana Fragão has a degree in Biology and a master's degree in Ecology from the Faculty of Science and Technology of the University of Coimbra (FCTUC). Currently collaborates with the MARE-UC team and is author of one publication resultant of his MSc thesis and several presentations, both at scientific conferences and education & outreach events related to polar science. Their biggest areas of interest are polar ecology, climate change, the impact of anthropogenic activities on the ecosystem, science communication and policy making. She is a member of the executive committee of APECS Portugal since 2018, and more recently, vice-president.
Tatiana Burmenko - APECS Russia

Siberian Federal University, Russia

Representing APECS Russia on the APECS Council

I`m a senior lecturer and a PhD student at Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk, Russia. My research interests cover energy and ecological security of the Arctic states, the impact of large energy projects on social and economic development and ecological sustainability of the Russian Arctic Zone. During the last years I took part in several conferences all around the world devoted to the topic of Arctic sustainable development, and in several APECS Project groups (e.g. Polar Week).
Heather Forrer - APECS South Africa

Florida State University, United States

Representing APECS South Africa on the APECS Council

My name is Heather Forrer and I am a chemical oceanography PhD student at Florida State University, USA. Having being part of the South African National Antarctic Program for the past 5 years, I completed my Honours and Masters at the University of Cape Town (UCT) where I participated in numerous international research campaigns to the Southern Ocean. Now in the USA, I still work very closely with the researchers at UCT, aiming to better understand the interactions between phytoplankton community-specific nitrogen uptake rates and iron supply, driving the biological carbon pump from the South Pacific to the Southern Ocean. I recently participated in the GEOTRACERS South-West Indian Ocean Section cruise with the aim of quantifying the influence of iron supply from the Subantarctic islands on nitrogen uptake rates and export production.
Julia Garcia de Oteyza de Ciria - APECS Spain

Universitat de Barcelona, Spain

Representing APECS Spain on the APECS Council

I am a geologist and a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Physical Geography at the University of Barcelona. I investigate the glacial oscillations and climate variability in NE Greenland. Passionate about paleoclimates, in my MSc, I specialized in dating through dendrogeomorphological methodologies. Now, I will apply a multiple-dating approach combining absolute and relative dating techniques to reconstruct the spatio-temporal patterns of glacial advances and retreats.
Pablo Almela - APECS Spain

Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain

Representing APECS Spain on the APECS Council

Pablo Almela (PhD candidate) received a BS in Biology and an MS in Environmental Microbiology from the Autonomous University of Madrid (Spain). His research interests are mainly focused on microbial ecology from polar and other extreme environments, with a special emphasis for trophic interactions and the role of microorganisms in the overall functioning of ecosystems.
Amy Macfarlane- APECS Switzerland

WSL Snow and Avalanche Research Institute SLF, Switzerland

Representing APECS Switzerland on the APECS Council

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.
Nicolas Jullien- APECS Switzerland

University of Fribourg, Switzerland

Representing APECS Switzerland on the APECS Council

I am a PhD student working at the Unviersity of Fribourg, Switzerland. My PhD is about studying the physical characteristics of the firn subsurface on the Greenland Ice Sheet and understand its influence on the firn hydrology. My focus is on remote sensing and regional climate models. Joining APECS is a great opportunity to favour networking between scientists and organise events to develop our skills as Early Carrer Scientists. Apart from studying I like cycling in the mountains and enjoy the great playground that offers Switzerland.
Doğaç Baybars Işıler - APECS Turkey

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

Representing APECS Turkey on the APECS Council

I am an Oceangoing Watchkeeping Officer (Captain) graduated from Istanbul Technical University. I have been working for Polar Research since 2015. I am assigned as a reseacher to TUBITAK PRC Polar Research Institute, Turkey. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Burcu ÖZSOY enlightened my way to follow my passion on Polar Regions. I, as a Polar Research Institute researcher, was one of the leaders to establishing PolSTeam (Turkish Students’ Polar Research Team). PolSTeam works on education and outreach program given by universities students. I am an ex-chairman of PolSTeam and nowadays advisor of this team which prepared polar education curriculums depend on age of audience. PolSTeam carries joint events with APECS Turkey. I also have been in Antarctica with Turkish Antarctic Expediton – II (TAE – II). Nowadays, I am responsible from law and logistics as land support member for TAE.
Anna Gebruk - UK Polar Network

University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Representing UK Polar Network on the APECS Council

I am a marine ecologist specialising in biodiversity conservation, benthic communities, invasive species and emerging pollutants. Conservation of biodiversity and habitats is my passion and I believe that informed science-based decision making is the way forward towards achieving sustainable development goals. Currently completing a PhD in the University of Edinburgh, I have 9 years of academia training (BSc, MSc, PhD), 5 years of industry experience (ecological monitoring, project management, consultancy) and I am looking for job opportunities in the science-policy interface with a focus on marine conservation. I have been involved with APECS since 2018 and in 2021-2022 I have a role of vice-president of the UK Polar Network, on behalf of the UKPN I always look for new collaboration opportunities for us!
Marcos Tassano - APECS Uruguay

Centro de Investigaciones Nucleares, Uruguay

Representing APECS Uruguay on the APECS Council

Radiopharmacy and nanotechnology: Specialization in radioactive labeling of different nanotechnological compounds as well as peptides and antibodies with radionuclides for imaging and therapy in cancer. Environmental Science and radiochemistry: Experience in gamma spectrometry analysis of different environmental radionuclides, for measurements of soil redistribution. With specialization in international projects funded by the International Atomic Energy Agency in Austria, Italy, Chile, Mexico. Also, fingerprinting techniques with geochemistry and fatty acids for soil redistribution. Genetic improvement of seeds and plants (citrus) through gamma irradiation, in cooperation with INIA (National Institute of Agricultural Experimentation), Uruguay. Collateral interests: President of National commitee of Association of Polar Early Career Scientists-Uruguay (APECS-Uruguay). APECS is an international and interdisciplinary organization for undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, early career faculty members, early career professionals, educators and others with interests in Polar and Alpine regions and the wider cryosphere. Member of the board of the Antarkos Civil Association. Support to the research activities of Uruguay in Antarctica, through economic, social, moral and professional cooperation, its promotion and dissemination. Learning: Data processing by Python and R. Geostatistics.
Erika Schreiber - USAPECS

UNAVCO, United States

Representing USAPECS on the APECS Council

I am one of the chairs of the APECS national committee in the United States. My PhD research focused on sea ice response to synoptic-scale cyclones in the Arctic. I'm interested in climate change mechanisms and impacts, particularly at the poles. Currently I'm working as an engineer on the polar team at UNAVCO. We work on projects that use high resolution GPS and terrestrial laser scanning in cold regions. One of my focuses is GNET, a network of GPS stations around Greenland measuring the isostatic rebound of the crust as the Greenland Ice Sheet melts.
John Read - USAPECS

University of Waterloo, Canada

Representing USAPECS on the APECS Council

John is in the third year of his PhD at the University of Waterloo. He has experience working as the former fire inspector for McMurdo Station. His research explores motivations and inspiration as theoretical constructs that regulate activity experiences.

Past APECS Councils since term 2020-2021

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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