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My name is Silja Bára Ómarsdóttir. I was born just shy of the Arctic Circle, in Ólafsfjörður, Iceland and lived in the north of Iceland until my early teens, when I moved to Reykjavík. Throughout my twenties I lived in the US, where I studied international relations. I completed my BA from Lewis & Clark … Continue reading Silja Bára Ómarsdóttir

I am the Project Lead for the EU Commission Jean Monnet Energy Policy Workshop research initiative at the Centre for European Studies at The Australian National University (ANU). My areas of research are polar geopolitics, Arctic energy development and Russian foreign energy strategy more broadly as well as critical infrastructure security. I completed my PhD … Continue reading Elizabeth Buchanan

I am a geologist and biogeochemist. I study how ocean chemistry changes through time. My research is motivated by the need to accurately predict how human-caused climate change will affect ocean carbon and nutrient cycles in the future. My work combines field geology and shipboard science to study how oceans have changed in the past … Continue reading Allyson Tessin

I am a senior research fellow at the Center for War Studies, University of Southern Denmark. I am a member of the SDU Arctic steering committee, working with colleagues to help highlight and promote the Polar-focused scholarship and activities at the University of Southern Denmark. My research covers themes such as Arctic/northern diplomacy, security and … Continue reading Danita Catherine Burke