Network of Arctic Research and Projects

David Egilson Hydrological research group leader at the Icelandic Meteorological Office
davide [AT] vedur [DOT] is

Institute:

Icelandic Meteorological Office
Edward H. Huijbens Geographer and scholar of tourism at the Icelandic Tourism Research Centre,Professor at the University of Akureyri
edward [AT] unak [DOT] is
Education:
- Ph.D. in Cultural Geography, Durham University, 2006
Topic / Field:

Tourism

Main Interests:
- Landscape theories
- Spatial theory
- Health and wellness tourism
- Marketing of tourism
- Innovation and product development
Arctic Research

International Polar Tourism Research Network webpage is here.
Institute:

Icelandic Tourism Research Centre

RG:

http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Edward_Huijbens
Emil B. Karlsson Director of Centre for Retail Studies
emil [AT] bifrost [DOT] is
Iceland
Topic / Field:

Economics, Social Sciences, Tourism

Main Interests:
The Centre for Retail Studies is a non-profit organisation with the mission to reinforce the Icelandic retail, tourism and service sector’s competitiveness. All our research and development activities aim to provide practical solutions to these industries and its employees’.

Fields of activities
- Retail and tourism statistics
- Applied research in economics, business administration and consumer behaviour
- Analysis and enquiries on retail and tourist prospects for public and private stakeholders
- Service innovation
- VET (vocational education and training) development for retail and service sector
- Analysis on retail development
We have long experience in collaboration with Scandinavian and European knowledge centres and can offer a wide expertise and recent knowledge of which service industries can gain from. Examples of research projects funded by the Northern periphery Programme is “Retail in Rural Regions” (2008-2011) and “Tourist Guide for Northern Periphery” (2010-2013).
Institute:

Centre for Retail Studies
Eva Halapi Researcher at University of Akureyri Research Centre
evah [AT] unak [DOT] is
Education:
- Ph.D. in Immunology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, 1998
Topic / Field:

Climate and Environment, Climate Change, Health and Wellbeing, Human Development

Main Interests:
- Children‘s health
- Public health
- Environment and health
- Role of genetics in disease
- Immunology
- Climate Change Risk Perception
Arctic Research

Bibliography at Google Scholar here
Institute:

University of Akureyri Research Centre

RG:

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Eva_Halapi
Gisli Palsson Professor of Anthropology at University of Iceland
gpals [AT] hi [DOT] is
Iceland
Education:
- Ph.D., anthropology, Manchester University, 1982
- MA. Manchester University, 1974
- BA. University of Iceland, 1972
Topic / Field:

Climate and Environment, Glaciology, Human Development, Social Sciences

Main Interests:
- Social implications of biomedicine
- Environmental anthropology
- Genetic history
- Inuit societies
- History of slavery
- Human-animal relations
- Glaciers, Volcanos, and the Anthropocene
Arctic Research

Bibliography can be found here
Institute:

University of Iceland

:

https://www.facebook.com/gisli.palsson
Gudmundur Petursson Assistance Director at ÍAV Iceland Prime Contractors, Chair of the Board, Arctic Chamber of Commerce
gummip [AT] iav [DOT] is
Iceland
Topic / Field:

Search & Rescue

Main Interests:
- Search and Rescue
- Project Management
- Quality Control Management and Planning
- Safety Planning
Institute:

ÍAV Icelandic Prime Contractors
Gudrun Rosa Thorsteinsdóttir Director of University of Akureyri Research Centre, Director of Northern Research Forum Secretariat
gudrunth [AT] unak [DOT] is
Iceland
Education:
- Ph.D. in Library and information studies, Göteborg University, 2005
Topic / Field:

Climate and Environment, Climate Change, Education, Human Development, Social Sciences, Sustainability

Main Interests:
- Arctic Research/Arctic Issues
- Education and flexible learning in the Arctic
- Flexible learning
- Climate Change
- Information science
Institute:

University of Akureyri Research Centre
Hafsteinn Helgason Director of Corporate Business Development at EFLA engineers
hafsteinn [DOT] helgason [AT] efla [DOT] is
Iceland
Education:
- Civ.Eng., M.Sc
Topic / Field:

Engineering

Main Interests:
Business development
- Mining
- Renewable Energy
- Heavy industry
Feasibility study, design and project supervision

Environmental issues

Infrastructure
- Ports & Harbour
- Energy transmission
- Sewerage and waste-water management
- water supply systems
Research and development
Institute:

EFLA consulting engineers
Harpa Grimsdottir Coordinator for avalance and landslide monitoring at the Icelandic Meteorological Office
harpa [AT] vedur [DOT] is
Ísland
Education:
- M.Sc. Geography, majoring in avalances
Topic / Field:

Meteorology

Main Interests:
- Warning-Forecasting
- Risk analysis
- Avalance research
- Information about avalances
Institute:

Icelandic Meteorological Office
Haukur Oskarsson Executive Director Head of Business Development at Mannvit
haukuro [AT] mannvit [DOT] is
Iceland
Topic / Field:

Fisheries, Natural Resources

Main Interests:
- Renewable Energy
- Oil&Gas Exploration and Production
- Fisheries and Fish Processing
- Infrastructure
Institute:

Mannvit
Hedinn Valdimarsson Oceanographer at the Marine Research Institute
hv [AT] hafro [DOT] is
Iceland
Topic / Field:

Climate Change, Oceanography (Marine Research)

Main Interests:
- Physical Oceanography
- Climate
Hjalti Johannesson Researcher and Deputy Director of University of Akureyri Research Centre
hjalti [AT] unak [DOT] is
Iceland
Education:
- M.A. in Geography, York University, Toronto, 1990
Topic / Field:

Constructions, Natural Resources, Regional Development, Social Impacts, Sustainability

Main Interests:
- Regional development and planning
- Socioeconomic impacts of megaprojects
- Development of transportation systems
- Services of general interest
Arctic Research

Bibliography at University of Akureyri is here
Institute:

University of Akureyri Research Centre
Hjalti Omar Agustsson MA student in Polar Law, University of Akureyri
ha [AT] polarlaw [DOT] is
Iceland
Education:
- ML in Law, University of Akureyri 2014
- BA in Law, University of Akureyri 2011
Topic / Field:

Fisheries, Polar Law, Sustainability
Hjorleifur Einarsson Professor, head of Faculty of Natural Resource Science at University of Akureyri
hei [AT] unak [DOT] is
Iceland
Education:
- Ph.D. in Food Science from Chalmers University of Technology, Department of Food Science, Göteborg, Sweeden, 1987
Main Interests:
- Bio-prospecting
- Microbiology of marine hydrothermal vent system
- Active ingredients for food, feed and cosmetics (antimicrobials and antioxidants)
- Enzyme hydrolysed proteins for marinating food
- New products from large algae
- Shelf life prediction
- Microbial growth models
- Quality and safety of food
Institute:

University of Akureyri
Hreidar Thor Valtysson Lecturer in Fishery Science at the Faculty of Natural Resource Sciences at University of Akureyri, Director of the Fisheries Center at University of Akureyri
hreidar [AT] unak [DOT] is
Iceland
Education:
- MSc degree in fishery biology from the University of British Columbia (UBC), in Vancouver, Canada, 1999
Topic / Field:

Climate Change, Fisheries

Main Interests:
- Fisheries and marine biology
- Northern and Arctic Fisheries
- Climate effects on stocks
- Ecology of north Icelandic waters
Arctic Research

Bibliography is here.
Institute:

University of Akureyri

RG:

http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Hreidar_Valtysson
Hugrun Hjalmarsdottir Division manager, Environment and transportation at EFLA East region
hugrun [DOT] hjalmarsdottir [AT] efla [DOT] is
Iceland
Education:
- Civ.Eng., M.Sc.
Topic / Field:

Engineering

Main Interests:
Infrastructure
- Sewerage and waste-water management
- water supply systems
- district heating
- planning, Master, Local and Framework Plans, as well as land usage plans
- Road design and maintenance
Environmental consulting and management
Institute:

EFLA consulting engineers
Joan Nymand Larsen Senior Scientist and Research Director, Economist and Professor, Stefansson Artic Institute
jnl [AT] svs [DOT] is
Education:
- Ph.D. in Economics, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Dept. of Economics, 2002
- M.A. in Economics, University of Manitoba, Canada, 1994
Topic / Field:

Climate and Environment, Climate Change, Economics, Human Development, Social Sciences, Sustainability

Main Interests:
- Arctic Economies
- Economic Development in the North
- Economic Trend Analysis
- Global Change Impacts in the North
- Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation
- Human Development in the North
- Living Conditions in the North
- Arctic Social Indicators & Arctic Human/Local Based Monitoring Systems
Institute:

Stefansson Arctic Institute
Johann Asmundsson Project Manager at Polar Law Institute
ja [AT] polarlaw [DOT] is
Iceland
Education:
- BA in Modern studies and Socio and economic development (120 ECTS) Diploma in Polar Law (30 ECTS)
Topic / Field:

Climate Change, Fisheries, Human Development, Natural Resources, Polar Law, Social Impacts

Main Interests:
- Modernity
- Rationalization
- Privatization
- Risk
Institute:

Polar Law Institute
Jon Haukur Ingimundarson Anthropologist and Senior Scientist at Stefansson Arctic Institute, Associate Professor at University of Akureyri
jhi [AT] svs [DOT] is
Iceland
Education:
- Ph.D. in Anthropology (major) and History (minor), University of Arizona, 1994
Topic / Field:

Climate and Environment, Human Development, Social Sciences, Sustainability

Main Interests:
- Cultural and ecological anthropology
- Ethnography, history and qualitative research methods
- Cultures, societies and human development in the Arctic
- Medieval Iceland
- Arctic agriculture and food security
Institute:

Stefansson Arctic Institute
Jon Haukur Steingrimsson Division manager. Geotechnics and geology at EFLA consulting engineers
jon [DOT] haukur [DOT] steingrimsson [AT] efla [DOT] is
Iceland
Education:
- M.Sc. Engineering geologist from NTNU Trondheim Norway
Topic / Field:

Geology

Main Interests:
- Site investigation
- Geological Surveying
- Geodetic Surveying
- Field operations, planning and management
- Road construction
- Hydropower
- Tunnels
- Overhead transmission lines
- Underground cables
- Avalanches
- Rock fall
- Frost actions and permafrost
Institute:

EFLA consulting engineers

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