Faculty Fellows
This program is developed for our faculty to develop cutting edge, transformative experiences for students and pilot new initiatives. Fellows projects will open up opportunities for the Fellows themselves, students, the state of Alaska and the many institutional support staff who make UAF the premier research university in Alaska.
Faculty who are awarded a Fellowship :
- Are seen for their leadership in creating cutting edge experiences for students and in strengthening the Alaska innovation ecosystem.
- Gain recognition from their chairs and deans, Alaskan industry thought leaders, and students for taking the risks to effect real change.
- Have access to a team of supportive institutional and community leaders and thinkers who will help them implement their ideas.
- Get training in topics like Lean Methodologies, Design and Systems Thinking, or other innovation-related topics.
- Are paid a stipend and see the fellowship reflected in their workload and in tenure and promotion files.
Current fellows
2025-2026 Fellows
6 Fellows from across the university that include:
- Troy Bouffard, Assistant Professor, Director Center for Arctic Security and Resilience (CASR), ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ of Business and Security Management (CBSM)
- Chandler Kemp, Assistant Professor, Bristol Bay ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ (BBC)
- , Assistant Professor, Department of Civil, Geological, and Environmental Engineering (CGEE), ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ of Engineering and Mines (CEM)
- Peter Westley, Associate Professor, Lowell A. Wakefield Chair in Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, Department of Fisheries, ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences (CFOS)
- , Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science (CS), ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ of Engineering and Mines (CEM)
- Sarah Stanley, Professor, Department of English, ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ of Liberal Arts (CLA)
Past fellows
2024-2025 Fellows
11 Fellows from across the university that include:
- William Howard, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ of Natural Science and Mathematics (CNSM)
- , Research Professor, Water and Environmental Research Center (), Institute of Northern Engineering ()
- Kay McMonigal, Assistant Professor, Department of Oceanography, ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences (CFOS)
- , Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Fisheries, ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences (CFOS)
- , Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science (CS), ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ of Engineering and Mines (CEM)
- Sarah Stanley, Professor, Department of English, ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ of Liberal Arts (CLA)
- Diana Wolf, Associate Professor, Department of Biology and Wildlife, ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ of Natural Science and Mathematics (CNSM)
- , Professor, Department of Social Work, ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ of Liberal Arts (CLA)
- , Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ of Natural Science and Mathematics (CNSM)
- , Assistant Professor, Department of Earth Systems Science, ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ of Natural Science and Mathematics (CNSM)
2023-2024 Fellows
6 Fellows from across the university that include:
- Christa Mulder, Research Professor, Department of Biology and Wildlife, ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ of Natural Science and Mathematics, (CNSM)
- Santosh Panda, Associate Professor, Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension (IANRE)
- , Assistant Professor, Business and Accounting, Community and Technical ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ ()
- Sarah Stanley, Professor, Department of English, ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ of Liberal Arts (CLA)
- , Professor, Alaska Indigenous Teacher Corps, ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ of Liberal Arts (CLA)
- Janice Dawe, Assistant Professor. Agriculture and Forestry Experiment Station, Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension (IANRE)