Matthew Druckenmiller
Research Scientist II
PhD, Geophysics, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2011
Coastal sea-ice dynamics; Collaborating with Indigenous sea-ice experts; Community-based monitoring; Arctic observing; Communicating the societal implications of diminishing Arctic sea ice; Sea ice and marine mammals; Science policy
ACTIVITIES:
- Coordinator, Study of Environmental Arctic Change (SEARCH) Sea Ice Action Network
- Member, Study of Environmental Arctic Change (SEARCH) Sea Ice Action Team
- Research Affiliate, Center for Science and Technology Policy Research, University of Colorado Boulder
- Second U.S. Delegate to the International Arctic Science Committee, Polar Research Board of the National Academies
- Member, Study of Environmental Arctic Change (SEARCH) Arctic Future Scenarios Working Group
- Contributor, Sea Ice for Walrus Outlook (SIWO)
- Member, UCAR Oversight Committee for the Postdocs Advancing Climate Expertise (PACE) Fellowship Program
PUBLICATIONS:
2018
Robards, M. D., H. P. Huntington, M. Druckenmiller, J. Lefevre, S. K. Moses, Z. Stevenson, A. Watson, and M. Williams. 2018. Understanding and adapting to observed changes in the Alaskan Arctic: Actionable knowledge co-production with Alaska Native communities. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 152: 203-213, doi:10.1016/j.dsr2.2018.02.2008.
2017
Druckenmiller, M.L., J.J. Citta, M.C. Ferguson, J.T. Clark, J.C. George, and L. Quakenbush (In Press). Trends in sea ice cover within bowhead whale use areas in the Pacific Arctic. Deep Sea Research II, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2017.10.017.
Citta, J. J., P. Richard, L.F. Lowry, M. Marcoux, G.O. Crowe, R. Suydam, L.T. Quakenbush, R.C. Hobbs, K.J. Frost, T. Gray, J. Orr, B. Tinker, H. Aderman, and M.L. Druckenmiller. 2017. Satellite telemetry reveals population specific winter ranges of beluga whales in the Bering Sea. Marine Mammal Science 33(1): 236-250. doi:10.1111/mms.12357.
Huntington, H.P., L. Eerkes-Medrano, and contributing authors. 2017. Stakeholder perspectives. In: Adaptation Actions for a Changing Arctic: Perspectives from the Bering-Chukchi- Beaufort Region. pp. 11-38. Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP), Oslo, Norway.
Sea Ice Outlook Action Team. 2017. 2016 Post Season Report of the Sea Ice Outlook. Sea Ice Prediction Netwok. https://www.arcus.org/sipn/sea-ice-outlook/2016/post-season.
2016
Alessa, L., A. Kliskey, P. Pulsifer, D. Griffith, P. Williams, M. L. Druckenmiller, H. McCann, B. Myers, G. Beaujean, and L. Jackson. 2016. Best Practices for Community-based Observing: A National Workshop Report. Oct 5-6, Seattle, WA.
Druckenmiller, M.L., and J. Rohde. 2016. Communicating Arctic Science Creatively for Diverse Audiences. EOS 97. doi:10.1029/2016EO057009.
2015
Citta, J. J., L. T. Quakenbush, S. R. Okkonen, M. L. Druckenmiller, W. Maslowski, J. C. George, H. Brower, R.J. Small, L. A. Harwood, M-P. Heide-Jørgensen, and C. Ashjian. 2015. Ecological characteristics of core-use areas used by Bering–Chukchi–Beaufort (BCB) bowhead whales, 2006–2012. Progress in Oceanography 136: 201–222. doi:10.1016/j.pocean.2014.08.012.
Divoky, G. J., P. M. Lukacs, and M. L. Druckenmiller. 2015. Effects of recent decreases in arctic sea ice on an ice-associated marine bird. Progress in Oceanography 136: 151–161. doi:10.1016/j.pocean.2015.05.010.
George, J. C., M. L. Druckenmiller, K. Laidre, and R. Suydam. 2015. Bowhead whale body condition and links to summer sea ice and upwelling in the Beaufort Sea. Progress in Oceanography 136: 250-262. doi:10.1016/j.pocean.2015.05.001.
Stroeve, J., W. Meier, C. Bitz, L. Hamilton, A. Tivy, N. Barton, M. Druckenmiller, N. Fuckar, F. Massonnet, A. Petty, and A. Slater. 2015. September Sea Ice Outlook: Post Season Report. Sea Ice Prediction Network, Available at: https://www.arcus.org/sipn/sea-ice-outlook/2015/post-season.
2014
Johnson, M., H. Eicken, M. L. Druckenmiller and R. Glenn, Editors. 2014. Experts Workshops to Comparatively Evaluate Coastal Currents and Ice Movement in the Northeastern Chukchi Sea; Barrow and Wainwright, Alaska, March 11-15, 2013. University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK.
2013
Chambers, C. P., E. Koepf, C. Lyons, and M. L. Druckenmiller. 2013. Sustainability Stew: A Recipe for Problem Framing and Discussion. Journal of Sustainability Education 5, ISSN: 2151-7452.
Druckenmiller, M. L., H. Eicken, J. C. George, and L. Brower. 2013. Trails to the whale: Reflections of change and choice on an Iñupiat icescape at Barrow, Alaska. Polar Geography 36(1-2): 5-29: doi:10.1080/1088937X.2012.724459.
2012
Druckenmiller, M. L. 2012. Book review for Ellavut: Our Yup’ik World and Weather: Continuity and Change on the Bering Sea Coast. Arctic 65(4): 481-482.
Weyapuk, Jr. W., and I. Krupnik, compilers. H. Anungazuk, I. Krupnik, and M. L. Druckenmiller, editors/contributors. 2012. Kifikmi Sigum Qanuq Ilitaavut – Wales Iñupiaq Sea-Ice Dictionary. Arctic Studies Center, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
2011
Eicken, H., J. Jones, M.V. Rohith, C. Kambhamettu, F. Meyer, A. Mahoney, and M. L. Druckenmiller. 2011. Environmental security in Arctic ice-covered seas: From strategy to tactics of hazard identification and emergency response. Marine Technol. Soc. J., 45(3): 37-48.
2010
Druckenmiller, M. L. 2010. Review of Sea-Ice & Related Climate Information Resources for Alaska’s Arctic Coastal Communities: A Manual for Accessing & Using Online Information. Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy, Univ. of Alaska Fairbanks.
Druckenmiller, M. L., H. Eicken, J. C. George, and L. Brower. 2010. Assessing the shorefast ice: Iñupiat whaling trails off Barrow, Alaska. In: SIKU: Knowing Our Ice, I. Krupnik et al. (eds). Springer-Verlag, New York.
2009
Druckenmiller, M. L., H. Eicken, M. Johnson, D. Pringle, and C. Williams. 2009. Toward an integrated coastal sea-ice observatory: System components and a case study at Barrow, Alaska. Cold Regions Science and Technology 56(1-2): 61-72. doi:10.1016/j.coldregions.2008.12.003.
Druckenmiller, M. L., and C. Haas. 2009. Integrated Ice Observation Programs. In: Field Techniques for Sea-Ice Research, H. Eicken et al. (eds), Univ. of Alaska Press, Fairbanks, AK.
Eicken, H., A. Lovecraft, and M. L. Druckenmiller. 2009. Sea-Ice System Services: A Framework to Help Identify and Meet Information Needs Relevant for Arctic Observing Networks. Arctic 62(2): 119-136. doi:10.14430/arctic126.
Haas, C., and M. L. Druckenmiller. 2009. Ice thickness and Roughness Measurements. In: Field Techniques for Sea-Ice Research, H. Eicken et al. (eds), Univ. of Alaska Press, Fairbanks, AK.
Huntington, H. P., S. Gearheard, M. L. Druckenmiller, and A. Mahoney. 2009. Community-Based Observation Programs and Indigenous and Local Sea-Ice Knowledge. In: Field Techniques for Sea-Ice Research, H. Eicken et al. (eds), Univ. of Alaska Press, Fairbanks, AK.
Arctic Council. 2009. Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment 2009 Report. April 2009, second printing. (contributor).
2006
Arendt, A. A., K. A. Echelmeyer, W. D. Harrison, C. S. Lingle, S. L. Zirnheld, V. B. Valentine, J. B. Ritchie, and M. L. Druckenmiller. 2006. Updated Estimates of Glacier Volume Changes in the Western Chugach Mountains, AK, USA and a Comparison of Regional Extrapolation Methods. Journal of Geophysical Research 111. doi:10.1029/2005JF000436.
Committee on Designing an Arctic Observing Network, National Research Council of the National Academies. 2006. Toward an Integrated Arctic Observing Network. The National Academies Press, Washington, D.C. ~ served as staff report editor, coordinator, and contributor
Druckenmiller, M. L., M.M. Maroto-Valer, and M. Hill. 2006. Investigation of carbon sequestration via induced calcite formation in natural gas well brine. Energy and Fuels 20(1): 172-179.
2005
Druckenmiller, M. L., and M. M. Maroto-Valer. 2005. Carbon sequestration using brine of adjusted pH to form mineral carbonates. Fuel Processing Tech. 86(14-15): 1,599-1,614.
2004
Druckenmiller, M. L., and M. M. Maroto-Valer. 2004. Parametric Investigation of Carbon Sequestration using Brine. Preprint Papers - American Chemical Society, Division of Fuel Chemistry 49(1): 418.
2003
Andrésen, J. M., M. L. Druckenmiller, and M. M. Maroto-Valer. 2003. Carbon Dioxide Sequestration in Saline Brine Formations. 6th Intl Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies.
Maroto-Valer, M. M., M. L. Druckenmiller, and J. M. Andrésen. 2003. In-situ study of carbon dioxide sequestration in saline brine formations. Paper 2B6 (CD-ROM publication). Second Annual Conference on Carbon Sequestration, Alexandria, VA, May 6.
Szybist, J., J. Simmons, M. L. Druckenmiller, K. Al-Qurashi, A. Boehman, and A. Scaroni. 2003. Potential Methods for NOx Reduction from Biodiesel. Soc. of Auto. Eng. Tech. Paper No. 2003-01-3205. Powertrain & Fluid Systems Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, Oct. 27-30. doi:10.4271/2003-01-3205.
2002
Andrésen, J. M., M. L. Druckenmiller, F. J. Rusinko, Jr., and H. H. Schobert. 2002. Understanding the Bond Breaking Mechanisms between Aromatic Moieties during Pyrolysis. 19th Annual Intl Pittsburgh Coal Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, Sept. 23-27.