Larry Hinzman

U.S. Office of Science and Technology Policy

larry.d.hinzman@ostp.eop.gov

Fairbanks , Alaska 99775

Larry Hinzman is Vice Chancellor for Research and is Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Hinzman served as the Director of the UAF International Arctic Research Center from 2007 to 2015. Professor Hinzman’s primary research interests involve permafrost hydrology. He has conducted hydrological and meteorological field studies in the Alaskan Arctic continuously for over 35 years while frequently collaborating on complementary research in the Russian and Canadian Arctic. His research efforts have involved characterizing and quantifying hydrological processes and their inter-dependence with climate and ecosystem dynamics. He has served as a member of the U.S. Polar Research Board and now serves as an Ex-Officio member of that board. He serves as the U.S. delegate to SAON (the International Arctic Science Committee) and as the vice-chair of SAON (Sustaining Arctic Observations Network).