APECS National Committees Contact Info

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• APECS Argentina

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            APECS Argentina Leadership:

            Sebastián Marinsek, (Instituto Artántico Argentino)

• APECS Austria

  APECS Austria Leadership:

  Florina Schalamon (University of Graz), Jonathan Fipper (University of Graz).

• APECS Belgium

  Website: https://www.apecsbelgium.com/

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  APECS Belgium Leadership:

  Co-chairs: Marie G.P. Cavitte (UCLouvain), Elise Kazmierczak (ULB), Alexis Geels (ULB), Louise Delhaye (RBINS)Members: Bianca Mezzina (UCLouvain), Cathrin Wittig (UGent & RBINS), Christoph Kittel (ULg), Constance Lefebvre (ULB), Coraline Leseurre (VLIZ)​, Jill De Visscher (UGent)​, Lisa Ardoin (ULB), Lotte De Maeyer (UGent), ​Rita Cruz Novo (VLIZ), Sarah Wauthy (ULB)

• APECS Brazil

  

  Website: http://www.apecsbrasil.com

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  APECS Brazil Leadership:

  Raphael Fernandes Vieira Moreira Gonzaga (Universidad Nacional de La Plata), Paola Barros Delben (Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina), Janayna Cynthia de Medeiros Galvão (Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia da Criosfera), Gustavo Souza dos Santos (Universidade do Estado da Bahia), Maria Jimena Cruz (Instituto Multidisciplinario de Historia y Ciencias Humanas), Júlia Lopes Lorenz (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul), Joseline Manfroi (Instituto Antártico Chileno), Laura Andréa Lindenmeyer de Sousa (W Falco Ambiental), Amanda Leal da Silva Teodoro (Universidade Paulista), Taluany Silva do Nascimento (Universidade Federal de Pernambuco), Guilherme Afonso Kessler de Andrade (Universidade Federal do Pampa), Júlia Victória Grohmann Finger (Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos), Stephan Machado Dohms (Universidade Católica de Brasília), Anna Beatriz Jones Oaquim (Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro), João Paulo Felizardo (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro), Mônica Munareto Minozzo (Universidade Federal do Pampa), Renan Costa de Lima (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande)

• APECS Bulgaria

  

  Website (English): http://apecsbulgariaeng.weebly.com/

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  APECS Bulgaria Leadership:

  IRalica Sabeva (Chair, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”), Denitsa Todorova (Vice-Chair, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”), Lyubomir Kenderov (Vice-Chair, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”).

• APECS Canada

  

  Website: https://apecscanada.wixsite.com/ehpecs

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  APECS Canada Board 2026-2027:

  Kristina Penn (University of Calgary), Sophie Pouillé (Universié de Montréal), Nathaniel Holloway (University of Ottawa), Anne Beemelmanns (Université Laval), Khashiff Miranda (Université Laval), Julia Macpherson (University of Ottawa), Zoe Martos (Selkeys Consulting), Lilah Eldar (McGill University), Jocelyn Plouffe (University of Manitoba), Julia Wenduha (University of British Columbia), Camille Slack (University of Ottawa), Sayan Bharadwaj (University of Alberta), John Natcher (University of British Columbia), Mehran Dadjoo (University of Manitoba), Guzal Riskulova (Memorial University), Meghan Leung (Southern Alberta Institute of Technology)  

• APECS Chile

  

  Website: www.apecschile.cl

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  APECS Chile Leadership:

  Valentina Bernal (President, Universidad Santo Tomás, Instituto Milenio BASE, Centro de Investigación e Innovación para el Cambio Climático (CiiCC), Julia Saravia (Vicepresident, Universidad Austral de Chile, Instituto Milenio BASE, Centro Fondap IDEAL), Camila Barrientos (Secretary, Antarctic Youth Coalition (AYC)
  Zambra López (Treasurer, Universidad de Magallanes)

• APECS China

  Website: http://apecs.top/index.html

  
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  APECS China Leadership:

  Chuanjin Li (Chairman, Polar Research Institute of China), Biao Tian (Secretary General, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences), Xianwei Wang (Co-Chair, Shanghai Jiao Tong University), Tong Zhang (Co-Chair, Beijing Normal University), Lei Zheng (Co-Chair, Sun Yat-sen University), Enzhao Xiao (Deputy Secretary General, Polar Research Institute of China)

• APECS Colombia

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  APECS Colombia Leadership:

  Jhon F. Mojica-Moncada (University of Miami / AOML-NOAA), Diego F. Mojica-Moncada (IATTC), Dalia Barragán (Panacetacea), Maria Jose Narino Vargas (INVEMAR - IDEAL), Juan Sebastián Barbosa Mejía (National History Museum of Paris), Juan Diego Gaitán Espitia (University of Hong Kong)

• APECS Denmark

  Website: https://apecsdenmark.com/

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  APECS Denmark Leadership:

  Sanne Moedt (Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland), Brandon Samuel Whitley (Natural History Museum Denmark, University of Copenhagen), Klara Koehler (Aarhus University), Marianna D’Amico (Aarhus University)

• APECS France

  

  Website: https://apecsfrance.wixsite.com/apecsfrance

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  APECS France Leadership:

  Gwenaelle Grémion (President), Sophie Dupont (Vice-president), Véronique Dansereau (Treasurer), Arhtur Amelot (vice-treasurer), Théo Abadie (Secretary), Camille Lemonnier (Communication responsible), Thibault Sutre (Communication responsible), Thibaud Combaz (Polar week representative), François Lambert (Polar week representative), Corentin Guilhermic (NC representative), Paul Goupille (member), Juliette Seara (member), Maxime Nutte (member), Aliona Troubnikoff (member), Emilie Pillon (member), Justin Chaillot (Ex Officio)

• APECS Germany

  

  Website: https://apecs-germany.de/

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  APECS Germany Leadership:

  Lukas Monrad-Krohn (Chair, University of Oslo), Joana Steffens (Co-Chair, Institut des sciences de la mer), Daria Paul (Co-Chair, Alfred Wegener Institute), Nellie Wullenweber (Co-Chair, Max-Planck-Institut für Geoanthropologie), Emma Cameron (board member, Technische Universität Braunschweig), Hanna Schwinck (board member, UiT The Arctic University of Norway), Joana Wagner (board member, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena), Lena Nicola (board member, Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology), Sneha Sivaram (board member, Alfred Wegener Institute), Maximilian Ringel (board member, Universität Bremen), Mara Rosmann (board member, Alfred Wegener Institute), Carla Pein (board member, GEOMAR Kiel), Lina Raffelsiefen (board member, Universität Köln), Anna Voß (board member, Technische Universität Braunschweig), Malte Schuchard (board member, Technische Universität Braunschweig) and Joshua Hellmann (board member, Stockholm University)

• Indian Polar Research Network

  Website: https://iprnindia.wixsite.com/iprn

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  IPRN Leadership:

  Priyanka Rajput (President & NC Representative); Priyanka Gaikwad (Vice President & Social Media Coordinator), Pune University; Rajeev Rajak (Vice-President & Website Coordinator), Sikkim University; Smriti Srivastava (Vice-President), IIT Indore; Vivek Kumar (Vice-President), Hill University; Rahul Dey (Ex-officio), National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research

• APECS Italy

  

  Website: https://www.apecsitaly.it/
  General Contact Email: info.apecs.italy(at)gmail.com

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  APECS Italy Leadership:

  Giacomo Traversa (Coordinator, ISP-CNR & MRI-JMA), Letizia Roscelli (Vice-coordinator, Ca' Foscari University of Venice & ISP-CNR), Stefano Bertinetti (board member, University of Turin), Elisa Cerri (NC representative, University of Genoa), Sofia Cerri (board member, Ca' Foscari University of Venice & University of Milano-Bicocca), Rocco Cogliati (board member, Ca' Foscari University of Venice & ISP-CNR), Diego Fellin (NC representative, Ca' Foscari University of Venice & ISP-CNR), Francesco Grifoni (board member, IUSS Pavia & University of Insubria), Alice Guzzi (board member, University of Genoa & MNA)

• APECS Iceland

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  APECS Iceland Leadership:

  Babsi Neuhardt, Sara Fusco, Henri Petursson, Jonathan Wood

• APECS Ireland

  

  APECS Ireland Leadership:

  Diane Armitage (University of Galway)

• APECS Latvia

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• APECS Mexico

   

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  APECS Mexico Leadership:

  Tania Ximena 

• APECS Luxembourg

  Website: https://www.polar.lu/

   

   

• APECS Malaysia

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• APECS Netherlands

  Website: www.apecsnetherlands.nl

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  APECS Netherlands Leadership:

  Annemijn Sandig (Wageningen Marine Research), Mareike Bach (University of Groningen), Sterre Koops (Hanze University of Applied Sciences / University of Groningen), Youri Renkema (Wageningen University & Research), Yousra Makanse (Wageningen University & Research)

   

• APECS Norway

  

  Website: https://apecsnorway.wixsite.com/home 

  General Contact Email: apecsnorway(at)gmail.com

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  APECS Norway Leadership 2024-2025:

  President: Maaike Weerdesteijn, University of Oslo; Ex-officio: Kyle Mayers, Norwegian Research Centre, NORCE; NC Representative: Eva Chamorro Garrido, University of Tromsø; Local Coordinator Tromsø: Scarlett Zetter, University of Tromsø; Ricarda Runte, University of Tromsø; Polar weeks: Ana Gomes, NORCE; Outreach and SSC: Ursula Enzenhofer; Local Coordinator Oslo: Ekaterina Sharova; Outreach and Arctic Frontiers: Marja Helena Gachter, University of Tromsø;Emeric Babut du Mares, University of Tromsø;  Members at large: Vår Dundas, University of Bergen; Amanda Ziegler, Akvaplan-niva.

• APECS Oceania (Australia and New Zealand)

  

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  APECS Oceania Leadership:

  Alex Aves, Elizabeth Skelton, Emilija Reuter, Ilaria Stollberg, Megan Reaves, Rose Foster, Sophie Holland, Victoria Heinrich

• APECS Portugal

  

  Website: https://apecsportugal.pt

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  APECS Portugal Leadership:

  Lucas Bastos (President, UC/AWI), Diogo Francisco (Vice President, UC), Joana Fragão (Executive Member, MARE-UC/BAS), Hugo Guímaro (Executive Member, MARE-UC/BAS), Diana Rodrigues (Executive Member, affiliation not listed), G. Sofia Nunes (Executive Member, MARE-FCUL), Laura Lopes (Executive Member, UC), Sara Santos (Executive Member, UC), Mariana Steyer Molinari (Executive Member, ICBAS-UP), Maria Inês Soares (Executive Member, UC), Santiago Villalobos (Executive Member, UNL/HA), Rita Quelha (Executive Member, UC), Diana Martins (Executive Member, CEN/Université Laval), Cláudia Ribeiro (Executive Member, ICBAS-UP), Sharath Chandra Thota (Executive Member, CIIMAR-UP), Ksenija Vuckovic (Executive Member, CIIMAR-UP), Diana Vaz (Executive Member, UA), Oguzhan (Executive Member, ICBAS-UP), Marina Bowen (Executive Member, CEG-IGOT-UL), Catarina Louro (Executive Member, CQE-IST-UL)

• APECS Russia

  UK-Russia collaborations Website: https://ukrussiaarctic.wordpress.com/

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• APECS South Africa

  Website: https://apecssa.wordpress.com

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  APECS South Africa Leadership:
  

  Ms Sadiyah Rawat (Community Engagement Portfolio Lead, University of Cape Town), Mr DJ van Wyk (Website Portfolio Lead, South African National Space Agency), Mr Michael Walsh (member, University of the Witwatersrand), Dr Janine Schoombie (Ex Officio, University of Pretoria), Mr Justin Pienaar (Content and Socials Portfolio Lead, National Sea Rescue Institute), Ms Chanelle Kinsey (member, University of South Africa), Ms Lillina Ruiters (member, Technical University of Braunschweig), Ms Dayna Collins (member, South African Polar Research Infrastructure)

• APECS Spain

  Website: https://apecsspain.wordpress.com/

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  APECS Spain Leadership:

  Sofia Galbán

• APECS Sweden

  

  Website: www.apecssweden.se

  General Contact Email: apecs.sweden(at)gmail.com

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  APECS Sweden Leadership:

  Executive secretary: Freja Fagerholm; (Umeå University) Treasurer: Rebecca Tapper (Umeå University); Board members: Paul Schmidt  (Umeå University), Felicia Söderqvist (Luleå University) and Olivier Auriacombe (Chalmers university of technology).

• APECS Switzerland

  Website: https://apecsswitzerland.wixsite.com/home

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  APECS Switzerland Leadership:

  Laureen Ahlers (EPFL), Elizaveta Sharaborova (EPFL/SLF), Stefan Eckensperger (EPFL), Michael Lonardi (EPFL)

• APECS Türkiye

  Website: https://kare.mam.tubitak.gov.tr/

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  APECS Türkiye Leadership:

  Furkan Ali Küçük (Chair, TÜBİTAK Polar Research Institute (KARE), Sena Altun (Vice-chair, Istanbul Technical University), Gamze Neşe Özcan (Board member, Istanbul Technical University), Esra Günaydın (Board member, Istanbul Technical University), Gülden Açıl (Board member, Istanbul Technical University), Selvihan Pınar (Secretary, Istanbul Technical University), Cemre Yazıcı (Board member, Istanbul Technical University)

• APECS Uruguay

  

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  APECS Uruguay Leadership:

  President Giovana Gerosa (Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educación – Udelar); Odile Volonterio (Facultad de Ciencias – Udelar); Rodrigo Ponce de León (Facultad de Ciencias – Udelar); Juan Cristina (Facultad de Ciencias – Udelar); Waldemar Fontes (Asociación Antarkos) y Federika Álvarez (Facultad de Ciencias – Udelar)

• UK Polar Network

  

  Website: https://polarnetwork.org/

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  UKPN Leadership:

  Anona Griffiths (Vice-President, University of Tasmania), Linnet Jessell (Vice-President, University of Liverpool), Isabelle Sangha (President, BAS), Laura Wilkie Johnston (President, BAS)

• USAPECS (United States)

  Website: https://www.usapecs.org/

  General Contact Email: usapecs(at)gmail.com

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  USAPECS Leadership:

  Neosha Narayanan (co-chair, Georgia Tech University), Izuchukwu Ezukanma (co-chair, University of Florida), Maggie Baker (co-chair, Rice University), Kevin Shionalyn (NC representative, Dartmouth College), Rose Leeger (board member, University of Colorado Boulder), Danielle Grau (board member, University of Buffalo), Joseph Rotondo (board member, University of Washington), Savannah Byron (board member, Dartmouth College), Mikayla Pascual (board member, University of Texas at Austin), Mohammad Afzal Shadab (board member, Princeton University), Anna Ivanova (board member, Washington State University), Monserrath Velez (board member, Georgia Tech University), Meghan Schaberg (board member, independent affiliate), Joshua (Chang Hyeon) Park (board member, Georgia Tech University), Red Stein (board member, Columbia University), James McCaslin (board member, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center), Monojit Saha (board member, University of Maryland), Shreyas Gaikwad (board member, Cadence Design Systems), Fairuz Ishraque (board member, Princeton University)