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Hajo Eicken

Dr. Hajo Eicken is Professor of Geophysics at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) and Director of the International Arctic Research Center at UAF. His research focuses on sea ice geophysics and the importance of sea ice in Arctic social-environmental systems. He has helped build an integrated sea-ice observatory in northern Alaska as an interface between geophysical and local knowledge of ice conditions and hazards. Hajo has published and presented extensively about both the science and traditional knowledge of northern sea ice and has done numerous collaborative projects with local experts. He has also taught a field course on sea ice research methodology, where fieldwork was conducted in Utqiaġvik, Alaska (formerly known as Barrow), and many of the sessions were filmed for future use. On a broader scale, he has worked towards the establishment of an observing network to improve understanding and responses to rapid Arctic change. Videos of Hajo talking about why sea ice is so fascinating, differences in local and scientific understanding of ice, and changes in the Arctic sea ice cover can be viewed on the Arctic Stories project website.

Hajo Eicken appears in the following new Jukebox projects:

Sea Ice in Northern Alaska

Interview Title	Abstract	Archive #: Oral History	Project	Date of Interview
Hajo Eicken, Part 1	Hajo Eicken was interviewed on February 28, 2018 by Karen Brewster in his office of the International Arctic Research Center (IARC) on the campus of the University of Alaska Fairbanks in Fairbanks, Alaska. In this first part of a two part interview, Hajo talks about how he came to Alaska and got involved in sea ice research, his early research activities, and his collaboration with local ice experts. He also discusses the importance of combining local and traditional knowledge with science, differences in these knowledge systems, establishing local observation networks, use of observational data, and creation of useful products.	2013-25-45_PT.1	Sea Ice in Northern Alaska	Feb 28, 2018
Hajo Eicken, Part 2	This is the continuation of an interview with Hajo Eicken on February 28, 2018 by Karen Brewster at his office in the International Arctic Research Center on the campus of the University of Alaska Fairbanks in Fairbanks, Alaska. In this second part of a two part interview, Hajo talks about how he got interested in studying sea ice, influences on his career, studying the structure of sea ice, and his interest in studying things from an interdisciplinary perspective. He also talks about challenges he has faced in his career, his current efforts to build partnerships, his work to establish observational systems to assess change, and the contributions he has made to the study of sea ice.	2013-25-45_PT.2	Sea Ice in Northern Alaska	Feb 28, 2018

As Interviewer

Interview Title	Archive #: Oral History	Project	Abstract
Winton Weyapuk, Jr., Interview 1	2013-25-23	Sea Ice in Northern Alaska	Winton "Utuktaaq" Weyapuk, Jr. was interviewed on February 25, 2008 by Hajo Eicken and Matthew Druckenmiller in Wales, Alaska. In this interview, Winton shares his observations of the year's ice conditions and how things are changing. He talks about the formation of slush ice, the presence of pressure ridges, the effect of wind and current on ice conditions, changes in the timing of freeze-up and break-up, the rapid movement of the ice, and the presence of thin ice. He also talks about the effect of tides on the ice, and ice safety.