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Duane Froese is a professor in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Alberta. His research focuses on the impacts of climate change on permafrost, particularly in northwestern Canada and Beringia. He has served as the Canada Research Chair in Northern Environmental Change and has received various awards for his contributions to the field, including the Canadian Permafrost Association Mackay Lecture Award and being elected to the College of New Scholars of the Royal Society of Canada. His work is interdisciplinary, involving collaborations across engineering, ecology, evolutionary biology, microbiology, geophysics, geochemistry, soil science, and paleoecology, addressing permafrost stability and environmental change. He co-leads the Characterization of Ground Ice for the PermafrostNet and oversees a lab, the Permafrost Archives Science Laboratory (PACS Lab), which focuses on the analysis and characterization of permafrost materials. Froese actively engages with indigenous communities in the north to leverage their perspectives in his research. He teaches undergraduate courses that introduce students to Earth science and geomorphology, emphasizing the geological features of Alberta.
University of Alberta • Edmonton, AB
Teaching and researching in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences.
University of Alberta • Edmonton, AB
Conducting advanced research on northern environmental changes.
University of Alberta • Edmonton, AB
Engaging in academic instruction and research in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences.
Department: Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Management