Kristen (Atluk) Reece, is Iñupiaq from Selawik and Fairbanks and graduated last semester from UAF with her Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies! Kristen’s academic journey began in 2004 when she enrolled at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) shortly after graduating from North Pole High School. She began pursuing a degree in Elementary Education […]
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We are thrilled to celebrate Kelvin Goode, Tarupiat (Alutiiq) of Egegik, who has been named to Alaska Business Magazine’s Top 40 Under 40! This award recognizes Alaskans who are making significant contributions to their industries and communities — and Kelvin’s journey is a shining example of leadership rooted in culture, faith, and purpose. Kelvin’s ANSEP Journey Kelvin […]
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Deep in the ocean, a community of creatures, including tube worms and mussels, relies on methane for energy. Too far from the sun to directly benefit from photosynthesis, these animals inhabit methane seeps, which are areas where methane bubbles from rocks into ocean water. “We’re comparing methane seeps on the continental margins of Southern California […]
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The Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program is celebrating its largest-ever graduating class of full-time Acceleration Academy students. Fifty-two students from the Anchorage, Bethel, Matanuska-Susitna and statewide campuses will earn their high school diplomas this week. They have also earned an impressive total of 3,336 college credits earned for free as ANSEP Acceleration Academy students. […]
Kadin Dayton Kadin Dayton is Athabascan, his family is from the villages Koyukuk and Kaltag, and he was born and raised in Fairbanks, Alaska. This summer, Kadin interned with ConocoPhillips in the Exploration Department where he studied the geology of the North Slope and did planning on where to drill new wells. This project consisted […]
Meet Aksiin Storer! He first joined ANSEP in 2012 and is currently pursuing his B.S. in Fisheries and Marine Science degree at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. This summer, he is interning with the NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center on Little Port Walter where he is researching chinook salmon. Below is a journal entry from […]
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Brandon Bachman is Yup’ik, grew up in Haines, Alaska and his family is from Kwigillingok. In 2012, he first joined ANSEP as a high school student and completed his computer build. The following year, he participated in ANSEP’s Summer Bridge component and then immediately began attending UAA: University of Alaska Anchorage as a University Success […]
At the AISES National Conference earlier this month, ANSEP Vice Provost and Founder Dr. Herb Schroeder was awarded the Educator Partner Service award! This award recognizes a program for their AISES advocacy and their excellent guidance, leadership, and expertise to support indigenous students and professionals in STEM! What started in 1995 as a scholarship program for university students, […]
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For a 10-th grader Beck Nordlum, this school year marks a new educational opportunity: taking high-school classes and getting college credits toward a bachelor’s degree simultaneously. Originally from Kotzebue, Nordlum is participating in the Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program’s Acceleration Academy component — a program that allows students to complete their high school graduation […]
This summer, AOOS is supporting a student from the Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program to work on a sleeper shark research project under the direction of Dr. Markus Horning. The intern, Nadia Barcelona, will be sending regular notes from the field. Here are her first field notes from “Sleeper Sharks: Episode 1” Hey everyone! My […]
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