Adam MacLeod

BA with Honours, Economics and Political Science from Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Academic Interests: Ecological economics, species conservation through consumer education.

Hometown: Hammonds Plains, Nova Scotia, Canada

Nationality: British

Webpage: Youtube video made by Adam in the Westfjords.

 

Alex Allison

Thesis:
Organic accumulation under salmon aquaculture cages in Fossfjördur, Iceland

Previous degree:
B.Sc. In Environmental Science from Memorial University of Newfoundland, Grenfell Campus.

Nationality: Canadian

Alex Elliott

Thesis:
Economic, environmental and social sustainability in coastal rural tourism development : a case study on The Nauteyri Project in the Westfjords of Iceland

Previous degree:
BA Broadcast Journalism, University of Gloucestershire, UK

Nationality: British

Alice Liu

Degree in Creative Media at City University of Hong Kong.

Academic Interests: Art, Art-related-tourism, social-economic researches.

Hometown: Hong Kong
Nationality: Chinese

Blog: http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/thenaction/

Annukka Pekkarinen

Thesis:
Maritime transport in the Gulf of Bothnia 2010-2030 : future scenarios for maritime spatial planning purposes

Previous degree:
BSc Biology (Biological and Environmental Sciences).

Benjamin Dippo

Thesis:
Microplastics in the coastal environment of West Iceland

Previous degree:
Honours Bachelor of Environmental Studies in Forest Conservation Lakehead University, Thunder Bay Ontario Canada

Nationality: Canadian

 

Carrie Drake

Thesis:
Understanding socioeconomic issues and opportunities of an emerging tidal energy industry in Nova Scotia

Previous degree:
Bachelor of Science (Major: Natural Science, Minor: Geography), Lakehead University
Honors Bachelor of Outdoor Recreation, Parks & Tourism, Lakehead University

Nationality: Canadian

Carrie Drake on LinkedIn
Carrie's profile on the 365.org project.

Dafna Israel

Thesis:
Do artificial reefs reduce the accumulation of feeding remains around mariculture cages in Skutulsfjörður?

Previous degree:
BA Anthropology (physical) and French, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada.

Nationality: Israeli

Danny O´Farrell

Thesis:
Range expansion of European flounder Platichthys flesus to Icelandic waters : a threat to native salmonids?

Previous degree:
Honors Bachelor of Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism (Focus: National Parks and Leadership Development), Lakehead University.
Bachelor of Geography (Focus: Biogeography & geomorphology), Lakehead University.

Nationality: Canadian

Edwin Liebig

BS Environmental Science with an Emphasis in Applied Ecology. California State University, Chico; Minor in Political Science. California State University, Chico.

Academic Interests: Renewable energy, Ocean conservation, Invasive species, Natural sciences, Environmental consultation, Environmental policy

Hometown: Bodega Bay, California

Nationality: American

 

K. Megan Chen

Thesis:
The environmental impact of scallop dredging in Breiðafjörður, West Iceland : a call for fishing technique and management reform

Previous degree:
B.Comm (Bachelor's of Commerce) University of Toronto: Commerce & Finance Specialist, Economics Major, Biology Minor.

Nationality: Canadian

Webpage: http://kmeganc.posterous.com/

Katie Auth

Thesis:
Fishing for common ground : broadening the definition of 'rights-based' fisheries management in Iceland's Westfjords

Previous degree:
B.A. (2008) in History and French, concentration in Development Studies from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine.

Nationality: American

 

Kyle Sharpe

Bachelor of Community Design (BCD), Dalhouise University.

Academic Interests: Arctic Issues, Spatial Planning, Policy & International Law.

Hometown: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Nationality: Canadian.

Lauma Gulbe

Thesis:
Underutilized military heritage sites at the west coast of Latvia : feasibility study for creating a new tourism attraction

Previous degree:
BA, Tourism Organization and Management, Vidzemes Augstskola - Vidzeme University, Valmiera, Latvia

Nationality: Latvian

Liene Tiesnese

Thesis:
Local effects of small port expansion and consequent changes in port-town relationship : the case of Salacgriva, Latvia

Previous degree:
Natural science bachelor`s degree in environmental science, University of Latvia, Latvia.

Nationality: Latvian

Michael Andrew Howarth

BASc Environmental Health, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada; CPHIC, Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors.

Academic Interests: Health and Climate Change; Aquatic Environment Management

Hometown: Ottawa, ON, Canada
Nationality: Canadian/British

Roberta Soparaite

Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Vilnius University (Lithuania).

Academic interests: Perception, consumer behaviour and education.

Hometown: Klaipėda, Lithuania.
Nationality: Lithuanian.

Sara Martin

Thesis:
Whale watching in Iceland : an assessment of whale watching activities on Skjálfandi bay

Previous degree:
Bachelor of Science- Zoology from the University of Manitoba.

Nationality: Canadian

 

Sarah Giltz

College of William and Mary- B.S. Biology.

Academic Interests: Marine Biology and Ecology.

Hometown: Roanoke, Virginia, USA.
Nationality: American.

Vilma Kuuliala

Thesis:
Wilderness and human influence in the Hornstrandir Nature Reserve : a preliminary study of wilderness perceptions

Previous degree:
BA English, University of Jyväskylä, Finland.

Nationality: Finnish. 

Blog in Finnish.

 

William Davies

Thesis:
Applying a Coastal Vulnerability Index (CVI) to the Westfjords, Iceland : a preliminary assessment

Previous degree:
BA Geography, University of Leeds.
MA Sustainable Development, University of Leeds.

Nationality: British