Meet The Team
Leadership
Dee Barker, PhD – Primary Investigator
Associate Professor of Chemistry & Environmental Science
Staff
Nathan Anderson, MS – Co-Investigator
Assistant Professor of Environmental Science. His research background includes geomorphology, geochemistry, and glacial geology in Alaska and abroad. Nathan holds a M.S. degree in earth science from Dartmouth College and a bachelor’s degree in environmental science with a minor in mathematics for environmental science from Alaska Pacific University. He currently teaches courses in mathematics, physics, and the natural sciences, including a natural history field course with a 10-day expedition on the upper-Yukon River between the communities of Eagle and Circle, Alaska.
Kian Muldoon – Research Associate
Lauren Oschak, MAT – Administrator, AAWA Lab Manager
Students
The lab engages undergraduate and graduate students in research activities related to microplastics and northern aquatic systems.