The Institute of Northern Engineering provides research and engineering solutions for the world’s cold regions and beyond. INE conducts research in all areas of engineering, including, but not limited to: civil and environmental, petroleum, mining, geological, electrical, computer, and mechanical engineering. INE fosters opportunities for faculty, post-doctoral researchers, and students to tackle these engineering challenges. INE focuses on basic and applied research and development, as well as research outreach.

INE promotes interdisciplinary and collaborative research and development. INE promotes partnerships with the natural and social sciences, education, business, geography, natural resource management, and law. INE seeks to increase student involvement in research and development so that students at the University of Alaska graduate at the cutting edge of engineering and technology.

The Institute of Northern Engineering is the research arm of the College of Engineering and Mines. All research in the college is conducted in INE. Within the institute are 5 centers in which focused research, development and testing takes place. INE is dynamic, forward-looking, focused on growth, and advancing areas of need for the state, nation, and the circumpolar north. Major growth areas for INE are in transportation, energy, housing research, and climate change. INE has a rich tradition, but an agile structure that allows us to respond to emerging issues such as climate change. INE is enriched through interdisciplinary research that brings together engineers, natural and social scientists, industry, governmental agencies and others to solve problems relevant to the health and well-being of people and the environment.

Please use these web pages to gather information, instructions, forms, and links for proposal development, grant administration, purchasing, hiring, and travel. We believe that personal communication, interaction, and relationships are the key to building our research enterprise. Please feel free to contact me for any reason. For contact informaiton please visit my Director's Page.

-- Dr. Daniel M. White