Research Seed Award Projects

The Interface of Change project allows for flexibility to incorporate new directions by offering funding for new side project ideas that branch off of the mission and vision of Interface of Change. Below are the recipients of Interface of Change research seed awards. Click here to see current Alaska EPSCoR award opportunities.

Amanda King
Professor of Geology and Earth Sciences, Director of MSES
Alaska Pacific University

2025 Research Seed Awards

Project Title:
Environmental change in Cook Inlet: a stable isotope analysis of Pacific razor clams

Alaina Birkel
Director of Intergovernmental Affairs
Chilkat Indian Village

2025 Research Seed Awards

Project Title:
Feeding the Future: A Traditional Foods Monitoring Program for Jilkáat Kwáan

Ryan Choi
Vegetation & Wetland Ecologist
UAA Alaska Center for Conservation Science (ACCS)

2025 Research Seed Awards

Project Title:
Investigating juvenile salmonid use of novel estuarine beaver dams in the Copper River Delta

Amanda Glazier
Assistant Professor of Biology and Environmental Science
UAA Prince William Sound College

2025 Research Seed Awards

Project Title:
Investigating the impact of place-based professional development on data literacy instruction in Alaskan coastal communities

Lara Horstmann
Professor
UAF College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences

2025 Research Seed Awards

Project Title:
Microplastics in hardshell clams in Kachemak Bay

Megan Behnke
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
UAS

2025 Research Seed Awards

Project Title:
Do Pacific blue mussels in Sitka Sound accumulate heavy metals and PAHs from cruise ship discharge?

Nicole Nakata
Postdoctoral Researcher
UAS

2025 Research Seed Awards

Project Title:
Building Experimentation Capacity Across Life Stages (BECALS)

Hekia Bodwitch
Assistant Professor of Marine Policy
UAS College of Arts and Sciences

2024 Research Seed Awards

Project Title:
Engaging Indigenous Knowledge in Gulf of Alaska Marine Policy Decisions

Kristen Gorman
Assistant Professor of Marine Biology
UAF College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences

2024 Research Seed Awards

Project Title:
Escapement Quality among Sockeye Salmon Stocks of the Copper River, Alaska

Lauren Sutton
Research Coordinator
UAA, Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

2024 Research Seed Awards

Project Title:
Has spring sprung? Investigating spring phytoplankton blooms using multiple monitoring tools

Interface of Change seed awards are offered annually over the course of the five-year project. You can learn more about Interface of Change seed funding and find out about current opportunities here.