Andrew Balser Email & Phone Number

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Ramboll is globally renown for top-quality consulting services, including Offshore Wind, Environmental Impact Assessment and Permitting, Engineering and related services.Ramboll is a global architecture, engineering and consultancy company founded in Denmark in 1945. Our 17,000 experts create sustainable solutions across Buildings, Transport, Energy, Environment & Health, Water, Management Consulting and Architecture & Landscape. Across the world, Ramboll combines local… Show more Ramboll is globally renown for top-quality consulting services, including Offshore Wind, Environmental Impact Assessment and Permitting, Engineering and related services.Ramboll is a global architecture, engineering and consultancy company founded in Denmark in 1945. Our 17,000 experts create sustainable solutions across Buildings, Transport, Energy, Environment & Health, Water, Management Consulting and Architecture & Landscape. Across the world, Ramboll combines local experience with a global knowledge base to create sustainable cities and societies. We combine insights with the power to drive positive change for our clients, in the form of ideas that can be realised and implemented. Bright ideas. Sustainable change. Show less

AECOM is an industry leader supporting developers and regulators for offshore wind energy as part of the growing US green energy economy. We are proud to be a leading part of continued growth in this sector in the US southeast and Gulf of Mexico

Ecological / Environmental Impacts - Offshore and onshore projects and development EBS / EIA / ERA / EIS

IARPC: The Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984 (ARPA) provides for a comprehensive national policy dealing with national research needs and objectives in the Arctic. The ARPA establishes an Arctic Research Commission (ARC) and an Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee (IARPC) to help implement the Act. IARPC was formally created by Executive Order 12501. Its activities have been coordinated by the National Science Foundation (NSF), with the Director of the NSF as chair.In… Show more IARPC: The Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984 (ARPA) provides for a comprehensive national policy dealing with national research needs and objectives in the Arctic. The ARPA establishes an Arctic Research Commission (ARC) and an Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee (IARPC) to help implement the Act. IARPC was formally created by Executive Order 12501. Its activities have been coordinated by the National Science Foundation (NSF), with the Director of the NSF as chair.In February 2013, the Executive Office of the President released the Arctic Research Plan; FY2013-2017. The IARPC 5-year plan intentionally builds on the strong intellectual accomplishments and ideas of the research community at the Federal, State, local, and tribal levels as well as inclusion of ideas from the academic community, non-governmental organizations, and industry. Show less

Alaska Regional Office - Fairbanks

http://www.erdc.usace.army.mil/Locations/CRREL/

Oak Ridge, Tn

Permafrost / Remote Sensing / Cryosphere / Ecosystem Ecology• “Satellite-Based Mapping of Vegetation and Landscape Dynamics on Alaska’s Seward Peninsula”• Develop permafrost and environmental data through remote field physical measurements of arctic and subarctic ecosystems, multivariate analysis, and literature review.• Identify interactions among ecosystem, cryosphere, and climatic factors driving permafrost landscapes changes (thaw, thermokarst, subsidence) within a changing… Show more Permafrost / Remote Sensing / Cryosphere / Ecosystem Ecology• “Satellite-Based Mapping of Vegetation and Landscape Dynamics on Alaska’s Seward Peninsula”• Develop permafrost and environmental data through remote field physical measurements of arctic and subarctic ecosystems, multivariate analysis, and literature review.• Identify interactions among ecosystem, cryosphere, and climatic factors driving permafrost landscapes changes (thaw, thermokarst, subsidence) within a changing climate.• Develop and refine terrain suitability and predictive models for multiple modes of permafrost degradation from interacting properties and processes identified with field measurements and analysis.• Guide and foster supporting research activities conducted by interns and students• Collaborative research with scientists within the Institute and at U.S. and international research institutions.• Refine land cover classification for arctic ecosystems and conduct Landsat-based trend analysis.• Participate in collaborative research proposals to secure external funding.• Present research results as peer-reviewed publications, technical reports, and professional presentations Show less

Fairbanks, Ak

Remote Sensing / Landscape Ecology• Permafrost thermo-degradational feature distribution and process-based association and impacts with landscape parameters and ecosystems at watershed to regional scales

The Permafrost Young Researchers Network (PYRN) is an international organization established under the patronage of the International Permafrost Association (IPA) fostering innovative collaboration, seeking to recruit, retain and promote future generations of permafrost researchers. Initiated during the 4th International Polar Year (IPY), PYRN directs the multi-disciplinary talents of its membership toward global awareness, knowledge and response to permafrost-related challenges in a changing… Show more The Permafrost Young Researchers Network (PYRN) is an international organization established under the patronage of the International Permafrost Association (IPA) fostering innovative collaboration, seeking to recruit, retain and promote future generations of permafrost researchers. Initiated during the 4th International Polar Year (IPY), PYRN directs the multi-disciplinary talents of its membership toward global awareness, knowledge and response to permafrost-related challenges in a changing climate. PYRN was officially founded in November 2005 at the International Conference on Arctic Planning (ICARP II) and grew steadily since then to now reach 1196 permafrost researchers and educators in the world on behalf of the International Permafrost Association Show less

Fairbanks, Ak

• Directed concept, design and implementation of Toolik GIS & Remote Sensing Program, including all aspects of scoping, development, and management, serving more than 300 international scientists, administrators, and agency personnel.• Provided support in areas of information management and analysis including science, landscape/facility oversight, and network assistance.• Consulted with scientists and managers regarding data acquisition, analysis, management and archiving of all related… Show more • Directed concept, design and implementation of Toolik GIS & Remote Sensing Program, including all aspects of scoping, development, and management, serving more than 300 international scientists, administrators, and agency personnel.• Provided support in areas of information management and analysis including science, landscape/facility oversight, and network assistance.• Consulted with scientists and managers regarding data acquisition, analysis, management and archiving of all related materials to be made available as public resource.• Provided scoping and implementation leadership for regional and circumarctic spatial data infrastructure and observatory network initiatives. Show less

Bosnia-Hercegovina Forest Damage Assessment 1998-2000(World Bank/University of Alaska Fairbanks)• Conducted forest resource analyses and cartographic output for inventory and change detection/monitoring of forest resources in Bosnia from prewar (1987) into postwar rebuilding (1998).• Developed data from satellite imagery, vector geographic information, and ground truth data collected in 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1999; goals included provision of information infrastructure to mitigate… Show more Bosnia-Hercegovina Forest Damage Assessment 1998-2000(World Bank/University of Alaska Fairbanks)• Conducted forest resource analyses and cartographic output for inventory and change detection/monitoring of forest resources in Bosnia from prewar (1987) into postwar rebuilding (1998).• Developed data from satellite imagery, vector geographic information, and ground truth data collected in 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1999; goals included provision of information infrastructure to mitigate loss of resource information and personnel during the Balkan conflict.• Held responsibility for all data management and remote sensing and GIS on project. Show less

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Biological Sciences - Ecosystem Ecology & Permafrost Science

Master Of Science (Ms), Remote Sensing / Natural Resources Management

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Geography / Northern Studies (Natural Sciences)

High School, Cum Laude