Jerry Brown

PhD, Professor of Soil Science, President of the International Permafrost Association, USA

Organisation: International Permafrost Association

Education:

• Rutgers University, Agricultural Research B.S.1958;
• Rutgers University, Arctic Pedology/Geology, Ph.D, 1962
  

Science interests & Projects:

Selected Activities:

• 2003-2008: President of the International Permafrost Association of the International Union of Geological Sciences
• 1991- 2003: Secretary General (1993-1998) and Member (1998-2003), Executive Committee of the International Permafrost Association.
• 1985 - 1991, National Science Foundation: Head, Arctic Research and Policy Staff (retired from U.S. Government, August 1991).
• 1961 - 1985, U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, Hanover, NH: Research Soil Scientist, and Chief, Earth Sciences Branch.
• 1958 - 1961, Rutgers University Research Fellow.
  

Experience:

Selected publications:

     Publications include numerous papers and several books on arctic soils, hydrology, ecosystems, environmental protection.

CONTACTS

Address: P.O. Box 7, Woods Hole, MA, USA 02543

Tel: (8212) 245115

Fax: 1 508 457 4982

e-mail: jerrybrown@igc.org