The Arctic Ocean 2050
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Management

Program Leader

Bodil Bluhm
(interim leader until the position has been permanently filled)
Professor
UiT The Arctic University of Norway (UiT)
bodil.bluhm@uit.no

Deputy Leaders

Arild Sundfjord
Programme leader, Arctic Ocean
Norwegian Polar Institute (NPI)
arild.sundfjord@npolar.no

Asgeir Sørensen
Professor
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
asgeir.sorensen@ntnu.no

Elana Rowe
Research professor
Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI)
ew@nupi.no

Helene Langehaug
Project manager and senior researcher
The Nansen Center (NERSC)
helene.langehaug@nersc.no

RT Leaders

Marius Årthun
RT1 – The Arctic Ocean in the world
Forsker
Universitetet i Bergen
marius.arthun@uib.no

Paul Dodd
RT2 – The changing Arctic Ocean
Forsker
Norsk Polarinstitutt
paul.dodd@npolar.no

Sissel Jentoft
RT3 – Human impact and sustainable use
Forsker
Universitet i Oslo
sissel.jentoft@ibv.uio.no,

Paul Renaud
RT4 – Abrupt and extreme events
FoU-sjef
Akvaplan-Niva
per@akvaplan.niva.no

Malte Müller
RT5 – Advances in modelling and observing
Forsker
Meteorologisk institutt
maltem@met.no

Dorothy Dankel (leder)
RT6 – Arctic polar pathways
Seniorforsker
SINTEF
dorothy.dankel@sintef.no

gruppebilde innendørs
RT leaders and deputy leaders gathered in Oslo in 2026. Photo: Arctic Ocean 2050

RT deputy leaders

Kari Ellingsen
RT1 – The Arctic Ocean in the world
Senior researcher
Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
kari.ellingsen@nina.no

Bodil Bluhm
RT2 – The changing Arctic Ocean
Professor
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
bodil.bluhm@uit.no

Janne Søreide
RT3 – Human impact and sustainable use
Professor
The University centre in Svalbard
janne.soreide@unis.no

Pricilla Mooney
RT4 – Abrupt and extreme events
Researcher
NORCE
prmo@norceresearch.no

Laurent Bertino
RT5 – Advances in modelling and observing
Research Director
The Nansen Center
laurent.bertino@nersc.no

Geir Hønneland
RT6 – Arctic polar pathways
Senior Researcher
The Frithjof Nansen Institute
ghonneland@fni.no