Emailjerrybrown@igc.org
Phone508-457-5043
Falmouth , MassachusettsUnited StatesBioAcademic BackgroundRutgers University, Agricultural Research B.S. 1958 (with High Honors)
Rutgers University, Arctic Pedology/Geology, Ph.D. 1962; “Soils of the Northern Brooks Range, Alaska”
University of Alaska Fairbanks, Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science, May 2010
Academic Background
Employment and Appointments
1958 -1961, Rutgers University Research Fellow
July 1961 - July 1985, U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, Hanover, NH; Research Soil Scientist and Chief, Earth Sciences Branch (supervised approximately 35 professional and support staff).
June 1985 - August 1991, National Science Foundation: Head, Arctic Research and Policy Staff (retired from U.S. Government, August 1991).
International Permafrost Association (IPA) Secretary General (1993-1998), Member, IPA Executive Committee (1998-2003), IPA President (2003-2008).