Arctic Flora Research Team

The Arctic Flora research team includes scientists from Canada, Alaska and Norway who share common interests in plants, their taxonomy, and the Arctic. We work at museums, government departments and universities.

The Project Secretariat, based at the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa, Ontario, is responsible for leading, coordinating, and managing the project. It includes two project co-leaders and a research assistant.

The Scientific Steering Committee includes the project co-leaders and one external scientist. The steering committee is responsible for making major decisions about the research direction of the project, with input from the entire research team as necessary.

In addition to members of the project secretariat and steering committee, the Core Research Team includes eleven researchers who bring diverse and deep expertise to many aspects of the project. The team includes internationally-recognized experts on the taxonomy of specific (and difficult) plant groups, the global arctic flora, and biodiversity informatics.

Project Secretariat (Canadian Museum of Nature)

Lynn Gillespie Project Co-Lead

Jeff Saarela Project Co-Lead

Paul Sokoloff Research Assistant

Scientific Steering Committee

Lynn Gillespie Jeff Saarela Bruce Ford

Research Team (alphabetical)

George Argus Luc Brouillet Roger Bull Jacques Cayouette

Alain Cuerrier Jennifer Doubt Reidar Elven Steffi Ickert-Bond James Macklin

David Murray Tyler Smith Julian Starr

Treatment Authors and Contributors (alphabetical)

Paul Catling Stuart Hay Tass Kelso

Geoff Levin James Pringle Heidi Solstad Elizabeth Zacharias

Researcher Profiles

Dr. Lynn J. Gillespie Research Scientist, Canadian Museum of Nature Adjunct Professor, University of Ottawa View Lynn's Biography
Dr. Jeffery M. Saarela Research Scientist, Canadian Museum of Nature View Jeff's Biography
Dr. George Argus Research Emeritus & Research Associate, Canadian Museum of Nature View George's Biography
Dr. Luc Brouillet Professor and Curator of the Marie-Victorin Herbarium (MT), Université de Montréal View Luc's Biography
Roger Bull, M.Sc. Research Assistant, Canadian Museum of Nature View Roger's Biography
Dr. Jacques Cayouette Research Scientist & Assistant Curator (DAO) Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa View Jacque's Biography
Dr. Alain Cuerrier Adjunct Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Université de Montréal Botanist, Montreal Botanical Garden (MT) View Alain's Biography
Jennifer Doubt, M.Sc. Chief Collection Manager, Botany Section (CAN) Canadian Museum of Nature View Jennifer's Biography
Dr. Reidar Elven Natural History Museum and Botanical Garden (O) Oslo, Norway View Reidar's Biography
Dr. Bruce Ford Professor, Department of Biological Sciences Curator, University of Manitoba Herbarium (WIN) University of Manitoba, Winnipeg View Bruce's Biography
Dr. Steffi Ickert-Bond Assistant Professor, Department of Biology and Wildlife Curator of the Herbarium (ALA) University of Alaska, Fairbanks View Steffi's Biography
Dr. James Macklin Research Scientist, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (DAO), Ottawa View James' Biography
Dr. David Murray Professor of Botany and Curator Emeritus (ALA) University of Alaska Museum of the North, Fairbanks View David's Biography
Dr. Tyler Smith Research Scientist, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (DAO), Ottawa View Tyler's Biography
Paul Sokoloff, M.Sc. Research Assistant, Canadian Museum of Nature View Paul's Biography
Dr. Julian Starr Research Scientist, Canadian Museum of Nature Associate Professor, University of Ottawa View Julian's Biography