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Norwegian Polar Institute

Tromsø, Norway · npolar.no

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Citations, last 5 years: 9 962
Works, last 5 years: 1 494
h-index: 238
Scientists listed: 0
Grants since 2016: 127

Grants received

2026 · research · SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Fast Laser Analysis of the StratigrapHy and Sunlight Transfer In the snowpaCK

Valentina Raspagni · Norwegian Polar Institute · funded by Norges Forskningsråd

NOK 118k

2026 · research · KLIMAFORSKNING-KLIMAFORSKNING

Internasjonal antarktisforskningskonferanse 2026 (SCAR Open Science Conference)

Birgit Njåstad · Norwegian Polar Institute · funded by Norges Forskningsråd

NOK 150k

2026–2028 · research · RETUREU-RETUREU

RETUR-EU Norsk Polarinstitutt 2025

Ellen Øseth · Norwegian Polar Institute · funded by Norges Forskningsråd

NOK 1.1M

2026–2027 · research · PESORDNING-PESORDNING

Towards an Arctic Ocean Observing System

Arild Sundfjord · Norwegian Polar Institute · funded by Norges Forskningsråd

NOK 200k

2026–2027 · research · SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Spatial Variability of Dust Deposition and Melt Effects on Drønbreen Glacier, Svalbard

Denise Diaz Vega · Norwegian Polar Institute · funded by Norges Forskningsråd

NOK 120k

2026 · research · SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Investigating the Radiative impact of Impurities on snow and ice in Svalbard (IRIS)

Claudia Ravasio · Norwegian Polar Institute · funded by Norges Forskningsråd

NOK 112k

2026 · research · POLARTEMA-POLARTEMA

11th China-Nordic Arctic Cooperation Symposium (CNARC)

Nalan Koc · Norwegian Polar Institute · funded by Norges Forskningsråd

NOK 150k

2026–2028 · research · SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Synthesis of International Kongsfjorden Year-round monitoring data (SynIKY)

Allison Bailey · Norwegian Polar Institute · funded by Norges Forskningsråd

NOK 500k

2025–2026 · research · SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

TRACing Atlantic WatEr Masses in Arctic fjords using Uranium-236 and Iodine-129: A novel approach to detect AtlantifICation

Roberta Guerra · Norwegian Polar Institute · funded by Norges Forskningsråd

NOK 67.1k

2025–2026 · research · SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Hydrographic features and microbial assemblages as fingerprints of antibiotic resistance and pathogen spread under climatic change scenario

Carmen Rizzo · Norwegian Polar Institute · funded by Norges Forskningsråd

NOK 109.6k

2025 · research · SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Seasonality of metals in Kongsfjorden zooplankton

Fanny Cusset · Norwegian Polar Institute · funded by Norges Forskningsråd

NOK 117.6k

2025–2026 · research · SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Life on the Edge: Unraveling Arctic Microbial Transformations from Winter to Summer

Eva Lopes · Norwegian Polar Institute · funded by Norges Forskningsråd

NOK 119k

2025 · research · SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Investigating known and unknown PFAS in the Arctic snow

Francois Yves Burgay · Norwegian Polar Institute · funded by Norges Forskningsråd

NOK 98.4k

2025 · research · SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Harbour seal foraging behaviour in an Arctic fjord.

Uno Ishihara · Norwegian Polar Institute · funded by Norges Forskningsråd

NOK 111k

2025–2026 · research · PESORDNING-PESORDNING

Prosjektforslag til HORIZON-CL6-2025-03-GOVERNANCE-10: Improving and integrating polar observation systems

Arild Sundfjord · Norwegian Polar Institute · funded by Norges Forskningsråd

NOK 70k

2025 · research · SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Seasonality of Mercury in Kongsfjorden Zooplankton

Marianna Pinzone · Norwegian Polar Institute · funded by Norges Forskningsråd

NOK 120k

2025–2027 · research · SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Glaciology Flagship Workshops

Jack Kohler · Norwegian Polar Institute · funded by Norges Forskningsråd

NOK 500k

2025 · research · SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Seasonally Resolved Ecophysiology of Arctic Marine Phytoplankton in Kongsfjorden

Sneha Sivaram · Norwegian Polar Institute · funded by Norges Forskningsråd

NOK 119k

2025–2026 · research · SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Beyond Soil: exploring microbial dynamics and carbon cycling in Arctic Tundra soils

Carlotta Volterrani · Norwegian Polar Institute · funded by Norges Forskningsråd

NOK 111.9k

2025–2026 · research · SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Match-mismatch between copepods and spring bloom in an Arctic fjord

Roberta Cardenas · Norwegian Polar Institute · funded by Norges Forskningsråd

NOK 117.9k

2025–2026 · research · SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Monitoring seawater CO2 release from thawing permafrost mobilized by Bayelva proglacial stream, RiS ID 11654

Gianmarco Ingrosso · Norwegian Polar Institute · funded by Norges Forskningsråd

NOK 118k

2025 · research · SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Novel application to estimate Diatom in situ growth rates during the Arctic Spring bloom

Lucie Goraguer · Norwegian Polar Institute · funded by Norges Forskningsråd

NOK 119k

2025 · research · SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Bonding Holtedahlfonna Records: Integrating Data Gaps and Evaluating oxygen Isotopic Composition Evolution

Enrico Biscaro · Norwegian Polar Institute · funded by Norges Forskningsråd

NOK 95.9k

2024 · research · SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Monitoring seawater CO2 release from thawing permafrost mobilized by Bayelva proglacial stream, RiS ID 11654

Gianmarco Ingrosso · Norwegian Polar Institute · funded by Norges Forskningsråd

NOK 101k

2024 · research · SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Pioneering ATLAS tracking to investigate seabird interactions and anthropogenic disturbance in the Arctic, RiS ID 12333

Natasha Gillies · Norwegian Polar Institute · funded by Norges Forskningsråd

NOK 95.3k

2024 · research · SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Experimental assessment of light propagation in the snowpack, RiS ID 12344

Luca Teruzzi · Norwegian Polar Institute · funded by Norges Forskningsråd

NOK 102k

2024 · research · SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Arctic marine mammals in a time of climate change: a Kongsfjorden Case Study. RiS ID: 11501

Lonnie Mikkelsen · Norwegian Polar Institute · funded by Norges Forskningsråd

NOK 89.2k

2024 · research · SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Space use by marine mammals in Svalbard and potential dietary changes due to climate change.

Uno Ishihara · Norwegian Polar Institute · funded by Norges Forskningsråd

NOK 117.7k

2024–2026 · research · SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Kongsfjorden System Flagship: Working together to understand an Arctic sentinel fjord

Allison Bailey · Norwegian Polar Institute · funded by Norges Forskningsråd

NOK 500k

2024 · research · SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Mercury dynamics in Arctic fjord marine food webs

Marianna Pinzone · Norwegian Polar Institute · funded by Norges Forskningsråd

NOK 120k

2024–2026 · fellowship · HORIZON - HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-PF-EF

From the SEA to the SOLution. An integrative assessment of marine pollution in a changing Arctic

Norwegian Polar Institute · funded by HORIZON EUROPE Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions

€226.8kMercury impact and mitigation studies

2024 · research · SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Long term monitoring of polar bears on Svalbard RIS-12380 (linked to RIS 2381)

Marie-Anne Blanchet · Norwegian Polar Institute · funded by Norges Forskningsråd

NOK 49k

2024 · research · POLARPROG-Polarforskningsprogram

Antarktisseminaret 2024

Birgit Njåstad · Norwegian Polar Institute · funded by Norges Forskningsråd

NOK 100k

2024–2025 · research · SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Hiding in the shadows: effects of environmental stressors on male calanoid copepods - An insider's view

Nadjejda Espinel Velasco · Norwegian Polar Institute · funded by Norges Forskningsråd

NOK 120k

2024–2027 · research · MILJØTEMA-MILJØTEMA

Weddell Sea Observatory of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Change

Sebastien Moreau · Norwegian Polar Institute · funded by Norges Forskningsråd

NOK 2.9M

2024–2025 · research · SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Investigation of the mercury cycle in the Arctic snowpack for model development (ris id: 12321)

Veronica Amoruso · Norwegian Polar Institute · funded by Norges Forskningsråd

NOK 101.7k

2024 · research · SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Drone surveys of ice associated seals hauled out on sea-ice during the moulting period (part of ARK)

Marc Rams Rios · Norwegian Polar Institute · funded by Norges Forskningsråd

NOK 97k

2024–2026 · fellowship · HORIZON - HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-PF-EF

CRYOsphere-Ocean: Effect on the MIcrobial Communities in the Southern Ocean

Norwegian Polar Institute · funded by HORIZON EUROPE Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions

€210.9kMarine and coastal ecosystems

2024–2026 · research · SVALBARDSF-SVALBARDSF

Investigating Spatial and Temporal Variability in Dust Deposition onto Svalbard Glaciers

Elisabeth Isaksson · Norwegian Polar Institute · funded by Norges Forskningsråd

NOK 500k

2023 · research · SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Traceable Abrasion of Snow Vehicle Belts in Svalbard

Carolin Philipp · Norwegian Polar Institute · funded by Norges Forskningsråd

NOK 81.9k