Kenneth Utuayuk Toovak
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Kenneth Utuayak Toovak (1923–2009) (last name pronounced Tuvaaq in Iñupiaq) was an Iñupiaq naturalist and scientist with an expertise on sea ice and ice dynamics.[1] Toovak was born in Utqiaġvik and worked with the Naval Arctic Research Laboratory (NARL) for many years and oversaw a number of rescue missions.[2][3][4] In 2003 Toovak was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Alaska, Fairbanks.[5][6]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Hess, Bill. "Kenneth Toovak helped scientists explore Arctic," Alaska Daily News, Nov. 25, 2009.
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- ^ Cone, Marla. Silent Snow: The Slow Poisoning of the Arctic, Grove Press, 2006.
- ^ Kenneth "Utuyak" Toovak. PROJECT JUKEBOX: Digital Branch of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Oral History Program
- ^ "Kenneth Toovak," Alaska Native Collections: Sharing Knowledge, Smithsonian Institution
- ^ University of Alaska, Fairbanks Honorary Degree Recipients
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