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
- ^ Hess, Bill. "Kenneth Toovak helped scientists explore Arctic," Alaska Daily News, Nov. 25, 2009.
- ^ Wohlforth, Charles (2001). "The Iñupiaq Supercomputer: What The Whale Hunters Know & Some Scientists Want To Discover". Retrieved 2020-02-07.
- ^ 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
- "Alaska Native Collections: Sharing Knowledge,"Kenneth Toovak."". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2020-02-07.
- "Kenneth "Utuayuk" Toovak". PROJECT JUKEBOX: Digital Branch of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Oral History Program. Retrieved 2020-02-07.
- "University of Alaska, Fairbanks Honorary Degree Recipients" (PDF). University of Alaska, Fairbanks. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
- Cone, Marla (2006). Silent Snow: The Slow Poisoning of the Arctic. New York: Grove Press. p. 256. ISBN 0802142591.
- Hess, Bill (November 25, 2009). "Kenneth Toovak helped scientists explore Arctic". Alaska Daily News. Retrieved 2020-02-06.