Kenneth Utuayuk Toovak

Kenneth Utuayak Toovak (1923–2009) was an Iñupiaq naturalist and scientist with an expertise on sea ice and ice dynamics.[1] Toovak was born in Utqiagvik and worked with the Naval Arctic Research Laboratory (NARL) for many years.[2][3][4] In 2003 Toovak was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Alaska, Faribanks.[5][6]

References

1. Hess, Bill. "Kenneth Toovak helped scientists explore Arctic," Alaska Daily News, Nov. 25, 2009.
2. Wohlforth, Charles (2001). "The Iñupiaq Supercomputer: What The Whale Hunters Know & Some Scientists Want To Discover". Retrieved 2020-02-07.
3. Cone, Marla. Silent Snow: The Slow Poisoning of the Arctic, Grove Press, 2006.
4. Kenneth "Utuyak" Toovak. PROJECT JUKEBOX: Digital Branch of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Oral History Program
5. "Kenneth Toovak," Alaska Native Collections: Sharing Knowledge, Smithsonian Institution
6. 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.