Kenneth Utuayuk Toovak

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]

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  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