The Tundra Ecology Lab welcomes its newest member, Ian Klupar, who has arrived now in Iceland all the way from Alaska to do his PhD. Ian received very good news this week about the funding of his PhD project, titled "Alternative stable states of degraded rangeland ecosystems in a warmer world" by the PhD funds of the Ministry for Environment and Natural Resources. Congratulations Ian! Ian gave a short presentation about his project at a reception at the Ministry today. Ian's work will be part of the TRAPP project.