Jonathan Waterhouse
Biography
Jonathan Waterhouse, a scholar in the Indigenous Peoples Program, is driven by his belief that blending traditional indigenous knowledge with contemporary science is the key to a comprehensive understanding of planetary health. Waterhouse spent over a decade working with the tribes and First Nations living within the Yukon Watershed of Canada and Alaska. The work created the largest indigenous water-monitoring network in the world and facilitated the removal of tons of toxic, hazardous, electronic, and other waste from within watershed. This work led to similar work with indigenous peoples in the Amazonian Basin, in Siberia and other remote regions.
Waterhouse has helped provide his collaborators with technology to share their “place-based science” with the world. In 2010, President Obama appointed Waterhouse, a National Geographic Explorer, to the Joint Public Advisory Committee, which advises Canada, Mexico and the United States on environmental challenges.
Awards and Honors
- 2007, National Geographic Explorer
- 2008, Innovations in American Government -Harvard/JFK School of Government
- 2009, Presidential Appointment to the Joint Public Advisory Committee
- 2009, National Geographic Education Fellow
- 2012, Ecotrust Indigenous Leadership Award
Research
- Project title: Water Indigenous Network (Jon Waterhouse) Role: Principal Investigator Sponsor: Trust for Mutual Understanding Award Dates: 01-Jun-2015 – 31-May-2016 Award number: 5957
- Project title: Workshop: Connecting Alaska Native Communities and U.S. Northwest Coastal Tribes to the Yakut and Evenk Peioples of the Sakha Republic through WIN (Jon Waterhouse) Role: Principal Investigator Sponsor: National Science Foundation Award Dates: 15-Jan-2016 – 14-Jan-2017 Award number: 1542208
- Project title: Workshop: Supplement – Connecting Alaska Native Communities and U.S. Northwest Coastal Tribes to the Yakut and Evenk Peioples of the Sakha Republic through WIN (Jon Waterhouse) Role: Principal Investigator Sponsor: National Science Foundation Award Dates: 01-May-2016 – 30-Apr-2017 Award number: PLR-1542208
- Project title: Northwest Earth and Space Sciences Pipeline (Jon Waterhouse) Role: Co-Investigator – Oregon project Sponsor: Oregon State University Award Dates: 01-Apr-2016 – 31-Dec-2017 Award number: UW143B-A
- Project title: Ames Research Center Cooperative For Research in Earth Science and Technology (ARC-CREST) (Jon Waterhouse) Role: Co-Investigator Sponsor: BAY AREA ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE Award Dates: 19-Oct-2016 – 18-Oct-2017 Award number: ASA-NNX12AD05A
- Project title: Water Indigenous Network (Jon Waterhouse) Role: Principal Investigator Sponsor: Trust for Mutual Understanding Award Dates: 01-Jan-2017 – 31-Dec-2017 Award number: 6228
- Project title: Indigenous Peoples Programs (Jon Waterhouse) Role: Co-Investigator Sponsor: National Science Foundation Award Dates: 01-JUL-15 to 30-JUN-17 Award number: OCE-0424602
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