UOG’s Kenneth Gofigan Kuper is chosen Pacific Academy of Sciences Fellow | Life-style

University of Guam affiliate professor Kenneth Gofigan Kuper, PhD, has been chosen as a fellow of the Pacific Academy of Sciences, UOG mentioned in a media launch.

The group is led by and helps Pacific students throughout a variety of disciplines in selling research-backed proof and indigenous data to assist handle probably the most urgent challenges dealing with Oceania.

The Pacific Academy of Sciences “marks the first time Pacific Island nations have created a regional mechanism to collectively harness their knowledge for evidence-based decision-making.”

Kuper is one in all 13 fellows that make up the 2025 cohort and was chosen by way of a rigorous assessment course of.

PAS fellows are chosen based mostly on their contributions to their respective fields, in addition to their management and repair to the Pacific. The election of fellows is the best honor PAS can grant to Pacific students.

Kuper is an affiliate professor of political science, CHamoru research, and Micronesian research on the UOG Micronesian Area Research Center.

His analysis and space of experience is in geopolitics, safety, and worldwide relations, with a give attention to Guam and Micronesia. Kuper is the co-founder and board director of the Pacific Center for Island Security, which maps and analyzes geopolitical exercise within the area. He was additionally chosen for the 2025-2026 Obama Foundation Asia-Pacific Leaders program.

Kuper earned a Bachelor of Arts diploma in Psychology from UOG and a Master of Arts diploma in Pacific Studies and a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Hawaii at Mānoa.

As a PAS fellow, Kuper will be a part of a community of Pacific researchers and specialists dedicated to advancing Pacific-focused data and impression.

“Being in this cohort and under the wings of so many Pacific Island intellectuals, to witness their expertise and institutional knowledge, is a very exciting and humbling opportunity for me,” Kuper mentioned. “I want to learn from the experience and bring back that knowledge to Guam and help serve our community.”

Kuper will meet with the opposite fellows throughout PAS’ inaugural Congress in Apia, Samoa subsequent February.