The Alaska Scientists of the Future project will encourage Alaskan students to pursue careers in science and technology through active engagement in the deployment of innovative, environmental monitoring stations in Alaska. Students will be involved in inquiry-based science curriculum to create, collaborate, and research through these stations with other students, teachers, and scientists in Alaska and Hawaii.  Teachers involved in the project from Denali Borough School District, Highland Tech High School in Anchorage, and Chugach School District will participate in professional development to gain new skills in field-based research, new technology skills, and  inquiry-based teaching strategies.  University-level and  field-based scientists will play active roles in the project through teaching, researching, collaborating, and disseminating the results of ASOF.  ASOF projects will allow students to work side by side with scientists and other students to actively engage in hands-on projects, such as Rivers of Ice, It’s My Fault, AsoF Fables, and Whale Radio, to build new ways to learn, share, and research in real time.   Using technology, such as wireless video conferencing, real time data gathering, and digital storytelling, students will learn what it means to do real science and tell the “story” of the research data in ways their own team and broader audiences can understand and support.  ASOF builds upon the best practices from ONR’s project in Hawaii through collaboration and sharing resources.   Ultimately this ASOF will help prepare more students for science careers in the Alaska and the U.S.