Afternoon Session

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Roger Smith Dr. Smith is the current Director of the Geophysical Institute and has been working at the G.I. since 1984, when he came to study upper-atmospheric dynamics and auroral dynamics at high latitudes by optical methods. After 15 years of diligent research, he was appointed Director in 2000.

Section 1:   introduction to session\ Helfferich, Merritt\ Geophysical Institute\ South Pole\ camera\ University of Alaska Fairbanks\ electronic age\ arranged for its return\ experiments\ infrasound experiment\ bits and pieces|

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Dan Osborne Dan is currently working at the Geophysical Institute as a Project Engineer. He came to work at the Geophysical Institute in 1970 to study Infrasound and, after pursuing other fields of research, finds himself again researching Infrasound.

Section 1:  Smith, Roger\ Romick, Jerry\ Spitsbergen\ airport\ tunnel\ security checkpoint\ lecture halls\ metal detection\ North Ireland\ bomb|

Section 2:  urban legend\ Bunnell, Charles\ aunt -- visiting\ Alaska -- trip in 1940\ Creamer's Dairy\ Bunnell, Charles\ rocket range\ Ft. Yukon\ Anderson, Hugh\ rocker launch\ work\ blue light absorbed|

Section 3:  rocket launch facility\ Aurora\ three rockets\ Barrow\ Ft. Yukon\ data -- none\ dome\ red glow\ red Aurora\ launch\ blockhouse\ rising sun|

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Charles (Bucky) Wilson Bucky currently works as a Professor of Physics while employed at the Geophysical Institute. He came to work at the G.I. in 1961 and studies Glaciology, cosmic rays and auroral-magnetic phenomena.

Section 1:  Juneau Ice Cap\ Geophysical Institute\ Moore, Terry\ Physics\ American Geographical Society\ Alaska\ retirement -- came out of\ Palmer Station -- Anarctica\ science -- working in\ photography\ Elvey, Christian\ Healy|

Section 2:  sleeping car\ coal car\ Healy\ box car\ generator -- 5 kilowatt\ coal -- shovel\ hotel\ worked -- six weeks\ Mt. Wrangell\ New York University\ neutron monitor\ Moore, Terry\ mountain -- climb\ Moore, Terry -- fly in\ camp -- establish\ Chitna\ Air Force\ parachute|

Section 3:  Haley, Herb -- pilot\ Chitna\ Super Cub\ fly in\ plane -- rolled over\ battery\ gas -- aviation\ Hugo|

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Larry Sweet Larry last worked at the Geophysical Institute as the Alaska Synthetic Aperture RADAR Facility Operations Supervisor. He came to work at the G.I. in 1958, and retired 37 years later in 1995.

Section 1:  Merit, Bob\ Sputnik I\ ionsphere\ Geophysical Institute -- hire\ machine shop\ field sites\ motivation\ Ballaine Lake\ truck\ caterpillar\ Sampson Hardware\ bees wax|

Section 2:  hiring people\ work -- summers\ college\ Fairbanks\ paperwork\ Merit, Bob\ Stanley, Glen\ Alaska -- bush\ final report|

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Bill Stringer Bill studied Auroral Physics while he worked at the Geophysical Institute as an Associate Professor of Geophysics. He was employed for 30 years at the G.I., from 1967-1997.

Section 1:  Brown, Neil\ spark plug\ smoke\ Belon, Al\ April Fool's note\ open hoods\ spark plug -- hook-up|

Section 2:  Roederer, Juan\ Christmas -- skits\ paperwork\ Mather, Keith\ work orders\ Miller, John\ Sackinger, Bill\ looting\ armed guard|

Section 3:  person -- from CIA\ Christmas -- annual party\ Roederer, Juan\ skit\ Argentia\ dress rehearsal -- postponed\ Geophysical Institute -- director\ smiling|

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Don Turner Don studied Geology and Geochronology while he was employed at the Geophysical Institute from 1970 to 1987 as a Professor of Geology.

Section 1:  Geophysical Institute\ coming to Alaska\ California\ ice crystals\ post doctorate\ cutting grass\ Sweet, Larry\ Belon, Al\ Mather, Keith|

Section 2:  lab\ Natural Science Building\ Forbes, Bob\ Smith. Tom\ project\ Clear Water Mountains\ Susitina River\ Wescott, Eugene\ geothermal energy resources\ dry oil wells|

Section 3:  Volkswagen generator\ dc power supply -- went down\ Wescott, Eugene\ balance weight\ pick-up truck\ cells -- battery\ rock samples\ helicopter|

Section 4:  Katmai\ Forbes, Bob\ battery box\ wire -- shorted out\ fire\ Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes\ pilot -- put helicopter down\ Indonesia\ internet stocks|

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Jim Baldrige Jim was employed at the Geophysical Institute from 1976-1993. Previous to his employment at the G.I., he worked at the Institute of Arctic Biology at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. At the Geophysical Institute, he was a Senior Programmer/Analyst who worked with real-time computer instrumentation.

Section 1:  Lawrence Radiation Lab\ Geophysical Institute\ Chapman Building\ computer\ repairing equipment\ Geophysical Institute -- library\ Elvey Building\ wire reporting\ Dr. Bunnell\ Chapman Building -- dedication\ College Hill Chronicles|

Section 2:  communism\ Geophysical Institute -- founded on free ideas\ Dr. Bunnell\ intellectual force|

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Sue Ann Bowling Sue was an Assistant Professor of Geophysics researching Meteorology and Air Pollution while employed at the Geophysical Institute from 1970-1998.

Section 1:  Geophysical Institute\ Chapman Building\ Wilson, Bucky\ computer\ scientific research\ magnetic vectors\ graph paper\ ice fog\ Dr. Ohtake\ library|

Section 2:  advisor\ annex -- to library\ realtor\ Chapman Building\ seminars\ Geophysical Institute\ refreshments -- seminar\ graduate students|

Section 3:  Fairbanks flood\ campus -- above water\ Geophysical Institute\ communication center|

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Steven Estes Steven is currently working at the Geophysical Institute as a Senior Project Engineer. He has been studying seismology since he came to work at the G.I. in 1975.

Section 1:  Geophysical Institute -- 25th anniversary\ Turner, Don\ Alaska -- earthquake\ Valdez Museum\ seminar\ schools -- speech\ radio station\ Anchorage\ Westmark Hotel\ Exxon Valdez\ community center\ press conference|

Section 2:  room\ community center\ room -- divided\ oil spill\ Valdez\ airplanes\ Fairbanks\ Ohtake, Taku\ Anarctica\ luggage\ Fairbanks -- airport\ rain dance\ Wescott, Eugene\ Pope John Paul II\ President Reagan\ campus\ Bunnell Building\ files -- print out|

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Enid Cutler Enid is the wife of Dr. Howard Culter, who served the University of Alaska System for several years. Dr. Cutler served as the UA Vice President of Academic Affairs from 1962-1966, and as UAF's first Chancellor, from 1976-1981. After 1981, he remained active in the Fairbanks University and community until his death in 1995.

Section 1:  Chapman, Sydney\ Aurora\ England\ Fairbanks\ Africa\ relationship -- England and America\ Chapman, Sydney -- handsome\ parents\ sauna|

Section 2:  woman -- from Finland\ log house\ Chapman, Sydney\ sauna\ swimming laps\ Geophysical Institute\ Mather, Keith\ Australia\ Mather, Betty\ people -- from all over the world\ menus\ wives\ isolated\ friend|

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John Miller John worked at the Geophysical Institute from 1971-1993 and most recently received the title of Adjunct Applications Engineer, Emeritus. During his employment at the Geophysical Institute John researched fileds from aerospace applications of remote-sensing technology to resource management and assessment of geophysical hazards in the Arctic and Subarctic.

Section 1:  Geophysical Institute\ electrical engineering\ Merit, Bob\ Hesler, Vic\ earth currents -- recording\ magnetic storms\ Aurora activity -- records\ tripod\ Aurora -- photograph\ electronic lab\ recommendation\ Bates, Skip\ enhanced echoes\ ionsphere|

Section 2:  Bates, Skip\ test tubes\ routine maintenance\ degree\ Hoff, Harold L. -- NASA\ satellite tracking station\ Ballaine Lake site\ management\ National Science Foundation\ antenna\ Anderson|

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Mary Ann Borchert While Mary worked at the Geophysical Institute from 1971-1986 she was employed as an Electron Microscopicist.

Section 1:  Geophysical Institute\ Institute of Arctic Biology\ electron microscope\ Morrison, Phillip\ Mather, Keith\ Cole, Henry\ carpentry project\ wall unit\ duval, Dianne\ Kennedy, Chris\ calculations -- on wall unit\ chainsaw\ log -- above door|

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Syun-Ichi Akasofu Dr. Akasofu is the current Director of the International Arctic research Center. He came to work at the Geophysical Institute in 1958, was named director of the G.I. in 1986 and transferred to IARC in 2000. Dr. Akasofu is a Space Physicist whi, in his scientific research, discovered Auroral Substorms.

Section 1:   slide\ Mather\ Roederer\ speech\ thank you\ International Arctic Research Center -- established\ Elvey extension|

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