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Roger Smith talks with Bill Schneider in Fairbanks, Alaska on June 6, 2001 about...
1) Looking back at the Geophysical Institute on its 50th Anniversary.
Geophysical Institute\ International Geophysical Year\ Geophysical Institute -- began with an act of Congress\ investigate -- difficulties of high frequency radio transmissions\ science -- important to government planning\ Office of Naval Research\ National Science Foundation\ Fairbanks\ houses -- build for working staff\ Chapman Building\ Elvey, Christian\ University of Oxford\ Science Director -- advisory|
2) Keith Mather broadens the Geophysical Institute's activities.
Elvey, Christian\ Mather, Keith\ activities -- broaden the institute\ physics groups\ atmospheric science\ snow\ ice\ permafrost\ seismology\ volcanology\ tectonics\ sedimentation\ remote sensing assistance\ Aurora\ Aurora Oval\ Akasofu, Syun-Ichi\ International Geophysical Year\ oval of luminosity\ observations -- made with spectrometers\ protons\ electrons\ magnetic environment\ light and magnetic disturbance|
3) Development of the research program at the Geophysical Institute.
Akasofu, Syun-Ichi\ Auroral research\ people -- attract\ observers\ theoreticians -- intrepret\ Aurora -- earth responds to disturbances in it\ Parker, Eugene\ solar wind\ shock waves\ Auroral fluctuations\ International Geophysical Year\ investment\ infrastructure\ act of Congress\ success\ science -- activity\ vision\ strategy\ planning\ Chapman, Sydney\ geophysics|
4) How Roger got interested in science and the role of the technicians.
brother -- Ph.D. in Chemistry\ IBM\ Roger -- Ph.D. Physics\ Spitsbergen\ South Pole\ Arctic\ Poker Flat\ earthquake\ Minto\ instrumentation -- sensitive to vibration\ transformer -- broke\ scientific colleagues\ technicians -- talented\ Kozycki, Larry|
5) Team work, attitudes, and their success with projects.
Institution -- unique\ capability\ confidence\ team -- assemble\ success\ funding\ scientists\ support staff\ engineers\ technicians\ business office\ proposal office\ engineering support\ operations office|
6) What attracted Roger to take on the responsibilities of the Geophysical Institute directorship.
effective\ science -- working in\ scientific input\ observations\ expertise\ experience -- director's office\ Akasofu, Syun-Ichi|
7) Major issues for the Geophysical Institute in the future.
scientific projects\ Geophysical Institute\ University -- best in education and research in the Arctic\ role in the next ten years\ remotely sensed information\ satellites -- coverage of the Arctic\ data resources\ primary resources\ radio science\ geophysics\ satellite observations\ Synthetic Aperature Radar\ resolution imaging\ spectra radiometer\ NASA\ data center\ data -- comparing different types\ Data Initiative\ remote sensing applications|
