Science For Alaska 2012

The Science For Alaska Lecture Series is celebrating its 20th anniversary!

For two decades, Science For Alaska has brought the latest in scientific research to the Fairbanks community. The 2012 lectures will provide information about unmanned aircraft, reindeer, earthquakes and more.

The lectures will be at 7 p.m. on Tuesdays, Jan. 31 ­ March 6, in the Westmark Gold Room located in downtown Fairbanks.

A full line-up of this year¹s presentations and other information can be found at www.ScienceForAlaska.com.

For more information contact the Geophysical Institute Outreach Office for assistance at 474-7558 or info@gi.alaska.edu.

The Geophysical Institute’s Alaska Satellite Facility will celebrate 20 years since the first downlink of images from an earth-observing synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite by hosting an Open House. The public is invited to tour facilities used for the acquisition, storage, processing and distribution of data acquired from polar-orbiting satellites, and to learn why satellite-borne earth observation is critical for monitoring change.

Scientists from ASF will provide short talks on a variety of subjects related to the principles and use of remote-sensing technologies. Tours will include visits to one of two satellite receiving antennas used at ASF, to the antenna control room operations center, and to the Alaska Volcano Observatory remote-sensing room.

A variety of activities offered will include:

• Build a satellite and antenna hat
• Learn how radar works
• Look at glaciers, then & now
• Create a tornado
• Face painting

Displays will include the Geophysical Institute’s Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, earthquake and volcano demonstrations, and a satellite-calibration corner reflector.

When: Saturday, August 20
Where: Elvey and Akasofu Buildings, UAF West Ridge
Time: 10 am - 3 pm
Cost: Free