Media and Public Relations

The Media and Public Relations team promotes Geophysical Institute faculty, staff and student research activities through print, radio, television and online/social media. Public
Relations staff construct press releases, function as media
liaisons, plan community events and lectures, help create announcements
and more.

Some ongoing GI public relations programs include:

•    The Geophysical Institute Quarterly Report
•    The Geophysical Institute Annual Report
•    Science for Alaska Lecture Series
•    The Alaska Science Forum
•    Media Relations
•    Special Editing & Writing Projects
•    Advertising & Public Relations Campaigns
•    The GI Weekly Newsletter
•    The Tanana Valley State Fair

For more information please contact:

Amy HartleyAmy Hartley
Public Relations Manager
Elvey 606
amy [dot] hartley [at] gi [dot] alaska [dot] edu
907-474-5823

 

 

Ned Rozell - Science WriterNed Rozell
Science Writer
IARC 203C
nrozell [at] gi [dot] alaska [dot] edu
907-474-7468

 

 

dcampbellDiana Campbell
Public Relations Assistant
Special Events Coordinator
Elvey 608
dlcampbell [at] alaska [dot] edu
907-474-5229

 

 

Kaz AlvarezKaz Alvarez
Student Assistant
Elvey 608
kaz [at] gi [dot] alaska [dot] edu

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Press Releases

All GI press releases are displayed here. You may select a group from the list on the left to view a more targeted selection of press releases.

Measuring the winds of space: UAF team prepares for 2014 launch

On a clear, cold night two winters ago in Fort Yukon, Carl Andersen watched a rocket he helped design pierce the upper atmosphere. He and three other scientists shot pictures as the rocket ejected bright puffs of chemicals in an inverted V formation more than 60 miles up.

New Wave of seismic modeling: using supercomputers to study earthquakes

Red and blue waves triggered by a magnitude 4.6 earthquake rippled outward from the Anchorage area and fizzled out after 45 seconds. Except in Cook Inlet basin, where the waves were trapped for another half-minute, bouncing back and forth, up and down, within the 7.5-kilometer-thick sedimentary basin.
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Publications

The Geophysical Institute provides a variety of publications that feature cutting-edge research being performed by scientists at the institute and by the University of Alaska Fairbanks research community. These publications are provided as a public service by the Geophysical Institute. If you are interested in subscribing to these free publications please info [at] gi [dot] alaska [dot] edu (contact us).

Alaska Science Forum

GI Quarterly Report Newsletter

Fact Sheets

Geophysical Institute Report

GI Weekly Newsletter

GI Quarterly Report

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Alaska Science Forum

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Fact Sheets

More information and fact sheets are to follow. For now, please enjoy the resources available.

 

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Events

2013 Science For Alaska Lecture Series

2013 SFALS Poster

Annual events & outreach:

The Geophysical Institute is committed to providing outreach to the community that will help make science understandable and fun for people of all ages. The following are educational events that are provided as a public service by the institute:

Science for Alaska Lecture Series

Alaska Satellite Facility 20th Anniversary Open House: Aug 20, 2011