Alaska Science Forum: Doubling our daylight savings
By nrozell [at] gi [dot] alaska [dot] edu (Ned Rozell)
Professor Emeritus Carl Benson honored
On November 2, 2012, Professor Emeritus Carl Benson was the first recipient of the new Roger Smith Lifetime Achievement Award. Benson’s sustained commitment to the Geophysical Institute and research success are a model worth emulation. Benson’s award was presented by longtime friend and colleague Professor Emeritus Glenn Shaw at the Annual Banquet held at the Westmark Gold Room.
Alaska Science Forum: Lake stars and windshield cracks now forming over Alaska
By nrozell [at] gi [dot] alaska [dot] edu (Ned Rozell)
As Alaska’s billion lakes become colder and harder, some of them will sport mysterious, spidery cracks extending from small holes in the ice. This phenomenon inspired a geophysicist to figure out what he calls “lake stars.”
UAFSMOKE aids forecasts for Dry Creek Fire
Do you still smell smoke in the air in the Fairbanks area?
Dry Creek Fire burns south of Fairbanks: UAFSMOKE provides forecasts
The Alaska Interagency Coordination Center is tracking six fires in Alaska. The Dry Creek Fire south of Fairbanks is currently the largest at more than 28,000 acres. According to the center's August 23 morning report, the west flank of the fire is the most active, with "smoldering and isolated torching."
New GI Associate Director appointed
Geophysical Institute Director Bob McCoy announced the appointment of Richard Collins as a new GI Associate Director. Collins will assist the director with the development of new opportunities for GI, including the burgeoning unmanned aircraft program. This appointment will be quarter time, effective July 2012.
