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.

Please contact the Directors Office Staff at dostaff [at] gi [dot] alaska [dot] edu to request a travel packet.

• A online request form will be coming soon for your convenience.

Prior to your departure from the United States please provide the
Directors Office Staff with a copy of your flight itinerary.

1. Please provide the GI Directors Office with a copy of your arrival flight prior to your departure for Fairbanks.
2. Orientation is required for all foreign visitors with the UAF Office of International Programs.
3. Upon your arrival in Fairbanks please check in with the Directors Office staff. We will need  to collect copies of your visa documents.

The Geophysical Institute at UAF invites Fairbanks community members to visit the world’s only university-owned rocket range, located in Chatanika, the heart of the Interior’s gold-mining district.