Geophysical Institute Machine Shop Manager Greg Shipman had a play selected for performance by the Fairbanks Drama Association. Members of the association's board of directors chose Shipman's "It's Just a Number," as one of the best 10-minute plays they recieved during their 8x10 Festival. This mean's Shipman's work will be performed April 13 - 14 at FDA's Riverfront Theater in Fairbanks. 

Governor Sean Parnell issued an executive proclamation stating Feb. 11, 2012 as Alaska Inventors Day. In celebration of the proclamation, the Alaska Inventors Alliance and the Alaska Patent & Trademark Resource Center will host a daylong event on Saturday, Feb. 11 at the Geophysical Institute where the public can learn about resources available to local inventors, tour the GI Machine and Electronics Shops and meet with Interior mayors and local inventors.

The Machine Shop routinely works on diverse projects. Here are a few examples:

• Transportation cable drill and sub-glacier tilt meter components (see page)
• SRP-4 Rocket payload components (see page)
• High-voltage box
• LIDAR telescope components
• Pin-bone removing machine - fish pin bones (see page)
• The PICO drill that made history (see page on Historical GI)
• Periscope
• Infrasonic calibrator

Transportable Cable Drill and Sub-Glacial Sediment Probes

Greg Shipman
Shop Supervisor
GregShipman [at] gi [dot] alaska [dot] edu
474-7506
 
Dale Pomraning
dale [dot] pomraning [at] gi [dot] alaska [dot] edu
474-7294

Jeff Nelson
474-7294

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