Those interested in renewable energy, the Alaska environment and innovation attended the 8th Annual Renewable Energy Fair at Chena Hot Springs Resort Sunday, August 18 where both the Geophysical Institute and the Alaska Patent & Trademark Resource Center were on scene. Kaz Alvarez, Amy Hartley and Judie Triplehorn staffed two stations at the fair that drew hundreds of attendees from across the state and country. 

Forty-six new titles were added to the Keith B. Mather Library's collection in April. Book topics range from humorous scientific essays to quantum chemistrty. Books are available for borrowing, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The library is located in the Akasofu Building, adjacent to the Elvey Building on the West Ridge of the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus.



The Keith B. Mather Library has acquired more than 20 new books in its collection. Subjects range from creating web pages to climate ethics and all books are available for check out. The Mather Library is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Stop in and see the various resources available to you through the library.

Keith B. Mather Library New Books List

Posted May 21, 2012

These books are available for borrowing. Your suggestions are always welcome. Stop by the library or email gilibrary [at] gi [dot] alaska [dot] edu.

1001 Inventions – The enduring legacy of Muslim civilization / edited by S. Al-Hassani

Advances and Challenges in Space-time Modelling of Natural Events / edited by E. Porcu, J. Montero and M. Schlather

These books are available for borrowing. 

Your suggestions are always welcome. Stop by the library or email gilibrary [at] gi [dot] alaska [dot] edu

Applications of Palaeontology / by R.W. Jones

Applied Digital Signal Processing / by D.G. Manolakis and V.K. Ingle

The Avalanche Handbook / by D. McClung and P. Schaerer

The Construction of the Heavens / by Michael Hoskin

The following titles have recently been added to the Keith B. Mather Library collection, including Geophysical Institute emeritus professor Glenn Shaw’s memoir Fingerprints on the Moon: My Life in Physics. The new books are available for borrowing. Suggestions for future additions are always welcome, email your recommendation to gilibrary [at] gi [dot] alaska [dot] edu or stop by and submit in person.

Antarctic Subglacial Aquatic Environments / edited by M.J. Siegert, M.C. Kennicutt II, R.A. Bindschadler

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.

Many new items have been added to the Keith B. Mather’s collection recently. Among the new titles Geophysical Institute scientist Nicole Mölders’ book Land-Use and Land-Cover Changes: Impact on Climate and Air Quality (Atmospheric and Oceanographic Sciences Library) is now available.

Thirty new items have been added to the Keith B. Mather’s collection recently. The additions include the Geophysical Institute’s Nicole Mölders’ recently published book, Land-Use and Land-Cover Changes. 

Here is a list of the new items in alphabetical order by title:

Arctic Pollution 2011 / by the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme

Auroras: Fire the in the Sky / by Dan Bortolotti

The Book of Ice / by Paul D. Miller