Physics Department & Journal Club to answer: “Why are we still studying the aurora?”
Physics Department & Journal Club to answer: “Why are we still studying the aurora?”
Who: Don Hampton, Optical Science Manager Poker Flat Research Range
Where: GI Auditorium, Elvey Building
When: Today, Friday, Nov. 11 at 3:45 p.m.
Abstract: “Why are we still studying the aurora?"
Discovering a new dinosaur in northern Alaska
By Ned Rozell
There’s a new kind of dinosaur out there, and it lived in Alaska.
Its bones, long turned to stone, are part of a cliff in northern Alaska. That’s where dinosaur-hunter Tony Fiorillo brushed dirt away from a portion of its massive skull – something that most of us would mistake for a rock.
Snow COVER: An online course for educators accepts applications for spring semester
The Geophysical Institute Outreach Office is accepting applications for a spring 2012 Snow COVER course for educators. The science professional development course features a collaborative online network for teaching and learning about the role of snow in global climate. Course participants interact with a suite of online lessons and receive access to a wealth of snow-related data and resources appropriate for classroom use.
Dr. Wolfgang-Martin Boerner to speak Thursday, November 10
GI Seminar: Full-Polarimetric SAR and its applications in Agriculture, Forestry and the Detection of Natural Hazards.
Speaker: Dr. Wolfgang-Martin Boerner
Date: Thursday, November 10
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Place: Elvey Auditorium
Dr. Boerner is a Professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Research Professor Emeritus Lummerzheim to present at Minnesota college
Research Professor Emeritus Dirk Lummerzheim of the Geophysical Institute will provide a public lecture at Gustavus Adolphus College in Minnesota in early November. The college invited Lummerzheim to make the trip to present on mysteries of the aurora.
Lummerzheim is affiliated with the the GI's Space Physics research group and is an aurora expert.
Gene Wescott is featured artist at Well Street Art Gallery
Geophysical Institute Professor Emeritus Gene Wescott will be a featured artist at the Well Street Art Gallery starting November 4. The scientist's wood block prints will be on display starting with November's First Friday event.
Wescott is affiliated with the Space Physics research group at the GI.
For more information, visit http://www.wellstreetart.com/.
Be prepared for AGU: Order your business cards from Design Services now
Getting low on business cards? Don’t be caught short-handed at the American Geophysical Union's Fall Meeting, order them today.
Print and complete the order form found here and then turn it in to the GI Director’s Office for approval. Most orders take a week to ten days to fill.
GI Quarterly Report now available
Read up on some of the latest research news in the current edition of the Geophysical Institute Quarterly Report. Glaciers, thermokarst lakes, the 20th anniversary of the Alaska Satellite Facility, GI's new Education Group and details on our new director, Bob McCoy, are all available in this new, extended edition of the Quarterly.
View the pdf here or request a copy of the publication through the Outreach Office. Email info [at] gi [dot] alaska [dot] edu with your requests.
Alaska creatures without us
By Ned Rozell
In Alan Weisman’s book, The World Without Us, the author ponders “a world from which we all suddenly vanished. Tomorrow.”
In last week’s column, a few experts discussed the fate of Alaska structures if Alaskans were to disappear. This week, people who study Alaska’s wildlife donate some thought to the subject.
