Information from space, via Alaska, for 20 years
By Ned Rozell
As late August brings night back to the far north, our old friend darkness is restoring our view of the aurora, stars and satellites, seen as pinpoints of light streaking through the heavens. In the last 50 years, researchers have blasted thousands of these devices into Earth’s orbit.
The experiment that never ends
By Ned Rozell
Some experiments never end. Especially ones involving plastic objects released in the far north.
In late July 2011, Paul Boots, a supervisor at an oilfield on Alaska’s North Slope, found a small, yellow plastic disc on a creekbed. Scientists 30 years ago tossed the disc into the sea as part of a study on arctic oil spills.
Boots, who works at the large gravel pad that hosts the Badami oil field, was with his coworkers on an annual cleanup day along a nameless creek just west of the gravel pad.
Alaska K-12 Science Curricular Initiative: Online resource offers Alaska-based science curriculum
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Aug. 3, 2011
CONTACT: Amy Hartley, GI information officer, at 907-474-5823 or via e-mail at amy [dot] hartley [at] gi [dot] alaska [dot] edu
Fairbanks, Alaska— A free science education resource for Alaska educators is now available online. Developed by the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute under contract to the Alaska Department of Education & Early Development, the Alaska K-12 Science Curricular Initiative is designed to help teachers bring cutting-edge Alaska research to K-12 classrooms.
PDF DownloadNASA workshop: Aug. 25
Come meet representatives from Johnson Space Center, Jet Propulsion Lab, and Ames Research Center. Explore possible collaborations in research and education.
Make yourself more competitive in proposing to Alaska Space Grant and Alaska NASA EPSCoR Research Initiation Solicitations.
This is the ideal venue to make connections and sell your research ideas. Come find out how your discipline connects, NASA’s interests are very broad.
Where: Globe Room, Elvey Building
Alaska Satellite Facility's Open House to celebrate 20 years of service
The Geophysical Institute’s Alaska Satellite Facility will celebrate 20 years since the first downlink of images from an earth-observing synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite by hosting an Open House. The public is invited to tour facilities used for the acquisition, storage, processing and distribution of data acquired from polar-orbiting satellites, and to learn why satellite-borne earth observation is critical for monitoring change.
GI demonstration at Tanana Valley State Fair
Tuesday, August 9 is UAF Day at the Tanana Valley State Fair! This year, several units from the Geophysical Institute will participate with demonstrations in Totem Square from noon until 6 p.m. Staff from the Alaska Satellite Facility, Poker Flat Research Range and the Alaska Volcano Observatory will be available to talk about remote sensing and ASF’s 20th anniversary, display some new unmanned aircraft, as well as volcanic ash modeling. Stop by the GI’s tent to witness some of the exciting research done by our very own faculty, staff and students.
Science professional development course for teachers
Investigations in Cyber-enabled Education, or ICE, is accepting applications for its fall 2011 Snow Cover course for educators. The science professional development course for teachers features a collaborative online network for teaching and learning about the role of snow in global climate. Participants interact with a suite of online lessons and are given access to snow-related data and resources appropriate for classroom use.
