Unmanned aircraft offer options for wildlife observation
IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 29, 2011 CONTACT: Amy Hartley, Geophysical Institute information officer, 907-474-5823, amy [dot] hartley [at] gi [dot] alaska [dot] edu
Fairbanks, Alaska— On a two-day trip to the Aleutians earlier this month, researchers from Poker Flat Research Range evaluated the performance of a new unmanned aircraft system that will be used to monitor Steller sea lions.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 25, 2011
CONTACT: Amy Hartley, Geophysical Institute, 907-474-5823, amy [dot] hartley [at] gi [dot] alaska [dot] edu
Scientist analyzes the nucleus of comet Hartley 2
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June17, 2011
CONTACT: Amy Hartley, Geophysical Institute information officer, 907-474-5823, amy [dot] hartley [at] gi [dot] alaska [dot] edu
Fairbanks, Alaska—Nearly one year ago, a repurposed NASA spacecraft flew by the comet Hartley 2. As a result, a multitude of high-resolution images were gathered over 50 days that allow scientists to understand the nature of the comet’s surface and it’s hidden interior.
Final rocket of 2011 to launch from Poker Flat Research Range
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 22, 2011
CONTACT: Amy Hartley, GI information officer, 907-474-5823, amy [dot] hartley [at] gi [dot] alaska [dot] edu
NASA 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
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.
Team to research noctilucent clouds
In the next few weeks, researchers at Poker Flat Research Range will study polar ice clouds and their environment in the late summer skies of Fairbanks. These studies will use the Poker Flat Incoherent Scatter Radar that can detect turbulent structures in the upper atmosphere.
Unmanned aircraft will have new role in oil spill response in Alaska
By Greg Walker, University of Alaska Unmanned Aircraft Program manager
DIXI team meeting at GI discusses Hartley 2
As reported by DIXI meeting coordinator Don Hampton:
The Deep Impact EXtended Investigation science team met at the Geophysical Institute from June 21 through June 26 to discuss the results of the flyby of comet Hartley 2 on Nov. 8, 2010. The comet flyby was accomplished using the repurposed Deep Impact spacecraft that was originally used to observe a spacecraft impact with comet Tempel 1 in 2005.
