2026 Science for Alaska Summer Series

Ken Tape, research professor at the Geophysical Institute, speaks from a stage to a packed house at the Morris Thompson Cultural & Visitors Center.
Ken Tape, research professor at the Geophysical Institute, speaks to a packed house at the Morris Thompson Cultural & Visitors Center. Photo by Becky Lindsey.

The Geophysical Institute Public Information team is pleased to partner with Explore Fairbanks for the third annual Science for Alaska Summer Series. This series is a more casual version of the winter Science for Alaska series, furthering the GI’s investment in public outreach to connect with summer visitors in an off-campus location.

All four talks are in person at the Morris Thompson Cultural & Visitors Center, 101 Dunkel St. in downtown Fairbanks. Talks start at 11:30 a.m. and last about 30 minutes with extended time for audience questions. 

Talks will not be streamed to Zoom as in the winter series, but we will provide a basic Facebook livestream from the Geophysical Institute’s Facebook page.

Talk schedule, 11:30 a.m. AKDT, Saturdays:

  • June 13: The 2025 Tracy Arm Landslide-Tsunami, Michael West
  • July 11: HAARP Facility Overview & Research, Evans Callis
  • August 8: Alaska's Cold Winter in a Warming Climate, Rick Thoman
  • September 12: Fire and Ice: Launching Rockets in Alaska, Kyle McAllen
     

Download a pdf flyer with the details for the entire series>

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Since it was established by an Act of Congress in 1946, scientists at the Geophysical Institute have studied geophysical processes from the center of the Earth to the surface of the sun and beyond, turning data and observations into information useful for state, Arctic and national priorities.

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