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Mike Roddewig
Remote Sensing

Develops optical remote sensing instrumentation and techniques to study our environment
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Carl Schmitt
Atmospheric Sciences

Studies ice cloud microphysics to improve model interpretation and light absorbing particles in snow
Mike Shumko
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Mykhaylo Shumko
Space Physics & Aeronomy

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William Simpson
Atmospheric Sciences

Studies atmospheric chemistry and pollution using rugged instruments and remote sensing
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Martin Stuefer
ACRC Director and State Climatologist
Studies weather and climate
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Matthew Sturm
Snow, Ice & Permafrost

Studies snow on tundra and sea ice through Arctic and Antarctic expeditions
Carl Tape's Photo
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Carl Tape
Seismology & Geodesy

Uses seismic waves to study earthquakes and image Earth's internal structure
Ken Tape's Portrait
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Ken Tape
Snow, Ice & Permafrost

Studies the impacts of climate warming on various components of the Arctic ecosystem
Denise Thorsen's Portrait
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Denise Thorsen
ASGP Director
Oversees the Alaska Space Grant Program at UAF
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Martin Truffer
Snow, Ice & Permafrost

Studies tidewater and lake-calving glaciers, ice deformation, and glacier beds
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Michael West
AEC Director
Improves seismic techniques for monitoring and understanding natural hazards and environmental change with an emphasis on Alaska
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Simon Zwieback
Remote Sensing

Studies the Arctic from space
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Marisa Acosta
Tectonics & Sedimentation

Johanne Albrigtsen
Snow, Ice & Permafrost

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Daniel Bellamy
Atmospheric Sciences

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Qianyu Chang
Remote Sensing

Jie Chen
Remote Sensing

James Christie
Atmospheric Sciences

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Jessica DePaolis
Tectonics & Sedimentation

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Emily Fedders
Snow, Ice & Permafrost

About

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.

Contact info

The GI is located on the West Ridge of the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus.

2156 Koyukuk Drive
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks, AK 99775

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