Cahill to lead university’s unmanned aircraft center
January 13, 2016 / Sue Mitchell University of Alaska Fairbanks atmospheric chemistry professor Catherine Cahill is the new director of the Alaska Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration. Cahill has worked with unmanned aircraft at UAF since 2006.
HAARP provides power to Copper Valley - Geophysical Institute
Dec 13, 2017 · CONTACTS: Sue Mitchell, University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute, 907-474-5823, [email protected]. Jessica Matthews, High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program, 907-474-1100, [email protected]. Travis Million, Copper Valley Electrical Association, 907-822-8345, [email protected]. Marmian Grimes, University of Alaska ...
Bowhead Whales May Be the World's Oldest Mammals
Feb 15, 2001 · Along with new chemical evidence from the whales' eyes, the harpoon tips suggest that the bowhead may be the oldest living mammal on Earth. George, who works for the North Slope Borough in Barrow, has studied bowheads for 21 years. The whales grow to 60 feet, weigh one ton at birth, and can weigh more than 120,000 pounds as adults.
UAF selected for new federal drone program - Geophysical Institute
May 8, 2018 · Sue Mitchell, University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute, 907-474-5823, [email protected]. Cathy Cahill, University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute, 907-322-6523, [email protected]. The University of Alaska Fairbanks will join a new federal initiative aimed at shaping the future of drones in America.
Revised Denali elevation announced - Geophysical Institute
Sep 2, 2015 · Sue Mitchell, University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute, 907-474-5823, [email protected]. Denali has been downsized by 10 feet as a result of data captured during an expedition this past summer. The elevation of North America’s tallest peak is now estimated to be 20,310 feet. The previous elevation, established using 1950s ...
Hot summers causing arctic sinkholes as permafrost thaws rapidly: …
Arctic sinkholes are appearing across the Canadian High Arctic as permafrost -- ice expected to be frozen year-round -- thaws and collapses due to climate change, according to research published Monday. CONTACTS: Sue Mitchell, University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute, 907-474-5823, [email protected].
Satellite provides global view of the speed of ice
Dec 12, 2016 · CONTACTS: Sue Mitchell, University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute, 907-474-5823, [email protected]. Mark Fahnestock, University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute, 907-687-6371 (cell), [email protected]. Kate Ramsayer, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, 301-286-1742, [email protected]. Glaciers and ice ...
Patent received for improved infrasound sensors
August 09, 2016 / Sue Mitchell. Jeffrey Rothman, supervisor of the electronics shop at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute, has received a U.S. patent for noise reduction in infrasound detection technology. Infrasound is the term given to low-frequency sounds that are at a pitch below the range of human hearing.
Preparing Alaska’s communities for a tsunami
Aug 3, 2017 · Emergency managers around the state work with Nicolsky and Suleimani to determine tsunami threat levels and decide which communities are at greater risk. Sue Mitchell, University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute, 907-474-5823, [email protected]. Dmitry Nicolsky, University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute, (907) 474-7397 ...
Aurora explored in film by scientists and Inupiat elders
Mar 1, 2016 · Aurora explored in film by scientists and Inupiat elders. March 01, 2016 / Sue Mitchell. When the northern lights are bright and strong, the ancestors are happy, according to Inupiaq elders highlighted in a new documentary by the University of Alaska Fairbanks. “Kiguguyat: The Northern Lights” is full of information about the aurora ...