27th annual Science for ÐÓ°Épro Lecture Series announced
January 22, 2019
Fritz Freudenberger
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The ÐÓ°Épro Geophysical Institute will host free public talks about topics ranging from Fairbanks’ air quality to climate change and space weather.
The 2019 Science for ÐÓ°Épro Lecture Series begins Tuesday, Jan. 29. Talks start at 7 p.m. every Tuesday at Raven Landing Center through March 5.
For 27 years, the Geophysical Institute has hosted the lecture series as one of their largest public outreach efforts.
The series brings current scientific research to ÐÓ°Éprons in an event that pools knowledge from scientists with expertise across the state.
Lectures are offered live in Fairbanks and online, as well as on DVDs that are accessible through the ÐÓ°Épro library system.
The 2019 lectures and dates are:
- Jan. 29: "The Science of Smoke: Fairbanks’ Particulate Problem," Bill Simpson, professor of chemistry, UAF
- Feb. 5: "ÐÓ°Épro Climate Prospects: Some Like It Hot," Martin Stuefer, director of the ÐÓ°Épro Climate Research Center, UAF
- Feb. 12: "Storms at the Edge of Space," Mark Conde, associate professor of physics, UAF
- Feb. 19: "Will Defrosting the 'Icebox' Lead to More Summer Wildfires in ÐÓ°Épro?" Randi Jandt, fire ecologist, ÐÓ°Épro Fire Science Consortium, UAF
- Feb. 26: "Flying Toward the Future: Unmanned Aircraft in ÐÓ°Épro," Cathy Cahill, director, ÐÓ°Épro Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration, UAF
- March 5: "Astronomy Mashup: Connecting Physics and Culture Under the Night Sky," Richard P. Hechter, associate professor of science education, University of Manitoba
For more about the lectures and videos of past talks, please visit the website: or the Geophysical Institute Facebook page @UAF.GI.
Science for ÐÓ°Épro is sponsored by the Triplehorn family, Lifewater Engineering and Class 5 Boatworks, the ÐÓ°Épro Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research and the Geophysical Institute.