At 7 p.m. on Jan. 19, Gwen Holdmann will discuss how Alaska can emerge as an energy leader by pinpointing methods for stabilizing energy prices and reducing its vulnerability. Holdmann’s lecture, “New Energy for Alaska Communities,” is the first installment of the annual Science for Alaska lecture series, and will be delivered at the Westmark Gold Room in Fairbanks. The lecture will then continue on to Anchorage and Juneau Jan. 20 and 21. The lectures are free to the public and each one begins with educational demonstrations at 6:30 p.m., presented by the Science Education Outreach Network.
Holdmann is the director of the Alaska Center for Energy and Power at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. She began her renewable energy work for ABS Alaskan, where she wrote a guide to micro-hydro power for Alaska. She also worked on the development of a renewable and sustainable energy program at Chena Hot Springs Resort.
The Science for Alaska Lecture Series covers a broad range of science topics specific to Alaska and its residents. The Fairbanks series includes six lectures that run every Tuesday evening from Jan. 19 through Feb. 23 in the Westmark Gold Room. Three of the lectures will also be presented in Anchorage, at the Anchorage Museum, and in Juneau, at Centennial Hall, through Feb. 4. An associated continuing education course for teachers is available statewide.
The University of Alaska Fairbanks, the Geophysical Institute and Alyeska Pipeline Service Company sponsor the 2010 series. Anchorage activities are sponsored by the Anchorage Museum’s Imaginarium Discovery Center.
Following is a listing of the lectures coming up in the Science for Alaska Lecture Series 2010. All lectures take place at 7 p.m. in the Gold Room of the Fairbanks Westmark Hotel in downtown Fairbanks. For additional information (including when some of these lectures will be presented in Juneau and Anchorage) call 907-474-7558.
Tuesday, Jan. 19
"New Energy for Alaska Communities"
Gwen Holdmann, director, Alaska Center for Energy and Power, UA
Tuesday, Jan. 26
"Tooth-Walkers: Uncovering the Archaeology of Alaska's Walruses"
Erica Hill, assistant professor of anthropology, UAS
Tuesday, Feb. 2
"Breaking the Barrier: Tobacco's Effect on Lung Architecture"
Cindy Knall, assistant professor of immunology, UAA
Tuesday, Feb. 9
"What's Smoking Now? Fairbanks Air Quality and PM2.5"
Cathy Cahill, associate professor of chemistry, Geophysical Institute, UAF
Tuesday, Feb. 16
"Listening for Magma: How to Forecast a Volcanic Eruption"
Michael West, research assistant professor of seismology, Alaska Volcano Observatory/Geophysical Institute, UAF
Tuesday, Feb. 23
"Surviving Sub-Zero: The Ingenuity of Alaska's Lemmings and Voles"
Ian van Tets, associate professor of biology, UAA
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