Uploaded February 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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This Science for Alaska lecture is a compilation of short flash-talks from UAF graduate students researchers presented on February 16, 2021. Topics include exploring Venus, measuring gases from Alaska volcanoes, using satellite imagery to understand fire behavior, and oceanography research in Kachemak Bay, Alaska.

UAF graduate student researchers presenting:

Chris Smith, M.Sc. student, UAF GI
Joshua Knicely, Ph.D. student, UAF GI
Skye Kushner, Ph.D. student, Alaska Volcano Observatory, UAF GI
Valerie Wasser, Ph.D. student, Alaska Volcano Observatory, UAF GI
Josianne Haag, M.Sc. student, UAF CFOS

For more information and abstract:
https://www.gi.alaska.edu/events/science-alaska-lecture-series/4251

Science for Alaska is sponsored by Lifewater Engineering and Class 5 Boatworks, Alaska EPSCoR, the NASA Space Science Education Consortium and the UAF Geophysical Institute.

Filmed by Zachary Locklear and Daniel Walker.
Edited by Zachary Locklear.