Weekly Highlights for 06-25-2009
I. Departmental/Bureau News
A. Upcoming Events
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B. Current
USGS Alaska Science Center research geologist Alison B. Till was elected a Fellow of the Geological Society of America (GSA), an honor reserved for members who have made distinguished contributions to the geosciences. She was elected on the strengths of her research contributions to the geology of northern Alaska, science leadership within USGS, and committee work and editorship for GSA.
Contact:
Marti Miller
Anchorage, AK, (907) 786-7437
A new USGS Scientific Investigations Report, in coordination with the National Park Service, has been released titled "Guide to surficial geology and river-bluff exposures, Noatak National Preserve, northwestern Alaska." The report can be found online at: http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2008/5125/.
Contact:
Tom Hamilton
Anchorage, AK, (907) 786-7451
Growth of the lave dome at Redoubt Volcano in Alaska's Cook Inlet is slowing. However, a sudden collapse or explosive destruction of the growing lava dome could occur at any time. USGS Alaska Science Center staff at the Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) and visiting staff from USGS Cascades Observatory, and the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute continue to staff the AVO operations room 24/7 tracking activity at the volcano and fielding media, public, and government inquiries. Staff is also conducting a variety of scientific studies in conjunction with monitoring and reporting duties to investigate processes of lava dome growth, degassing, volcano deformation, seismicity, ash fall, lahar generation, and many other topics. The Aviation Color Code remains at ORANGE with the Alert Level at WATCH. AVO continues to post daily updates of Redoubts condition on the AVO website (http://www.avo.alaska.edu/activity/Redoubt.php). AVO is a partnership among the USGS, the State of Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys, and The University of Alaska Geophysical Institute.
Contact:
Thomas Murray
Anchorage, AK, (907) 786-7042
Russian scientists representing the Sakhalin Volcanic Eruption Response Team (SVERT) and the Kamchatkan Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT) will visit the Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) offices at the USGS Alaska Science Center June 29 to see AVO facilities and discuss operational issues involved in communicating volcanic activity in the Russian Far East to the aviation community. They will be joined by National Weather Service personnel in the afternoon to discuss among other topics, the response to the recent eruption of Sarychev Peak in the Kuriles. USGS helped found KVERT and SVERT and remains an active partner.
Contact:
C. (Tina) Neal
Anchorage, AK, (907) 786-7458
II. Press Inquiries/Media
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