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Farewell to a funny, brilliant scientist

By Ned Rozell | University of Alaska-Fairbanks on Mar 10, 2025 Featured, Science/Education

Glenn Shaw died on Feb. 28, 2025, in Tucson, Arizona. The atmospheric chemist was for years a scientist and professor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute. He was funny and irreverent and brilliant. Just seeing him approach down the hall made you smile, because you knew you’d soon be laughing. Following is an […]

Ninety Below Zero and the Unfrozen Beer

By Ned Rozell | Geophysical Institute on Feb 12, 2022 Featured, The Arctic and Alaska Science

It is early February, about the date Glenn Shaw once noted as the first day at Fairbanks’ latitude you could feel the tickle of the sun on your cheek. Northern Alaskans don’t want to expose their faces today (Glenn, a retired atmospheric scientist at the Geophysical Institute is fine — his cheeks are now in […]