Nanook News, Vol. 14, No. 10 (November 20, 1970) Item Type Journal Publisher Office of University Relations, Dept. of News Service, University of Alaska Download date 06/10/2021 01:04:48 Link to Item http://hdl.handle.net/11122/3877 Two men who loved and studiedAlmost the 500 craters were christened by The crater namings took place after , lights in the night-time sky have beenthe IAU, which includes astronomersextensive photography of the moon’s far immortalized by fellow scientists andfrom nearly every nation. side, which is always turned from the astronomers. Of the numerous Americansearth, made possible accurate mapping of Craters on the dark side of the moonrepresented, inventors Samuel Morsethat and once-unknown region. Three years of have been named for Sydney ChapmanAlexander Graham Bell are probably thework by an international committee and Christian T. Elvey, two scientistsbest-known. Craters have also beenpreceded announcement of the names associated with the University of Alaskanamed after six American astronauts, severalthe months ago; maps with the new « until their deaths earlier this year. Thefirst time those associated with space designations have only recently become International Astronomical Unionexploration voted have been so honored.available. recently to assign the names of these menAnders, Borman and Lovell, the first to to craters appropriately located nearcircumnavigate the the moon, have beenBoth Chapman and Elvey were moon’s north pole. given craters near the large area Apollo,associated with the University’s Chapman and Elvey thus joinnamed for the U.S. manned-landingGeophysical Institute during its early * company with a host of otherprogram. And near the Sea ofyears; both remained active in its work distinguished scientists, poets andTranquillity are craters Aldrin, Armstronguntil their recent deaths. Buildings on the ‘ philosophers, including Pythagoras, andOmar Collins, named for the U.S.College campus have been named for the Khayam, Pascal and Hippocrates, afterastronauts who accomplished the firsttwo scientists. whom nearby craters have been named.manned lunar landing. - Dr. Elvey, director emeritus of the Geophysical Institute, was a physicist, astronom er and astrophysicist. Specializing in light emanations of stars and nebulae, he collaborated with several other scientists to develop a spectrograph, an instrument which provided the first measurements of hydrogen in the Milky Way galaxy. Later, his growing interest in the aurora borealis brought him to Alaska, where he began a systematic investigation of the phenomena. In the course of these investigations he contributed greatly to the development of an all-sky camera still in use in auroral studies conducted at the Institute. !fP.r-v^- VT'T'T"' -* r ^ An administrator as well as a «■ I.Vrf— ~>lg..alt-* researcher, Elvey was director of the Volume XIV. No. 10 Geophysical Institute from 1952-63 and was the University’s first vice-president for Research and Advanced Study from 1961-63. Until his retirement five years ago, he was a research professor and university land Performs:special assistant to the University president. Renowned geophysicist Sydney Chapman was president of the International Geophysical Year (IGY) in Fugue,” a composition in one movement1957. Advisory Scientific Director of the The University concert band offers, in Geophysical Institute, he frequently its first public appearance of the year,with a two contrasting themes by Vaclav Nelhybel, will • be next, followed byserved as visiting professor there. program of contemporary music varied His mental and physical stamina with older favorites for wind instruments.Vivaldi’s “Concerto Grosso,” one of that composer’s best-known works.inspired many, and he gained almost “Variations on a Korean Folk'Song,”legendary an stature among his colleagues Music department head Duane Mikowexotic piece by John Barnes Chanceand is students for his remarkable vigor. A will conduct the band, composednext of on the program; the concert’sbrilliant and boldly creative scientist, he nearly 70 students from every collegecharming of conclusion will be Johnpublished five books and over 400 the University, in the program, scheduledCacavas’* “Symphonic Scenario scientificfor articles during his 50 years of for 4:00 Sunday afternoon in theBand,” Great based on the melodies of Lernerprolific scientific study. Hall. and Loewe’s “My Fair Lady.” Dimensions of the lunar craters have Opening the show on a romantic note been divided into first, second and third will be Vittorio Giannini’s “Dedication degrees of magnitude. The crater Overture,” which will be followed by There is no admission charge for thenewly-named for Chapman is of the Vincent Persichetti’s four-partconcert, which promises to be a delightfulsecond magnitude, while Elvey’s crater is “Symphony for Band.” The “Preludepre-holiday and musical event. of the third degree. S KAlh LH J . n a n o o kn e w s PAGE 2 November 20, 1970 An electron microscope is a veritable scientific work-horse, allowing its user to examine specimens as thin as a wave of Lawrence E. Davies was named light. Distinguished Lecturer in Journalism at But the University’s electron the University last week. microscope seems to have been put out to Davies, who retired from the New pasture. York Times last spring after 44 years, is Purchased five years ago for ice-fog manager of UA News Services. studies not presently in progress, the huge He began his career with the Portland instrument is still not used to capacity (Oregon) Telegram and later joined the today. “There’s no reason why five times staff of the European edition of the New as much work couldn’t be done with this York Herald Tribune. In 1926, after a machine,” claims its operator, George year and a half with the Paris Herald, he joined the Times city staff in New York Lindholm located with the microscope City. in the Elvey Building. Later that year he opened a bureau in Philadelphia and became chief of the Right now, the U.S. Public Health lab operation. He held that job until 1941 is the microscope’s main user. Dr. Lyons when he was transferred to San Francisco of that agency, who is investigating to open a West Coast Bureau. He was lysosome activity evident in rare genetic chief of that news bureau until his diseases, uses the microscope to examine retirement this spring. minute changes in these tiny intra-cellularLINDHOLM AND FRIEND Upon retirement he took an particles. * assignment to write three books, one on Where the use of the optical Alaska, for a series of 50 that the Times is microscope ends, that of the electronx “We can easily magnify up to 400,000publishing on the individual states. microscope begins. A beam of electrons,times with photographic enlargement produced by a heated tungsten filament,processes,” Lindholm explains. The penetrates the tiny specimens machineand makes photographic records of projects an image magnified up specimensto for further study. 200,000 times for the investigator to Lindholm' emphasizes that the KS view. Because electrons have instrumenta is an analytic tool, and the wave-length of only 1/2000 that of light,investigator must have some idea of whatDr. Arthur Buswell was installed last the machine allows the user to “see”he is seeking. “Otherwise, you could putweek as president of the Northwest Adult specimens of almost incredibly smalla piece of gold in there, and not be ableEducation Association at its annual dimensions. to tell it from a piece of lead,” he laughs.meeting in Vancouver, Washington. Most widely known for experimentsThe inUniversity’s machine, boasts its On assuming the position, Dr. Buswell, virus detection, the electron microscopeoperator, is the “best electron microscopeUniversity vice-president for public, is of use to physical as well as biologicalin Alaska.” It doesn’t have muchservice, pointed out that continual scientists. Defraction patterns of metalscompetition. It’s the only one inlearning the is now accepted as a necessity of can be studied and photographed as easilystate. And as such, its low utilization is lifeall in our rapidly changing society. as can organic structures. the more regrettable. “The real challenge to education today,” he said, “is to change from the traditional teacher-oriented concept of dispensing knowledge to a concept, and organizations, based on the needs of the student learner.” Elected to serve on the Association’s The University’s well-known pianisttowns will be. included in his itinerary.Board of Directors were Eugene Short, and professor of music, Jean-Paul Billaud,All the scheduled concerts will be Dean of Anchorage Community College, began the first leg of a state-wide concertperformed at 8:00 p.m. and will spotlightand Dr. Charles Lafferty, Director of the tour this week with an appearancethe at music of Beethovan. Although eachDivision of Statewide Services. Glennallen. local concert is organized through the auspices of a local concert association, This portion of the tour includesBillaud stops donates his talents as a University NANOOK NEWS, the at Palmer, November 17; Kodiak,service to the community. faculty-staff bulletin of the November 18; Seward, November 21; Billaud came to Alaska from France in University of Alaska, is Homer, November 22; Valdez, November1963 to represent his country at thepublished each week during the 24, and Nome, December 11-12. Alaska Festival of Music. In 1965 he academic year by the Office of Billaud will climax this part of his tourjoined the faculty of the Department ofUniversity Relations, with performances on December 17 andMusic at the University. A prize-winningDepartment of News Service, 18 at Alaskaland with a benefit for thepianist, he is also an accomplished teacher 10S Bunnell, phone 479-7581. new Fairbanks Community Hospital.in Thepiano performance and pianoLarry Davies, News Service second leg of the tour, in late January,literature. His concert tours have becomeManager; Patricia Monaghan, takes the pianist to Anchorage, Southeastannual events through which he has editor; Eddi Parker, contributor.