Scientists
- Jim Beget
- Peter Bienek
- Richard Boone
- Neal Brown
- Cathy Cahill
- Jessie Cherry
- Ronald Daanen
- Jon Dehn
- Jeff Drake
- Hajo Eicken
- Sarah Fowell
- Cathy Hanks
- Robert Herrick
- Mary Keskinen
- Gerhard Kramm
- Dirk Lummerzheim
- Paul McCarthy
- Franz Meyer
- Rebecca Missler
- Nicole Mölders
- Derek Mueller
- Jeremy Nicoll
- Chris Petrich
- Anupma Prakash
- Curt Szuberla
- Amy Tidwell
- Katey Walter
- Peter Webley
- Kenji Yoshikawa
Cathy Hanks: Dr. Hanks is a structural geologist with an emphasis on petroleum
geology and engineering applications. She has conducted geologic
field work throughout Alaska, both as an academic geologist and an
oil exploration geologist. Most of her current research focuses on
fractured rocks in the Brooks Range and their potential behavior as
reservoir rocks. Since 2003 she has worked with the Rural Alaska
Honors Institute to develop an introductory geoscience class for
rural Alaska Native youth. Dr. Hanks is currently an Associate
Professor with a joint appointment with the Geophysical Institute and
the Department of Petroleum Engineering at UAF.
Hanks is serving as a STEP Science Instructor in 2008, when the featured topic is Earth Science.