Founding director

University affiliation

• International Arctic Research Center
• University of Alaska Fairbanks (Fairbanks)

Contact information

• Email: sakasofu@alaska.edu
• Phone: (907) 474-6012

Media contact

Heather McFarland

• Phone: (907) 474-6286
• Email: hrmcfarland@alaska.edu

Areas of expertise

• Atmospheric and space science
• Physics

Research interests/biography

Syun-Ichi Akasofu is an expert in aurora physics, solar physics, geophysics, and magnetosphere.