Eicken receives Terris and Katrina Moore Prize

Submitted by Amy Hartley
Phone: (907) 474-5823
05/05/06

Geophysical Institute Director Roger Smith has announced that Associate Professor Hajo Eicken is the 2005 winner of the 2005 Terris and Katrina Moore Prize. Eicken was nominated for the prize by his colleagues at the Geophysical Institute for his research, dedication to teaching and passion for science.

Eicken is responsible for the installation of a new land-based radar in Barrow, which is now collecting data that will support future sea ice research and benefit others working with, or around, ice in the area.

Eicken is an expert of sea ice geophysics and supports four masters students, one Ph.D. student, a postdoctoral fellow and one technician.

The $500 Terris and Katrina Moore Prize is awarded each year to a faculty member at the Geophysical Institute. The prize was established in 1987 by funds from former UA President Terris Moore.

CONTACT: Hajo Eicken, associate professor of geophysics at (907) 474-7280 or via e-mail at hajo.eiken@gi.alaska.edu. Amy Hartley, Geophysical Institute information officer, (907) 474-5823 or via e-mail at amy.hartley@gi.alaska.edu .