Syun-Ichi Akasofu Building

The University of Alaska Board of Regents unanimously approved a proposal to name the building that houses the International Arctic Research Center in honor of the center’s founding director, Syun-Ichi Akasofu, who plans to retire in 2007.

Related Links:

• History of IARC
  
• IARC Gallery - photos from the building dedication
  
• Campus arctic research building named for Akasofu
  
• Akasofu endowment tops $110,000 on eve of building dedication

The Akasofu Years --

Stop by and check out the blueboard displays in honor of Syun-Ichi Akasofu's life and career created by the GI Digital Design Center and located in the hall of flags on the main level of the Akasofu Building. The blueboards are on display during the summer of 2007. Preview them below:

1. Growing up in Japan - Family Life
2. Geophysicist • Educator • Researcher
3. Director - Geophysical Institute
4. Director - International Arctic Research Center

Hall of Flags, Syun-Ichi Akasofu Building, 2nd Floor