INSTAAR 50th Anniversary

INSTAAR celebrates 50 years of research and education

INSTAAR celebrated its 50th anniversary on 14-16 September, 2001 with an icebreaker, lectures, tours, a dinner, and a trip to the Mountain Research Station. Alumni and friends of INSTAAR came from throughout the US and from other countries to participate. Because many people travelling from distant places informed us they intended to arrive as planned, we decided to hold the celebration despite the tragic events in New York, Washington, and Pennsylvania. Unfortunately, travel was impossible for many people and you were surely missed.

The University Regents first approved the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Ecology on April 20, 1951. The Institute took on the new name Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (IAAR) in 1953, and later changed its acronym to INSTAAR. But no matter how you look upon what we have called ourselves, we are now 50 years old... and still going strong!

Celebration schedule:

   Friday 14 Sept
       Icebreaker 5:00 to 7:00
   Saturday 15 Sept
      Keynote talkls 9:30 to 12:30
      Lunch 12:30 to 2:30
      Tours of research facilities 2:30 to 4:30 -
      BBQ dinner 6:30 to 10:00
   Sunday 16 Sept
      Field trip to the Mountain Research Station

(A detailed program can be found at the bottom of this page)

Press release: A short summary of INSTAAR's history and its present research and education role is available as a University Press Release.

Theses: INSTAAR has assembled a list of all INSTAAR theses from 1951 to 2001 (go to theses list).

Publications: A searchable list from 1956 to 2001 is also available (go to Publications).

Booklet: INSTAAR has produced a booklet of the history of the Institute as seen through the eyes of its directors; vignettes from students, faculty, and staff; and info on current INSTAAR research. Copies have been printed. To obtain a printed version, contact Vicky Nelson. A digital copy in PDF format is also available. Download of the digital version may take awhile because the file is 1 mb in size (download 50th Anniv.pdf ). You may need to install the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this file.

Digital Photo Album: INSTAAR has produced a digital photo album for the web containing over 750 photos submitted by past and present INSTAAR's (go to photo album).

T-shirts, caps: There is a selection of shirts, caps, and pens for sale. Some are available with a 50th anniversary logo; others with the standard INSTAAR logo. (go to shirts and caps page).

Program:

Friday, September 14, 2001
5:00 to 7:00 PM	Fiske planetarium Foyer & Auditorium: Ice-breaker (snacks and drinks), Continuous slide show.
Saturday, September 15, 2001
9:30 AM	RL 1 (Rose Litman Lab): Mark Meier painting and Tad Pfeffer photo exhibition and coffee, Rm 269. Sale of books from Reading Room, Rm 281. Sale of T-shirts, caps, etc, Rm 265. Sale of subscription for Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research and Occasional Papers, Rm 252.
10:00 - 12:30	RL 3 (the tall building east of RL 1) Room 620: Highlights of Current INSTAAR Research: Moderator John Andrews
10:00	James Syvitski, Director INSTAAR: Introduction Carol Lynch, Assoc. Vice Chancellor of the Graduate School, University of Colorado: Welcome
10:30 - 12:20	Mark Meier: Glaciers are melting and sea level is rising - What does the future portend? James Syvitski: Developing a Community Sediment Model for education and research in the 21st Century. John Hoffecker: Early Modern Humans and Ice-Age landscapes of Eastern Europe. Mark Williams: Dead fish and dead trees in Colorado Mountains: When do we know enough to regulate emissions? Gifford Miller: Megafauna extinction and climate change in Pleistocene Australia: Assessing the Human factor. Jim White: Ice cores, climate change, and why it all matters.
12:30 - 2:30	Lunch (on your own, gather with old friends or someone new)
2:30 - 4:30	RL 1 Graduate Student Posters and Lab Tours
2:30 - 3:30	Graduate Student Posters
3:00 - 4:30	Tours of INSTAAR Labs: Isotope Lab - J. White & B. Vaughn. Image Analysis & Computer Lab - J. Syvitski & S. Peckham. Marine Cores Lab - A. Jennings & J. Andrews Atmospheric Chemistry Lab - M. Williams Limnology Lab - D. McKnight
6:30 - 10:30	Koenig Alumni Center: Bar-B-Q Dinner (CU Main Campus, see Parking Map)
Sunday, September 16, 2001
9:30 AM	Depart from RL 1 for Mountain Research Station
3:00 PM	Return from Mountain Research Station (anticipated arrival at RL 1, 4:00)

INSTAAR 50th Reunion Committee:

James Syvitski, Chair
Vicky Nelson
Martha Andrews
Kathleen Salzberg
Ruby Marr
Nanette Elias
John Andrews
Bill Bowman
Gifford Miller
David Lubinski
Gita Dunhill

50th Anniversary Celebration- Sept 2001