 June 22–July 4, 2010
Discover the spectacular beauty of inland Alaska as we travel to towns and cities whose names evoke an exciting history of wildcatters and prospectors. From Anchorage, visit Iditarod Headquarters then board the historic Alaska Railroad for a scenic journey to Denali National Park. Fairbanks will be the base for cruising the Chena and Tanana rivers, visiting the University of Alaska-Fairbanks Museum, and the Trans Alaska Oil Pipeline. Head back in time to the Gold Rush days at Dawson City (with a stop at Diamond Tooth Gerties), and in Whitehorse learn about the heritage of the Native American and Canadian peoples. Travel through rugged Kluane National Park en route to Tok, then Valdez, where a cruise on Prince William Sound is the perfect ending to this truly unique and in-depth exploration of Alaska’s vast interior.
$$ Approximately $3,359 per person based on double occupancy, plus airfare.
Activity Level: Moderately Active
 Lecturer: Frank Incropera
Frank Incropera received his BSME from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and his MSME and PhD from Stanford University, all in mechanical engineering. Except for research leaves, he was with Purdue University from 1966 to 1998, where he was head of the School of Mechanical Engineering from 1989 to 1998. From 1998 to 2006, he served as the Matthew H. McCloskey Dean of Engineering at Notre Dame. He is currently the Clifford and Evelyn Brosey Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Notre Dame. In 2001, he was named by the Institute for Scientific Information as one of the 100 most frequently cited engineering researchers in the world. Professor Incropera has authored or co-authored 13 books and more than 200 journal articles on heat and mass transfer. His work has addressed energy and environmental issues, biomedical engineering, electronics cooling, casting and quenching of metal alloys, and laser-based machining operations. In the last five years, his interests have focused on the broad range of technical and nontechnical issues associated with transition to a sustainable energy future.
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