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Introduction to the Computer Lab
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The Geology & Geophysics Computer Lab is located in Room 316 of the Reichardt Building at 900 Yukon Drive, mid-way between the West Ridge Research Complex and lower campus.  The Lab consists of 14 Windows 2000 workstations, and 1 MacIntosh workstation.

Access to the computer lab is controlled by a key-code door, thus anyone with access to the building and the key-code has access to the lab (24 hours/day, 7 days/week).  Geology majors and UAF students taking geology classes, faculty and staff, and attendees of programs and conferences associated with the Geology Department are encouraged to use the lab as needed.

Obtaining the Computer Lab Door Code, Usernames/Passwords

Contact Bill Witte (fnwkw@uaf.edu or 474-7809) to obtain a username and password for access to the Geology Department network server (“NUGGET”). Lab users are required to obtain and maintain an Aurora account (call 474-6564). The computer lab door code changes periodically, and new codes can be obtained from the department office in Room 308.

Logging on Lab Workstations

To logon at any of the PC workstations in the computer lab, press Ctrl-Alt-Delete at the prompt, enter your username/password, check that the default domain (GEOLOGY) is selected, and press Enter.

Logging off Lab Workstations

Click the Start button (lowest left-hand corner).  Click Shutdown … from the pop-up menu.  Click the button "Close all programs and log on as a different user?"  Click "Yes", and the workstation is available for the next user.

Usage Priority:

  1. Geology Class Work/Research Work
  2. Other class work
  3. Personal (email, non-Geology Internet Browsing)

If you would like to use a workstation for a higher priority item than it is being used for, then feel free to (politely) ask to use the workstation

Useful Information:

Email Access

Users will access their email in a variety of ways, depending on where there email server is located.  If you are affiliated with UAF and have an account on AURORA, you can access your email through a simple browser-based site: http://webmail.uaf.edu/.  If you access your remote computer system through Telnet (or SSH Secure Shell), then you are probably familiar with a text-based email application (PINE or similar).

Printer Access

If you wish to print out a small number of pages of hard copy, feel free to use the laser printer in the lab.  You may access this printer under the HP8150 PCL6. The printer is not a COPY MACHINE, nor is the Geology Computer Lab a PRINT SHOP. The size of Print Jobs are audited and if you are abusing the Lab's printing services -- say, more than 100 pages per week, you're account will be disabled. Exceptions are possible, but check with the lab administrator BEFORE submitting large print jobs.

Applications

A listing of all other applications installed on various workstations in the lab is posted on the bulletin board behind the door to the lab or Computer Hardware and Software Installations.

Software which the Geology and Geophysics Computer Lab supports includes:

  • The entire MS Office 2000 Professional suite
  • Vector and bitmap graphics editors: Corel Draw and Photopaint, Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
  • HTML editors (Macromedia Dreamweaver)
  • GIS applications (ESRI ArcGIS, MapInfo, Autodesk AutoCAD Map)
  • 3D Geologic Visualization Packages (Gemcom, PETRA)
  • GPS processing and data management (Trimble pathfinder Office, Leica SKI-Pro)
  • Advanced Remote Sensing Image processing (ERDAS Imagine, Geomatica PCI)
  • Micro Probe/SEM tools (Microimage, Probe for Windows, Virtual WDS)
  • Geochemical modeling (Geochemists' Workbench)
  • SPSS statistical package
  • Scientific graphing (Grapher)
  • General Geologic Tools (Rockworks2002)

DO NOT attempt to install or run your own software on the Geology Computer Lab workstations. It probably won't work, it's probably illegal, and your account will be disabled if you attempt to install or run software for which the Geology Dept. does not hold a license. If you know of some software which you think would be a useful AND widely used in the lab, then ask for it -- no promises, but we are always looking for new applications.

Data Storage

Each user has a limited amount of personal storage space allocated on the network server (“NUGGET”); this is located in the N:\username directory.   Because this space is limited, all large files should be stored on CDs.  This also applies to long-term storage of files.  See the “Copying Data to CD-W” cookbook for information on how to do this.

Undergrad students have a default disk quota of 100Mb, grad students have a default quota of 200Mb.
If a user has an academic need for more space, these limits can be adjusted.

Problems/Feedback

If you have any questions about the Geology Computer Lab, or are having problems with the lab, please contact Bill Witte (fnwkw@uaf.edu or 474-7809).
  
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Department of Geology and Geophysics
Reichardt Building Room 308, 900 Yukon Drive
P.O. Box 755780
Fairbanks, AK 99775-5780
phone: (907) 474-7565
fax: (907) 474-5163
 

The University of Alaska Fairbanks is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. UAF is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and educational institution.

Last modified June 29, 2007 by geology@uaf.edu

 

 
Background Image is a dinosaur track found by 2006 Geology Field Camp students Susi Tomsich and Jeremiah Drewel. Photo compliments of Jeremiah Drewel.