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De Ford Lecture Series: Ginny Catania
Start:September 6, 2018 at 4:00 pm
End:
September 6, 2018 at 5:00 pm
Location:
JGB 2.324
UTIG Seminar Series: Liming Li, University of Houston
Start:September 7, 2018 at 10:30 am
End:
September 7, 2018 at 11:30 am
Location:
PRC ROC Room 1.603
Contact:
Anisa Abdulkader, aabdulkader@ig.utexas.edu, 512-471-8849
Host: Krista Soderlund
Title: Energies of Planetary Atmospheres
Abstract: I will discuss some important energy processes in planetary atmospheres, which include the radiant energy budget and energy conversion. For terrestrial bodies, the radiant energy budget can help us understand global climate changes (e.g., Earth), polar ice caps (e.g., Mars), and the heat flow driving jet plumes (e.g., Enceladus). For the giant planets, the radiant energy budget is a critical way to evaluate the intrinsic heat flux, which is related to planetary formation and evolution. The energy budget at the top of planetary atmospheres also sets a boundary condition to calculate the radiative transfer and the related heating/cooling rates. The heating/cooling rates modify the thermal structures of planetary atmospheres to generate temperature gradient, which further produces potential energy. Some of the potential energy can be converted into kinetic energy to drive the atmospheric circulation (i.e., Lorenz energy cycle). Based on the above energy perspective, I will present some recent progresses in exploring planetary atmospheres (e.g., Jupiter, Saturn, Earth, Mars, Titan, and Enceladus) and preparing a possible future mission.
De Ford Lecture Series: Amanda Thomas
Start:September 13, 2018 at 4:00 pm
End:
September 13, 2018 at 5:00 pm
Location:
JGB 2.324
UTIG Seminar Series: Amanda Thomas, University of Oregon
Start:September 14, 2018 at 10:30 am
End:
September 14, 2018 at 11:30 am
Location:
PRC ROC Room 1.603
Contact:
Anisa Abdulkader, aabdulkader@ig.utexas.edu, 512-471-8849
Host: Thorsten Becker
Annual Tailgate Party
Start:September 15, 2018 at 5:00 pm
End:
September 15, 2018 at 7:00 pm
Location:
Holland Family Student Center, Jackson Geological Sciences Building
Contact:
Kristen Tucek, ktucek@jsg.utexas.edu, 512.471.2223
Texas Geosciences Career Fair 2018
Start:September 18, 2018 at 10:00 am
End:
September 18, 2018 at 3:00 pm
Location:
San Jacinto Multipurpose Room
Contact:
Jennifer Jordan, jjordan@jsg.utexas.edu, 512-232-0893
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Join us for the annual fall career fair where employers will be speaking to students about opportunities within their companies. The career fair will begin at 10 am and go through 3 pm in the San Jacinto Multipurpose Room. Open to all Jackson School students.
De Ford Lecture Series: Afu Lin
Start:September 20, 2018 at 4:00 pm
End:
September 20, 2018 at 5:00 pm
Location:
JGB 2.324
UTIG Seminar Series: Cynthia Ebinger, Tulane University
Start:September 21, 2018 at 10:30 am
End:
September 21, 2018 at 11:30 am
Location:
PRC ROC Room 1.603
Contact:
Anisa Abdulkader, aabdulkader@ig.utexas.edu, 512-471-8849
Host: Harm van Avendonk
De Ford Lecture Series: Yanjing Liu
Start:September 27, 2018 at 4:00 pm
End:
September 27, 2018 at 5:00 pm
Location:
JGB 2.324
UTIG Seminar Series: Yige Zhang, Texas A&M University
Start:September 28, 2018 at 10:30 am
End:
September 28, 2018 at 11:30 am
Location:
PRC ROC Room 1.603
Contact:
Anisa Abdulkader, aabdulkader@ig.utexas.edu, 512-471-8849
Host: Chris Lowery
DeFord Lecture | Dr. Richard TaylorApril, 25 2024Time: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PMLocation: Boyd Auditorium (JGB 2.324) Adapting to the Amplification of Climate Extremes Through Freshwater Capture: Evidence from the Tropics by Dr. Richard Taylor, Department of Geography, University College London Abstract: In low-income countries of the tropics undergoing rapid growth, global warming presents challenges to the expansion and sustainability of water supplies required to advance progress toward the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. Substantial uncertainty persists in projections of precipitation under climate change. A widely observed impact, pronounced in the tropics, is the intensification of precipitation comprising a transition towards fewer but heavier rainfalls. How does this transition impact terrestrial water balances? How might these changes influence freshwater demand? I will interrogate these questions and review mounting empirical evidence from the tropics of the resilience to climate change of groundwater resources, which act as a natural inter-annual store of freshwater supporting adaptation to the amplification climate extremes. Presented evidence includes case studies and local-to-regional scale analyses from tropical Africa and the Bengal Basin of South Asia. Outcomes emphasize the interconnected nature of surface water and groundwater as well as the value of groundwater as a natural, distributed store of freshwater. This insight provides a platform to explore more equitable and sustainable water development pathways resilient to climate change. |
UTIG Seminar Series: Cornelia Rasmussen, UTIGApril, 26 2024Time: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AMLocation: PRC 196/ROC 1.603 Speaker: Cornelia Rasmussen, Research Associate, University of Texas Institute for Geophysics Host: Krista Soderlund Title: The Emerging Field Of Position-Specific Isotope Analysis: Applications in chemical forensics, exobiology, geo- and environmental sciences Abstract: Complex organics can be found all over our solar system and within each living thing on our planet, be it as part of its physiology or as a contaminant. However, different processes can lead to the formation of chemical identical molecules. This makes answering a number of scientific questions challenging. One example is distinguishing between biotic and abiotic molecules, hence hindering life detection on early Earth but especially on other planetary bodies, such as on Mars, Titan, Enceladus and on meteorites where organics have been detected. Moreover, tracing molecules as they move through the environment can be demanding, yet is essential in studying the flow of organic molecules as well as correlating pollutants with their source. Novel tools to address these challenges are currently being developed. Especially, the emerging field of position-specific isotope analysis is beginning to grant access to the unique intramolecular carbon (13C/12C) isotope fingerprint preserved in complex molecules. This fingerprint can be applied in various scientific disciplines, ranging from forensics to exobiology, geo- and environmental sciences, including geo health. Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR) has the potential to become a key player in this research area, as it allows the analysis of organics within complex mixtures, all without the need to fragment the molecule into single carbon units or the combustion of the molecule of interest. We have been developing several NMR tools that allow us to investigate the intramolecular carbon isotope distribution within various molecule classes and to test the central hypothesis that the position-specific carbon isotope distribution within complex organics depends on a molecule’s source and formation history. |
Planetary Habitability Seminar SeriesApril, 29 2024Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PMLocation: PMA 15.216B UT Center for Planetary Systems Habitability Seminar Series. See website for speaker schedule and more details: View Events Join remotely: https://utexas.zoom.us/j/94052130734 In person: Classroom 15.216B, Physics, Math and Astronomy Bldg. UT Austin, Department of Astronomy 2515 Speedway, Stop C1400 Austin, Texas 78712-1205 |
UTIG Discussion Hour: Kristian Chan - PhD Talk (UTIG)April, 30 2024Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PMLocation: ROC 2.201 |