JSG Community Event: Building Dedication Ceremony for New UTIG-TACC Research Office Complex

Date & Time: Thursday, January 11, 2007

• 1-2 p.m.: Formal dedication ceremony
• 2-5 p.m.: Scientific meeting, tours and demos
• 5-7 p.m.: Reception

Place: 10100 Burnet Road, Building 196. The new building is located in the northeast quadrant of the J.J. Pickle Research Campus, adjacent to the Bureau of Economic Geology. See map and directions (map does not show the new building).

Who is Invited: All members of the Jackson School community and friends of the school interested in attending, including Jackson School alumni in the Austin area, and UTIG alumni.

RSVP: Three options: 1) Online via the RSVP form, 2) via e-mail to Nancy Ewert in the Dean's Office, or 3) by phone to (512) 471-6048.

Background: The Jackson School of Geosciences, the Jackson School’s Institute for Geophysics (UTIG) and the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) at The University of Texas at Austin cordially invite you to a dedication ceremony for the new UTIG-TACC Research Office Complex.

The new building, which is attached to the Bureau of Economic Geology, will bring UTIG onto the university campus for the first time since its inception in 1972 while enhancing collaboration between UTIG’s scientists and researchers at other JSG and university units. The building will also provide offices for TACC’s growing staff and house a state-of-the-art machine room for TACC’s national computing resources, soon to include the world’s fastest supercomputer.

Please join us in celebrating this tremendous achievement.

About UTIG
The University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG) is known internationally as a leading academic research group in geology and geophysics. Founded in 1972, it is a part of the Jackson School of Geosciences at The University of Texas at Austin. UTIG scientists investigate the dynamic geophysical processes that influence Earth's structure, environment and climate. They also develop new mathematical models, data processing and imaging techniques that are relevant to natural resource exploration, the assessment of geologic hazards and modeling global climate change.

About TACC
The Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) at The University of Texas at Austin is a leading research center for advanced computational science, engineering and technology. TACC’s mission is to enable scientific discovery and enhance society through the application of advanced computing technologies. As a leading advanced computing center, TACC fulfills its mission by conducting a comprehensive, integrated set of activities ranging from operations to research. TACC’s activities span a wide variety of advanced computational technologies, from cutting-edge hardware to mainstream technologies augmented by advanced networks and software. TACC has world-class infrastructure and tremendous staff expertise in these areas, enabling it to be a leading center for the application of advanced computing technologies to important and challenging problems.

For more information about the Jackson School, contact J.B. Bird at jbird@jsg.utexas.edu, 512-232-9623.