Scientist Profiles
November 21, 2019
Demian Saffer
According to Demian Saffer, geophysics is more than a scientific pursuit. It’s a solution. “If you want to know whether there’s going to be enough…
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December 4, 2018
Michelle Foss: A Global Energy Market Educator
By Sarah Bloodworth The global energy market is dominated by chance events — from the impacts of a natural disaster, to unexpected shifts in politics…
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December 4, 2018
Eddie Collins: A Career Focused on Texas Geology
By Monica Kortsha In 1979, a year after joining the staff of the Bureau of Economic Geology, Edward “Eddie” Collins took a boat trip down…
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December 4, 2018
Patricia Ganey-Curry: Preserving a Legacy
By Sarah Bloodworth The basin of the Gulf of Mexico is one of the most sought after research zones in the world; not only for…
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December 4, 2018
Timothy Goudge: Cross-Planetary Possibilities
By Sarah Bloodworth The surface of rusty, red Mars is etched with a network of meandering formations that fork out like little Martian fingers. Timothy…
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December 4, 2018
Shirley Dutton: Sedimentary Detective
By Sarah Bloodworth A thin slice of sedimentary rock can hold a lot of history and a lot of mystery. Shirley Dutton acts as the…
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December 4, 2018
Gary Kocurek: Dune Drifter
By Monica Kortsha In the wandering dunes and swirling sand of deserts, Department of Geological Sciences Professor Emeritus Gary Kocurek sees the wind at work….
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December 4, 2018
Bob Hardage: Leadership in 3-D Seismic Research
By Jackson School staff and Bob Hardage When Bob Hardage arrived at the Bureau of Economic Geology 27 years ago, he was tasked by then-director…
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December 4, 2018
Robert Dickinson: Climate Giant
By Monica Kortsha In the early 1980s, while serving as the deputy director of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Climate and Global Dynamics…
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November 20, 2017
Scientist Profile: Ashley Matheny
Rodent-proofing moisture sensors and plowing through dense forest undergrowth gives Ashley Matheny a glimpse into the survival dance of trees. by Barbra A. Rodriguez If…
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November 21, 2019
Demian Saffer
According to Demian Saffer, geophysics is more than a scientific pursuit. It’s a solution. “If you want to know whether there’s going to be enough…
Read MoreDecember 4, 2018
Michelle Foss: A Global Energy Market Educator
By Sarah Bloodworth The global energy market is dominated by chance events — from the impacts of a natural disaster, to unexpected shifts in politics…
Read MoreDecember 4, 2018
Eddie Collins: A Career Focused on Texas Geology
By Monica Kortsha In 1979, a year after joining the staff of the Bureau of Economic Geology, Edward “Eddie” Collins took a boat trip down…
Read MoreDecember 4, 2018
Patricia Ganey-Curry: Preserving a Legacy
By Sarah Bloodworth The basin of the Gulf of Mexico is one of the most sought after research zones in the world; not only for…
Read MoreDecember 4, 2018
Timothy Goudge: Cross-Planetary Possibilities
By Sarah Bloodworth The surface of rusty, red Mars is etched with a network of meandering formations that fork out like little Martian fingers. Timothy…
Read MoreDecember 4, 2018
Shirley Dutton: Sedimentary Detective
By Sarah Bloodworth A thin slice of sedimentary rock can hold a lot of history and a lot of mystery. Shirley Dutton acts as the…
Read MoreDecember 4, 2018
Gary Kocurek: Dune Drifter
By Monica Kortsha In the wandering dunes and swirling sand of deserts, Department of Geological Sciences Professor Emeritus Gary Kocurek sees the wind at work….
Read MoreDecember 4, 2018
Bob Hardage: Leadership in 3-D Seismic Research
By Jackson School staff and Bob Hardage When Bob Hardage arrived at the Bureau of Economic Geology 27 years ago, he was tasked by then-director…
Read MoreDecember 4, 2018
Robert Dickinson: Climate Giant
By Monica Kortsha In the early 1980s, while serving as the deputy director of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Climate and Global Dynamics…
Read MoreNovember 20, 2017
Scientist Profile: Ashley Matheny
Rodent-proofing moisture sensors and plowing through dense forest undergrowth gives Ashley Matheny a glimpse into the survival dance of trees. by Barbra A. Rodriguez If…
Read More