Scientist Profiles
November 8, 2013
Salt of the Earth: Martin Jackson Rises to the Top of Salt Tectonics Research
When he came to the Bureau of Economic Geology in 1980, Martin Jackson was a hard-rock kind of guy. He was grew up in what…
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January 2, 2013
Untangling Knots: Whitney Behr Tackles Some Tough Structural Problems
It’s the nightmare scenario: A magnitude 7.8 earthquake begins at the southern end of the San Andreas Fault and the rupture continues moving northwest 200…
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December 20, 2012
Opening the Black Box: Kevan Moffett Works at the Intersection of Land, Water and Life
With her research interests and enthusiasm flowing forth like a raging river when she speaks, it’s no surprise that Kevan Moffett studies the dynamic role…
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November 27, 2012
Captain Geo: Leon Long’s Five Decades as Teacher, Scientist, and Mentor
The crowd of about 75 people milled about beneath the giant Texas pterosaur skeleton in the stately polished marble main hall of the Texas Memorial…
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November 28, 2011
All in the Timing: Danny Stockli’s Geologic Time Stamps Reveal Secret Life of Rocks
Like many kids in the Indiana Jones generation, Danny Stockli wanted to be an archaeologist when he grew up. In high school, he volunteered at…
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August 29, 2011
The Continental Drifter: Ian Dalziel’s Journeys Through Space and Time
Ian Dalziel is a jocular and spirited Scotsman. As a boy growing up in Glasgow, he and his parents would spend their summers in the…
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August 29, 2011
More Antarctic Mysteries
Ian Dalziel continues to refine his reconstructions of Earth before Pangaea. But he’s also involved in many other research projects designed to answer a host…
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December 24, 2010
Frontiers of Geochemistry: Jaime Barnes Breaks New Ground in Use of Chlorine Isotopes
Jaime Barnes is happy to be back home. A San Antonio native who received her bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas at Austin, Barnes…
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November 24, 2010
Reversing Expectations: Dan Breecker Looks to the Present to Understand the Past
Most geologists can be forgiven for living in the past, but Dan Breecker is making a point of keeping focused on the present. Breecker, who…
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October 24, 2010
Top of the World: Liz Catlos Finds Her Home in the Field
Most of us learned in school that the Himalayan mountains were formed over millions of years as India plowed into Asia. As the two continued…
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November 8, 2013
Salt of the Earth: Martin Jackson Rises to the Top of Salt Tectonics Research
When he came to the Bureau of Economic Geology in 1980, Martin Jackson was a hard-rock kind of guy. He was grew up in what…
Read MoreJanuary 2, 2013
Untangling Knots: Whitney Behr Tackles Some Tough Structural Problems
It’s the nightmare scenario: A magnitude 7.8 earthquake begins at the southern end of the San Andreas Fault and the rupture continues moving northwest 200…
Read MoreDecember 20, 2012
Opening the Black Box: Kevan Moffett Works at the Intersection of Land, Water and Life
With her research interests and enthusiasm flowing forth like a raging river when she speaks, it’s no surprise that Kevan Moffett studies the dynamic role…
Read MoreNovember 27, 2012
Captain Geo: Leon Long’s Five Decades as Teacher, Scientist, and Mentor
The crowd of about 75 people milled about beneath the giant Texas pterosaur skeleton in the stately polished marble main hall of the Texas Memorial…
Read MoreNovember 28, 2011
All in the Timing: Danny Stockli’s Geologic Time Stamps Reveal Secret Life of Rocks
Like many kids in the Indiana Jones generation, Danny Stockli wanted to be an archaeologist when he grew up. In high school, he volunteered at…
Read MoreAugust 29, 2011
The Continental Drifter: Ian Dalziel’s Journeys Through Space and Time
Ian Dalziel is a jocular and spirited Scotsman. As a boy growing up in Glasgow, he and his parents would spend their summers in the…
Read MoreAugust 29, 2011
More Antarctic Mysteries
Ian Dalziel continues to refine his reconstructions of Earth before Pangaea. But he’s also involved in many other research projects designed to answer a host…
Read MoreDecember 24, 2010
Frontiers of Geochemistry: Jaime Barnes Breaks New Ground in Use of Chlorine Isotopes
Jaime Barnes is happy to be back home. A San Antonio native who received her bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas at Austin, Barnes…
Read MoreNovember 24, 2010
Reversing Expectations: Dan Breecker Looks to the Present to Understand the Past
Most geologists can be forgiven for living in the past, but Dan Breecker is making a point of keeping focused on the present. Breecker, who…
Read MoreOctober 24, 2010
Top of the World: Liz Catlos Finds Her Home in the Field
Most of us learned in school that the Himalayan mountains were formed over millions of years as India plowed into Asia. As the two continued…
Read More