Welcome to the Dean’s Desk, which celebrates accomplishments of members of the Jackson School community. With this many honors, there is always a risk of overlooking some. Please accept the editors’ apologies and send along any omitted material, which we will place on the Web site. You can send information to J.B. Bird in the Dean’s…
Department News Archive
Ron Steel, professor and the Morgan Davis Centennial Chair in the Jackson School of Geosciences, has been named chair of the Department of Geological Sciences in the Jackson School at The University of Texas at Austin starting Aug. 1. Steel received his Ph.D. from the University of Glasgow, Scotland in 1971. Before coming to The…
AAPG Explorer, June 2011 Featuring: Chris Zahm
Mammals first evolved their characteristic large brains to enable a stronger sense of smell, according to a new study published this week in the journal Science by paleontologists from The University of Texas at Austin, Carnegie Museum of Natural History and St. Mary’s University in San Antonio. This latest study is the first to use CT…
A research team at The University of Texas at Austin will conduct a comprehensive review of the science, policy and environmental issues surrounding hydraulic fracturing of shale gas, it was announced today. The project will for the first time combine an independent assessment of alleged groundwater contamination and seismic events ascribed to ‘fracing’ of shale…
Students from the University of Texas at Austin’s Jackson School of Geosciences won the top 3 prizes in the Student Poster Competition at the annual meeting of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) in Houston last month. It was the first time a single university has had that distinction since the awards were first…
Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin and colleagues will use a three-year, $1.5 million grant from NASA to develop computer models to study how changes in climate and land use affect watersheds and coastal ecosystems, seeking to improve understanding of the Texas coast, including dead zones that form in the Gulf of Mexico….
A team of geoscience students from The University of Texas at Austin beat finalists from 11 global regions to win the Imperial Barrel Award, the world’s largest and most prestigious competition in petroleum geosciences hosted annually by the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG). The team of students from the university’s Jackson School of Geosciences-Ashley…
Six assistant professors at The University of Texas at Austin received Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) awards totaling nearly $3 million from the National Science Foundation. The CAREER awards recognize promising young faculty and supports their research with five years of funding. The recipients are: Amit Bhasin, Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering. The…
A team of geoscience students from the University of Texas at Austin has taken first prize in a regional round of the Imperial Barrel Award, an international competition hosted by the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG). Their winnings included a $3,000 prize for the UT-AAPG Student Chapter and a chance to represent the Gulf…
