Research Programs at the Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin

Research Programs & Centers

Unit abbreviations: BEG = Bureau of Econ. Geol., CNS = Coll. of Nat. Sciences, DGS = Dept. of Geol. Sciences, ENG = College of Eng., ICES = Inst. for Computational Eng. & Sciences, LBJ = LBJ School of Public Affairs, PEG = Petrol. & Geosystems Eng., UTIG = UT Inst. for Geophysics. * denotes BEG Industrial Associates program.

Program Area / Programs	Unit	URL
Computational Geosciences

	Center for Computational Geosciences	DGS-ICES	Web site
Energy Economics
	Center for Energy Economics	BEG	Web site
Energy & Environmental Policy
	Center for International Energy & Environmental Policy	DGS-LBJ-PGE	Web site
	Latin American Forum on Energy & the Environment	BEG-DGS-UTIG	Web site
Fossil Energy
	Fluid-Rock-Seismic Technology (FRST)*	BEG	Web site
	Industrial Associates*	BEG	Web site
	Quantitative Clastics Laboratory*	BEG	Web site
	State Lands (STARR)	BEG	Web site
	University Lands	BEG	Web site
Geophysics
	Airborne Geophysics	UTIG	Web site
	Caribbean Basins, Tectonics, and Hydrocarbons	UTIG	Web site
	Geo-Clutter	UTIG	Web site
	Gulf Basin Depositional Synthesis	UTIG	Web site
	Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation	DGS-UTIG-ENG	Web site
	Ocean-Bottom Seismometer Program	UTIG	Web site
Geoscience/Environmental Studies
	Environmental Quality Research (EQR)*	BEG	Web site
	FutureGen Texas	BEG	Web site
	Gulf Coast Carbon Center	BEG	Web site
Paleontology
	Non-vertebrate Paleontology Laboratory	CNS	Web site
	Vertebrate Paleontology Laboratory	CNS	Web site
Tectonics
	PLATES	UTIG	Web site
Worldwide Bureau Research
	Applied Geodynamics (AGL)*	BEG	Web site
	Exploration Geophysics (EGL)*	BEG	Web site
	Fracture Research and Application Consortium (FRAC)*	BEG	Web site
	Laser-Assisted Analogs of Siliciclastic Reservoirs (LASR)*	BEG	Web site
	Quantitative Clastics Laboratory (QCL)*	BEG	Web site
	Reservoir Characterization Research (RCRL)*	BEG	Web site

	* denotes BEG Industrial Associates program.