{"id":24,"date":"2026-10-25T23:04:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T04:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/ai\/home\/"},"modified":"2026-11-09T17:21:15","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T22:21:15","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/ai\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"jsg-block ai-block ai-hero\" aria-labelledby=\"ai-hero-1\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ai-hero__graphic\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/jsg-ai\/assets\/images\/hero-earth.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" fetchpriority=\"high\" \/>\n  <div class=\"ai-hero__inner\">\n    <div class=\"ai-hero__content\">\n      <p class=\"ai-eyebrow\"><span class=\"ai-rule\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>Geoscience AI at the Jackson School<\/p>\n      <h1 id=\"ai-hero-1\" class=\"ai-hero__title\">AI Across Earth and Planetary Science<\/h1>\n      <p class=\"ai-hero__lede\">Jackson School researchers have long used machine learning to address questions across the geosciences, and a growing group of faculty now makes AI central to their work.<\/p>\n      <div class=\"ai-actions\">\n        <a class=\"ai-btn ai-btn--primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/ai\/#research\">Explore research<\/a>        <a class=\"ai-btn ai-btn--ghost\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/ai\/#contact\">Contact<\/a>      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"jsg-block ai-block ai-section ai-statement\" id=\"overview\" aria-labelledby=\"overview-heading\">\n  <div class=\"ai-container\">\n        <div class=\"ai-statement__layout\">\n      <h2 id=\"overview-heading\" class=\"ai-statement__title reveal\">Research here spans the entirety of the geosciences \u2014 from solid Earth, to water and ice, to the atmosphere, all the way to other planets and moons.<\/h2>\n      <div class=\"ai-statement__copy reveal\">\n        <p>Machine learning and AI are changing how this research is done, and Jackson School researchers are developing methods to make new discoveries in each of these areas. The school supports this work with a dedicated computational science team, a graduate certificate, and a new series of AI focused events.<\/p>\n        <nav class=\"ai-jump-links\" aria-label=\"On this page\">\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/ai\/#research\">\n            <span><span class=\"ai-nav-index\" aria-hidden=\"true\">01.<\/span> Research<\/span>\n            <span class=\"ai-jump-links__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2193<\/span>\n          <\/a>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/ai\/#academics\">\n            <span><span class=\"ai-nav-index\" aria-hidden=\"true\">02.<\/span> Academics<\/span>\n            <span class=\"ai-jump-links__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2193<\/span>\n          <\/a>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/ai\/#resources\">\n            <span><span class=\"ai-nav-index\" aria-hidden=\"true\">03.<\/span> UT Resources<\/span>\n            <span class=\"ai-jump-links__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2193<\/span>\n          <\/a>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/ai\/#researchers\">\n            <span><span class=\"ai-nav-index\" aria-hidden=\"true\">04.<\/span> Researchers<\/span>\n            <span class=\"ai-jump-links__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2193<\/span>\n          <\/a>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/ai\/#news\">\n            <span><span class=\"ai-nav-index\" aria-hidden=\"true\">05.<\/span> News<\/span>\n            <span class=\"ai-jump-links__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2193<\/span>\n          <\/a>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/ai\/#contact\">\n            <span><span class=\"ai-nav-index\" aria-hidden=\"true\">06.<\/span> Contact<\/span>\n            <span class=\"ai-jump-links__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2193<\/span>\n          <\/a>\n        <\/nav>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"jsg-block ai-block ai-section ai-focus\" id=\"research\" aria-labelledby=\"research-heading\">\n  <div class=\"ai-container\">\n    <div class=\"ai-label\"><span class=\"ai-label__index\"><span class=\"ai-rule\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"ai-label__text\">Research<\/span><\/div>    <h2 id=\"research-heading\" class=\"ai-display-md reveal\">Where AI meets Earth science.<\/h2>\n    <ul class=\"ai-focus__grid\">\n      <li class=\"ai-focus__item ai-focus__item--wide reveal\">\n        <span class=\"ai-focus__num\" aria-hidden=\"true\">01<\/span>\n        <div>\n          <h3>\n            Subsurface Imaging, Interpretation &amp; Quantum Computing          <\/h3>\n          <p>Neural networks detect faults, characterize reservoirs, and identify patterns in sparse subsurface data. Researchers are also designing inversion algorithms for quantum computers.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/li>\n      <li class=\"ai-focus__item ai-focus__item--third reveal\">\n        <span class=\"ai-focus__num\" aria-hidden=\"true\">02<\/span>\n        <div>\n          <h3>\n            Earthquake &amp; Hazard Modeling          <\/h3>\n          <p>Graph neural networks and data from real-time seismic networks speed up simulations of earthquake cycles and ruptures and support hazard assessment.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/li>\n      <li class=\"ai-focus__item ai-focus__item--third reveal\">\n        <span class=\"ai-focus__num\" aria-hidden=\"true\">03<\/span>\n        <div>\n          <h3>\n            Digital Twins &amp; Data-Driven Simulation          <\/h3>\n          <p>AI-powered replicas of real systems, such as cities and coastlines, let researchers explore \u201cwhat if\u201d scenarios in real time.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/li>\n      <li class=\"ai-focus__item ai-focus__item--wide ai-focus__item--accent reveal\">\n        <span class=\"ai-focus__num\" aria-hidden=\"true\">04<\/span>\n        <div>\n          <h3>\n            Hydrology &amp; Remote Sensing          <\/h3>\n          <p>Hybrid models that combine physics and machine learning improve streamflow, flood, and groundwater predictions while preserving physical understanding of the systems. Machine learning applied to satellite data improves estimates of water storage.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/li>\n      <li class=\"ai-focus__item ai-focus__item--half reveal\">\n        <span class=\"ai-focus__num\" aria-hidden=\"true\">05<\/span>\n        <div>\n          <h3>\n            Glaciers, Ice &amp; Sea Level          <\/h3>\n          <p>Machine learning maps glacier termini in satellite imagery and helps forecast how ice sheets and sea level will respond to a changing climate.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/li>\n      <li class=\"ai-focus__item ai-focus__item--half reveal\">\n        <span class=\"ai-focus__num\" aria-hidden=\"true\">06<\/span>\n        <div>\n          <h3>\n            Community &amp; Ecosystem Resilience          <\/h3>\n          <p>Knowledge-guided AI integrates remote sensing, ground observations, and Earth system models to assess wildfire and hydroclimatic risks, understand ecosystem functioning, and inform strategies that strengthen community and ecosystem resilience.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/li>\n      <li class=\"ai-focus__item ai-focus__item--wide reveal\">\n        <span class=\"ai-focus__num\" aria-hidden=\"true\">07<\/span>\n        <div>\n          <h3>\n            Energy, Earth Resources &amp; Coupled Subsurface Processes          <\/h3>\n          <p>AI methods accelerate modeling of interacting thermal, hydrological, biogeochemical, and geomechanical processes. Applications span geothermal energy, reservoir simulation, well-log analysis, carbon cycling and storage, greenhouse gas emissions, and environmental and geohazard risk assessment.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/li>\n      <li class=\"ai-focus__item ai-focus__item--third reveal\">\n        <span class=\"ai-focus__num\" aria-hidden=\"true\">08<\/span>\n        <div>\n          <h3>\n            Climate, Weather &amp; Cities          <\/h3>\n          <p>AI-driven tools translate climate and weather data into actionable information, from heat-vulnerability mapping to microclimate models for marathon routes.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"jsg-block ai-block ai-section ai-text-lists\" id=\"academics\" aria-labelledby=\"academics-heading\">\n  <div class=\"ai-container\">\n    <div class=\"ai-label\"><span class=\"ai-label__index\"><span class=\"ai-rule\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"ai-label__text\">Academics<\/span><\/div>    <h2 id=\"academics-heading\" class=\"ai-display-md ai-text-lists__heading reveal\">Strengthen your geosciences education with machine learning.<\/h2>\n    <div class=\"ai-text-lists__layout\">\n      <div class=\"ai-text-lists__intro ai-prose reveal\"><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/academics\/graduate\/degrees-offered\/machine-learning-certificate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">graduate certificate in Machine Learning and Data Analytics in Geosciences<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> teaches students how to use modern data analytics tools and machine learning to solve Earth science problems involving large volumes of data, such as climate modeling, seismic imaging, earthquake modeling, and satellite mapping.<\/p><\/div>\n      <div class=\"ai-text-lists__groups\">\n        <div class=\"ai-text-lists__group reveal\">\n          <h3 class=\"ai-text-lists__group-title\">Courses in the certificate include<\/h3>\n          <ul class=\"ai-text-lists__list\">\n            <li>\n              <span class=\"ai-text-lists__code\">GEO 396D.1<\/span>\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/ig.utexas.edu\/staff\/mrinal-k-sen\/teaching\/ML\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Introduction to Machine Learning in the Geosciences <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2192<\/span><span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <li>\n              <span class=\"ai-text-lists__code\">GEO 392P<\/span>\n              <span>Python for Geoscience Research and Data Analytics<\/span>\n            <\/li>\n            <li>\n              <span class=\"ai-text-lists__code\">GEO 396D.2<\/span>\n              <span>Applications of Data Analysis, Visualization, and Machine Learning<\/span>\n            <\/li>\n            <li>\n              <span class=\"ai-text-lists__code\">GEO 396D.3<\/span>\n              <span>Data Analytics and Geostatistics<\/span>\n            <\/li>\n            <li>\n              <span class=\"ai-text-lists__code\">GEO 396D.4<\/span>\n              <span>Subsurface Machine Learning<\/span>\n            <\/li>\n            <li>\n              <span class=\"ai-text-lists__code\">GEO 396D.5<\/span>\n              <span>Machine Learning Research, Advanced Topics and Capstone Research Project<\/span>\n            <\/li>\n            <li>\n              <span class=\"ai-text-lists__code\">GEO 393D<\/span>\n              <span>3D Analysis of Volumetric Data<\/span>\n            <\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"ai-text-lists__group reveal\">\n          <h3 class=\"ai-text-lists__group-title\">Other ways to get involved<\/h3>\n          <ul class=\"ai-text-lists__list\">\n            <li>\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/geoscience-hackathon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Geosciences Hackathon <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2192<\/span><span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <li>\n              <span>AI round table and training events<\/span>\n            <\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"ai-text-lists__group reveal\">\n          <h3 class=\"ai-text-lists__group-title\">Geospatial and Geographic AI Courses at UT<\/h3>\n          <ul class=\"ai-text-lists__list\">\n            <li>\n              <span class=\"ai-text-lists__code\">GRG 327G\/CS 378<\/span>\n              <span>Introduction to Geospatial Artificial Intelligence<\/span>\n            <\/li>\n            <li>\n              <span class=\"ai-text-lists__code\">GRG 356T<\/span>\n              <span>Geospatial Semantics and Geo-Text Mining<\/span>\n            <\/li>\n            <li>\n              <span class=\"ai-text-lists__code\">GRG 396T<\/span>\n              <span>Graduate-Level Seminar in GeoAI<\/span>\n            <\/li>\n            <li>\n              <span class=\"ai-text-lists__code\">GRG 460G<\/span>\n              <span>Environmental GIS<\/span>\n            <\/li>\n            <li>\n              <span class=\"ai-text-lists__code\">GRG 356T<\/span>\n              <span>Spatial Data Science and Maps<\/span>\n            <\/li>\n            <li>\n              <span class=\"ai-text-lists__code\">GRG 356T<\/span>\n              <span>Generative AI in a Geospatial World<\/span>\n            <\/li>\n            <li>\n              <span class=\"ai-text-lists__code\">GRG 396T<\/span>\n              <span>Spatial Data Science and GeoAI<\/span>\n            <\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"jsg-block ai-block ai-section ai-text-lists ai-section--muted\" id=\"resources\" aria-labelledby=\"resources-heading\">\n  <div class=\"ai-container\">\n    <div class=\"ai-label\"><span class=\"ai-label__index\"><span class=\"ai-rule\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"ai-label__text\">UT Resources<\/span><\/div>    <h2 id=\"resources-heading\" class=\"ai-display-md ai-text-lists__heading reveal\">Collaborators and resources at UT Austin<\/h2>\n    <div class=\"ai-text-lists__layout\">\n      <div class=\"ai-text-lists__intro ai-prose reveal\"><p>The Jackson School has strong ties to the <a href=\"https:\/\/tacc.utexas.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Texas Advanced Computing Center<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/oden.utexas.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>. These partnerships give students and researchers access to high-performance computing, specialized expertise, and opportunities for collaboration.<\/p><\/div>\n      <div class=\"ai-text-lists__groups\">\n        <div class=\"ai-text-lists__group reveal\">\n          <h3 class=\"ai-text-lists__group-title\">Partner centers and groups<\/h3>\n          <ul class=\"ai-text-lists__list\">\n            <li>\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/oden.utexas.edu\/research\/centers-and-groups\/computational-research-in-ice-and-ocean-systems-group\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Computational Research in Ice and Ocean Systems Group <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2192<\/span><span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <li>\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/oden.utexas.edu\/research\/centers-and-groups\/center-for-scientific-machine-learning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Center for Scientific Machine Learning <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2192<\/span><span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <li>\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/oden.utexas.edu\/research\/centers-and-groups\/center-for-subsurface-modeling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Center for Subsurface Modeling <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2192<\/span><span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <li>\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/oden.utexas.edu\/research\/centers-and-groups\/optimus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Optimization, Inversion, Machine Learning, and Uncertainty for Complex Systems <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2192<\/span><span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <li>\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/oden.utexas.edu\/research\/centers-and-groups\/computational-hydraulics-group\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Computational Hydraulics Group <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2192<\/span><span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>\n            <\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"ai-text-lists__group ai-text-lists__group--panel reveal\">\n          <h3 class=\"ai-text-lists__group-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ai.utexas.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UT is pioneering the future of artificial intelligence<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n          <div class=\"ai-prose\"><p>All University of Texas at Austin students and faculty members have access to <a href=\"https:\/\/sage.utexas.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UT Sage<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, an AI tutor and virtual instructional designer that supports the responsible use of generative AI in teaching and learning.<\/p><\/div>\n          <p class=\"ai-text-lists__list-label\">Other UT resources and policies<\/p>\n          <ul class=\"ai-text-lists__list\">\n            <li>\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/tech.utexas.edu\/services-tools\/ai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Your AI toolkit <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2192<\/span><span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <li>\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/tech.utexas.edu\/governance\/guidance-for-ai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Guidance for using AI <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2192<\/span><span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <li>\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/tech.utexas.edu\/initiatives\/artificial-intelligence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UT.AI Initiative <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2192<\/span><span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>\n            <\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"jsg-block ai-block ai-section ai-people\" id=\"researchers\" aria-labelledby=\"researchers-heading\">\n  <div class=\"ai-container\">\n    <div class=\"ai-label\"><span class=\"ai-label__index\"><span class=\"ai-rule\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"ai-label__text\">Individual Researchers<\/span><\/div>    <h2 id=\"researchers-heading\" class=\"ai-display-md reveal\">Researchers using AI and machine learning in their work.<\/h2>\n    <ul class=\"ai-people__grid\">\n      <li class=\"ai-person reveal\">\n        <div class=\"ai-person__photo\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/ai\/files\/2026\/10\/thorsten-becker-240x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 12rem, 13rem\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/ai\/files\/2026\/10\/thorsten-becker-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/ai\/files\/2026\/10\/thorsten-becker.jpg 400w\" \/>        <\/div>\n        <p class=\"ai-person__title\">Professor<\/p>\n        <h3 class=\"ai-person__name\">Thorsten Becker<\/h3>\n        <p class=\"ai-person__bio\">is a geodynamicist who uses machine learning surrogates to speed up Bayesian model inference and the modeling of earthquake rupture dynamics.<\/p>\n        <a class=\"ai-text-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/researcher\/thorsten_becker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Profile<span class=\"sr-only\"> for Thorsten Becker<\/span> <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2192<\/span><span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>      <\/li>\n      <li class=\"ai-person reveal\">\n        <div class=\"ai-person__photo\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/ai\/files\/2026\/10\/ginny-catania-240x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 12rem, 13rem\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/ai\/files\/2026\/10\/ginny-catania-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/ai\/files\/2026\/10\/ginny-catania.jpg 400w\" \/>        <\/div>\n        <p class=\"ai-person__title\">Professor<\/p>\n        <h3 class=\"ai-person__name\">Ginny Catania<\/h3>\n        <p class=\"ai-person__bio\">is a glaciologist who uses machine learning to understand ice sheet processes.<\/p>\n        <a class=\"ai-text-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/researcher\/ginny_catania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Profile<span class=\"sr-only\"> for Ginny Catania<\/span> <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2192<\/span><span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>      <\/li>\n      <li class=\"ai-person reveal\">\n        <div class=\"ai-person__photo\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/ai\/files\/2026\/10\/yangkang-chen-300x214.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 12rem, 13rem\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/ai\/files\/2026\/10\/yangkang-chen-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/ai\/files\/2026\/10\/yangkang-chen-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/ai\/files\/2026\/10\/yangkang-chen.jpg 840w\" \/>        <\/div>\n        <p class=\"ai-person__title\">Research Associate Professor<\/p>\n        <h3 class=\"ai-person__name\">Yangkang Chen<\/h3>\n        <p class=\"ai-person__bio\">is a computational seismologist who develops AI methods for seismic imaging and earthquake monitoring.<\/p>\n        <a class=\"ai-text-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/researcher\/yangkang_chen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Profile<span class=\"sr-only\"> for Yangkang Chen<\/span> <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2192<\/span><span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>      <\/li>\n      <li class=\"ai-person reveal\">\n        <div class=\"ai-person__photo\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/ai\/files\/2026\/10\/dapeng-feng-300x214.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 12rem, 13rem\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/ai\/files\/2026\/10\/dapeng-feng-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/ai\/files\/2026\/10\/dapeng-feng-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/ai\/files\/2026\/10\/dapeng-feng.jpg 840w\" \/>        <\/div>\n        <p class=\"ai-person__title\">Assistant Professor<\/p>\n        <h3 class=\"ai-person__name\">Dapeng Feng<\/h3>\n        <p class=\"ai-person__bio\">is a hydrologist who specializes in developing hybrid physics-AI models to improve simulation and understanding of the terrestrial water cycle.<\/p>\n        <a class=\"ai-text-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/researcher\/dapeng_feng\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Profile<span class=\"sr-only\"> for Dapeng Feng<\/span> <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2192<\/span><span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>      <\/li>\n      <li class=\"ai-person reveal\">\n        <div class=\"ai-person__photo\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/ai\/files\/2026\/10\/sergey-fomel-240x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 12rem, 13rem\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/ai\/files\/2026\/10\/sergey-fomel-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/ai\/files\/2026\/10\/sergey-fomel.jpg 400w\" \/>        <\/div>\n        <p class=\"ai-person__title\">Professor<\/p>\n        <h3 class=\"ai-person__name\">Sergey Fomel<\/h3>\n        <p class=\"ai-person__bio\">is a computational geoscientist who uses synthetic data to train neural networks to detect faults in real seismic imaging data.<\/p>\n        <a class=\"ai-text-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/researcher\/sergey_fomel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Profile<span class=\"sr-only\"> for Sergey Fomel<\/span> <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2192<\/span><span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>      <\/li>\n      <li class=\"ai-person reveal\">\n        <div class=\"ai-person__photo\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/ai\/files\/2026\/10\/sean-gulick-240x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 12rem, 13rem\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/ai\/files\/2026\/10\/sean-gulick-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/ai\/files\/2026\/10\/sean-gulick.jpg 400w\" \/>        <\/div>\n        <p class=\"ai-person__title\">Research Professor<\/p>\n        <h3 class=\"ai-person__name\">Sean Gulick<\/h3>\n        <p class=\"ai-person__bio\">is a marine and planetary geophysicist who uses machine learning to analyze geophysical data, rock-core images and help reconstruct geological events.<\/p>\n        <a class=\"ai-text-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/researcher\/sean_gulick\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Profile<span class=\"sr-only\"> for Sean Gulick<\/span> <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2192<\/span><span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>      <\/li>\n      <li class=\"ai-person reveal\">\n        <div class=\"ai-person__photo\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/ai\/files\/2026\/10\/patrick-heimbach-240x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 12rem, 13rem\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/ai\/files\/2026\/10\/patrick-heimbach-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/ai\/files\/2026\/10\/patrick-heimbach.jpg 400w\" \/>        <\/div>\n        <p class=\"ai-person__title\">Professor<\/p>\n        <h3 class=\"ai-person__name\">Patrick Heimbach<\/h3>\n        <p class=\"ai-person__bio\">is a computational oceanographer who applies machine learning to understand the role of the global ocean, sea ice and the polar ice sheets in the climate system.<\/p>\n        <a class=\"ai-text-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/researcher\/patrick_heimbach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Profile<span class=\"sr-only\"> for Patrick Heimbach<\/span> <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2192<\/span><span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>      <\/li>\n      <li class=\"ai-person reveal\">\n        <div class=\"ai-person__photo\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/ai\/files\/2026\/10\/marc-hesse-240x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 12rem, 13rem\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/ai\/files\/2026\/10\/marc-hesse-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/ai\/files\/2026\/10\/marc-hesse.jpg 400w\" \/>        <\/div>\n        <p class=\"ai-person__title\">Professor<\/p>\n        <h3 class=\"ai-person__name\">Marc Hesse<\/h3>\n        <p class=\"ai-person__bio\">is a computational geoscientist who uses physics informed neural networks to unravel the fluid mechanics of groundwater.<\/p>\n        <a class=\"ai-text-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/researcher\/marc_hesse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Profile<span class=\"sr-only\"> for Marc Hesse<\/span> <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2192<\/span><span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>      <\/li>\n      <li class=\"ai-person reveal\">\n        <div class=\"ai-person__photo\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/ai\/files\/2026\/10\/zhe-jia-4-5-240x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 12rem, 13rem\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/ai\/files\/2026\/10\/zhe-jia-4-5-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/ai\/files\/2026\/10\/zhe-jia-4-5.jpg 537w\" \/>        <\/div>\n        <p class=\"ai-person__title\">Research Assistant Professor<\/p>\n        <h3 class=\"ai-person__name\">Zhe Jia<\/h3>\n        <p class=\"ai-person__bio\">is a computational geophysicist who uses physics-informed artificial intelligence to decipher how earthquakes rupture.<\/p>\n        <a class=\"ai-text-link\" href=\"https:\/\/ig.utexas.edu\/staff\/zhe-jia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Profile<span class=\"sr-only\"> for Zhe Jia<\/span> <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2192<\/span><span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>      <\/li>\n      <li class=\"ai-person reveal\">\n        <div class=\"ai-person__photo\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/ai\/files\/2026\/10\/toti-larson-240x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 12rem, 13rem\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/ai\/files\/2026\/10\/toti-larson-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/ai\/files\/2026\/10\/toti-larson.jpg 400w\" \/>        <\/div>\n        <p class=\"ai-person__title\">Research Associate Professor<\/p>\n        <h3 class=\"ai-person__name\">Toti Larson<\/h3>\n        <p class=\"ai-person__bio\">is a geochemist who developed CorePy, an open-source Python package for sharing subsurface and geological characterization workflows.<\/p>\n        <a class=\"ai-text-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/researcher\/toti_larson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Profile<span class=\"sr-only\"> for Toti Larson<\/span> <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2192<\/span><span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>      <\/li>\n      <li class=\"ai-person reveal\">\n        <div class=\"ai-person__photo\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/ai\/files\/2026\/10\/fa-li-300x214.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 12rem, 13rem\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/ai\/files\/2026\/10\/fa-li-300x214.png 300w, https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/ai\/files\/2026\/10\/fa-li-768x549.png 768w, https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/ai\/files\/2026\/10\/fa-li.png 840w\" \/>        <\/div>\n        <p class=\"ai-person__title\">Assistant Professor<\/p>\n        <h3 class=\"ai-person__name\">Fa Li<\/h3>\n        <p class=\"ai-person__bio\">is an Earth scientist who uses knowledge-guided AI to study wildfires, hydroclimatic hazards, and ecosystem functioning and resilience.<\/p>\n        <a class=\"ai-text-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/researcher\/fa_li\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Profile<span class=\"sr-only\"> for Fa Li<\/span> <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2192<\/span><span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>      <\/li>\n      <li class=\"ai-person reveal\">\n        <div class=\"ai-person__photo\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/ai\/files\/2026\/10\/dunyu-liu-240x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 12rem, 13rem\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/ai\/files\/2026\/10\/dunyu-liu-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/ai\/files\/2026\/10\/dunyu-liu.jpg 400w\" \/>        <\/div>\n        <p class=\"ai-person__title\">Senior Computational Geoscientist<\/p>\n        <h3 class=\"ai-person__name\">Dunyu Liu<\/h3>\n        <p class=\"ai-person__bio\">is a computational geoscientist who uses AI to accelerate earthquake dynamics and other Earth and planetary simulations.<\/p>\n        <a class=\"ai-text-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/researcher\/dunyu_liu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Profile<span class=\"sr-only\"> for Dunyu Liu<\/span> <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2192<\/span><span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>      <\/li>\n      <li class=\"ai-person reveal\">\n        <div class=\"ai-person__photo\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/ai\/files\/2026\/10\/dev-niyogi-240x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 12rem, 13rem\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/ai\/files\/2026\/10\/dev-niyogi-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/ai\/files\/2026\/10\/dev-niyogi.jpg 400w\" \/>        <\/div>\n        <p class=\"ai-person__title\">Professor<\/p>\n        <h3 class=\"ai-person__name\">Dev Niyogi<\/h3>\n        <p class=\"ai-person__bio\">is a climate scientist who uses machine learning to create digital twins of cities that represent thermal comfort, wildfire risk, and other factors.<\/p>\n        <a class=\"ai-text-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/researcher\/dev_niyogi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Profile<span class=\"sr-only\"> for Dev Niyogi<\/span> <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2192<\/span><span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>      <\/li>\n      <li class=\"ai-person reveal\">\n        <div class=\"ai-person__photo\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/ai\/files\/2026\/10\/daniella-rempe-240x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 12rem, 13rem\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/ai\/files\/2026\/10\/daniella-rempe-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/ai\/files\/2026\/10\/daniella-rempe.jpg 400w\" \/>        <\/div>\n        <p class=\"ai-person__title\">Associate Dean for Research<\/p>\n        <h3 class=\"ai-person__name\">Daniella Rempe<\/h3>\n        <p class=\"ai-person__bio\">is a hydrologist who applies machine learning to understand water availability to plants and streams.<\/p>\n        <a class=\"ai-text-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/researcher\/daniella_rempe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Profile<span class=\"sr-only\"> for Daniella Rempe<\/span> <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2192<\/span><span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>      <\/li>\n      <li class=\"ai-person reveal\">\n        <div class=\"ai-person__photo\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/ai\/files\/2026\/10\/bridget-scanlon.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 12rem, 13rem\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>        <\/div>\n        <p class=\"ai-person__title\">Research Professor<\/p>\n        <h3 class=\"ai-person__name\">Bridget Scanlon<\/h3>\n        <p class=\"ai-person__bio\">is a hydrogeologist who uses machine learning to improve estimates of global water storage and predict flooding.<\/p>\n        <a class=\"ai-text-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/researcher\/bridget_scanlon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Profile<span class=\"sr-only\"> for Bridget Scanlon<\/span> <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2192<\/span><span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>      <\/li>\n      <li class=\"ai-person reveal\">\n        <div class=\"ai-person__photo\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/ai\/files\/2026\/10\/mrinal-sen-300x214.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 12rem, 13rem\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/ai\/files\/2026\/10\/mrinal-sen-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/ai\/files\/2026\/10\/mrinal-sen-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/ai\/files\/2026\/10\/mrinal-sen.jpg 840w\" \/>        <\/div>\n        <p class=\"ai-person__title\">Professor<\/p>\n        <h3 class=\"ai-person__name\">Mrinal Sen<\/h3>\n        <p class=\"ai-person__bio\">is a computational geoscientist who solves inverse problems in the subsurface and is developing machine learning models for classical and quantum computers.<\/p>\n        <a class=\"ai-text-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/researcher\/mrinal_sen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Profile<span class=\"sr-only\"> for Mrinal Sen<\/span> <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2192<\/span><span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>      <\/li>\n      <li class=\"ai-person reveal\">\n        <div class=\"ai-person__photo\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/ai\/files\/2026\/10\/zoltan-sylvester-240x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 12rem, 13rem\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/ai\/files\/2026\/10\/zoltan-sylvester-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/ai\/files\/2026\/10\/zoltan-sylvester.jpg 400w\" \/>        <\/div>\n        <p class=\"ai-person__title\">Research Professor<\/p>\n        <h3 class=\"ai-person__name\">Zoltan Sylvester<\/h3>\n        <p class=\"ai-person__bio\">is a sedimentary geoscientist who uses machine learning to identify and measure sediment grains in images.<\/p>\n        <a class=\"ai-text-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/researcher\/zoltan_sylvester\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Profile<span class=\"sr-only\"> for Zoltan Sylvester<\/span> <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2192<\/span><span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>      <\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"jsg-block ai-block ai-section ai-stories ai-section--muted\" id=\"news\" aria-labelledby=\"news-heading\">\n  <div class=\"ai-container\">\n    <div class=\"ai-label\"><span class=\"ai-label__index\"><span class=\"ai-rule\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"ai-label__text\">News<\/span><\/div>    <h2 id=\"news-heading\" class=\"ai-display-md reveal\">AI news from the Jackson School.<\/h2>\n    <article class=\"ai-feature ai-feature--primary ai-feature--text reveal\">\n  <div>\n    <p class=\"ai-feature__meta\">\n      <time datetime=\"2026-06-04\">Jun 4, 2026<\/time>\n    <\/p>\n    <h3 class=\"ai-feature__title\">Easily Overlooked Small Wetlands Are a Big Source of Global Methane<\/h3>\n    <p class=\"ai-feature__desc\">Water-logged land areas such as marshes, bogs and fens are the world\u2019s largest natural source of methane. Even the smallest of wetlands emit this powerful\u2026<\/p>\n    <a class=\"ai-text-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/news\/2026\/06\/easily-overlooked-small-wetlands-are-a-big-source-of-global-methane\/\">Read story <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2192<\/span><\/a>  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t    <div class=\"ai-stories__grid\">\n      <article class=\"ai-feature ai-feature--secondary ai-feature--text reveal\">\n  <div>\n    <p class=\"ai-feature__meta\">\n      <time datetime=\"2026-05-06\">May 6, 2026<\/time>\n    <\/p>\n    <h3 class=\"ai-feature__title\">Data Centers Are Growing in Texas, But Big Questions Remain About Water Use<\/h3>\n    <p class=\"ai-feature__desc\">Data centers could\u00a0potentially\u00a0account for 3%\u00a0to 9%\u00a0of Texas\u2019 water use by 2040,\u00a0according to a new white paper\u00a0from The University of Texas at Austin that recommends greater\u2026<\/p>\n    <a class=\"ai-text-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/news\/2026\/05\/data-centers-are-growing-in-texas-but-big-questions-remain-about-water-use\/\">Read story <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2192<\/span><\/a>  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t      <article class=\"ai-feature ai-feature--secondary ai-feature--text reveal\">\n  <div>\n    <p class=\"ai-feature__meta\">\n      <span>News<\/span>\n      <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00b7<\/span>\n      <time datetime=\"2026-03-27\">Mar 27, 2026<\/time>\n    <\/p>\n    <h3 class=\"ai-feature__title\">Fa Li Brings AI Expertise to Jackson School Faculty<\/h3>\n    <p class=\"ai-feature__desc\">Fa Li, who uses artificial intelligence to study how ecosystems on the land respond to shifts in the climate and water cycle, joined the Jackson\u2026<\/p>\n    <a class=\"ai-text-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/fa-li-brings-ai-expertise-to-jackson-school-faculty\/\">Read story <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2192<\/span><\/a>  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t      <article class=\"ai-feature ai-feature--secondary ai-feature--text reveal\">\n  <div>\n    <p class=\"ai-feature__meta\">\n      <span>News<\/span>\n      <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00b7<\/span>\n      <time datetime=\"2026-03-27\">Mar 27, 2026<\/time>\n    <\/p>\n    <h3 class=\"ai-feature__title\">Dapeng Feng Joins Jackson School Faculty in AI Cluster Hire<\/h3>\n    <p class=\"ai-feature__desc\">Dapeng Feng, a hydrologist exploring the Earth\u2019s water and its interactions with the environment, has joined the Jackson School of Geosciences Department of Earth and\u2026<\/p>\n    <a class=\"ai-text-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/dapeng-feng-joins-jackson-school-faculty-in-ai-cluster-hire\/\">Read story <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2192<\/span><\/a>  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"jsg-block ai-block ai-section ai-cta ai-cta--support\" id=\"contact\" aria-labelledby=\"contact-heading\">\n  <div class=\"ai-container\">\n    <div class=\"ai-label\"><span class=\"ai-label__index\"><span class=\"ai-rule\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"ai-label__text\">AI and Computing Support<\/span><\/div>    <h2 id=\"contact-heading\" class=\"ai-cta__title reveal\">Help with your project.<\/h2>\n    <div class=\"ai-support__layout\">\n      <div class=\"ai-support__copy reveal\">\n        <div class=\"ai-prose\"><p>The Jackson School has a dedicated team of computational scientists with expertise in AI and machine learning. The team works with faculty, researchers, and students on code development, model training, and use of high-performance computing resources at TACC. The team is growing; <a href=\"https:\/\/utaustin.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com\/en-US\/UTstaff\/job\/AI-Computational-Scientist---Senior-Software-Engineer_R_00049221\">see the open position<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Want to stay in the loop on all things AI at the Jackson School?<\/p><\/div>\n            <div class=\"ai-actions reveal\">\n            <a class=\"ai-btn ai-btn--ghost\" href=\"https:\/\/utlists.utexas.edu\/sympa\/info\/jsg_ai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sign up for the Jackson School&#039;s AI mailing list<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>    <\/div>\n\t      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"ai-contact-card reveal\">\n        <p class=\"ai-contact-card__label\">Questions about AI and computing<\/p>\n        <p class=\"ai-contact-card__name\">Thorsten Becker<\/p>\n        <p class=\"ai-contact-card__role\">Special Advisor to the Dean on AI &amp; Computing<\/p>\n        <a class=\"ai-btn ai-btn--primary\" href=\"mailto:twb@ig.utexas.edu\">twb@ig.utexas.edu<\/a>      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jackson School researchers have long used machine learning to address questions across the geosciences, and a growing group of faculty now makes AI central to their work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"research_theme":[],"class_list":["post-24","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47,"href":"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24\/revisions\/47"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"research_theme","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jsg.utexas.edu\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/research_theme?post=24"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}