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First Day of Classes
Start:August 22, 2022
End:
August 22, 2022
UTIG Seminar Series: Enze Zhang, UTIG
Start:August 26, 2022 at 10:30 am
End:
August 26, 2022 at 11:30 am
Location:
PRC 196/ROC 1.603
Contact:
Constantino Panagopulos, costa@ig.utexas.edu, 512-574-7376
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Speaker: Enze Zhang, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Texas Institute for Geophysics
Host: Ginny Catania
Title: Automate Glacier Terminus Picking from Big Data based on Deep Learning
Abstract: Ice sheet marine margins via outlet glaciers are susceptible to climate change and are expected to respond through retreat, steepening, and acceleration, although with significant spatial heterogeneity. However, research on ice-ocean interactions has continued to rely on decentralized, manual mapping of features at the ice-ocean interface, impeding progress in understanding the response of glaciers and ice sheets to climate change. The proliferation of remote sensing images lays the foundation for a better understanding of ice-ocean interactions and also necessitates the automation of terminus delineation. In this talk, I will focus on using deep learning (DL) techniques to automate the terminus delineation, proving the feasibility of using multi-sensor remote sensing imagery, and designing a fully automated pipeline that can continuously produce terminus traces. Finally, our pipeline has successfully picked 171,000 termini for 295 glaciers in Greenland from Landsat-5, -7, -8, Sentinel-1, and -2 images, spanning from 1984 to 2021 with an average uncertainty of ~37 meters. The high sampling frequency and the controlled quality of our terminus data will enable better quantification of ice sheet change and model-based parameterizations of ice-ocean interactions.
Alumni Reception at IMAGE 22
Start:August 29, 2022 at 5:30 pm
End:
August 29, 2022 at 7:30 pm
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Traveling to Houston for IMAGE ’22?
The Jackson School will be there too! Stop by and visit our booth, and join us for an alumni and friends networking event in the evening to reconnect with faculty, scientists, alumni, colleagues, and friends. Not attending the conference? Join us anyway for our evening reception!
Jackson School of Geosciences reception
WHEN: Monday, August 29 | 5:30pm – 7:30pm
WHERE: Hilton Americas – Houston
UTIG Seminar Series: Xian Wu, UT DallasNovember, 21 2025Time: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AMLocation: PRC 196/ROC 1.603 Speaker: Xian Wu, Assistant Professor, Department of Sustainable Earth Systems Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas Host: Yuko Okumura Title: Tropical Pacific decadal prediction: the role of volcanic forcing and ocean initialization Abstract: Decadal climate predictions for the next 1 to 10 years provide critical information for climate adaptation and resilience planning, bridging the gap between well-established seasonal forecasts and centennial projections. As an initial condition–boundary condition problem, decadal predictions rely on both oceanic initial states and external radiative forcings. However, decadal prediction skill remains very low in the tropical Pacific, where ocean-atmosphere processes act as powerful drivers of global climate variations. Here, I will address whether this low prediction skill in the tropical Pacific arises from forecast system deficiencies or intrinsic limits of climate predictability. I will show that the tropical Pacific decadal prediction skill is unexpectedly degraded by the inclusion of historical volcanic aerosol forcing in the prediction system, due to poor model fidelity in simulating volcanic responses. In contrast, the no-volcano prediction system exhibits high skill, arising from the initial-condition memory associated with oceanic Rossby wave adjustment in the tropical Pacific. Furthermore, I will demonstrate the influence of other ocean basins on tropical Pacific decadal prediction through regional ocean initialization experiments. These findings improve our understanding of prediction system behavior in the tropical Pacific, which is crucial for advancing Earth system predictions. |
Bureau of Economic Geology Seminar SeriesNovember, 21 2025Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PMSediment-hosted metal deposits in rift basins, geodynamic modeling presented on Zoom by Dr. Anne Glerum GFZ, Helmgoltz Centre for Geosciences Germany |
Fall break / ThanksgivingNovember, 24 2025Time: 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM |
DeFord Lecture | Thomas HarterDecember, 04 2025Time: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PMLocation: Boyd Auditorium (JGB 2.324) |
UTIG Seminar Series: James Thompson, BEGDecember, 05 2025Time: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AMLocation: PRC 196/ROC 1.603 Speaker: James Thompson, Research Assistant Professor, Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas at Austin Host: Danielle Touma Research Theme: Climate & MGGST; Remote sensing and geospatial techniques to understand thermodynamics of terrestrial processes and consequent impacts |
Bureau of Economic Geology Seminar SeriesDecember, 05 2025Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PMLocation: BEG VR Room 1.116C Microstructural analysis of sedimentary and volcanic rocks presented In Person by Dr. Robert Reed Research Scientist Associate V, BEG |
UTIG Seminar Series: Student AGU Practice TalksDecember, 12 2025Time: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AMLocation: PRC 196/ROC 1.603 Each year, the week before AGU’s Fall Meeting, we invite UTIG student researchers to practice their AGU talks. Each presenter will be given 11 minutes, as per AGU’s oral presentation for 2024, followed by a few minutes for Q&A and feedback. The details of this year’s speakers are currently underway. Come back to this page for new updates. |
Bureau of Economic Geology Seminar SeriesDecember, 12 2025Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PMLocation: BEG VR Room 1.116C Environmental and aqueous geochemistry; Critical mineral presented In Person by Dr. Daniel Alessi Professor, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences Jackson School of Geosciences Getty Oil Company Centennial Chair in Geological Sciences (Holder) |