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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
How Extinctions Shaped the History of Life with Rowan MartindaleSeptember, 10 2025Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PMLocation: Texas Science & Natural History Museum Travel back 183 million years to the Early Jurassic, a time when dinosaurs were just getting started on land—and life in the oceans was in crisis. Join Dr. Rowan Martindale, Associate Professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at UT Austin’s Jackson School of Geosciences, for a fascinating look at how ancient environmental changes reshaped life below the waves. Dr. Martindale will highlight how coral reef ecosystems and other marine communities survived extinctions during the Jurassic Period, responding to excessive heat, acidity and low oxygen in water. Learn how our understanding of ocean ecosystems from 183 million years ago can help us protect similar ecosystems today, and what they might tell us about the future of life on Earth. This free program will be followed by a Q&A and a light reception. An RSVP is required. |
DeFord Lecture | Jane BaldwinSeptember, 11 2025Time: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PMLocation: Boyd Auditorium (JGB 2.324) |
UTIG Seminar Series: Erica Jawin, SmithsonianSeptember, 12 2025Time: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AMLocation: PRC 196/ROC 1.603 Speaker: Erica Jawin, Postdoctoral Research Geologist, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Host: Cyril Grima Research Theme: Planetary; Surface processes on planetary bodies |
KBH Energy Center 11th Annual Energy SymposiumSeptember, 12 2025Time: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PMLocation: AT&T Hotel & Conference Center, 1900 University Ave, Austin, TX 78705 Exploring the Future of Energy Innovation, Investment, and Security The KBH Energy Center’s Annual Symposium brings together leading industry executives, policymakers, and faculty for a dynamic day of forward-looking dialogue on the future of energy. This year’s program will feature conversations with distinguished experts exploring global energy outlooks, the growing role of nuclear and AI, energy’s ties to national security, data infrastructure demands, capital markets, and media coverage. Join us as we examine the transformative forces reshaping the energy landscape and the innovation, investment, and policy strategies that will guide the road ahead. |
Hot Science - Cool Talks: Life and Death by Impact!September, 12 2025Time: 5:30 AM - 8:30 AMLocation: Welch Hall 2.224 and Grand Hallway What can a 66-million-year-old impact crater reveal about the past and future of life on Earth? Dr. Sean Gulick explores the science behind one of the most dramatic events in Earth’s history, the asteroid impact that ended the age of dinosaurs. From discovering a giant crater in Mexico to drilling deep into the Earth to link this impact to the mass extinction, Dr. Gulick unpacks the explosive chain of events that wiped out 75 percent of life on the planet. Current research is studying how meteorite impacts shape planets, create new ecosystems, and may even help life begin on Earth and on other worlds. Arrive early and explore Cool Activities from 5:30 - 6:40! Local organizations will share exciting hands-on activities related to the talk! List of activities coming soon! |
Bureau of Economic Geology Seminar SeriesSeptember, 12 2025Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PMLocation: BEG Bldg 130, VR Room 1.116C Sediment dynamics, coastal erosion and deposition presented by Dr. David Mohrig, Professor Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences Jackson School of Geosciences In person and via Zoom |
DeFord Lecture | Christine McCarthySeptember, 18 2025Time: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PMLocation: Boyd Auditorium (JGB 2.324) |
UTIG Seminar Series: Jiaxuan Li, University of HoustonSeptember, 19 2025Time: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AMLocation: PRC 196/ROC 1.603 Speaker: Jiaxuan Li, Assistant Professor, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Houston Host: Zhe Jia Titile: Minute-scale dynamics of recurrent dike intrusions in Iceland with fiber-optic geodesy Abstract: Continuous geodetic measurements near volcanic systems can image magma transport dynamics, yet resolving dike intrusions with high spatiotemporal resolution remains challenging. We introduce fiber-optic geodesy, leveraging low-frequency distributed acoustic sensing (LFDAS) recordings along a telecommunication fiber-optic cable, to track dike intrusions near Grindavík, Iceland, on a minute timescale. LFDAS reveals distinct strain responses from nine intrusive events, six resulting in fissure eruptions. Geodetic inversion of LFDAS strain reveals detailed magmatic intrusions, with inferred dike volume rate peaking systematically 15 to 22 min before the onset of each eruption. Our results demonstrate DAS’s potential for a dense strainmeter array, enabling high-resolution, nearly real-time imaging of subsurface quasi-static deformations. In active volcanic regions, LFDAS recordings can offer critical insights into magmatic evolution, eruption forecasting, and hazard assessment. |
Bureau of Economic Geology Seminar SeriesSeptember, 19 2025Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PMAlong-strike variation in Alaska forearc deformation: From shortening to extension presented via Zoom by Dr. Suoya Fan Research Assistant Professor (2024 Fall- Present) Department of Geology and Environmental Science University of Pittsburgh https://sites.google.com/site/geofansuoya |
DeFord Lecture | Douwe van HinsbergenSeptember, 25 2025Time: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PMLocation: Boyd Auditorium (JGB 2.324) |
UTIG Seminar Series: Peter Driscoll, Carnegie Institution for ScienceSeptember, 26 2025Time: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AMLocation: PRC 196/ROC 1.603 Speaker: Peter Driscoll, Scientist, Earth & Planets Laboratory, Carnegie Institution for Science Host: Doug Hemingway Title: The Lifecycle of Planetary Magnetic Fields Abstract: Planetary magnetic fields offer the first barrier between atmospheres and the solar wind, and are expected to play a central role in long-term habitability. In this talk we discuss why planetary magnetic fields are important to planetary habitability and how they change over billions of years of planetary evolution. We discuss the ubiquity of planetary magnetic fields in the Solar System and the prospects for detecting exoplanet magnetic fields. We review the requirements for magnetic field generation by dynamo action, general limits to thermal dynamo action, and how the planetary cooling rate affects magnetic field evolution. We will highlight how Earth’s magnetic field has evolved over the last 2 billion years, and how paleomagnetism and dynamo theory can be used in tandem to infer the dynamical evolution of the deep interior. |
DeFord Lecture | Terry PlankOctober, 02 2025Time: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PMLocation: Boyd Auditorium (JGB 2.324) |
UTIG Seminar Series: Collin Brandl, LDEOOctober, 03 2025Time: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AMLocation: PRC 196/ROC 1.603 Speaker: Collin Brandl, Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Host: Harm Van Avendonk Research Theme: MGGST; Subduction zone hazards |
Bureau of Economic Geology Seminar SeriesOctober, 03 2025Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PMLocation: BEG Bldg 130, VR Room 1.116C Remote sensing, urban sustainability; Natural H2 - seasonal variation - low temperature serpentinization presented by Dr. Yiming Zhang Postdoctoral Fellow, BEG and Dr. Gabriel Pasquet Postdoctoral Fellow, BEG |