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First Day of Classes
Start:August 21, 2023
End:
August 21, 2023
RoKafe
Start:August 22, 2023 at 10:00 am
End:
August 22, 2023 at 11:00 am
Location:
JGB 2.104A
Contact:
Nicola Tisato
Friends and Alumni Network – Denver Chapter Gathering
Start:August 24, 2023 at 5:30 pm
End:
August 24, 2023 at 7:30 pm
Contact:
Nina Staeben, nstaeben@jsg.utexas.edu
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Join the Friends and Alumni Network Denver Chapter for a picnic social at Berkeley Lake Park in Denver, Colorado. Event contacts: Emilie Gentry, B.S. ’15 and Rania Pommer, B.S. ’13 (Questions: emilie.gentry@teverra.com).
WHEN: Thursday, August 24 | 5:30-7:30pm
WHERE: Berkeley Lake Park – Picnic Site 1 | Park map here Google Map here
RSVP HERE
Friends and Alumni Network – Austin Chapter Gathering
Start:August 25, 2023 at 5:30 pm
End:
August 25, 2023 at 7:30 pm
Contact:
Nina Staeben, nstaeben@jsg.utexas.edu
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Join the Friends and Alumni Network Austin Chapter for a happy hour get-together in Austin, Texas.
Event contact: Max Daniller-Varghese, Ph.D. ’19 (Questions: maxdv@utexas.edu).
WHEN: Friday, August 25 | 5:30-7:30pm
WHERE: Lazarus Brewing Co at 4803 Airport Blvd, Austin, TX 78751
RSVP HERE
UTIG Discussion Hour: Ian Dalziel, UTIG
Start:August 30, 2023 at 2:00 pm
End:
August 30, 2023 at 3:00 pm
Location:
PRC 196/ROC 2.201
Contact:
Mikayla Pascual, mikayla.pascual@austin.utexas.edu
Contact mikayla.pascual@austin.utexas.edu for a link to join the talk.
Speaker: Ian Dalziel, Senior Research Scientist, University of Texas Institute for Geophysics, and Professor, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin Jackson School of Geosciences.
Topic: Rodinia Paleogeography (1.0-0.75Ga): Laurentia as the Geological ‘Key’
Alumni Reception at IMAGE '23
Start:August 30, 2023 at 5:30 pm
End:
August 30, 2023 at 7:30 pm
Location:
Chapman & Kirby at 2118 Lamar St #100, Houston, TX 77003
Contact:
Nina Staeben, nstaeben@jsg.utexas.edu
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IMAGE ’23 Friends and Alumni Reception
Join us for a friends and alumni reception as part of IMAGE ’23.
WHEN: Wednesday, August 30, 5:30-7:30pm
WHERE: Chapman & Kirby at 2118 Lamar St #100, Houston, TX 77003
UTIG Seminar Series: Meredith Kelly, Dartmouth CollegeNovember, 14 2025Time: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AMLocation: PRC 196/ROC 1.603 Speaker: Meredith Kelly, Professor, Department of Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College Host: Nathan Bangs Title: Tropical high-altitude climate conditions during and after the last glacial maximum Abstract: The tropics are the “heat engine” of the planet and currently influence some of the largest natural climate variations through the El Niño-Southern Oscillation. While changes in tropical climate can have globally cascading effects, the role of the tropics in past climate changes, such as Quaternary glacial-interglacial cycles, is not well understood. A particularly important knowledge gap is the timing and magnitude of past temperature changes in tropical terrestrial regions, where few data exist relative to higher latitude locations. I will present reconstructions of temperature during and after the last glacial maximum (LGM; ~26-19 ka), based on past glacial extents in the Rwenzori Mountains in Uganda, Chirripó National Park in Costa Rica, and the Páramo del Sol in Colombia. At these sites, my research group has constrained the timing of past glacial extents using surficial mapping and 10Be surface exposure dating, and inferred past climate conditions using glacial modeling and analyses of lake sediment cores. The results show a consistent pattern of ~7-9°C of cooling relative to preindustrial time at high elevations across the tropics. While this magnitude of cooling is larger than that inferred from tropical sea-surface temperature proxies, the records can be reconciled by assuming a steepening of the lapse rate during, consistent with prior work in the Rwenzori Mountains using lake sediments. Together, these data suggest that the lapse rate was steeper during the LGM, indicating a drier tropical atmosphere. Post-LGM glacier recession in the tropics occurred prior to the rise in atmospheric greenhouse gases, suggesting an alternative mechanism for tropical warming at the end of the last glacial period, possibly related to atmospheric moisture. |
Bureau of Economic Geology Seminar SeriesNovember, 14 2025Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PMLocation: BEG VR Room 1.116C Approaches to writing manuscripts and a short overview of ranking of publications presented In Person by Dr. Robert Loucks, Dr. Bill Ambrose, Dr. Peter Eichhubl |
Hot Science - Cool Talks: Birds are Smarter!November, 14 2025Time: 5:30 AM - 8:30 AMLocation: Welch Hall 2.224 and Grand Hallway What can birds teach us about intelligence? They may have “bird brains,” but they can solve problems, use tools, and even share culture. In the next Hot Science – Cool Talks, Dr. Carlos Botero explores how intelligence evolves and how bird brain scans are helping scientists understand it better. With surprising examples of clever bird behavior, this talk will change how you see our feathered friends forever. |
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) |