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Energy Happy Hour in Midland
Start:July 16, 2019 at 5:30 pm
End:
July 16, 2019 at 7:00 pm
Location:
Racquet Club, Garden Room, 3009 Racquet Club Drive, Midland, TX 79705
Contact:
Kristen Tucek, ktucek@jsg.utexas.edu, 5124712223
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Are you a University of Texas Alum working in the Midland Energy Industry?
The University of Texas would love to see you!
Stop by the Racquet Club on Tuesday, July 16th for a UT alumni and friends networking reception.
Reconnect with faculty, alumni, colleagues, and friends from the Jackson School of Geosciences, Cockrell School of Engineering, and the McCombs School of Business.
UT Alumni and Friends Networking Reception
Tuesday, July 16, 2019
5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Racquet Club, Garden Room
3009 Racquet Club Drive, Midland, TX 79705
Dress: Business Casual
Hosted by
Doug Schmidt, McCombs School of Business MBA ‘10
Jarrod Sparks, Cockrell School of Engineering B.S. ‘08
Kris Voorhees, Jackson School of Geosciences B.S. ‘14, M.S. ‘16
DeFord Lecture | Emily BrodskySeptember, 24 2026Time: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PMLocation: JGB 2.324 How Earthquakes Organize Stress by Emily Brodsky, professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz Abstract: Stress is not uniform in the Earth. Therefore, we must use natural experiments to measure the distribution of stresses and related quantities, rather than single values. For instance, dynamic triggering shows that faults are uniformly distributed over their loading cycles in Southern California. The probability that a fault ruptures across a barrier measures the in situ energy distribution. Fault roughness reflects the distribution of strength. These natural experiments produce observable distributions that are surprisingly consistent and suggest some degree of self-organization in the Earth’s crust. Once established, the functional form of the distributions can be used to track changes in response to earthquakes as well as to distinguish fundamentally different fault systems. Transient fault locking before stress release in laboratory experiments can be interpreted as a consequence of self-organization of fault stress. The robust self-organization of multiple variables in earthquake systems suggests that the most consequential mechanical outcome of earthquakes may be the redistribution of stress and the strain energy associated with it. The low friction on a fault during seismic slip as inferred by temperature measurements of the Tohoku earthquake is consistent with dissipation playing a secondary role to this redistribution process. Through stress redistribution and interaction, subduction zone faults tend to synchronize, perhaps due to their geometric simplicity, while the continental system of Southern California cannot synchronize, perhaps due to the complexity of the fault network. Earthquakes organize stress in the crust and produce a suite of well-defined, consistent distributions. |
DeFord Lecture | Courtney SchumacherOctober, 01 2026Time: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PMLocation: JGB 2.324 How Stratiform Rain Shapes Weather, Climate, and the Geological Record by Courtney Schumacher, professor at Texas A&M University |
Bureau of Economic Geology Seminar SeriesOctober, 02 2026Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PMLocation: BEG Bldg 130, VR Room 1.116C BEG Seminar presented by Chas Bolton, UTIG, in person. Topic: TBD |
Bureau of Economic Geology Seminar SeriesOctober, 09 2026Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PMLocation: https://utexas.zoom.us/j/93201377630?pwd=KzF3TW53SFYzSUg4SUZVNGtxd3JvZ BEG Seminar presented by Bruce Hart, Western University, virtual Topic: TBD |
DeFord Lecture | Ching-Yao LaiOctober, 15 2026Time: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PMLocation: JGB 2.324 |
AI and Your Best SelfOctober, 16 2026Time: 5:30 AM - 8:15 AMLocation: Welch Grand Hallway and 2.224 Auditorium Artificial intelligence is breaking free of chatbots and computer screens and moving into the physical world around us. Next-generation AI systems are learning to see, understand, and act in the world the way a person would. In this Hot Science - Cool Talks, pioneer Dr. Kristen Grauman will explore how these systems will one day coach you through a new skill, guide you through an unfamiliar place, or help with everyday tasks by watching and offering real-time feedback, making personalized learning more accessible. Join us for a look at a future where AI is a part of your environment, helping everyone learn, discover, and navigate the world more easily. |
Bureau of Economic Geology Seminar SeriesOctober, 16 2026Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PMLocation: BEG Bldg 130, VR Room 1.116C BEG Seminar presented by Ruthie Halberstadt, JSG, in person. Topic: TBD |