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Doctoral Defense: Brandon Shuck
Start:July 1, 2021 at 9:00 am
End:
July 1, 2021 at 11:00 am
Location:
JGB 4.102
Please join the Jackson School of Geosciences for the final doctoral examination for BRANDON SHUCK on JULY 1, 2021; 9:00AM; JGB 4.102 (Barrow Family Conference Room) and via Zoom (see below).
The PhD project “Mechanisms Of Lithospheric Failure During Late Continental Rifting And Early Subduction” was supervised by Dr. Harm van Avendonk and Dr. Sean Gulick.
Committee members include: Donna Shillington, Nathan L Bangs, Thorsten Becker and Luc L Lavier
Zoom link: https://utexas.zoom.us/j/4732830175
Doctoral Defense: Evan Ramos
Start:July 1, 2021 at 10:00 am
End:
July 1, 2021 at 12:00 pm
Location:
JGB3.222
Please join the Jackson School of Geosciences for the final doctoral examination for EVAN RAMOS has been scheduled for JULY 1, 2021; 10:00AM; JGB3.222 and Zoom (see below).
The PhD project “Toward A Mechanistic Understanding Of Silicate Weathering And Li Transfer Across Landscapes, Past And Present” was supervised by Dr. Jaime Barnes and Dr. Dan Breecker.
Committee members include: Brady Foreman, Joel P Johnson and Daniella M Rempe
Zoom link: https://utexas.zoom.us/j/95141295703
Doctoral Defense: Wen-Ying Wu
Start:July 21, 2021 at 9:00 am
End:
July 21, 2021 at 11:00 am
Please join the Jackson School of Geosciences for the final doctoral examination for WEN-YING WU has been scheduled for JULY 21, 2021; 9:00AM; JGB3.222 and Zoom (see below).
The PhD project “Advancing the Application of Remote Sensing to Improve Land ?Surface Modeling” was supervised by Dr. Zong-Liang Yang.
Committee members include: Bridget R Scanlon, Bayani Cardenas and Daniella M Rempe
Doctoral Defense: Natasha Sekhon
Start:July 23, 2021 at 10:30 am
End:
July 23, 2021 at 12:30 pm
The final doctoral examination for NATASHA SEKHON has been scheduled for JULY 23, 2021; 10:30AM; Zoom (see below).
The PhD project “A monitoring and 20th stalagmite study from a shallow cave in New Mexico elucidating climate controls on geochemical variability with insight into stalagmite suitability for paleoclimate reconstructions ” was supervised by Dr. Jay Banner and Dr. Dan Breecker.
Committee members include: Bryan Black, Yuko M Okumura, Timothy M Shanhan
Zoom link: https://utexas.zoom.us/j/91054608576
The defense is open to all members of the University community and the public.
Hot Science At Home "To Err is Human"
Start:July 23, 2021 at 7:00 pm
End:
July 23, 2021 at 7:40 pm
Location:
Online (YouTube and Facebook)
Contact:
Didey Montoya, didey@austin.utexas.edu, 5124714211
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Much of what we experience in our lives each day is entirely forgotten. So what leads our brains to store experiences in memory that help us navigate the world? Perhaps the most important signal is mistake-making. Formal schooling unfortunately conveys the message that becoming more skillful means making fewer mistakes, which is demonstrably untrue. Come and learn how mistakes lead to advantageous changes to our memories and are the key to learning.
Professor Bob Duke is a former studio musician and public school music teacher whose research at UT focuses on human learning and behavior. Along with Art Markman, he co-hosts the NPR program and podcast Two Guys on Your Head, produced by KUT Radio in Austin.
Time: 7:00 – 7:40 p.m.
The event will be streamed live through our Facebook and YouTube channels and will include a Q&A session. Additional information is available at www.hotsciencecooltalks.org.
KBH Energy ExpoSeptember, 10 2026Time: 11:00 AM - 3:00 PMLocation: McCombs School of Business, CBA Atrium (3rd Floor) The expo is designed to connect UT Austin students with the energy companies and professionals shaping the industry. Every company table includes a working professional (engineer, analyst, operator) alongside their recruiting team, so you can have real conversations about what it\'s actually like to work in energy. |
DeFord Lecture | Karen WilcoxSeptember, 10 2026Time: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PMLocation: JGB 2.324 Digital Twins and Their Impact Across Science, Technology and Society by Karen Wilcox, director of the Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin |
2026 KBH Energy Center Energy SymposiumSeptember, 11 2026Time: 12:00 AM - 12:00 AMLocation: AT&T Hotel & Conference Center, Zlotnik Family Ballroom Conference Headlined by Michael K. Wirth, Chevron CEO, and Daniel Yergin, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, this year’s Energy Symposium will convene industry leaders, faculty, and students for a series of insightful panel discussions. It will explore the industry’s most pressing challenges and emerging opportunities shaping the future of energy. |
Bureau of Economic Geology Seminar SeriesSeptember, 11 2026Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PMLocation: BEG Bldg 130, VR Room 1.116C BEG Seminar presented by Xueying Xie, Ph.D. Principal and Director Subsurface Technology Simulation & Design of OXY, in person. Topic: Overview of EOR in Unconventional Reserviours Unconventional reservoirs retain substantial oil after primary depletion, but ultra-low permeability, heterogeneous rock properties, complex hydraulic-fracture networks, and conformance limitations reduce the effectiveness of conventional EOR methods. This talk reviews EOR technologies, key unconventional EOR challenges, and the current status of gas/CO2 and chemical huff-and-puff processes that leverage existing horizontal wells and stimulated reservoir volume. Main recovery mechanisms include oil swelling, viscosity reduction, vaporization, diffusion, miscibility above minimum miscibility pressure, interfacial-tension reduction, wettability alteration, and improved matrix-fracture fluid exchange. Field pilots in the Bakken, Eagle Ford, and Permian Basins, conducted by multiple operators using various injectants, have demonstrated measurable incremental oil response in unconventional reservoirs. Oxy is expanding EOR into unconventional reservoirs, representing a resource opportunity of more than 2 billion BOE, as highlighted in the Q3 2025 earnings call. Experience in the Permian Basin has demonstrated a practical pathway from laboratory evaluation to field deployment and commercialization, with pilots showing promising incremental oil production. The next milestone is to transition unconventional EOR from successful pilot projects to repeatable commercial-scale developments. |
DeFord Lecture | Alan RooneySeptember, 17 2026Time: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PMLocation: JGB 2.324 |
Big Rivers on Mars!September, 18 2026Time: 5:30 AM - 8:15 AMLocation: Welch Grand Hallway and 2.224 Auditorium What can ancient rivers on Mars reveal about the planet’s past and its potential for life? In this Hot Science – Cool Talks with Timothy Goudge, explore ancient rivers, catastrophic floods, and massive drainage systems on Mars, and how the planet’s lack of plate tectonics shaped its unique landscape and potential for life. By studying relic rivers and water-shaped landscapes on Mars, scientists are uncovering clues about the planet’s history and where life may once have had a chance to exist. After all, where waters flow, life often follows. |
Bureau of Economic Geology Seminar SeriesSeptember, 18 2026Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PMLocation: BEG Bldg 130, VR Room 1.116C BEG Seminar presented by Katie Smye of BEG, in person. Topic: TBD |
DeFord Lecture | Emily BrodskySeptember, 24 2026Time: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PMLocation: JGB 2.324 |
DeFord Lecture | Courtney SchumacherOctober, 01 2026Time: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PMLocation: JGB 2.324 |
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 |