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Doctoral Defense | Ricardo De Braganca
Start:July 1, 2022 at 8:00 am
End:
July 1, 2022 at 10:00 am
Location:
Virtual
The final doctoral examination for RICARDO S DE BRAGANCA has been scheduled for JULY 1, 2022; 8:00AM; VIRTUAL (link below).
The PhD project “Enhancing Full Waveform Inversion With Machine Learning Optimizers” was supervised by Dr. Mrinal Sen.
Committee members include:
Nicola Tisato
Stephen P Grand
Zeyu Zhao
Kyle T Spikes
ZOOM link: https://utexas.zoom.us/j/99167442680?pwd=aDBaS25EL3NPWUswWTFpOFByMEIwUT09
The defense is open to all members of the University community and the public.
Doctoral Defense | Eirini Poulaki
Start:July 15, 2022 at 9:00 am
End:
July 15, 2022 at 11:00 am
Location:
BARROW CONFERENCE ROOM (JGB) AND VIRTUAL
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The final doctoral examination for Eirini Poulaki has been scheduled for JULY 15, 2022; 9:00AM.
The PhD project “PETROCHRONOLOGICAL AND STRUCTURAL RECONSTRUCTION OF THE LIFE CYCLE OF MEDITERRANEAN-STYLE SUBDUCTION ZONES ” was supervised by Dr. Daniel Stockli.
Committee members include: TBD
The defense is open to all members of the University community and the public.
Doctoral Defense | Sean O'Donnell
Start:July 19, 2022 at 10:00 am
End:
July 19, 2022 at 12:00 pm
Location:
JGB 4.102
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The final doctoral examination for Sean O’Donnell has been scheduled for JULY 19, 2022; 10:00AM.
The PhD project “ORIGIN, DYNAMICS, AND EXTENT OF EXPLOSIVE VOLCANIC ERUPTION HAZARDS” was supervised by Dr. James Gardner.
Committee members include: TBD
The defense is open to all members of the University community and the public.
Doctoral Defense | Cullen David Kortyna
Start:July 20, 2022 at 9:00 am
End:
July 20, 2022 at 11:00 am
Location:
JGB 4.102
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The final doctoral examination for Cullen David Kortyna has been scheduled for JULY 20, 2022; 9:00AM.
The PhD project “TECTONIC CONTROLS ON SEDIMENT GENERATION AND TRANSFER FROM THE SOUTHWESTERN USA LARAMIDE HINTERLAND TO THE NORTHWESTERN GULF OF MEXICO” was supervised by Dr. Daniel Stockli and Dr. Jacob Covault.
Committee members include: TBD
The defense is open to all members of the University community and the public.
Doctoral Defense | Xinggang Christopher Liu
Start:July 20, 2022 at 1:00 pm
End:
July 20, 2022 at 3:00 pm
Location:
JGB 3.222
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The final doctoral examination for Xinggang Christopher Liu has been scheduled for JULY 20, 2022; 1:00PM.
The PhD project “COUPLING BETWEEN SEDIMENTATION AND SALT DEFORMATION” was supervised by Dr. David Mohrig.
Committee members include: TBD
The defense is open to all members of the University community and the public.
Doctoral Defense | Megan Flansburg
Start:July 20, 2022 at 2:00 pm
End:
July 20, 2022 at 4:00 pm
Location:
JGB 4.102 AND VIRTUAL
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The final doctoral examination for Megan Flansburg has been scheduled for JULY 20, 2022; 2:00PM.
The PhD project “TEMPORAL DIFFERENTIATION OF POLYPHASE DUCTILE FABRICS IN METAMORPHIC CORE COMPLEXES BY STRUCTURALLY INTEGRATED U-PB AND (U-TH)/HE DATING (SOUTHERN CYCLADES, GREECE AND SOUTHERN BASIN AND RANGE, U.S.A.)” was supervised by Dr. Daniel Stockli.
Committee members include: TBD
The defense is open to all members of the University community and the public.
Doctoral Defense | Catherine Ross
Start:July 22, 2022 at 9:00 am
End:
July 22, 2022 at 11:00 am
Location:
JGB 3.222 AND VIRTUAL
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The final doctoral examination for Catherine Ross has been scheduled for JULY 22, 2022; 9:00AM.
The PhD project “IMPACT CRATER GEO- AND THERMO-CHRONOLOGY AND K-PG BOUNDARY DEPOSIT PROVENANCE” was supervised by Dr. Daniel Stockli and Dr. Sean Gulick.
Committee members include: TBD
The defense is open to all members of the University community and the public.
Doctoral Defense | Kiara Gomez
Start:July 22, 2022 at 9:00 am
End:
July 22, 2022 at 11:00 am
Location:
https://utexas.zoom.us/j/99051360983
The final doctoral examination for Kiara Gomez has been scheduled for JULY 22, 2022; 9:00AM.
The PhD project “JURASSIC REDOX CONDITIONS IN THE NORTH SEA” was supervised by Dr. Charles Kerans and Dr. Lorena Moscardelli.
Committee members include: TBD
The defense is open to all members of the University community and the public.
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) |