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DeFord Lecture | Tianna Bruno
Start:May 2, 2022 at 4:00 pm
End:
May 2, 2022 at 5:00 pm
Contact:
John Lassiter
Environmental Injustice and Ecological Memory in the Biophysical Afterlife of Slavery by Dr. Tianna Bruno, UT Austin’s Department of Geography and the Environment.
Abstract: This talk draws together concepts in Black geographies and critical physical geography to examine the linkages between racial and environmental histories in Black environmental justice communities along the U.S. Gulf Coast. Specifically, this talk considers the notion of ecological memory, a natural science concept that refers to how past states or processes influence present or future responses in ecological communities, and its compatibility with threads within Black geographies and Black studies, in particular the afterlife of slavery. The afterlife of slavery refers to the precarity and devaluation of Black life set in motion by chattel slavery. Heeding calls within critical physical geography to take seriously the biophysical and social co-constitution of landscapes, I put forth the concept of the biophysical afterlife of slavery to describe how the precarity and devaluation of Black life has impacted the natural environments in which these Black lives exist. In this talk, I will discuss a framework I have developed that draws together the reconstruction of environmental histories with analyses of the past, present, and future of the biophysical afterlife of slavery: using dendrochronology and trees as archives of the biophysical afterlife of slavery, as well as witnesses to Black life and sense of place in environmentally precarious spaces over time. This research focuses on a case study of Port Arthur, Texas, a historically Black community nestled in what the US Environmental Protection Agency calls “the largest oil refinery network in the world”.
DeFord Lecture Series
Since the 1940’s, the DeFord (Technical Sessions) lecture series, initially the official venue for disseminating EPS graduate student research, is a forum for lectures by distinguished visitors and members of our community. This is made possible through a series of endowments.
Faculty Meeting
Start:May 3, 2022 at 12:30 pm
End:
May 3, 2022 at 1:45 pm
EPS Awards Ceremony
Start:May 3, 2022 at 4:00 pm
End:
May 3, 2022 at 5:00 pm
Location:
Boyd Lecture Hall
TBD - Bureau Seminar Series
Start:May 6, 2022 at 9:00 am
End:
May 6, 2022 at 10:00 am
Location:
TBD
Contact:
Dena Miller, dena.miller@beg.utexas.edu
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Bureau Seminar Series
WCE Seminar | Nilay Dogulu - RCRC Climate Centre
Start:May 6, 2022 at 12:00 pm
End:
May 6, 2022 at 1:00 pm
Location:
Online
Contact:
Cansu Demir, cdemir@utexas.edu
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Speaker: Nilay Dogulu (Consultant research lead at Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre and independent researcher)
Title: Applications of Clustering Methods in Hydrology
Zoom link: https://utexas.zoom.us/j/93865487444
Bureau Seminar Series - Zoltan Sylvester, PhD, Bureau QCL
Start:May 13, 2022 at 9:00 am
End:
May 13, 2022 at 10:00 am
Location:
TBD
Contact:
Dena Miller, dena.miller@beg.utexas.edu
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Bureau Seminar Series
Doctoral Defense | Anna Turetcaia
Start:May 13, 2022 at 2:00 pm
End:
May 13, 2022 at 4:00 pm
Location:
JGB 4.102 (Barrow Family Conference Room)
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The final doctoral examination for ANNA TURETCAIA has been scheduled for MAY 13; 2:00pm; JGB 4.102 (Barrow Family Conference Room) AND VIRTUAL..
The PhD project “Aerobic Metabolism Of Organic Matter Across The Terrestrial-Aquatic Interface Through The Lens Of Flume Experiments and Models” was supervised by Dr. Bayani Cardenas.
Committee members include:
Adam Kessler
Daniel O Breecker
Philip C Bennett
Matthew H. Kaufman
Zoom link: https://utexas.zoom.us/j/99293373966
The defense is open to all members of the University community and the public.
Hot Science At Home "Finding Ancient Water"
Start:May 13, 2022 at 7:00 pm
End:
May 13, 2022 at 7:40 pm
Location:
Online (YouTube and Facebook)
Contact:
Didey Montoya, didey@austin.utexas.edu, 5124714211
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Caves with their luminous rock formations fascinate both explorers and scientists. But trapped in these glittering crystals are tiny droplets of water that have preserved what rain and snow were like thousands of years ago. Dr. Isabel Montañez shares her fascinating research in creating a timeline for Northern California’s climate history going back nearly 20,000 years.
Isabel Montañez is a paleoclimatologist whose research focuses on reconstructing past climates, in particular those during major warming periods. Dr. Montañez is a professor at the University of California, Davis. She has been president of the Geological Society of America and currently is the Director of the UC Davis Institute of the Environment.
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 with Dr. Montañez!
JSG Graduation Breakfast
Start:May 20, 2022 at 8:30 am
End:
May 20, 2022 at 11:00 am
Location:
Holland Student Center (JGB 2.102)
Please join us for a breakfast for JSG students/ faculty/guests
Jackson School of Geosciences, 2305 Speedway, Holland Family Center, JGB 2.102
JSG Graduation
Start:May 20, 2022 at 12:00 pm
End:
May 20, 2022 at 1:30 pm
Location:
Bass Concert Hall
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Friday, May 20, 2022 – 12:00pm – 1:30pm
Bass Concert Hall
The Jackson School of Geosciences holds commencement ceremonies each May to honor the graduates and candidates of the entire academic year. The May 2022 commencement ceremony includes Fall 2021, Spring 2022 and approved Summer 2022 graduates. Attendance at the school graduation ceremony is optional.
UTIG/BEG Joint SeminarNovember, 13 2026Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PMLocation: UTIG/BEG ROC UTIG and BEG will hold a joint seminar from 3-4pm in the the ROC with reception to follow in the Connector from 4-5pm. |
UTIG Fall Seminar Series 2026: Patrick FultonNovember, 13 2026Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PMLocation: UTIG Seminar Conference Room - 10601 Burnet Road, Bldg. 196/ROC 1.603 More details about this talk will be available soon. |
Food Glorious Food: How We Will Beat HungerNovember, 13 2026Time: 5:30 PM - 8:15 PMLocation: Welch Grand Hallway and 2.224 Auditorium What does it take to build a food-secure future for Texas? This special panel event will bring together food experts and leaders working on food access and sustainability. Featuring Raj Patel, Alex Racelis, Edwin Marty, and Adrian Lipscombe, the discussion will explore the challenges and solutions shaping food security across our state. Join us to hear their perspectives and learn how communities can help build a more resilient food system. |
DeFord Lecture | Courtney SchumacherNovember, 19 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 SeriesNovember, 20 2026Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PMLocation: BEG Bldg 130, VR Room 1.116C BEG Seminar presented by Katie Smye, BEG in person. Topic: TBD |
Reddit AMA ft. Team REASONDecember, 03 2026Time: 9:00 AM - 11:00 AMLocation: UTIG Seminar Conference Room - 10601 Burnet Road, Bldg. 196/ROC 1.603 Join REASON team members Krista Soderlund and Cyril Grima and UTIG planetary scientist Elizabeth Spiers on reddit.com/r/askspace for an \"Ask me anything!\" about their work on the REASON radar. The REASON team invites members of the Jackson School community to join us in the UTIG Seminar Conference Room - 10601 Burnet Road, Bldg. 196/ROC 1.603 during the AMA to ask questions about our work! REASON is an ice-penetrating radar aboard NASA’s flagship Europa Clipper spacecraft on its mission to explore icy ocean habitats on Jupiter’s moon Europa. Developed by UTIG at the Jackson School of Geosciences, REASON is one of nine instruments aboard Europa Clipper and the only one that can look directly into Europa’s miles-thick icy shell. It’s here that researchers hope to map its structure, search for subsurface water pockets, and help determine if the ocean below could support life. During the week of November 30th, Europa Clipper is set to slingshot around Earth for a crucial gravity assist that will help send the spacecraft toward Jupiter. This is the perfect opportunity for us to discuss REASON’s journey from conception and development, to Earth-bound calibration, validation, its trial run on imaging Mars, and its journey to the final frontier. While the full team is comprised of numerous scientists, we have three members available to answer questions about REASON and Clipper:
Questions? Email social@ig.utexas.edu. |
Bureau of Economic Geology Seminar SeriesDecember, 04 2026Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PMLocation: BEG Bldg 130, VR Room 1.116C BEG Seminar Series presented by Mark Shuster, Deputy Director BEG, in person and Zoom. Topic: TBD |
UTIG Fall Seminar Series 2026: AGU Student Extravaganza!December, 04 2026Time: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AMLocation: UTIG Seminar Conference Room - 10601 Burnet Road, Bldg. 196/ROC 1.603 More details about this talk will be available soon. |