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Bureau of Economic Geology Seminar Series
Start:May 6, 2025 at 10:00 am
End:
May 6, 2025 at 11:00 am
Contact:
Dena Miller, dena.miller@beg.utexas.edu, 512-471-2677
Bureau of Economic Geology Seminar Series
Start:May 13, 2025 at 10:00 am
End:
May 13, 2025 at 11:00 am
Contact:
Dena Miller, dena.miller@beg.utexas.edu, 512-471-2677
MG&G Field Course Presentation Day
Start:May 30, 2025 at 10:00 am
End:
May 30, 2025 at 12:00 pm
Location:
ROC 1.603
Contact:
Kristen Tucek, ktucek@jsg.utexas.edu, 5124712223
Each Maymester, the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG) offers a field course designed to provide hands-on instruction for graduate and upper-level undergraduate students in the collection and processing of marine geological and geophysical data. The course covers high-resolution air gun and streamer seismic reflection, CHIRP seismic reflection, multibeam bathymetry, sidescan sonar, sediment coring, grab sampling and the sedimentology of resulting seabed samples (e.g., core description, grain size analysis, x-radiography, etc.).
Scientific and technical experts in each of the techniques first provide students with several days of classroom instruction. The class then travels to the Gulf Coast for a week of at-sea field work and on-shore lab work. Two small research vessels are used concurrently: one for multibeam bathymetry, sidescan sonar, and sediment sampling, and the other for high-resolution seismic reflection and CHIRP sub-bottom profiling. Students rotate daily between the two vessels and lab work.
Upon returning to Austin, students work in teams to integrate data and techniques into a final project that examines the geologic history and/or sedimentary processes as typified by a small area of the Gulf Coast continental shelf. Students spend one week learning interpretation methods using industry-standard, state-of-the-art software (Focus, Landmark, Caris, Fledermaus). On the last day, students present their final project to the class and industry sponsor representatives.
DeFord Lecture | Christine McCarthySeptember, 18 2025Time: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PMLocation: Boyd Auditorium (JGB 2.324) |
UTIG Seminar Series: Jiaxuan Li, University of HoustonSeptember, 19 2025Time: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AMLocation: PRC 196/ROC 1.603 Speaker: Jiaxuan Li, Assistant Professor, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Houston Host: Zhe Jia Titile: Minute-scale dynamics of recurrent dike intrusions in Iceland with fiber-optic geodesy Abstract: Continuous geodetic measurements near volcanic systems can image magma transport dynamics, yet resolving dike intrusions with high spatiotemporal resolution remains challenging. We introduce fiber-optic geodesy, leveraging low-frequency distributed acoustic sensing (LFDAS) recordings along a telecommunication fiber-optic cable, to track dike intrusions near Grindavík, Iceland, on a minute timescale. LFDAS reveals distinct strain responses from nine intrusive events, six resulting in fissure eruptions. Geodetic inversion of LFDAS strain reveals detailed magmatic intrusions, with inferred dike volume rate peaking systematically 15 to 22 min before the onset of each eruption. Our results demonstrate DAS’s potential for a dense strainmeter array, enabling high-resolution, nearly real-time imaging of subsurface quasi-static deformations. In active volcanic regions, LFDAS recordings can offer critical insights into magmatic evolution, eruption forecasting, and hazard assessment. |
Bureau of Economic Geology Seminar SeriesSeptember, 19 2025Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PMAlong-strike variation in Alaska forearc deformation: From shortening to extension presented via Zoom by Dr. Suoya Fan Research Assistant Professor (2024 Fall- Present) Department of Geology and Environmental Science University of Pittsburgh https://sites.google.com/site/geofansuoya |
DeFord Lecture | Douwe van HinsbergenSeptember, 25 2025Time: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PMLocation: Boyd Auditorium (JGB 2.324) |
UTIG Seminar Series: Peter Driscoll, Carnegie Institution for ScienceSeptember, 26 2025Time: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AMLocation: PRC 196/ROC 1.603 Speaker: Peter Driscoll, Scientist, Earth & Planets Laboratory, Carnegie Institution for Science Host: Doug Hemingway Title: The Lifecycle of Planetary Magnetic Fields Abstract: Planetary magnetic fields offer the first barrier between atmospheres and the solar wind, and are expected to play a central role in long-term habitability. In this talk we discuss why planetary magnetic fields are important to planetary habitability and how they change over billions of years of planetary evolution. We discuss the ubiquity of planetary magnetic fields in the Solar System and the prospects for detecting exoplanet magnetic fields. We review the requirements for magnetic field generation by dynamo action, general limits to thermal dynamo action, and how the planetary cooling rate affects magnetic field evolution. We will highlight how Earth’s magnetic field has evolved over the last 2 billion years, and how paleomagnetism and dynamo theory can be used in tandem to infer the dynamical evolution of the deep interior. |
DeFord Lecture | Terry PlankOctober, 02 2025Time: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PMLocation: Boyd Auditorium (JGB 2.324) |
UTIG Seminar Series: Collin Brandl, LDEOOctober, 03 2025Time: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AMLocation: PRC 196/ROC 1.603 Speaker: Collin Brandl, Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Host: Harm Van Avendonk Research Theme: MGGST; Subduction zone hazards |
Bureau of Economic Geology Seminar SeriesOctober, 03 2025Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PMLocation: BEG Bldg 130, VR Room 1.116C Remote sensing, urban sustainability; Natural H2 - seasonal variation - low temperature serpentinization presented by Dr. Yiming Zhang Postdoctoral Fellow, BEG and Dr. Gabriel Pasquet Postdoctoral Fellow, BEG |
DeFord Lecture | Ian KaneOctober, 09 2025Time: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PMLocation: Boyd Auditorium (JGB 2.324) |
UTIG Seminar Series: Kelly Nunez Ocasio, Texas A&MOctober, 10 2025Time: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AMLocation: PRC 196/ROC 1.603 Speaker: Kelly Nunez Ocasio, Assistant Professor, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Texas A&M University Host: Danielle Touma Research Theme: Climate; Tropical systems across convective to synoptic scales |
Bureau of Economic Geology Seminar SeriesOctober, 10 2025Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PMLocation: BEG Bldg 130, VR Room 1.116C pyCoreRelator: A Quantitative Tool for Core and Log Data Correlation (Automated Stratigraphic Correlation, Dynamic Time Warping, Deep-Water Turbidites) presented In Person by Dr. Larry Syu-Heng Lai, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow, BEG |
Hot Science - Cool Talks: How to Make Your Cat Love You. With Science!October, 10 2025Time: 5:30 PM - 8:30 PMLocation: Welch Hall 2.224 and Grand Hallway What if there was a science to making your cat love you? In the next Hot Science – Cool Talks, Dr. Mikel Delgado explores the secrets behind feline behavior. Learn what makes cats unique, how to create their purrfect home, and how to build a stronger bond with your whiskered companion with the power of science! |