News
Stay up to date with the latest from GeoFORCE Texas! Here you will find articles that highlight the program, students, alumni, and sponsors. From our exciting summer academies to alumni achievements, our news covers it all. If you would like to be added to the mailing list, click here.
April 14, 2024
Alumni Spotlight: Sean Santellanes
How did Sean Santellanes go from the landlocked town of Uvalde, Texas to studying tsunamis at the University of Oregon? It’s far from a typical…
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Alumni Spotlight: Priscila Paez
By Priscila Paez I participated in the GeoFORCE program as a student from the summer of 2012 to the summer of 2015. After my freshman…
Read MoreFebruary 20, 2024
GeoFORCE at the 2024 JSG Symposium
In February, The Jackson School of Geosciences hosted their annual research symposium. We had 13 GeoFORCE students attend and present their 12th Grade Research posters…
Read MoreJanuary 12, 2024
Corporate Engagement with GeoFORCE
GeoFORCE Texas is committed to providing students with an incredible four-year high school experience and support through college, into their early career. This initiative relies…
Read MoreSeptember 15, 2023
2023 First-Year Geoscience Majors at JSG
In the fall of 2023, five GeoFORCE alumni started as first-year geology students at The University of Texas’s Jackson School of Geosciences. Of the five…
Read MoreSeptember 12, 2023
Alumni Spotlight: Gabriel Villaseñor
Gabriel Villaseñor first began his GeoFORCE journey in 2012 as a rising freshman. Coming from a rural town, he hadn’t seen much of the broad…
Read MoreMay 20, 2022
2022 College Graduates
Of those who answered our graduation survey, there are 23 new college graduates who are alumni of the GeoFORCE Texas program. An amazing 22% of…
Read MoreFebruary 12, 2022
Celebrating Shell’s Commitment
As GeoFORCE approaches its 18th summer, Shell Oil Company celebrates a massive giving milestone. With the receipt of another generous gift for summer 2022, Shell…
Read MoreJanuary 14, 2022
Alumni Spotlight: Dante Angelo Tarzona
This December 2021, GeoFORCE Coordinator John Hash stood in front of the GeoFORCE poster at the American Geophysical Union’s annual conference. For several hours, a…
Read MoreSeptember 15, 2021
2021 First Year Geoscience Majors
In the summer of 2020, GeoFORCE’s rising 12th graders were challenged to complete group capstone projects under an entirely new virtual academy format. They rose…
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