JSG News
January 15, 2019
Leadership Changes
Jackson School community, It has been my honor and privilege to serve as dean of the Jackson School of Geosciences over the last 10 years….
Read MoreJanuary 10, 2019
New Computer Modeling Approach Could Improve Understanding of Megathrust Earthquakes
Years before the devastating Tohoku earthquake struck the coast of Japan in 2011, the Earth’s crust near the site of the quake was starting to…
Read MoreDecember 17, 2018
New Shale Gas Drilling Methods Boost Production Potential, Study Finds
A new analysis of the nation’s major shale gas plays has revealed that the amount of natural gas that can be technically recovered from future well locations…
Read MoreDecember 12, 2018
Indian Ocean May Be More Disruptive to Tropical Climate Than Previously Believed
The Indian Ocean played a far greater role in driving climate change during the most recent ice age than previously believed and may disrupt climate…
Read MoreNovember 29, 2018
Table-Top Experiment Flips Current Understanding of Solutal Convection
When Yu “Alex” Liang started graduate school at The University of Texas at Austin, he was tasked with running a straight-forward experiment to collect data…
Read MoreNovember 21, 2018
NASA Selects Jackson School Postdoc’s Pick for Mars Rover Landing Site
For the past four years, a University of Texas at Austin postdoctoral fellow Tim Goudge has been making the case to send an upcoming Mars…
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