Media Releases
May 16, 2023
UT Scientist Joins White House Task Force on Carbon Capture and Storage
Tip Meckel, a senior research scientist at the Bureau of Economic Geology at The University of Texas at Austin, has been named to a White…
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May 16, 2023
Top Gulf Coast Geology Medal Goes to UTIG’s John Snedden
John Snedden, a senior research scientist at the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG), has been awarded the Don R. Boyd Medal for Excellence in…
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May 8, 2023
Jackson School Walter Awards Recognize Top Talent
The Jackson School of Geosciences Walter Awards recognize top talent among the school’s faculty, researchers and staff. Last week, the 2023 awardees were recognized at…
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May 2, 2023
“Golden” Fossils Reveal Origins of Exceptional Preservation
All that glitters is not gold, or even fool’s gold in the case of fossils. A recent study by scientists at The University of Texas…
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April 21, 2023
Study of Saturn’s Moon Adds to Evidence of Strong Ocean Currents on Enceladus
Beneath the frozen surface of Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus lies a vast ocean where, according to a new study, turbulent waters carry nutrients and minerals…
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April 20, 2023
Jackson School Welcomes New Field Camp Director
After more than three decades under continuous leadership, the Jackson School of Geosciences’ capstone field camp is getting a new director. Structural geologist Miriam Barquero-Molina…
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April 13, 2023
Bureau Researchers Analyze New Daisetta Sinkhole
At the request of the Liberty County, Texas, Office of Emergency Management, a Bureau of Economic Geology hazard assessment team made up of researchers Jeff Paine, John Andrews, Jennifer Morris, and Kutalmis Saylam visited the new Daisetta sinkhole on April 8, 2023.
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April 12, 2023
Making Quakes on Campus
Researchers at the Jackson School of Geosciences sometimes investigate earthquakes by going right to the source, such as subduction zones along the coasts of Japan…
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April 7, 2023
Jackson School Students Win AGU Outstanding Student Presentation Awards
Jackson School of Geosciences students were once again among the top student presenters at the American Geophysical Union’s (AGU) Fall Meeting. Although the AGU Fall Meeting…
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March 29, 2023
Texas Port Partners with UT Scientists to Store its Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Scientists at the Bureau of Economic Geology at the University of Texas Jackson School of Geosciences are helping the Port of Corpus Christi determine if…
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May 16, 2023
UT Scientist Joins White House Task Force on Carbon Capture and Storage
Tip Meckel, a senior research scientist at the Bureau of Economic Geology at The University of Texas at Austin, has been named to a White…
Read MoreMay 16, 2023
Top Gulf Coast Geology Medal Goes to UTIG’s John Snedden
John Snedden, a senior research scientist at the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG), has been awarded the Don R. Boyd Medal for Excellence in…
Read MoreMay 8, 2023
Jackson School Walter Awards Recognize Top Talent
The Jackson School of Geosciences Walter Awards recognize top talent among the school’s faculty, researchers and staff. Last week, the 2023 awardees were recognized at…
Read MoreMay 2, 2023
“Golden” Fossils Reveal Origins of Exceptional Preservation
All that glitters is not gold, or even fool’s gold in the case of fossils. A recent study by scientists at The University of Texas…
Read MoreApril 21, 2023
Study of Saturn’s Moon Adds to Evidence of Strong Ocean Currents on Enceladus
Beneath the frozen surface of Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus lies a vast ocean where, according to a new study, turbulent waters carry nutrients and minerals…
Read MoreApril 20, 2023
Jackson School Welcomes New Field Camp Director
After more than three decades under continuous leadership, the Jackson School of Geosciences’ capstone field camp is getting a new director. Structural geologist Miriam Barquero-Molina…
Read MoreApril 13, 2023
Bureau Researchers Analyze New Daisetta Sinkhole
At the request of the Liberty County, Texas, Office of Emergency Management, a Bureau of Economic Geology hazard assessment team made up of researchers Jeff Paine, John Andrews, Jennifer Morris, and Kutalmis Saylam visited the new Daisetta sinkhole on April 8, 2023.
Read MoreApril 12, 2023
Making Quakes on Campus
Researchers at the Jackson School of Geosciences sometimes investigate earthquakes by going right to the source, such as subduction zones along the coasts of Japan…
Read MoreApril 7, 2023
Jackson School Students Win AGU Outstanding Student Presentation Awards
Jackson School of Geosciences students were once again among the top student presenters at the American Geophysical Union’s (AGU) Fall Meeting. Although the AGU Fall Meeting…
Read MoreMarch 29, 2023
Texas Port Partners with UT Scientists to Store its Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Scientists at the Bureau of Economic Geology at the University of Texas Jackson School of Geosciences are helping the Port of Corpus Christi determine if…
Read More