Media Releases
August 7, 2023
Geological Sciences Department Renamed to Reflect Changing Field
The University of Texas at Austin’s Department of Geological Sciences has a new name: The Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences. The new name captures…
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August 4, 2023
Methane Hydrate: The Mission Continues
The University of Texas at Austin has returned to the Gulf of Mexico to lead a Department of Energy-funded mission to sample and study methane…
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July 12, 2023
New Radar Technique Lets Scientists Probe Invisible Ice Sheet Region on Earth and Icy Worlds
Scientists at the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG) have developed a radar technique that lets them image hidden features within the upper few…
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June 27, 2023
Newly Discovered Jurassic Fossils Are a Texas First
A team led by scientists at The University of Texas at Austin has filled a major gap in the state’s fossil record – describing the…
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June 22, 2023
Highest Honor in Antarctic Exploration Goes to Ian Dalziel
Ian Dalziel of The University of Texas at Austin has been honored with the Polar Medal — the United Kingdom’s top award for polar exploration….
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June 15, 2023
Sinking Seamount Offers Clues to Slow Motion Earthquakes
Scientists have long puzzled over what happens when seamounts — mountains and volcanoes on the seafloor — are pulled into subduction zones. Now, new research…
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June 12, 2023
European Distinguished Geoscientist Medal Goes to UT’s Thorsten Becker
The European Geosciences Union has awarded the 2023 Augustus Love Medal to Thorsten Becker, a professor at The University of Texas at Austin Jackson School…
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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…
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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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August 7, 2023
Geological Sciences Department Renamed to Reflect Changing Field
The University of Texas at Austin’s Department of Geological Sciences has a new name: The Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences. The new name captures…
Read MoreAugust 4, 2023
Methane Hydrate: The Mission Continues
The University of Texas at Austin has returned to the Gulf of Mexico to lead a Department of Energy-funded mission to sample and study methane…
Read MoreJuly 12, 2023
New Radar Technique Lets Scientists Probe Invisible Ice Sheet Region on Earth and Icy Worlds
Scientists at the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG) have developed a radar technique that lets them image hidden features within the upper few…
Read MoreJune 27, 2023
Newly Discovered Jurassic Fossils Are a Texas First
A team led by scientists at The University of Texas at Austin has filled a major gap in the state’s fossil record – describing the…
Read MoreJune 22, 2023
Highest Honor in Antarctic Exploration Goes to Ian Dalziel
Ian Dalziel of The University of Texas at Austin has been honored with the Polar Medal — the United Kingdom’s top award for polar exploration….
Read MoreJune 15, 2023
Sinking Seamount Offers Clues to Slow Motion Earthquakes
Scientists have long puzzled over what happens when seamounts — mountains and volcanoes on the seafloor — are pulled into subduction zones. Now, new research…
Read MoreJune 12, 2023
European Distinguished Geoscientist Medal Goes to UT’s Thorsten Becker
The European Geosciences Union has awarded the 2023 Augustus Love Medal to Thorsten Becker, a professor at The University of Texas at Austin Jackson School…
Read MoreMay 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 More