Media Releases
September 11, 2019
Jackson School Mourns Passing of Former Institute for Geophysics Director
Arthur E. (Art) Maxwell, former director of the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG) and Professor Emeritus, passed away in Austin on August 21,…
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September 9, 2019
Rocks at Asteroid Impact Site Record First Day of Dinosaur Extinction
When the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs slammed into the planet, the impact set wildfires, triggered tsunamis and blasted so much sulfur into the…
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August 6, 2019
Demian Saffer Named Director of the UT Institute for Geophysics
The University of Texas at Austin has hired Demian Saffer as the next director of the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG). Saffer, a…
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July 23, 2019
Many Dallas-Fort Worth Area Faults Have the Potential to Host Earthquakes, New Study Finds
A study led by The University of Texas at Austin has found that the majority of faults underlying the Fort Worth Basin are as sensitive…
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July 15, 2019
Horton and Becker to Help Lead NSF Flat Slab Research
A $2.7 million multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional NSF-Frontiers of Earth Science grant has been awarded to a team led by Carnegie’s Lara Wagner to study an active…
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July 1, 2019
Martindale Awarded NSF CAREER Grant for Paleontological Research and Education
The National Science Foundation has awarded a CAREER grant to Jackson School of Geosciences Assistant Professor Rowan Martindale to research how marine communities responded to…
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June 27, 2019
UT Study Shows How To Produce Natural Gas While Storing Carbon Dioxide
New research at The University of Texas at Austin shows that injecting air and carbon dioxide into methane ice deposits buried beneath the Gulf of…
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June 10, 2019
From Hair to Repair, New Photography Technique Brings Hidden History of Fossils to Light
We’ve all seen and marveled at them: perfect fossils of gargantuan dinosaurs or other exotic creatures from the ancient world. But the truth is, sometimes…
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May 22, 2019
Massive Martian Ice Discovery Opens a Window into Red Planet’s History
Newly discovered layers of ice buried a mile beneath Mars’ north pole are the remnants of ancient polar ice sheets and could be one of…
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May 13, 2019
Storm Water Banking Could Help Texas Manage Floods and Droughts
Massive, destructive floods such as those caused by Hurricane Harvey in 2017 are a stark reality in Texas, but so are prolonged ground-cracking droughts. In…
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September 11, 2019
Jackson School Mourns Passing of Former Institute for Geophysics Director
Arthur E. (Art) Maxwell, former director of the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG) and Professor Emeritus, passed away in Austin on August 21,…
Read MoreSeptember 9, 2019
Rocks at Asteroid Impact Site Record First Day of Dinosaur Extinction
When the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs slammed into the planet, the impact set wildfires, triggered tsunamis and blasted so much sulfur into the…
Read MoreAugust 6, 2019
Demian Saffer Named Director of the UT Institute for Geophysics
The University of Texas at Austin has hired Demian Saffer as the next director of the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG). Saffer, a…
Read MoreJuly 23, 2019
Many Dallas-Fort Worth Area Faults Have the Potential to Host Earthquakes, New Study Finds
A study led by The University of Texas at Austin has found that the majority of faults underlying the Fort Worth Basin are as sensitive…
Read MoreJuly 15, 2019
Horton and Becker to Help Lead NSF Flat Slab Research
A $2.7 million multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional NSF-Frontiers of Earth Science grant has been awarded to a team led by Carnegie’s Lara Wagner to study an active…
Read MoreJuly 1, 2019
Martindale Awarded NSF CAREER Grant for Paleontological Research and Education
The National Science Foundation has awarded a CAREER grant to Jackson School of Geosciences Assistant Professor Rowan Martindale to research how marine communities responded to…
Read MoreJune 27, 2019
UT Study Shows How To Produce Natural Gas While Storing Carbon Dioxide
New research at The University of Texas at Austin shows that injecting air and carbon dioxide into methane ice deposits buried beneath the Gulf of…
Read MoreJune 10, 2019
From Hair to Repair, New Photography Technique Brings Hidden History of Fossils to Light
We’ve all seen and marveled at them: perfect fossils of gargantuan dinosaurs or other exotic creatures from the ancient world. But the truth is, sometimes…
Read MoreMay 22, 2019
Massive Martian Ice Discovery Opens a Window into Red Planet’s History
Newly discovered layers of ice buried a mile beneath Mars’ north pole are the remnants of ancient polar ice sheets and could be one of…
Read MoreMay 13, 2019
Storm Water Banking Could Help Texas Manage Floods and Droughts
Massive, destructive floods such as those caused by Hurricane Harvey in 2017 are a stark reality in Texas, but so are prolonged ground-cracking droughts. In…
Read More