Media Releases
April 12, 2008
Institute Pioneers Research on Hydrates
<< Return to ‘Exploration & Innovation’… Researchers at the Jackson School’s Institute for Geophysics have a distinguished track record of basic research on gas hydrates,…
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April 12, 2008
Coal Gasification Regains Spotlight
<< Return to ‘Exploration & Innovation’… The product of coal gasification—a process that turns coal into a gas rather than burning it directly—is another type…
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April 12, 2008
Exploration & Innovation: Geoscientists Push the Frontiers of Unconventional Oil and Gas
As petroleum supplies tighten, crude oil prices remain high, and energy security continues to concern U.S. politicians, the world is increasingly turning its attention to…
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April 2, 2008
One Year After Solomon Islands Disaster, Scientists Realize Geological Barrier to Earthquakes Weaker than Expected
On the one year anniversary of a devastating earthquake and tsunami in the Solomon Islands that killed 52 people and displaced more than 6,000, scientists…
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March 28, 2008
Industrial Associates Program Turns 20
Some of the Jackson School of Geosciences’ strongest corporate sponsors contribute to research through the Industrial Associates Program (IA). The program supports researchers and graduate…
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February 15, 2008
Africa: A New Frontier in Oil and Gas Exploration
By Michelle Michot Foss Geotimes, February 2008 According to Michelle Foss, head of the University of Texas at Austin’s Center for Energy Economics, Africa is…
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February 15, 2008
X-Ray Vision: Tomography Helps Decipher Great North American Jigsaw Puzzle
The American West is something of a seismic puzzle, and researchers are trying to figure out how the pieces got their shapes and what the…
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February 14, 2008
Tiny Bubbles: Gardner Probes Process at Heart of Volcanic Eruptions
Volcanoes, like people, each have their own distinct personality. Hawaii’s lava oozes gently without a care in the world. Mount St. Helens and Mount Vesuvius…
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April 12, 2008
Institute Pioneers Research on Hydrates
<< Return to ‘Exploration & Innovation’… Researchers at the Jackson School’s Institute for Geophysics have a distinguished track record of basic research on gas hydrates,…
Read MoreApril 12, 2008
Coal Gasification Regains Spotlight
<< Return to ‘Exploration & Innovation’… The product of coal gasification—a process that turns coal into a gas rather than burning it directly—is another type…
Read MoreApril 12, 2008
Exploration & Innovation: Geoscientists Push the Frontiers of Unconventional Oil and Gas
As petroleum supplies tighten, crude oil prices remain high, and energy security continues to concern U.S. politicians, the world is increasingly turning its attention to…
Read MoreApril 2, 2008
One Year After Solomon Islands Disaster, Scientists Realize Geological Barrier to Earthquakes Weaker than Expected
On the one year anniversary of a devastating earthquake and tsunami in the Solomon Islands that killed 52 people and displaced more than 6,000, scientists…
Read MoreMarch 28, 2008
Industrial Associates Program Turns 20
Some of the Jackson School of Geosciences’ strongest corporate sponsors contribute to research through the Industrial Associates Program (IA). The program supports researchers and graduate…
Read MoreFebruary 15, 2008
Africa: A New Frontier in Oil and Gas Exploration
By Michelle Michot Foss Geotimes, February 2008 According to Michelle Foss, head of the University of Texas at Austin’s Center for Energy Economics, Africa is…
Read MoreFebruary 15, 2008
X-Ray Vision: Tomography Helps Decipher Great North American Jigsaw Puzzle
The American West is something of a seismic puzzle, and researchers are trying to figure out how the pieces got their shapes and what the…
Read MoreFebruary 14, 2008
Tiny Bubbles: Gardner Probes Process at Heart of Volcanic Eruptions
Volcanoes, like people, each have their own distinct personality. Hawaii’s lava oozes gently without a care in the world. Mount St. Helens and Mount Vesuvius…
Read More