Scientist Profiles
September 23, 2025
Professor Daniel Alessi Joins Jackson School to Bolster Critical Minerals Research
Daniel Alessi, an aqueous geochemist and expert on lithium extraction, joined the Jackson School of Geosciences’ Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Bureau of…
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September 23, 2025
Tony Hollenback Joins Jackson School Faculty
Tony Hollenback, an environmental geochemist, joined the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences in May as an assistant professor of practice. The Jackson School of…
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June 6, 2025
New RTX Director Shares Vision for Research Program
If the key to getting students engaged with the geosciences is making it relatable to their lives, then Christine Simurda believes she has a lot…
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August 26, 2024
Shujuan Mao: Assistant Professor
When Shujuan Mao was in middle school in 2008, the deadly 7.9-magnitude Wenchuan earthquake struck western China. Although its epicenter was some 700 kilometers southwest…
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August 26, 2024
Marek Locmelis: Associate Professor
Austin, with its Tesla Gigafactory and Samsung Semiconductor factory, is an increasingly prominent home for electric parts production, making the Jackson School of Geosciences the…
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August 26, 2024
Anna Ruth Halberstadt: Assistant Professor
Anna Ruth “Ruthie” Halberstadt joined the Jackson School of Geosciences in fall 2024 as an assistant professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences….
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November 1, 2021
New Research Associates
Shuvajit Bhattacharya, Research Associate Shuvajit Bhattacharya joined the Bureau of Economic Geology as a research associate in August 2020. He was previously an assistant professor…
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November 1, 2021
Xiaohua “Eric” Xu: Research Associate
By Constantino Panagopulos When Xiaohua Xu analyzed high- resolution satellite images of the 2019 Ridgecrest earthquakes, he found that they had lit up clusters of…
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November 1, 2021
Chenguang Sun: Assistant Professor
By Alan Gomez The farming village where Chenguang Sun grew up in central China was so small that he had to go to a larger…
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September 23, 2025
Professor Daniel Alessi Joins Jackson School to Bolster Critical Minerals Research
Daniel Alessi, an aqueous geochemist and expert on lithium extraction, joined the Jackson School of Geosciences’ Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Bureau of…
Read MoreSeptember 23, 2025
Tony Hollenback Joins Jackson School Faculty
Tony Hollenback, an environmental geochemist, joined the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences in May as an assistant professor of practice. The Jackson School of…
Read MoreJune 6, 2025
New RTX Director Shares Vision for Research Program
If the key to getting students engaged with the geosciences is making it relatable to their lives, then Christine Simurda believes she has a lot…
Read MoreAugust 26, 2024
Shujuan Mao: Assistant Professor
When Shujuan Mao was in middle school in 2008, the deadly 7.9-magnitude Wenchuan earthquake struck western China. Although its epicenter was some 700 kilometers southwest…
Read MoreAugust 26, 2024
Marek Locmelis: Associate Professor
Austin, with its Tesla Gigafactory and Samsung Semiconductor factory, is an increasingly prominent home for electric parts production, making the Jackson School of Geosciences the…
Read MoreAugust 26, 2024
Anna Ruth Halberstadt: Assistant Professor
Anna Ruth “Ruthie” Halberstadt joined the Jackson School of Geosciences in fall 2024 as an assistant professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences….
Read MoreNovember 1, 2021
New Research Associates
Shuvajit Bhattacharya, Research Associate Shuvajit Bhattacharya joined the Bureau of Economic Geology as a research associate in August 2020. He was previously an assistant professor…
Read MoreNovember 1, 2021
Xiaohua “Eric” Xu: Research Associate
By Constantino Panagopulos When Xiaohua Xu analyzed high- resolution satellite images of the 2019 Ridgecrest earthquakes, he found that they had lit up clusters of…
Read MoreNovember 1, 2021
Chenguang Sun: Assistant Professor
By Alan Gomez The farming village where Chenguang Sun grew up in central China was so small that he had to go to a larger…
Read More