Scientist Profiles
November 12, 2020
Lisa Boucher: Director of the Non-Vertebrate Paleontology Laboratory
By Monica Kortsha More than 4 million specimens and counting fill the drawers, shelves and storage warehouse space at the Jackson School of Geosciences’ Non-Vertebrate…
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November 3, 2020
Dev Niyogi
Growing up, Dev Niyogi had no idea how much his childhood in India would affect his future career path. As a child interested in math and science, he expected to join many of his…
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October 7, 2020
Ronald Steel Named Professor Emeritus
After spending 41 years researching on sedimentology and stratigraphy around the globe, Jackson School Professor Ronald Steel found the perfect field site: a spot five hours west of Neuquen, Argentina on the eastern flank of the Andes.
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November 21, 2019
Claudio Faccenna
By Monica Kortsha Claudio Faccenna, the Jackson School’s newest structural geology professor, has spent his career studying mountain ranges from across the world. His…
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November 21, 2019
Demian Saffer
According to Demian Saffer, geophysics is more than a scientific pursuit. It’s a solution. “If you want to know whether there’s going to be enough…
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December 4, 2018
Michelle Foss: A Global Energy Market Educator
By Sarah Bloodworth The global energy market is dominated by chance events — from the impacts of a natural disaster, to unexpected shifts in politics…
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December 4, 2018
Eddie Collins: A Career Focused on Texas Geology
By Monica Kortsha In 1979, a year after joining the staff of the Bureau of Economic Geology, Edward “Eddie” Collins took a boat trip down…
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December 4, 2018
Patricia Ganey-Curry: Preserving a Legacy
By Sarah Bloodworth The basin of the Gulf of Mexico is one of the most sought after research zones in the world; not only for…
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December 4, 2018
Timothy Goudge: Cross-Planetary Possibilities
By Sarah Bloodworth The surface of rusty, red Mars is etched with a network of meandering formations that fork out like little Martian fingers. Timothy…
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December 4, 2018
Shirley Dutton: Sedimentary Detective
By Sarah Bloodworth A thin slice of sedimentary rock can hold a lot of history and a lot of mystery. Shirley Dutton acts as the…
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November 12, 2020
Lisa Boucher: Director of the Non-Vertebrate Paleontology Laboratory
By Monica Kortsha More than 4 million specimens and counting fill the drawers, shelves and storage warehouse space at the Jackson School of Geosciences’ Non-Vertebrate…
Read MoreNovember 3, 2020
Dev Niyogi
Growing up, Dev Niyogi had no idea how much his childhood in India would affect his future career path. As a child interested in math and science, he expected to join many of his…
Read MoreOctober 7, 2020
Ronald Steel Named Professor Emeritus
After spending 41 years researching on sedimentology and stratigraphy around the globe, Jackson School Professor Ronald Steel found the perfect field site: a spot five hours west of Neuquen, Argentina on the eastern flank of the Andes.
Read MoreNovember 21, 2019
Claudio Faccenna
By Monica Kortsha Claudio Faccenna, the Jackson School’s newest structural geology professor, has spent his career studying mountain ranges from across the world. His…
Read MoreNovember 21, 2019
Demian Saffer
According to Demian Saffer, geophysics is more than a scientific pursuit. It’s a solution. “If you want to know whether there’s going to be enough…
Read MoreDecember 4, 2018
Michelle Foss: A Global Energy Market Educator
By Sarah Bloodworth The global energy market is dominated by chance events — from the impacts of a natural disaster, to unexpected shifts in politics…
Read MoreDecember 4, 2018
Eddie Collins: A Career Focused on Texas Geology
By Monica Kortsha In 1979, a year after joining the staff of the Bureau of Economic Geology, Edward “Eddie” Collins took a boat trip down…
Read MoreDecember 4, 2018
Patricia Ganey-Curry: Preserving a Legacy
By Sarah Bloodworth The basin of the Gulf of Mexico is one of the most sought after research zones in the world; not only for…
Read MoreDecember 4, 2018
Timothy Goudge: Cross-Planetary Possibilities
By Sarah Bloodworth The surface of rusty, red Mars is etched with a network of meandering formations that fork out like little Martian fingers. Timothy…
Read MoreDecember 4, 2018
Shirley Dutton: Sedimentary Detective
By Sarah Bloodworth A thin slice of sedimentary rock can hold a lot of history and a lot of mystery. Shirley Dutton acts as the…
Read More