Scientist Profiles
November 12, 2020
Geeta Persad: Assistant Professor
By Jasmine Gulick Growing up in Austin, Geeta Persad spent her childhood exploring the Texas Memorial Museum, auditing classes and attending evening lectures at The…
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November 12, 2020
Daniel Trugman: Assistant Professor
By Jasmine Gulick The town of Los Alamos, New Mexico, is an unusual one. More than half of its residents work in the Los Alamos…
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November 12, 2020
Shayan Tavassoli: Research Associate
By Emily Moskal Drilling an oil well doesn’t come cheap. In a time when oil prices are low, it’s especially important that wells are optimally…
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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…
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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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November 12, 2020
Geeta Persad: Assistant Professor
By Jasmine Gulick Growing up in Austin, Geeta Persad spent her childhood exploring the Texas Memorial Museum, auditing classes and attending evening lectures at The…
Read MoreNovember 12, 2020
Daniel Trugman: Assistant Professor
By Jasmine Gulick The town of Los Alamos, New Mexico, is an unusual one. More than half of its residents work in the Los Alamos…
Read MoreNovember 12, 2020
Shayan Tavassoli: Research Associate
By Emily Moskal Drilling an oil well doesn’t come cheap. In a time when oil prices are low, it’s especially important that wells are optimally…
Read MoreNovember 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 More