Scientist Profiles
December 4, 2018
Bob Hardage: Leadership in 3-D Seismic Research
By Jackson School staff and Bob Hardage When Bob Hardage arrived at the Bureau of Economic Geology 27 years ago, he was tasked by then-director…
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December 4, 2018
Robert Dickinson: Climate Giant
By Monica Kortsha In the early 1980s, while serving as the deputy director of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Climate and Global Dynamics…
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November 20, 2017
Scientist Profile: Ashley Matheny
Rodent-proofing moisture sensors and plowing through dense forest undergrowth gives Ashley Matheny a glimpse into the survival dance of trees. by Barbra A. Rodriguez If…
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November 20, 2017
Scientist Profile: Randy Marrett
Professor Randy Marrett, a structural geologist, retired this summer after 23 years of research and teaching in the Department of Geological Sciences. By Monica Kortsha…
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November 20, 2017
Scientist Profile: Cliff Frohlich
When Cliff Frohlich joined the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics in 1978, he didn’t move to Austin, he moved to Galveston, where the institute…
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November 20, 2017
Scientist Profile: Bridget Scanlon
by John Holden Bridget Scanlon’s contribution to understanding our most precious resource cannot be overstated. As a world-leading authority on water research, her career has…
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November 20, 2017
Scientist Profile: Jack Sharp
by Barbra A. Rodriguez Inquisitive researcher. Giving educator. Dedicated citizen. John M. (Jack) Sharp Jr. is known as a hydrogeologist who approaches his professional life…
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October 12, 2016
Scientist Profile: Thorsten Becker
By John Holden Cross-collaboration may be all the rage in academia these days, but Thorsten Becker has embodied this approach to research his entire career. At the…
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December 17, 2015
Fossils for the Future: What Can Mosasaur Evolution Tell Us About Climate Change
Graduate student Joshua Lively made headlines in September for naming and describing an extinct species of prehistoric turtle with a distinctive pig-like snout—work he conducted…
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November 2, 2015
Scientist Profile: Daniella Rempe
By Mark Wangrin Daniella Rempe brought more than a towel and sunscreen on her visits to Barton Springs when she was an undergraduate at The…
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December 4, 2018
Bob Hardage: Leadership in 3-D Seismic Research
By Jackson School staff and Bob Hardage When Bob Hardage arrived at the Bureau of Economic Geology 27 years ago, he was tasked by then-director…
Read MoreDecember 4, 2018
Robert Dickinson: Climate Giant
By Monica Kortsha In the early 1980s, while serving as the deputy director of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Climate and Global Dynamics…
Read MoreNovember 20, 2017
Scientist Profile: Ashley Matheny
Rodent-proofing moisture sensors and plowing through dense forest undergrowth gives Ashley Matheny a glimpse into the survival dance of trees. by Barbra A. Rodriguez If…
Read MoreNovember 20, 2017
Scientist Profile: Randy Marrett
Professor Randy Marrett, a structural geologist, retired this summer after 23 years of research and teaching in the Department of Geological Sciences. By Monica Kortsha…
Read MoreNovember 20, 2017
Scientist Profile: Cliff Frohlich
When Cliff Frohlich joined the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics in 1978, he didn’t move to Austin, he moved to Galveston, where the institute…
Read MoreNovember 20, 2017
Scientist Profile: Bridget Scanlon
by John Holden Bridget Scanlon’s contribution to understanding our most precious resource cannot be overstated. As a world-leading authority on water research, her career has…
Read MoreNovember 20, 2017
Scientist Profile: Jack Sharp
by Barbra A. Rodriguez Inquisitive researcher. Giving educator. Dedicated citizen. John M. (Jack) Sharp Jr. is known as a hydrogeologist who approaches his professional life…
Read MoreOctober 12, 2016
Scientist Profile: Thorsten Becker
By John Holden Cross-collaboration may be all the rage in academia these days, but Thorsten Becker has embodied this approach to research his entire career. At the…
Read MoreDecember 17, 2015
Fossils for the Future: What Can Mosasaur Evolution Tell Us About Climate Change
Graduate student Joshua Lively made headlines in September for naming and describing an extinct species of prehistoric turtle with a distinctive pig-like snout—work he conducted…
Read MoreNovember 2, 2015
Scientist Profile: Daniella Rempe
By Mark Wangrin Daniella Rempe brought more than a towel and sunscreen on her visits to Barton Springs when she was an undergraduate at The…
Read More