Scientist Profiles
November 27, 2012
Captain Geo: Leon Long’s Five Decades as Teacher, Scientist, and Mentor
The crowd of about 75 people milled about beneath the giant Texas pterosaur skeleton in the stately polished marble main hall of the Texas Memorial…
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November 28, 2011
All in the Timing: Danny Stockli’s Geologic Time Stamps Reveal Secret Life of Rocks
Like many kids in the Indiana Jones generation, Danny Stockli wanted to be an archaeologist when he grew up. In high school, he volunteered at…
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August 29, 2011
The Continental Drifter: Ian Dalziel’s Journeys Through Space and Time
Ian Dalziel is a jocular and spirited Scotsman. As a boy growing up in Glasgow, he and his parents would spend their summers in the…
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August 29, 2011
More Antarctic Mysteries
Ian Dalziel continues to refine his reconstructions of Earth before Pangaea. But he’s also involved in many other research projects designed to answer a host…
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December 24, 2010
Frontiers of Geochemistry: Jaime Barnes Breaks New Ground in Use of Chlorine Isotopes
Jaime Barnes is happy to be back home. A San Antonio native who received her bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas at Austin, Barnes…
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November 24, 2010
Reversing Expectations: Dan Breecker Looks to the Present to Understand the Past
Most geologists can be forgiven for living in the past, but Dan Breecker is making a point of keeping focused on the present. Breecker, who…
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October 24, 2010
Top of the World: Liz Catlos Finds Her Home in the Field
Most of us learned in school that the Himalayan mountains were formed over millions of years as India plowed into Asia. As the two continued…
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October 23, 2010
Pore Boy: Marc Hesse Rides a Growing Wave of Carbon Research
With Undersecretary of Energy Steven Chu calling for “widespread, affordable deployment” of carbon capture and storage technology within 8 to 10 years, the future looks…
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October 22, 2010
It’s Complicated: Joel Johnson Studies Complex Feedbacks That Shape Landscapes
James Bond had his Q. The Jackson School has Joel Johnson. No, he can’t supply you with a helicopter in a suitcase or rocket launching…
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October 21, 2010
Computational Horsepower: Kyle Spikes Harnesses High-End Computing For Exploration Geophysics
When it comes to heavy-duty computer modeling, there are the Armed Forces, the space program, and then rock physics experts, such as Kyle Spikes. Spikes,…
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November 27, 2012
Captain Geo: Leon Long’s Five Decades as Teacher, Scientist, and Mentor
The crowd of about 75 people milled about beneath the giant Texas pterosaur skeleton in the stately polished marble main hall of the Texas Memorial…
Read MoreNovember 28, 2011
All in the Timing: Danny Stockli’s Geologic Time Stamps Reveal Secret Life of Rocks
Like many kids in the Indiana Jones generation, Danny Stockli wanted to be an archaeologist when he grew up. In high school, he volunteered at…
Read MoreAugust 29, 2011
The Continental Drifter: Ian Dalziel’s Journeys Through Space and Time
Ian Dalziel is a jocular and spirited Scotsman. As a boy growing up in Glasgow, he and his parents would spend their summers in the…
Read MoreAugust 29, 2011
More Antarctic Mysteries
Ian Dalziel continues to refine his reconstructions of Earth before Pangaea. But he’s also involved in many other research projects designed to answer a host…
Read MoreDecember 24, 2010
Frontiers of Geochemistry: Jaime Barnes Breaks New Ground in Use of Chlorine Isotopes
Jaime Barnes is happy to be back home. A San Antonio native who received her bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas at Austin, Barnes…
Read MoreNovember 24, 2010
Reversing Expectations: Dan Breecker Looks to the Present to Understand the Past
Most geologists can be forgiven for living in the past, but Dan Breecker is making a point of keeping focused on the present. Breecker, who…
Read MoreOctober 24, 2010
Top of the World: Liz Catlos Finds Her Home in the Field
Most of us learned in school that the Himalayan mountains were formed over millions of years as India plowed into Asia. As the two continued…
Read MoreOctober 23, 2010
Pore Boy: Marc Hesse Rides a Growing Wave of Carbon Research
With Undersecretary of Energy Steven Chu calling for “widespread, affordable deployment” of carbon capture and storage technology within 8 to 10 years, the future looks…
Read MoreOctober 22, 2010
It’s Complicated: Joel Johnson Studies Complex Feedbacks That Shape Landscapes
James Bond had his Q. The Jackson School has Joel Johnson. No, he can’t supply you with a helicopter in a suitcase or rocket launching…
Read MoreOctober 21, 2010
Computational Horsepower: Kyle Spikes Harnesses High-End Computing For Exploration Geophysics
When it comes to heavy-duty computer modeling, there are the Armed Forces, the space program, and then rock physics experts, such as Kyle Spikes. Spikes,…
Read More