Scientist Profiles
December 23, 2008
The Big Picture: Rong Fu uses satellite data to study climate processes
Climatologist Rong Fu prefers a bird’s eye view of the Earth’s climate. That’s “birds,” as in satellites, which she uses to study climate processes in…
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October 23, 2008
Summer Rain: Kerry Cook’s Climate Research in Africa and the America
The Jackson School of Geosciences’ programs in climate research and education will benefit tremendously from several new high profile faculty and researchers including Kerry Cook….
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October 22, 2008
Beyond the Bucket: Robert Dickinson Advances Climate Models
When Robert Dickinson began working at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado in 1968, global climate models were crude and wildly…
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December 22, 2007
Salt Tectonics: Tim Dooley’s research focuses on gravity-driven salt tectonics using scaled analog modeling for reproducing real world systems
Tim Dooley came to the Bureau of Economic Geology’s Applied Geodynamics Laboratory (AGL) as a postdoctoral fellow in 2003 and then became a research scientist…
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November 21, 2007
Renaissance Wonk: Michael Webber Pushes Better Energy Policy
Inventor, op-ed writer, policy wonk, and engineer—Michael Webber has done them all with success. But he’s just getting started on his dream job, teaching and…
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November 9, 2007
Making Mountains: Brian Horton Sees Emerging Analog in The Andes
For most of us, it’s hard to remember the moment when we first knew what we wanted to do for the rest of our lives….
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November 7, 2007
Born into Science: Sergey Fomel grew up in Akademgorodok, literally “Academic Town,” a scientific hub in Russia’s third largest city, Novosibirsk
Sergey Fomel Advances Seismic Data Analysis By Marc Airhart Nov. 07, 2007 Sergey Fomel grew up in Akademgorodok, literally “Academic Town,” a scientific hub in…
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November 7, 2007
Swept Away: Researchers working on pore pressure in deep ocean sediments generally do not wind up at the center of media storms, but that’s where Peter Flemings found himself
Peter Flemings Works Best Under Pressure By Marc Airhart Nov. 07, 2007 Researchers working on geofluids and pore pressure in deep ocean sediments generally do…
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December 19, 2006
Faults & Fractures: Peter Eichhubl’s research addresses coupled structural and diagenetic processes
Peter Eichhubl joined the Bureau of Economic Geology in the University of Texas at Austin’s Jackson School of Geosciences as a research scientist in January…
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December 1, 2006
Going with the Flow: David Mohrig studies the changing face of our planet
David Mohrig keeps a flat, palm-sized rock on his desk that he’s had since he was six years old. He found it on a fossil-hunting…
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December 23, 2008
The Big Picture: Rong Fu uses satellite data to study climate processes
Climatologist Rong Fu prefers a bird’s eye view of the Earth’s climate. That’s “birds,” as in satellites, which she uses to study climate processes in…
Read MoreOctober 23, 2008
Summer Rain: Kerry Cook’s Climate Research in Africa and the America
The Jackson School of Geosciences’ programs in climate research and education will benefit tremendously from several new high profile faculty and researchers including Kerry Cook….
Read MoreOctober 22, 2008
Beyond the Bucket: Robert Dickinson Advances Climate Models
When Robert Dickinson began working at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado in 1968, global climate models were crude and wildly…
Read MoreDecember 22, 2007
Salt Tectonics: Tim Dooley’s research focuses on gravity-driven salt tectonics using scaled analog modeling for reproducing real world systems
Tim Dooley came to the Bureau of Economic Geology’s Applied Geodynamics Laboratory (AGL) as a postdoctoral fellow in 2003 and then became a research scientist…
Read MoreNovember 21, 2007
Renaissance Wonk: Michael Webber Pushes Better Energy Policy
Inventor, op-ed writer, policy wonk, and engineer—Michael Webber has done them all with success. But he’s just getting started on his dream job, teaching and…
Read MoreNovember 9, 2007
Making Mountains: Brian Horton Sees Emerging Analog in The Andes
For most of us, it’s hard to remember the moment when we first knew what we wanted to do for the rest of our lives….
Read MoreNovember 7, 2007
Born into Science: Sergey Fomel grew up in Akademgorodok, literally “Academic Town,” a scientific hub in Russia’s third largest city, Novosibirsk
Sergey Fomel Advances Seismic Data Analysis By Marc Airhart Nov. 07, 2007 Sergey Fomel grew up in Akademgorodok, literally “Academic Town,” a scientific hub in…
Read MoreNovember 7, 2007
Swept Away: Researchers working on pore pressure in deep ocean sediments generally do not wind up at the center of media storms, but that’s where Peter Flemings found himself
Peter Flemings Works Best Under Pressure By Marc Airhart Nov. 07, 2007 Researchers working on geofluids and pore pressure in deep ocean sediments generally do…
Read MoreDecember 19, 2006
Faults & Fractures: Peter Eichhubl’s research addresses coupled structural and diagenetic processes
Peter Eichhubl joined the Bureau of Economic Geology in the University of Texas at Austin’s Jackson School of Geosciences as a research scientist in January…
Read MoreDecember 1, 2006
Going with the Flow: David Mohrig studies the changing face of our planet
David Mohrig keeps a flat, palm-sized rock on his desk that he’s had since he was six years old. He found it on a fossil-hunting…
Read More