Tag: Bureau of Ecnomic Geology
December 3, 2024
Energy University
What starts here powers the world. The Jackson School is leading the way in energy research at UT.
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New Program Helps Texas Schools Teach Carbon Capture
When Cynthia Hopkins returned to her 7th grade science classroom in Corpus Christi this fall she had a little something extra in her toolkit —…
Read MoreAugust 9, 2023
Dr. Michael Young to serve as Jackson School of Geosciences Associate Dean for Research
The Jackson School of Geosciences has appointed Dr. Michael Young as Associate Dean for Research (ADR), effective September 1, 2023. Young is a Senior Research…
Read MoreMarch 8, 2021
Texas Earthquake System Strengthens National Network
Now in its fifth year of operation, the Bureau of Economic Geology’s TexNet earthquake monitoring system manages more than 150 seismic stations throughout Texas and…
Read MoreJanuary 22, 2018
Research Finds Discrepancies Between Satellite and Global Model Estimates of Land Water Storage
Research led by The University of Texas at Austin has found that calculations of water storage in many river basins from commonly used global computer…
Read MoreNovember 20, 2017
Carbon Dioxide Monitoring Down Under
Carbon capture and storage injects carbon dioxide (CO2) produced by industrial processes deep underground, while environmental monitoring of such sites makes sure the CO2 gas…
Read MoreJuly 25, 2017
Bakken Play Analysis Reported by Bureau of Economic Geology
AUSTIN, Texas — The Bureau of Economic Geology has concluded a comprehensive study of the Bakken unconventional resource in North Dakota and Montana and found…
Read MoreApril 5, 2017
UT Scientists Monitor Country’s First Commercial CO2 Sequestration Operation
By Anton Caputo Deep underneath an old Texas oil field in Jackson County, science and economics have come together to achieve something unique. For the…
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FRIDAY: Oceans soak up a vast amount of greenhouse heat. At this week's #UTIGSeminars, Wenbo Wu @WHOI introduces a novel way to track the oceans' potential to absorb heat using seismic waves generated by rumbles in the Earth!
Starts 10:30am CT. Abstract:
https://ig.utexas.edu/utig-seminar-series/2025/utig-seminar-series-wenbo-wu-whoi/
In California, a record-wet winter helped alleviate a longstanding drought above the ground. But deeper recovery isn’t so simple, according to recent research by the Jackson School’s @ShujuanM.
Read more: https://www.jsg.utexas.edu/news/2025/02/new-method-for-measuring-groundwater-shows-californias-aquifers-remain-depleted/
Congratulations to the @EuropaClipper Team! NASA Europa Clipper was named among 2024's most innovative, inspiring and important missions at the 2nd Annual @AstroAwardsLive.
UTIG's Krista Soderlund was in Austin, Texas, to receive the award.
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