Tag: Bureau of Economic Geology
March 4, 2024
Producing Hydrogen From Rocks Gains Steam as Scientists Advance New Methods
In a project that could be a game changer for the energy transition, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin are exploring a suite…
Read MoreOctober 5, 2023
AI-Driven Earthquake Forecasting Shows Promise in Trials
A new attempt to predict earthquakes with the aid of artificial intelligence has raised hopes that the technology could one day be used to limit…
Read MoreSeptember 5, 2023
Water-Quality Risks Linked More to Social Factors Than Money
When we determine which communities are more likely to get their water from contaminated supplies, median household income is not the best measure. That’s according…
Read MoreMay 16, 2023
UT Scientist Joins White House Task Force on Carbon Capture and Storage
Tip Meckel, a senior research scientist at the Bureau of Economic Geology at The University of Texas at Austin, has been named to a White…
Read MoreMarch 29, 2023
Texas Port Partners with UT Scientists to Store its Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Scientists at the Bureau of Economic Geology at the University of Texas Jackson School of Geosciences are helping the Port of Corpus Christi determine if…
Read MoreMarch 23, 2023
New Mining Technology Uses CO2 as Tool to Access Critical Minerals
A mining technology pioneered by researchers at the Bureau of Economic Geology at The University of Texas at Austin could reduce the amount of energy…
Read MoreMarch 15, 2023
UT Austin Leads Review of World Water Resources
A recent review study led by The University of Texas at Austin provides an overview of the planet’s freshwater supplies and strategies for sustainably managing…
Read MoreFebruary 21, 2023
Salt Could Play Key Role in Energy Transition
A common ingredient – salt – could have a big role to play in the energy transition to lower carbon energy sources. That’s according to…
Read MoreNovember 17, 2022
TexNet Records M5.3 and M4.1 Seismic Events in Reeves County, Texas
TexNet, the Texas state earthquake monitoring network, recorded Magnitude 5.3 and Magnitude 4.1 earthquakes at 3:32 p.m. and 4:39 p.m., respectively, on November 16th, 2022,…
Read MoreSeptember 6, 2022
Jackson School’s Demian Saffer and Bridget Scanlon to Give 2022 AGU Named Lectures
The Jackson School of Geosciences’ Demian Saffer and Bridget Scanlon are each to give a Bowie Lecture at the American Geophysical Union’s 2022 Fall Meeting….
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