Tag: Climate & the Environment
March 26, 2011
Down to the Core: Craig Fulthorpe Co-Leads Expedition to Canterbury Basin
Craig Fulthorpe was a grad student when his advisor walked into his office and asked if he would like to be part of the first…
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Highlights of Paleontology at UT Austin
2008: Early hominid Lucy CT-scanned 2001: Fossil fetus of an Elephant bird CT-scanned and reconstructed without breaking egg shell 1999: Non-vertebrate Paleontology Lab established 1997:…
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Why Do We Need Paleontology?
Paleontology has been a central part of geology since British scientist William Smith first showed that geological strata could be identified based on the fossils…
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Enduring Excellence: Breadth and Depth Mark UT Austin’s Paleontology Program as One of the Best
At a time when university paleontology programs are being downsized or eliminated, The University of Texas at Austin’s is thriving. The program recently added Julia…
Read MoreFebruary 2, 2011
Fossil Time Capsules: Unwrapping Depression Era Fossil Stashes Yields New Discoveries
Let’s say you’re a budding young paleontologist looking to make your mark. The first thing you have to do is pack up your shovel and…
Read MoreMarch 1, 2010
Oil and Water: Passion for Energy, Climate, and Water Unites at EER
As an undergraduate at Stanford University, Emily Grubert discovered her passion in studying climate change and energy. She also discovered that the deeper she gets…
Read MoreDecember 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…
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