Tag: Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
September 9, 2024
Most Cities Receive More Rainfall Than Surrounding Rural Areas, Global Study Shows
The effect of urbanization on temperature is relatively well known: Cities are often measurably warmer than their surrounding rural areas. This is called the urban…
Read MoreAugust 26, 2024
Shujuan Mao: Assistant Professor
When Shujuan Mao was in middle school in 2008, the deadly 7.9-magnitude Wenchuan earthquake struck western China. Although its epicenter was some 700 kilometers southwest…
Read MoreAugust 26, 2024
Marek Locmelis: Associate Professor
Austin, with its Tesla Gigafactory and Samsung Semiconductor factory, is an increasingly prominent home for electric parts production, making the Jackson School of Geosciences the…
Read MoreAugust 26, 2024
Anna Ruth Halberstadt: Assistant Professor
Anna Ruth โRuthieโ Halberstadt joined the Jackson School of Geosciences in fall 2024 as an assistant professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences….
Read MoreMay 30, 2024
โUglyโ Fossil Places Extinct Saber-Toothed Cat on Texas Coast
Important scientific finds donโt always come in the biggest, buzziest packages. Sometimes new discoveries come in little ugly rocks. Such is the case of a…
Read MoreMay 15, 2024
Trees on UTโs Campus Endure Droughts With Help From Leaky Pipes
Even in dry times, Waller Creek on The University of Texas at Austin campus is never without water. Thatโs because a significant portion of the…
Read MoreMay 7, 2024
Researchers Show That Slow-Moving Earthquakes Are Controlled by Rock Permeability
Earthquakes are the most dramatic and noteworthy results of tectonic plate movement. They are often destructive and deadly, or at the very least physically felt…
Read MoreApril 24, 2024
Winners of Spring 2024 Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences Awards
Dozens of undergraduate students, graduate students, professors and staff members of the Jackson School’s Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences were recognized on Tuesday, April…
Read MoreMarch 27, 2024
Jackson Schoolโs New Climate System Science Bachelorโs Degree Debuting in Fall 2024
In order to properly address and further prepare for the far-reaching effects of climate change, the world needs a new generation of scientists who understand…
Read MoreMarch 20, 2024
Nicola Tisato Promoted to Associate Professor
Nicola Tisato, who joined the Jackson School of Geosciences in 2016 as an assistant professor, was promoted to associate professor in February. Danny Stockli, the…
Read MoreMedia Releases
The @guardian's @dpcarrington was with @UTGeophysics this summer reporting on a pioneering @UTAustin-led mission to explore Greenland's glaciers underwater.
Read his report here:
With @WHOI @UFGeology @RutgersDMCS @MarineInst @UTexasResearch
.@business spoke with the Jackson School's Jay Banner about how climate change and population growth are taking a toll on Texas' water.
โDemand goes way up, supply goes way down, which is not a sustainable future for Texas water resources,โ Banner said.
In the stacks:
The role of women in the history of geology / edited by C. V. Burek and B. Higgs. Geological Society, 2007. #geology #geologists #history