Tag: Department of Geological Sciences
January 22, 2020
Deep Diving Scientists Discover Bubbling CO2 Hotspot
Diving 200 feet under the ocean surface to conduct scientific research can lead to some interesting places. For University of Texas at Austin Professor Bayani…
Read MoreDecember 16, 2019
3D Print a Piece of Mars for the Holidays
There’s a galaxy of gifts out there for space nerds. Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin may have just the thing to set…
Read MoreNovember 21, 2019
Claudio Faccenna
By Monica Kortsha Claudio Faccenna, the Jackson School’s newest structural geology professor, has spent his career studying mountain ranges from across the world. His…
Read MoreNovember 5, 2019
Exceptional Fossils May Need a Breath of Air to Form
Some of the world’s most exquisite fossil beds were formed millions of years ago during time periods when the Earth’s oceans were largely without…
Read MoreOctober 14, 2019
NOAH Model Captures Major Hydrological Patterns in China, Study Finds
The Noah land surface model with multi-parameterization options (Noah-MP) simulates the major spatiotemporal patterns of hydrological variables in China, a vast country characterized by complex…
Read MoreOctober 7, 2019
Jackson School Mourns Passing of Professor Robert Tatham
Jackson School Professor Robert Tatham passed away on Friday, Oct.4. Bob was a professor in the Department of Geological Sciences for more than a decade…
Read MoreSeptember 24, 2019
Bird Droppings Defy Expectations
For every question about bird poop, uric acid appears to be the answer. Why are bird droppings so hard to remove from buildings? Uric…
Read MoreSeptember 12, 2019
Elaborate Komodo Dragon Armor Defends Against Other Dragons
Just beneath their scales, Komodo dragons wear a suit of armor made of tiny bones. These bones cover the dragons from head to tail, creating…
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Martindale Awarded NSF CAREER Grant for Paleontological Research and Education
The National Science Foundation has awarded a CAREER grant to Jackson School of Geosciences Assistant Professor Rowan Martindale to research how marine communities responded to…
Read MoreFebruary 14, 2019
Solitary corals more likely survive in a warmer ocean
Feb. 1 (UPI) — Corals that prefer isolation to life on a reef are more likely to survive as oceans warm and become more acidic, according…
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