Tag: Geophysics/Seismology

December 11, 2013

Post-Sandy Survey Shows a Polluted but Generally Intact Barrier System off Long Island

As coastal communities continue to rebuild in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, scientists at this week’s annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union offer some…

December 3, 2013

Model Suggests Ocean Currents Shape Europa’s Icy Shell in Ways Critical for Potential Habitats

AUSTIN, Texas — In a finding of relevance to the search for life in our solar system, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin’s…

November 18, 2013

Meckel Leads University’s Second Cruise to Collect 3D Seismic Data with Novel P-Cable Technology

In October 2013, the Bureau of Economic Geology’s Tip Meckel led a crew of 27 on a 10-day 3D seismic data collection cruise off the…

November 13, 2013

A Geophysics Legend Retires

Paul Stoffa, professor and Shell Distinguished Chair in Geophysics, has retired after 30 years of service to the University of Texas at Austin. As a…

October 3, 2013

Video: From Austin to the Arctic

This summer 60 graduate students and 15 professors from the University of Texas at Austin participated in Statoil’s Svalex Arctic field trip, focused on petroleum…

September 25, 2013

Video: Marine Geology & Geophysics Field Course

Each summer, scientists from the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics run one of the world’s most advanced field courses for marine geosciences and geophysics,…

September 20, 2013

JSG Presenters at SEG 2013

August 27, 2013

Study Shines Light on Tremors and Fracking in South Texas’ Eagle Ford Shale

So much oil and water is being removed from South Texas’ Eagle Ford Shale that the activity has probably led to a recent wave of…

August 20, 2013

Small Earthquakes in the Eagle Ford Region of Texas Correlate with Oil and Water Extraction, Not Wastewater Injection

Most of the small earthquakes in the Eagle Ford region of South Texas are probably the result of extraction of large volumes of oil and…

August 7, 2013

For the first time scientists have mapped out a Europa lander mission

SciGuy Blog (Houston Chronicle), August 7, 2013 & Austin American-Statesman, September 8, 2013 Featuring: Don Blankenship For the first time scientists have done a complete…