University of Texas Institute for Geophysics | Jackson School of Geosciences

February 22, 2022

Chris Lowery Earns Top Early Career Scientist Award for Sedimentary Geology

Chris Lowery, a research associate at the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics, has received the James Lee Wilson Award from the Society for Sedimentary…

February 14, 2022

UT Graduate Student Research Solves Plate Tectonics Mystery

The longstanding enigma of how tectonic plates can break Earth’s rock-hard shell may have been solved by a recent graduate student at The University of…

February 7, 2022

Big Data Imaging Shows Rock’s Big Role in Channeling Earthquakes in Japan

Thanks to 20 years of seismic data processed through one of the world’s most powerful supercomputers, scientists have created the first complete, 3D visualization of…

January 30, 2022

Robotic Exploration of Uncharted, Underwater Glacial Walls Set for 2023

It’s the front line of climate change and could hold the key to predicting global sea level rise, but what goes on at the underwater…

January 24, 2022

Hope for Present-Day Martian Groundwater Dries Up

Liquid water previously detected under Mars’ ice-covered south pole is probably just a dusty mirage, according to a new study of the red planet led…

December 29, 2021

2021 Research Highlights

It was another great year for research at the Jackson School of Geosciences! Let’s look back on some highlights: UT Austin Teams Up With…

November 16, 2021

Seismic Shockwave Pattern May Be Redirecting Earthquake Damage

New research from The University of Texas at Austin could change the way scientists think about potential damage from earthquakes. The study examined data from…

September 15, 2021