Cornel Olariu

"William R. Dickinson" excellence in sedimentary geology in mid-career - SEPM - Society for Sedimentary Geology (2023)

"Gheorghe Munteanu-Murgoci" Award - The Romanian Academy of Sciences (2009)

Graduate Students

Jana Alabdullatif, M.S., 2023 (Supervisor)
Jackson School of Geosciences

Yuquian (Philomena) Gan, Ph.D., 2022 (Co-supervisor)
Jackson School of Geosciences

Jake Gearon, M.S., 2021 (Supervisor)

Sinong Lin, M.S., 2020 (Co-supervisor)

Logan West, Ph.D., 2020 (Co-supervisor)
University of Texas at Austin

Undergraduate Positions

UTIG Undergraduate Research Opportunities Fellowship in "Sediment Microplastics in Austin's Waterways" (Fall 2023 semester)
The UTIG Undergraduate Research Opportunities Fellowship in "Sediment Microplastics in Austin's Waterways" is open to third and fourth year JSG undergraduates for the fall, 2023 semester (September-December). Fellowship recipients will process sediment samples from Lake Austin and Lady Bird Lake to extract microplastics (at the sedimentary lab at Pickle Research Campus) as part of a baseline study funded by UTIG and the City of Austin. The project includes optional opportunities for local field work, independent research projects, and publication. Get involved!

Fellows will receive a monthly stipend of $500/month. No experience necessary! To apply, email resume and brief statement of interest to Marcy Davis (marcy@ig.utexas.edu) and Cornel Olariu (cornelo@jsg.utexas.edu). Please include your major, year in school, and contact information in the body of the email.

Dynamic Stratigraphy

RioMAR Consortium