Science, Y’all! is a blog and podcast run by graduate students in the Jackson School of Geosciences at The University of Texas at Austin. We strive to provide students with a platform to share their research and experiences with their peers and the general public. Posts represent the views of the authors, not of The University of Texas at Austin or the Jackson School of Geosciences. We hope that Science, Y’all! will strengthen our community by allowing us to share what it is we all do in our respective dark holes (read: offices, laboratories, dungeons), as well as promote the diverse experiences of students at JSG.
We are still accepting applications for the 2026-2027 academic year! Apply using this form.
Current editors (2026-2027)
Bella Gray – Editor-in-chief
- PhD Candidate (expected 2029)
- Discipline tags: fluvial geomorphology, remote sensing, drylands, flash floods, hydrogeology
- Bella is interested in books, birds, and bouldering. She is currently on a mission to do a major hike in all of the U.S. national parks. Her message: bring back whimsy.
August Aalto – Podcast Director
- PhD Candidate (expected 2027)
- Discipline tags: soil science, geomorphology, remote sensing, deltas
- August enjoys being inside movie-watching, indie game-playing, and house plant-gardening, and being outside camping, rowing, and birdwatching.
Lucia Bellino
- PhD Candidate (expected 2027)
- Discipline tags: planetary science, volcanism, petrology, Mars, Io
- Lucia likes pottery, reading, playing the harp, baking, boxing, swimming, and walking her dog, Duff!
Josiah (Jojo) Sananda – Social Chair
- PhD Candidate (expected 2029)
- Discipline tags: hydrology, dendrochronology, ecosystem resilience, drought, wildfire
- Jojo is a nature enthusiast who enjoys all things tree-related: researching, climbing, hiking, camping, protecting, and exploring. She appreciates spaces where art, science, and conversation can come together and inspire. Her message: science is for everyone!
Emma Martin
- PhD Candidate (expected 2029)
- Discipline tags: marine seismology, activate source imaging, tectonophysics
- Emma enjoys spending time rockhounding, tidepooling, hiking, bouldering, and being surprised when people don’t understand her obscene amount of movie references.
Adam Lucas
- PhD Student (expected 2031)
- Discipline tags: ice sheet dynamics, subglacial hydrology, machine learning
- Adam enjoys hiking, running, reading, bouldering, and likes to be outside in rainy, cold, and ice-y environments.
Olivia Adelman
- EER Masters (expected 2027)
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Discipline tags: nuclear energy, policy, supply chain, nuclear regulation
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Olivia enjoys downhill biking, taking long walks, writing Goodreads reviews, and trying out new recipes (specifically soups).
Lyle Seeligson
- EER Masters (expected 2028)
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Discipline tags: energy and environmental policy, nuclear nonproliferation, energy security, water resource conservation and planning, energy-water-food nexus, agriculture and land use issues
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Lyle likes whitewater and flatwater canoeing, camping, backpacking, swimming, playing piano, and (most of all) sleeping.
Alex Watson
- EER Masters (expected 2028)
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Discipline tags: critical minerals, environmental science, energy policy
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Alex loves hiking, swimming, and anything outdoors. She has two black cats, Dobby and Winky, whom she loves dearly. Her message: be kind and enjoy life.
Andrew Bowsher
- EER Masters (expected 2027)
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Discipline tages: Environmental Policy, Critical Minerals, Geotech
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Andrew is interested in knitting, Lord of the Rings, wild swimming, playing musical instruments, mead making, and riding my motorbike.
Past editors
2025-2026
2024-2025
2023-2024
2022-2023
2021-2022
2019-2020 & 2020-2021:
2018-2019:
2017-2018:
2016-2017:
Featured images courtesy of the following JSG student winners of the 2016 GSEC calendar competition:
- About page: Menal Gupta
- Blog page: Man Liang
- Contribute page: Khushboo Arora