Reflections from the International Students Seminar

Jan 25, 2022 | Eirini Poulaki (PhD 2022), Emily Bamber (PhD 2024), Cansu Demir (PhD 2023), Ana María Restrepo Acevedo (PhD 2023), Siyu Zhao (Ed.)(PhD 2023)

The International Students Seminar Eirini M. Poulaki The idea for this seminar was inspired from McGill University. Catherine Ross (PhD 2022) saw a Twitter post about it, and we thought it would be a great opportunity to bring this into the Jackson School! The goal of this seminar is to…

How did these 15 fans form on Mars?! You WON’T BELIEVE Number 5!

Dec 2, 2021 | Michelle Tebolt (PhD 2024)

As a third year PhD student in the Planetary Surface Processes group at the Jackson School, I recently published a paper on my graduate school research analyzing stratigraphy on Mars. In my research, I use sedimentary deposits to study the ancient fluvial history of Mars. The currently cold and dry…

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship: >15 years of Geoscience awards and application advice from a panel of awardees

Oct 18, 2021 | Kristina Butler (PhD 2022)

The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship application deadline is fast approaching (October 22 for Geoscience). The Jackson School has a rich history of producing successful GRFP applicants. To help with your application, here I summarize historical Geoscience NSF GRFP awards, successful applicants’ advice, and the abundant resources at JSG and UT to…

Holiday JEDI: Where to Buy from Black-, Native-, and Latinx-Owned businesses

Dec 10, 2020 | Emily Bamber (PhD 2024), Megan Flansburg (PhD 2022), and Kiara Gomez (PhD 2021) with Dr. Rowan Martindale

For this year’s (very unusual) Holiday Season we’ve collated a list of Black-, Latinx-, and Indigenous-owned businesses in Austin, Texas, and US-wide online. Please use and share this early holiday gift from Science, Y’all! We recommend you check these out soon to ensure your gift(s) arrive with plenty of time!…

Field Camp 2020: a photo tour

Oct 8, 2020 | Kristina Butler (PhD 2021)

Field Camp (GEO660) was unique this year due to COVID-19. An enormous amount of planning, precaution, and communication went into making this course happen for the 8 students that needed the class to graduate. To give the Jackson School community a window into the spectacular 3 weeks we spent camping…

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Reflections from the International Students Seminar

How did these 15 fans form on Mars?! You WON’T BELIEVE Number 5!

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship: >15 years of Geoscience awards and application advice from a panel of awardees

Holiday JEDI: Where to Buy from Black-, Native-, and Latinx-Owned businesses

Field Camp 2020: a photo tour