« 2026 Spring Seminar Series Speaker: Lindsay Prothro, Geology program, Texas A&M Corpus Chrsiti Title: Grounding Zone Processes at the Limits of Marine Ice Sheet Stability Host: Benjamin Keisling Abstract: Marine-based ice sheets are particularly sensitive to environmental change, yet the processes governing their contemporary retreat remain difficult to constrain. The grounding zone, where grounded… Continue Reading UTIG Seminar Series: Lindsay Prothro
UT Geodynamicist Thorsten Becker elected to German Academy of Sciences
UT Geodynamicist Thorsten Becker elected to German Academy of Sciences Thorsten Becker, a professor at The University of Texas at Austin Jackson School of Geosciences, has been elected a member of the German Academy of Sciences, Leopoldina, one of the oldest and most prestigious academies of science in the world. Becker joins as only one of three geodynamicists to be elected to the organization in its over 400-year history. … Continue Reading UT Geodynamicist Thorsten Becker elected to German Academy of Sciences
UTIG Seminar Series: Rachel Abercrombie
« 2026 Spring Seminar Series Speaker: Rachel Abercrombie, Earth and Environment, Boston University Title: Improving Earthquake Stress Drop Estimates to Constrain Rupture Dynamics and Fault Heterogeneity Host: Zhe Jia Abstract: Small earthquakes contain a wealth of information about active structures, and the state of stress in the earth, not least because they are so numerous.… Continue Reading UTIG Seminar Series: Rachel Abercrombie
UTIG Seminar Series: Craig Martin
« 2026 Spring Seminar Series Speaker: Craig Martin, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin Title: Obtaining paleomagnetic time-series records from corals Host: Luc Lavier Abstract: Unlocking the coral record for paleomagnetic study would provide a rich new avenue to investigate the evolution of geomagnetic anomalies and excursions. Present-day anomalies… Continue Reading UTIG Seminar Series: Craig Martin
Scientists Successfully Harvest Chickpeas From ‘Moon Dirt’
As the U.S. plans to return to the moon with the upcoming Artemis II mission, a question endures: What will future lunar explorers eat? According to new research from The University of Texas at Austin the answer might be chickpeas. Scientists have successfully grown and harvested chickpeas using simulated “moon dirt,” the first instance of this crop produced… Continue Reading Scientists Successfully Harvest Chickpeas From ‘Moon Dirt’
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