The Triassic Period ended when a gargantuan amount of molten igneous rock called the Central Atlantic Magmatic Province (CAMP) spewed out of the Earth’s mantle and into the Earth’s crust beneath what is now the eastern Appalachian foothills. Millions of years later, the supercontinent Pangea began to rip open, with the east coast of what… Continue Reading The Complicated New Origins of Pangea’s Big Breakup
Sweet Receives Top Gulf Coast Geology Award
Michael Sweet, a research scientist at the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG) and co-program director of the Gulf Basin Depositional Synthesis (GBDS) project is the recipient of the 2026 Doris Malkin Curtis Medal by the Gulf Coast Section of the Society for Sedimentary Geology. It is the organization’s highest honor. Sweet received this award in recognition… Continue Reading Sweet Receives Top Gulf Coast Geology Award
UTIG Seminar Series: Jiabao Li
« 2026 Spring Seminar Series Speaker: Jiabao Li, Northeastern University Title: Cold data, warm bodies Host: Benjamin Keisling Abstract: In this talk, interdisciplinary artist and associate professor Jiabao Li explores the intersection of climate science, art, and “more-than-human” perspectives. Moving from the receding glaciers of Svalbard to the vertical migrations of the deep sea, Li… Continue Reading UTIG Seminar Series: Jiabao Li
UTIG Researchers Host Workshop on Solar Climate Intervention
Future climate change will look and feel different depending on where you live. For some, winters will be warmer and for others, natural disasters like floods or wildfires will be intensified with devastating impacts. Law makers around the world may seek solutions to address the causes of climate change, but climate researchers worry these efforts may not be enough. Enter solar climate intervention (SCI), a burgeoning research field that Danielle Touma, a University of Texas Institute… Continue Reading UTIG Researchers Host Workshop on Solar Climate Intervention
UTIG Seminar Series: Shuai Yan
« 2026 Spring Seminar Series Speaker: Shuai Yan, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington Title: Probing Antarctica’s Deepest Secrets Through Geophysical Exploration and Numerical Modeling Host: Duncan Young Abstract: The NSF Center for Oldest Ice Exploration (NSF COLDEX) was funded starting in 2021 to explore Antarctica for the oldest ice cores, with… Continue Reading UTIG Seminar Series: Shuai Yan
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