Xian Wu, a graduate research assistant at the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG) has received the Outstanding Student Presentation Award for a talk she gave at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting in December 2019. The award includes a certificate, $150 cash prize and complimentary tickets to a banquet during AGU’s next… Continue Reading Xian Wu Receives AGU’s Outstanding Student Presentation Award For El Niño Talk
Andrew Gase and Brandon Shuck among 2018 GeoPRISMS AGU Student Prize Winners
Congratulations to Brandon Shuck and Andrew Gase who were among the winners of the 2018 GeoPRISMS AGU Student Prize! The GeoPRISMS AGU Student Prize is awarded to students for outstanding research presented as either a talk or poster presentation at the annual AGU Fall meeting. Each year two students receive a $500 cash prize and… Continue Reading Andrew Gase and Brandon Shuck among 2018 GeoPRISMS AGU Student Prize Winners
Stories from the desert: Servicing the Mojave Broadband Seismic Experiment
Geoscience field trips can be grueling and – without the right preparation – hazardous. Research sites are often miles away from civilization, accessible only by foot or helicopter. For many, however, being surrounded by nothing but untouched nature is reward in itself. The trip to service the Mojave Broadband Seismic Experiment began on October 10… Continue Reading Stories from the desert: Servicing the Mojave Broadband Seismic Experiment
From the Field: Installing Seismic Sensors in the Mojave Desert
Rob Porritt, a UTIG postdoc, along with three UT Geology undergraduate students traveled to the Mojave desert in California in May to deploy 19 broadband seismic sensors. All were successfully placed over the course of six arduous days in the desert. “This was by far the hardest deployment I’ve ever done,” said Rob. “We stressed… Continue Reading From the Field: Installing Seismic Sensors in the Mojave Desert
Field Report: Geophysics Students Turn Samples into Science
By Monica KortshaThis is the second blog post in a short series covering the 2018 MG&G field course. Read the first one here. Students in the Jackson School’s Marine Geology & Geophysics (MG&G) course work with an array of data. On day-cruises offshore of Galveston Island they collect seismic data, multibeam data, and sediment samples.… Continue Reading Field Report: Geophysics Students Turn Samples into Science