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
El Niño, La Niña Rising
These seasonal climate patterns are responsible for far-reaching and damaging weather events that affect the entire world. The University of Texas Institute for Geophysics is leading the way to understand how global climate change could be affecting them. By Constantino Panagopulos Allison Lawman is in The University of Texas at Austin paleoclimate archive, laying out… Continue Reading El Niño, La Niña Rising
UTIG Seminar Notes: Xian Wu explains why some El Niño events last longer than others
The final UTIG seminar of the Fall semester is reserved for graduate students to practice their presentations for AGU Fall. This year’s practice talks will be given by UTIG grad students Xian Wu, Kelly Olsen and Janaki Vamaraju. We asked each student to give us a sneak-preview into what they’ll be talking about and why… Continue Reading UTIG Seminar Notes: Xian Wu explains why some El Niño events last longer than others
Tianyi Sun awarded AMS Outstanding Student Presentation Award for the second time
Tianyi Sun, a graduate research assistant at UTIG and a student at the Jackson School of Geosciences, has received the Outstanding Student Presentation Award for a presentation she gave at the 99th AMS Annual Meeting in Phoenix last month. This is the second time Tianyi has won the Outstanding Student Presentation Award. The AMS (American… Continue Reading Tianyi Sun awarded AMS Outstanding Student Presentation Award for the second time
Indian Ocean May Be More Disruptive to Tropical Climate Than Previously Believed
The Indian Ocean played a far greater role in driving climate change during the most recent ice age than previously believed and may disrupt climate again in the future. That’s according to a new study from The University of Texas at Austin, the findings of which could rewrite established Pacific-centric theories on tropical climate change.… Continue Reading Indian Ocean May Be More Disruptive to Tropical Climate Than Previously Believed