This post is a part of a series from the Genesis of Methane Hydrate in Coarse-Grained Systems: Northern Gulf of Mexico Slope (GOM^2) expedition. Scale is a funny thing on this project. On one hand, there are very few projects of this scale that have ever taken place at the Jackson School. On quite another, if we… Continue Reading GOM^2 Blog Entry 2: Scale
News from the GOM² project and related methane hydrates research at UT.
GOM^2 Blog Entry 1: Expedition Departs
This post is the first in a series from the Genesis of Methane Hydrate in Coarse-Grained Systems: Northern Gulf of Mexico Slope (GOM^2) expedition. The whiteboard in the galley said, “DEPARTURE 5/1 0700.” What began as an idea in June 2014, followed by lab and land trials in Utah and Central Texas in 2015, had finally… Continue Reading GOM^2 Blog Entry 1: Expedition Departs
Unlocking the Potential of Methane Hydrate
Buried deep beneath the world’s oceans and Arctic permafrost is a mysterious substance that holds the promise of an enormous amount of energy. The Jackson School’s Newsletter spoke with Peter Flemings, principal investigator on the GOM² project…
Stacey Worman’s Interdisciplinary Path to UTIG
Stacey Worman’s path to a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics is filled with avenues explored and contrasting routes traveled. Continue Reading Stacey Worman’s Interdisciplinary Path to UTIG
Stacey Worman’s Interdisciplinary Path to UTIG
One of UTIG’s newest postdoctoral fellows shares stories from a career path that brought her to Austin. Continue Reading Stacey Worman’s Interdisciplinary Path to UTIG