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May 17, 2022

Celebrate UTIG! Staff and Student Awards 2020-2021

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Filed Under: homepage-news, News Tagged With: awards, staff awards, UTIG

May 9, 2022

Newly Discovered Lake May Hold Secret to Antarctic Ice Sheet’s Rise and Fall

A group of nine scientists dressed for polar research pose in front of a propeller plane on the ice

Scientists investigating the underside of the world’s largest ice sheet in East Antarctica have discovered a city-size lake whose sediments might contain a history of the ice sheet since its earliest beginnings. That would answer questions about what Antarctica was like before it froze, how climate change has affected it over its history, and how… Continue Reading Newly Discovered Lake May Hold Secret to Antarctic Ice Sheet’s Rise and Fall

Filed Under: homepage-news, Media Releases, News Tagged With: aerogeophysics, Antarctica, climate change, East Antarctica, ice sheets, ICECAP, ICECAP-2, radar, Shuai Yan, student research, subglacial lakes

May 4, 2022

UTIG Students Take Top 2022 Departmental Awards

Congratulations Abby Varona (MSc), Kevin Meazell (PhD), and Sebastian Ramiro-Ramirez (PhD) who took three of the top nine student research awards at the UT Jackson School of Geosciences Department of Geological Sciences 2022 Departmental Awards! The annual awards recognize extraordinary efforts in the 2021-2022 academic year. The awards were presented by department chair Daniel Stockli,… Continue Reading UTIG Students Take Top 2022 Departmental Awards

Filed Under: GOM2 News, homepage-news, News Tagged With: Abby Varona, awards, Flemings Group, Kevin Meazell, Peter Flemings, Sebastian Ramiro-Ramirez, student awards

April 29, 2022

Jackson School Students Win AGU’s 2021 Outstanding Student Presentation Award

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Once again, Jackson School of Geosciences students were among the top student presenters at the American Geophysical Union’s Fall Meeting. Although AGU’s 2021 Fall Meeting took place in December, the awards are announced throughout the spring semester. The winners are selected based on research quality and a student’s ability to effectively communicate their research. As of April… Continue Reading Jackson School Students Win AGU’s 2021 Outstanding Student Presentation Award

Filed Under: homepage-news, Media Releases, News Tagged With: AGU, awards, graduate students, OSPA, Outstanding Student Presentation Award, student awards, undergraduate students

April 19, 2022

UTIG’s Admin Staff Join Researchers On Mission to Lake Austin

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The University of Texas Institute for Geophysics called on reinforcements to help the City of Austin monitor the health of Austin’s lakes: the UTIG admin team! On April 14, the team joined researchers aboard the RV Scott Petty for a hands-on exercise in geophysics. The science demonstration had participants learning to use sonar and sampling sediments with a… Continue Reading UTIG’s Admin Staff Join Researchers On Mission to Lake Austin

Filed Under: Geophysics Blog, homepage-news, News Tagged With: Blue Sky program, City of Austin, Dan Duncan, Lake Austin, Marcy Davis, RV Scott Petty, UTIG Admins

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