A special event celebrating 50 years of global leadership in geophysical research and discovery. November 30, 20221:15 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. J.J. Pickle Research CampusResearch Office ComplexAustin, Texas Directions The program features a history of UTIG and its legacy presented by senior research scientists, Jamie Austin and Ian Dalziel, followed by science talks from a… Continue Reading Anniversary & Celebration
UT Graduate Students Win SEG Challenge Bowl World Final
The University of Texas at Austin is the 2022 Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) Challenge Bowl World Champion thanks to graduate students, Edward Clennett and Ethan Conrad, both from the Jackson School of Geosciences. The international competition tests the general geosciences knowledge of university teams from across the world. The world finals were held online,… Continue Reading UT Graduate Students Win SEG Challenge Bowl World Final
Making Quakes in Austin, Texas
By Kristin Phillips. After months spent carefully combining black steel plates, delicate sensors, and five hydraulic jacks into a device that mimics the sliding of tectonic plates past each other, a team of researchers and graduate students successfully made an earthquake in the lab on November 7, 2022. Continue Reading Making Quakes in Austin, Texas
Scientists Plan Major Research Program to Understand Earth’s Most Dangerous Hazards
The University of Texas at Austin has joined leading scientists on a bold new effort to understand Earth’s largest earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. The plans were detailed in a new report published Nov. 7 with the backing of 55 universities. Demian Saffer, the director of the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG) and one… Continue Reading Scientists Plan Major Research Program to Understand Earth’s Most Dangerous Hazards
Study Explores How Tectonic Forces Shape The Andes
Based on their shared geologic history, one would expect the topography of the Andes mountains to be relatively consistent from one end to the other. But reality defies expectation: the 8,000-kilometer long mountain belt spectacularly widens and narrows (varying from 300 to 900 km in width) as it winds from north to south along the… Continue Reading Study Explores How Tectonic Forces Shape The Andes
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