Institute for Geophysics

Understanding the Earth and other planets to solve key problems that affect us all. The world needs geophysicists!

  • About
    • Institutional History
    • Mission & Science
    • Code of Conduct
    • Job Listings
    • Postdoctoral Fellowships
    • Outreach
    • Contact
    • UT Austin Science Olympiad
  • News
    • Media Releases
    • Geophysics Blog
    • In the News
    • Staff and Student Awards
    • Media Contacts
  • Research
    • Climate
    • Polar and Planetary
    • Energy
    • Marine Geosciences, Seismology and Tectonics
  • Staff
    • Research Scientists
    • Postdoctoral Fellows
    • Administrative Staff
    • Scientific Support Staff
    • Research Affiliates
    • Find an Expert
  • Students
    • Current Students
    • Recent Graduates
    • Meet the UTIG Student
    • Prospective Students
    • UT Marine Geology & Geophysics Field Course
  • Seminars
  • COVID-19
    • JSG Coronavirus Updates
    • Give to UT’s Student Emergency Fund

April 8, 2019

Evolution Imposes “Speed Limit” on Recovery after Mass Extinctions

It takes at least 10 million years for life to fully recover after a mass extinction, a speed limit for the recovery of species diversity that is well known among scientists. Explanations for this apparent rule have usually invoked environmental factors, but research led by The University of Texas at Austin links the lag to… Continue Reading Evolution Imposes “Speed Limit” on Recovery after Mass Extinctions

Filed Under: Media Releases, News Tagged With: Chicxulub, Chris Lowery, evolution, forams

April 1, 2019

The PLATES Symposium: 30 Years of PLATES

View the PLATES Symposium photo album (Facebook) The PLATES program has marked a key milestone in the study of plate tectonics by holding a symposium to celebrate 30 years of PLATES at the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG). The symposium, held March 25-26, brought together colleagues from across the world to reflect on… Continue Reading The PLATES Symposium: 30 Years of PLATES

Filed Under: homepage-news, Media Releases, News Tagged With: plate tectonics, PLATES

March 27, 2019

Student-Led Research Gives Exploration Geophysics a Boost

Meet the new generation of exploration geophysicists (part 1) Last month, industry scientists gathered at the University of Texas at Austin to hear research updates from the UT-Austin EDGER Forum, an industry consortium that sponsors education and research in exploration geophysics. Students funded by the EDGER Forum presented their research, including promising machine learning algorithms… Continue Reading Student-Led Research Gives Exploration Geophysics a Boost

Filed Under: homepage-news, Media Releases, News Tagged With: EDGER Forum, exploration geophysics, Janaki Vamaraju

March 27, 2019

Graduate Researcher Landon Lockhart Earns Halliburton Landmark Earth Model Award

Meet the student: Read an interview with Landon Lockhart Landon Lockhart, a graduate research assistant at UTIG and PhD student at the Jackson School of Geosciences, has received third prize in the Halliburton Landmark Earth Model Award 2018 for his master’s thesis on pore pressure prediction. The Halliburton Landmark Earth Model Award is an international… Continue Reading Graduate Researcher Landon Lockhart Earns Halliburton Landmark Earth Model Award

Filed Under: homepage-news, Media Releases, News

January 9, 2019

New Computer Modeling Approach Could Improve Understanding of Megathrust Earthquakes

Years before the devastating Tohoku earthquake struck the coast of Japan in 2011, the Earth’s crust near the site of the quake was starting to stir. Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin are using computer models to investigate if tiny tremors detected near the site of the quake could be connected to the… Continue Reading New Computer Modeling Approach Could Improve Understanding of Megathrust Earthquakes

Filed Under: homepage-news, Media Releases, News Tagged With: earthquakes, Thorsten Becker

  • « Previous Page
  • 1
  • …
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • Next Page »
Tweets by UTGeophysics

University of Texas Institute for Geophysics

J.J. Pickle Research Campus,
Building 196
10100 Burnet Road (R2200)
Austin, TX 78758-4445

Phone: 512-471-6156
Fax: 512-471-2370

Driving Directions

Connect with us

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

QUESTIONS?

frontdesk@ig.utexas.edu
or contact the webmaster
social@ig.utexas.edu

RESOURCES

Seismograms

Publications Database

Texas ScholarWorks

Travel Guide for UTIG Employees

Google Scholar

Facilities

HELPFUL LINKS

Directory (EID)

Job Listings

UTIG Fact Sheet

UTIG Brochure

UTIG Science Vision Plan

UTIG Newsletter

UTIG Code of Conduct

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

OUR PARTNERS

Bureau of Economic Geology

Department of Geological Sciences

Center for Planetary Systems Habitability

Visit the Jackson School's website

Copyright © 2022 University of Texas Institute for Geophysics
The University of Texas at Austin · Web Privacy Policy · Web Accessibility Policy