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November 15, 2021

Xiaohua “Eric” Xu: Research Associate

NOVEMBER 1, 2021 By Constantino Panagopulos When Xiaohua Xu analyzed high- resolution satellite images of the 2019 Ridgecrest earthquakes, he found that they had lit up clusters of previously unknown faults in the surrounding crust that seemed to move backward immediately after the earthquakes. The analysis, which was published in Science when he was a postdoctoral researcher… Continue Reading Xiaohua “Eric” Xu: Research Associate

Filed Under: Geophysics Blog, homepage-news, News, Stories Tagged With: earthquakes, Newsletter stories

November 10, 2021

Fate of Sinking Tectonic Plates is Revealed

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Our world’s surface is a jumble of jostling tectonic plates, with new ones emerging as others are pulled under. The ongoing cycle keeps our continents in motion and drives life on Earth. But what happens when a plate disappears into the planet’s interior? The question has long puzzled scientists because conventional wisdom said that sinking… Continue Reading Fate of Sinking Tectonic Plates is Revealed

Filed Under: homepage-news, Media Releases, News Tagged With: computational geoscience, earthquakes, Oden Institute, plate tectonics, slab segmentation, slabs, strong plates weak slabs, subduction, subduction zones, Thorsten Becker

November 9, 2021

Gulf Coast Geology Award Goes to UTIG’s John Snedden for Superbasin Research

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John Snedden, a senior research scientist at the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG), has been awarded the Doris Malkin Curtis Medal by the Gulf Coast Section of the Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM). The award recognizes Snedden’s numerous contributions to the study of the Gulf of Mexico and the geology that sets it… Continue Reading Gulf Coast Geology Award Goes to UTIG’s John Snedden for Superbasin Research

Filed Under: homepage-news, Media Releases, News, Stories Tagged With: awards, Doris Malkin Curtis Medal, Energy, GBDS, Gulf of Mexico, John Snedden, SEPM, super basin

October 25, 2021

Making Methane from Microbes: UTIG and UT Knoxville Hunt for Biological Source of Fiery Ice

Addison and Lovell pose for the camera while working in the lab

Methane hydrate is a type of icy natural gas that accumulates in the subsurface around the Earth’s continental margins. Because methane is a hydrocarbon, the icy hydrate deposits are an important part of the carbon cycle, accounting for billions of tons — up to 22% — of Earth’s organic carbon. The methane feeding this layer… Continue Reading Making Methane from Microbes: UTIG and UT Knoxville Hunt for Biological Source of Fiery Ice

Filed Under: Geophysics Blog, GOM2 News, News Tagged With: Addison Savage, graduate students, methane hydrate

October 21, 2021

Introducing the Jackson School’s First Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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From the desk of Dean Claudia Mora. Dear Jackson School community, I am pleased to announce the selection of the Jackson School of Geosciences’ new Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Dr. Julia A. Clarke. Dr. Clarke has been a member of the Jackson School since 2009 and is the John A. Wilson Centennial… Continue Reading Introducing the Jackson School’s First Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Filed Under: homepage-news, News Tagged With: Dean Claudia Mora, diversity, equity, inclusion, Jackson School of Geosciences, Julia Clarke

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