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May 11, 2017

GOM^2 Blog Entry 3: Trippin’ Pipe

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. Almost half way there! Last night, after a few minor glitches, we completed a flow test on the Pressure Core Tool with Ball (PCTB). The PCTB is a pretty special tool (only one […]

Filed Under: GOM2 News, homepage-news, News, Stories Tagged With: GOM2 Expedition, methane hydrate

May 9, 2017

GOM^2 Blog Entry 2: Scale

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 […]

Filed Under: GOM2 News, homepage-news, News, Stories Tagged With: GOM2 Expedition, methane hydrate

May 5, 2017

GOM^2 Blog Entry 1: Expedition Departs

Brownsville shipping canal

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 […]

Filed Under: GOM2 News, homepage-news, News, Stories Tagged With: GOM2 Expedition, methane hydrate

May 1, 2017

New Study Finds That Paleolakes May Have Persisted Longer Than Scientists Thought

A new study by UTIG Research Associate Joseph Levy used new dating techniques to determine that Antarctic paleolakes that grew during the last ice age stuck around much longer than previously thought. The study, “Luminescene dating of paleolake deltas and glacial deposits in Garwood Valley, Antarctica: Implications for climate, Ross ice sheet dynamics, and paleolake […]

Filed Under: homepage-news, Media Releases, News

November 14, 2016

Depressions on Mars could be Oases for Past Microbial Life

Strange, funnel-shaped depressions on Mars could be a new place to look for signs of life on the Red Planet, according to a new UTIG-led study.

Filed Under: homepage-news, homepage-slider, News Tagged With: Alien Life, imaging, Mars, NASA, UTIG

October 14, 2016

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…

Filed Under: GOM2 News, News

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