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October 22, 2014

UTIG Researchers to Lead Funded Study of Methane Hydrates

The University of Texas Institute for Geophysics will lead a research team in a newly funded $58 million effort to study methane hydrates in the Gulf of Mexico as a potential energy source. Full details on the upcoming research and the grant, one of the largest ever awarded to the university, can be read here.

Filed Under: GOM2 News, News Tagged With: Columbia University, DOE, Energy, geophysics, grants, Gulf of Mexico, methane hydrate, oceans, Ohio State University, research, University of Texas, UTIG

October 22, 2014

UT Austin to Lead $58 Million Effort to Study Potential New Energy Source

A research team led by The University of Texas at Austin has been awarded approximately $58 million to analyze deposits of frozen methane under the Gulf of Mexico that hold enormous potential to increase the world’s energy supply. Published in UT NEWS…

Filed Under: GOM2 News, Media Releases, News

August 29, 2014

The Asteroid that Changed Everything

For anyone with an interest in prehistoric life on Earth, just what caused the mass extinction of the dinosaurs has been a question that continues to fascinate long after it was first asked. A recent article published on the Christian Science Monitor website explores this topic and includes comments from Sean Gulick, research associate professor at […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: asteroids, Christian Science Monitor, climate change, Cretaceous, dinosaurs, geophysics, Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of Geosciences, prehistoric life, Sean Gulick, University of Texas, UTIG, volcanism

August 13, 2014

UTIG researcher co-authors study on 2010 earthquake-icequake connection

University of Texas Institute for Geophysics Research Associate Jake Walter contributed to a published study examining the connection between the 8.8-magnitude earthquake in Chile in 2010 and micro-earthquakes in Antarctica, also known as “icequakes.” Walter was a postdoctorate researcher at Georgia Tech working at the time of the study with Zhigang Peng, an associate professor in […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Antarctica, Chile, earthquakes, geophysics, Georgia Tech, geoscience, Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of Geosciences, research, seismology, University of Texas, UTIG

July 1, 2014

Teachers Arrive For NSF DIG Texas Instructional Blueprint Project

Elaine Bohis Graham headshot

The University of Texas Institute for Geophysics recently welcomed three minority-serving public school district science teachers as “education interns” to take in a geoscience education project this summer. Sponsored by the National Science Foundation Geoscience Education Program, the DIG Texas (Diversity and Innovation for Geosciences in Texas) Instructional Blueprint project is creating five example online […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: education, Geology, geoscience, high school, middle school, NSF, science, teaching, Texas A&M University, University of Texas, UTIG

June 30, 2014

UTIG Geologist Quoted in Several Articles on Gulf of Mexico Crude Oil Drilling

John Snedden headshot

John Snedden, director of the Gulf Basin Depositional Synthesis Project and Senior Research Scientist at the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG), recently contributed comments for several articles, including a front-page newspaper article regarding crude oil exploration operations in the Gulf of Mexico.Dr. Snedden spoke to the Houston Chronicle about the ongoing allure of […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: drilling, Geology, Gulf of Mexico, Houston Chronicle, John Snedden, Louisiana, offshore drilling, oil and gas, oil companies, oil wells, Texas, University of Texas, UTIG

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