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The Celebrate UTIG Luncheon is an annual celebration at the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics to recognize and reward the achievements of the institution’s staff and students. The 2021/22 awards were presented by director, Demian Saffer, at a lunch ceremony – the first in person awards since 2019.
Before presenting the awards, Saffer gave a review of the year, including new hires, recent retirements, research highlights and other achievements.
Although the awards go to a handful of people, they recognize the collective achievements of everyone who makes UTIG an exciting and great place to work.
Congratulations to the winners of this year’s awards!
They were:
Thorsten Becker
UTIG Director’s Circle of Excellence
Peter Flemings
UTIG Director’s Circle of Excellence
Chris Lowery
UTIG Director’s Circle of Excellence
Sean Gulick
UTIG Director’s Circle of Excellence
Laura Wallace
UTIG Director’s Circle of Excellence
Mark Wiederspahn
Career Award
Shuai Yan
Outstanding Graduate Student
Simone Puel
Outstanding Graduate Student
Angela Reyes
Outstanding Support Staff
Jesse Houghton
Outstanding Support Staff
Enze Zhang
Outstanding Postdoc
Xiaohua ‘Eric’ Xu
Outstanding Young Researcher
Don Blankenship
Outstanding Research
Ben Hester
Eleanor Picard Excellence Award