AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas at Austin has hired Demian Saffer as the next director of the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG). Saffer, a professor and head of the Department of Geosciences at Penn State University, is an internationally known geophysicist with a proven background in leading major scientific missions. UT… Continue Reading Demian Saffer Named Director of the UT Institute for Geophysics
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New NSF Grant Awarded to Study Earth’s “Flat Slabs”
A $2.7 million multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional NSF-Frontiers of Earth Science grant has been awarded to a team led by Carnegie’s Lara Wagner to study an active flat slab in Colombia. A flat slab is produced when a tectonic plate descends to depths of about 30 to 60 miles (~50-100 km) then flattens and travels horizontally for… Continue Reading New NSF Grant Awarded to Study Earth’s “Flat Slabs”
Meet The Exploration Geophysics Trailblazers: Part 4
In March this year, students from the University of Texas Jackson School of Geosciences presented research at the annual meeting of the UT-Austin EDGER Forum, an industry consortium that sponsors education and research in exploration geophysics. Research carried out by the group spans laboratory experiments, numerical simulations and field data analysis, a combination that is… Continue Reading Meet The Exploration Geophysics Trailblazers: Part 4
‘An Open and Collaborative Spirit’ – Luc Lavier Wins Evgueni Burov Medal
Luc Lavier, a research scientist at the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG), has been awarded the Evgueni Burov Medal by the International Lithosphere Program (ILP) at a ceremony at the European Geophysical Union (EGU) in Vienna. According to the ILP, Lavier, who is also an Associate Professor at the University of Texas at… Continue Reading ‘An Open and Collaborative Spirit’ – Luc Lavier Wins Evgueni Burov Medal
Andrew Gase and Brandon Shuck among 2018 GeoPRISMS AGU Student Prize Winners
Congratulations to Brandon Shuck and Andrew Gase who were among the winners of the 2018 GeoPRISMS AGU Student Prize! The GeoPRISMS AGU Student Prize is awarded to students for outstanding research presented as either a talk or poster presentation at the annual AGU Fall meeting. Each year two students receive a $500 cash prize and… Continue Reading Andrew Gase and Brandon Shuck among 2018 GeoPRISMS AGU Student Prize Winners
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