UTIG Master’s student Mario Gutierrez was recently awarded an Endowed Presidential Scholarship by the Michael Duchin Endowment. We caught up with Mario to learn about his work and studies here at UTIG. Degree Program: Master’s in Geological Sciences, anticipated graduation date: May 2018 What are you studying? My thesis topic focuses on Lithologic Calibration of Neogene Mass Transportation… Continue Reading Student Profile: Mario Gutierrez
New Research Could Predict La Niña Drought Years in Advance
Two new studies from The University of Texas at Austin have significantly improved scientists’ ability to predict the strength and duration of droughts caused by La Niña – a recurrent cooling pattern in the tropical Pacific Ocean. Their findings, which predict that the current La Niña is likely to stretch into a second year, could… Continue Reading New Research Could Predict La Niña Drought Years in Advance
SHIRE Expedition Updates
Our team of researchers working on SHIRE (Seismogenesis at Hikurangi Integrated Research Experiment) have begun their expedition offshore of New Zealand. They are investigating the feedbacks between plate interface slip behavior, solid and fluid mass fluxes, and manifestations of plate boundary mechanics in the long-term geological record that likely reflect common driving processes linking forearc… Continue Reading SHIRE Expedition Updates
UTIG Student Profile: Chad Greene
UTIG Ph.D. candidate Chad Greene recently published a new study on how wind affects Antarctica’s Totten Ice Shelf. We talk to him about his research and his time at UTIG. Your latest research looks at how wind affects the Totten Ice Shelf – what led you to research that topic? Totten Ice Shelf stands between… Continue Reading UTIG Student Profile: Chad Greene
Cliff Frohlich Retires
When Cliff Frohlich joined UTIG in 1978 he didn’t move to Austin, he moved to Galveston, where the institute was originally located. His focus was on ocean bottom seismography but from the moment he was hired, he was told to focus on science. “One of the wonderful things about the Institute is that from the beginning… Continue Reading Cliff Frohlich Retires
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