Scientists have long puzzled over what happens when seamounts — mountains and volcanoes on the seafloor — are pulled into subduction zones. Now, new research from The University of Texas at Austin shows that when seamounts sink, they leave behind a trail of soft sediments. The researchers think the sediment patches help tectonic pressure escape… Continue Reading Sinking Seamount Offers Clues to Slow Motion Earthquakes
European Distinguished Geoscientist Medal Goes to UT’s Thorsten Becker
The European Geosciences Union has awarded the 2023 Augustus Love Medal to Thorsten Becker, a professor at The University of Texas at Austin Jackson School of Geosciences, for outstanding research contributions in the field of geodynamics and for leadership and selfless service to the scientific community. The Love Medal is Europe’s highest honor in geodynamics… Continue Reading European Distinguished Geoscientist Medal Goes to UT’s Thorsten Becker
Extended Field Course Helps Students Gain New Insights into Texas Coastal Geology
In May, the Jackson School of Geosciences’ Marine Geology and Geophysics Field Course travelled to Port Aransas to gather data on coastal processes in and around Corpus Christi Bay. The class included several field course firsts, including use of a landing craft for deploying instruments in the bay’s shallows, a LIDAR-equipped drone, and extra days… Continue Reading Extended Field Course Helps Students Gain New Insights into Texas Coastal Geology
Top Gulf Coast Geology Medal Goes to UTIG’s John Snedden
John Snedden, a senior research scientist at the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG), has been awarded the Don R. Boyd Medal for Excellence in Gulf Coast geology, the highest honor awarded by the Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies. The medal recognizes Snedden’s contributions to the study of the Gulf of Mexico and… Continue Reading Top Gulf Coast Geology Medal Goes to UTIG’s John Snedden
UTIG Admins Take on Coral Coring in the Texas Hill Country
Most weekdays, Rosalind Gamble is found at her desk running business operations for over a hundred researchers and students at the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics. But today she’s in a field in the Texas Hill Country, cranking a 14-foot coring drill with an enormous wrench. In a few moments, the rig will come… Continue Reading UTIG Admins Take on Coral Coring in the Texas Hill Country
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