Undergraduate Research Associate
Jason Bott is an undergraduate student in Geophysics and Computational Engineering & Science (B.S.) in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin, and an undergraduate research associate at the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics.
Throughout his time at UT Austin, Jason has consistently ranked among the top students in his cohort. He has been recognized through the Undergraduate Honors Research Program and the Jackson Scholars program, and is a recipient of the competitive Undergraduate Research Fellowship and Research Travel awards.
Jason’s research focuses on interactions between volcanism and the cryosphere, with particular emphasis on the coupling between the Thwaites Glacier catchment and the Mount Takahe shield volcano. His work integrates a suite of geophysical techniques, including ice-penetrating radar, airborne magnetics, and gravity inversions to inform complex numerical models of ice flow and subglacial processes.
He is highly engaged in fieldwork and is actively participating in the 2025–2026 Korea Polar Research Institute Thwaites Glacier research cruise as a research fellow and technician. Following completion of his undergraduate degree, Jason plans to pursue a PhD in Geophysics.
Interests
Polar geophysics, airborne geophysics, subglacial volcanism, geologic controls on ice sheet evolution, ice sheet modeling
Research Advisor
Don Blankenship