From plate tectonics to the dinosaur extinction, scientific ocean drilling has led to major discoveries about our planet’s history and evolution. Now, the field has a new rising star in Chris Lowery, a researcher at The University of Texas at Austin, who was named the 2024 Asahiko Taira International Scientific Ocean Drilling Research Prize recipient… Continue Reading Scientific Ocean Drilling: UT Researcher Wins Prestigious Prize for Work on Mass Extinctions
UT Austin’s Demian Saffer Named AGU Fellow
Demian Saffer, the director of the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG), has been named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU). The distinction recognizes exceptional scientific contribution and eminence in the field of Earth sciences. Being named a fellow is AGU’s highest honor. Only a tiny fraction (0.1%) of its 40,000 members… Continue Reading UT Austin’s Demian Saffer Named AGU Fellow
Jackson School Students Win AGU Outstanding Student Presentation Awards
Jackson School of Geosciences students were once again among the top student presenters at the American Geophysical Union’s (AGU) Fall Meeting. Although the AGU Fall Meeting took place in December 2022, the awards are announced throughout the spring. The winners are selected based on research quality and a student’s ability to effectively communicate their research.… Continue Reading Jackson School Students Win AGU Outstanding Student Presentation Awards
UTIG at AGU Fall Meeting 2022
Catch up with friends, heckle enemies. Find out whose doing what at AGU Fall with our (mostly) comprehensive schedule of talks and posters from current (and recent) UTIG research staff and students. Continue Reading UTIG at AGU Fall Meeting 2022
Demian Saffer to Give AGU’s 2022 Francis Birch Lecture
FRANCIS BIRCH LECTURE Fluids, Friction, and the Offshore Subduction Megathrust Wednesday, 14 December 20224:45 PM (CT)McCormick Place – E354a (Lakeside, Level 3)Abstract Demian Saffer is to receive the American Geophysical Union’s Francis Birch Lecture, an award that recognizes significant contributions to the study of the Earth’s interior and is among the highest honors given to… Continue Reading Demian Saffer to Give AGU’s 2022 Francis Birch Lecture
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