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April 19, 2022

UTIG’s Admin Staff Join Researchers On Mission to Lake Austin

The boat approaches shore

The University of Texas Institute for Geophysics called on reinforcements to help the City of Austin monitor the health of Austin’s lakes: the UTIG admin team! On April 14, the team joined researchers aboard the RV Scott Petty for a hands-on exercise in geophysics. The science demonstration had participants learning to use sonar and sampling sediments with a… Continue Reading UTIG’s Admin Staff Join Researchers On Mission to Lake Austin

Filed Under: Geophysics Blog, homepage-news, News Tagged With: Blue Sky program, City of Austin, Dan Duncan, Lake Austin, Marcy Davis, RV Scott Petty, UTIG Admins

December 27, 2021

Blue Sky

Blue skies reflected on a glacial fjord. The glacier and ice covered mountains are visible in the distance.

Changing the World with High-Risk, High-Reward Research By Constantino Panagopulos Sometimes, to make a discovery, a scientist must take a chance on an idea, let it free into the sky and see where it lands. At the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG), visionary thinking is recognized and encouraged among its researchers and indeed… Continue Reading Blue Sky

Filed Under: homepage-news, News, Stories Tagged With: acoustic sensors, Alaska, Blue Sky program, Hubbard glacier, Lady Bird Lake, Lake Austin, Newsletter stories, sand

September 7, 2021

Austin Partners with UT to give City Lakes a Health Checkup

Picture of the Colorado River facing the dam. The waters are brown and choppy and as high as the treeline on either bank.

The waters of Austin’s city lakes are enjoyed by millions each year, but years of urban development and weather extremes are taking their toll. Now, scientists at the University of Texas at Institute for Geophysics (UTIG) and the City of Austin will give Lake Austin and Lady Bird Lake a first-of-its-kind health checkup when they… Continue Reading Austin Partners with UT to give City Lakes a Health Checkup

Filed Under: homepage-news, Media Releases, News, Stories Tagged With: algae, Austin, Blue Sky program, City of Austin, Highland Lakes, Lady Bird Lake, Lake Austin, Marcy Davis, RV Scott Petty, sediments

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