Earlier in March, students from the University of Texas Jackson School of Geosciences presented research at the annual meeting of the UT-Austin EDGER Forum, an industry consortium that sponsors education and research in exploration geophysics. Research carried out by the group spans laboratory experiments, numerical simulations and field data analysis, a combination that is virtually […]
End of the Year Celebration
Every year UTIG takes time to recognize our staff and students at a luncheon. There we celebrate all that we accomplished this year, share stories and photos of our field work, and recognize outstanding staff. This year we honored the following people for their time at UTIG and their outstanding research. Staff Service Awards: Dan […]
Field Report: Testing New Ways to Collect Data on Sourdough Rock Glacier
The mid-latitudes of Mars are littered with numerous debris-covered glaciers, deposited some several hundred million years ago and composed of pure water ice under a surface debris layer. As a record of Martian climate history and a potential resource for future manned missions to Mars, they are of high interest to UTIG graduate students […]
Meet the UTIG Student: Sophie Goliber
UTIG Ph.D. student Sophie Goliber jumped right into UTIG and the the UT Jackson School of Geosciences by volunteering to help plan Brown Bag Seminars and the Student Research Symposium. She is currently in her first year here at UT and we caught up with her to learn more about what it’s like to be a […]
Meet the UTIG Student: Brandon Shuck
UTIG Ph.D. student Brandon Shuck was recently recognized for his research by GEOPrisms at the American Geological Union annual meeting and by the UT Jackson School of Geosciences. He is currently conducting research off the coast of New Zealand and we caught up with Brandon to learn more about him and his time here at UTIG. Degree […]