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May 4, 2021

Antoniette Greta Grima: ‘Bam! It broke in two and went on its own sweet way as if nothing had happened’

A picture of Antoniette Greta Grima and Malta's Grand Harbor.

UTIG’s postdoc on discovering a new kind of tectonic behavior. GEOPHYSICS Q&A Before joining the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics, Antoniette Greta Grima discovered a previously unknown tectonic plate behavior that she called ‘slab orphaning.’ The process, which occurs 660 kilometers (410 miles) under the Earth’s surface, describes the way tectonic plates — or… Continue Reading Antoniette Greta Grima: ‘Bam! It broke in two and went on its own sweet way as if nothing had happened’

Filed Under: Geophysics Blog, homepage-news, News Tagged With: Antoniette Greta Grima, earthquakes, geophysics q&a, postdoc, postdoctoral fellow, scientist profiles

June 5, 2018

From the Field: Installing Seismic Sensors in the Mojave Desert

Rob Porritt, a UTIG postdoc, along with three UT Geology undergraduate students traveled to the Mojave desert in California in May to deploy 19 broadband seismic sensors. All were successfully placed over the course of six arduous days in the desert. “This was by far the hardest deployment I’ve ever done,” said Rob. “We stressed… Continue Reading From the Field: Installing Seismic Sensors in the Mojave Desert

Filed Under: Geophysics Blog, homepage-news, homepage-slider, News, tectonophysics-slideshow Tagged With: field work, geophysics, postdoctoral fellow, research, seismology

November 10, 2015

Lucas Beem’s Origin Story: How He Became a Climate Scientist

Lucas Beem

Meet one of UTIG’s newest postdoctoral fellows. Continue Reading Lucas Beem’s Origin Story: How He Became a Climate Scientist

Filed Under: Climate Stories, climate-slideshow, News Tagged With: Alaska, Antarctica, glaciers, postdoctoral fellow

November 9, 2015

Chris Lowery: UTIG’s first ever Richard T. Buffler postdoctoral fellow

Chris Lowery writing field notes in Hays, Kansas

Chris Lowery turned his love of the outdoors into a career. As a postdoctoral fellow he’s helping define UTIG’s presence in the Gulf of Mexico. Continue Reading Chris Lowery: UTIG’s first ever Richard T. Buffler postdoctoral fellow

Filed Under: News Tagged With: biostratigraphy, GBDS, Gulf Basin Depositional Synthesis, Gulf of Mexico, micropaleontology, postdoctoral fellow

November 5, 2015

Stacey Worman’s Interdisciplinary Path to UTIG

Stacey Worman doing field work

Stacey Worman’s path to a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics is filled with avenues explored and contrasting routes traveled. Continue Reading Stacey Worman’s Interdisciplinary Path to UTIG

Filed Under: GOM2 News, News Tagged With: Department of Energy, environmental engineering, methane hydrate, postdoctoral fellow

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