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October 14, 2015

Going Against Greenland

new research says tropical rainfall could be impacted for generations to come Continue Reading Going Against Greenland

Filed Under: Climate Stories, News Tagged With: Climate, climate change, Greenland, Philippines, rainfall, research, younger dryas

September 27, 2015

An Unexpected Discovery

helping understand how glaciers and ice sheets melt into the ocean Continue Reading An Unexpected Discovery

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Alaska, glaciers, Greenland, ice sheets, icequakes, postdoctoral fellow, research, seismicity, subglacial discharge

May 15, 2015

UTIG Annual Awards Presented

University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG) Director Terry Quinn presented $5,000 in endowed awards along with other honors on May 12 at the annual UTIG Appreciation Luncheon. The UTIG Research Excellence Award of $4,000 went to Peter Flemings, while the Eleanor Picard Excellence Award for $1,000 was presented to Tom Richter. Joining the director’s… Continue Reading UTIG Annual Awards Presented

Filed Under: News Tagged With: awards, honors, luncehon, research, University of Texas, UTIG

October 22, 2014

UTIG Researchers to Lead Funded Study of Methane Hydrates

The University of Texas Institute for Geophysics will lead a research team in a newly funded $58 million effort to study methane hydrates in the Gulf of Mexico as a potential energy source. Full details on the upcoming research and the grant, one of the largest ever awarded to the university, can be read here.

Filed Under: GOM2 News, News Tagged With: Columbia University, DOE, Energy, geophysics, grants, Gulf of Mexico, methane hydrate, oceans, Ohio State University, research, University of Texas, UTIG

August 13, 2014

UTIG researcher co-authors study on 2010 earthquake-icequake connection

University of Texas Institute for Geophysics Research Associate Jake Walter contributed to a published study examining the connection between the 8.8-magnitude earthquake in Chile in 2010 and micro-earthquakes in Antarctica, also known as “icequakes.” Walter was a postdoctorate researcher at Georgia Tech working at the time of the study with Zhigang Peng, an associate professor in… Continue Reading UTIG researcher co-authors study on 2010 earthquake-icequake connection

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Antarctica, Chile, earthquakes, geophysics, Georgia Tech, geoscience, Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of Geosciences, research, seismology, University of Texas, UTIG

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