The recent University of Texas Institute for Geophysics 2014 Employee Appreciation Luncheon featured a number of years-of-service honorees, special awards and recognitions for top research papers during the 2013-2014 academic year. Dr. Terry Quinn, director for UTIG, presented the 2013 Director’s Circle of Excellence award to Dr. Donald Blankenship, Dr. Kirk McIntosh, Dr. Peter Flemings,… Continue Reading UTIG Employees, Researchers Honored
Back From Totten
Even when uncontrollable circumstances keep an expedition from reaching its intended landmark, it does not mean the participants come away empty-handed. Such was the case for those involved in the Totten Expedition, a collaborative scientific research voyage into East Antarctica for about six weeks in February and March. Sean Gulick, an associate professor at the… Continue Reading Back From Totten
Totten Expedition – Final Report, Part I
UTIG’s Sean Gulick sent a final report covering the last two weeks of research work with the Totten Expedition aboard the RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer. We have divided the report for length considerations, with Part I below covering Marine Geology and Geophysics, and Seismic Operations. Part II will be posted on this blog tomorrow (March… Continue Reading Totten Expedition – Final Report, Part I
Martian Data (And How To Use It)
The University of Texas Institute for Geophysics is sponsoring the SHARAD/MARSIS Data Users’ Workshop on March 16 (the day before the 45th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference) from 3-7 p.m. This workshop will be in the “Cochran’s Crossing” room at The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel and Convention Center, The Woodlands, Texas. It is hosted by… Continue Reading Martian Data (And How To Use It)
UTIG at Work on Totten Expedition
Several UTIG researchers are part of the Totten Expedition, currently in East Antarctica aboard the RVIB Palmer. The expedition left Hobart, Tasmania, on January 29, with its first destination being the Mertz Glacier area. Last week, the expedition traveled to the Totten Glacier area east of Law Dome, and continued its work there. UTIG… Continue Reading UTIG at Work on Totten Expedition