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December 10, 2020

New Certificate Program Brings Machine Learning to Geosciences

Map of the Bahamas with geological features

By Constantino Panagopulos A new certificate program at The University of Texas at Austin’s Jackson School of Geosciences will build critical skills for the geosciences workforce by training students and professionals to use modern data analytics tools and machine learning. Machine learning – a kind of artificial intelligence – helps geoscientists make better use of… Continue Reading New Certificate Program Brings Machine Learning to Geosciences

Filed Under: Geophysics Blog, homepage-news, News, Stories Tagged With: Ben Rendall, Daniel Trugman, machine learning, Mrinal Sen, Texas Geosciences

June 3, 2020

Climate scientist moves research online, while learning to homeschool

On March 13, 2020, like most labs at The University of Texas at Austin, the Jackson School’s Analytical Laboratory for Paleoclimate Studies powered down instruments, stored samples and suspended operations. The lab’s research team gathered what data they could and took their work online. For Jud Partin, a UTIG research associate who leads the research… Continue Reading Climate scientist moves research online, while learning to homeschool

Filed Under: Geophysics Blog, homepage-news, News Tagged With: Covid-19, Jud Partin, Quarantine, Texas Geosciences

May 19, 2020

Brewinar: Staying Social Under Lockdown

For Brandon Shuck, the Friday before Spring Break was the day it finally sunk in that everything was about to change. Earlier that day, classes had been cancelled following the shocking news that the wife of The University of Texas at Austin’s president had tested positive for COVID-19. Still, Shuck, and a handful of students… Continue Reading Brewinar: Staying Social Under Lockdown

Filed Under: Geophysics Blog, homepage-news Tagged With: Brandon Shuck, Brewinar, Dominik Kardell, Texas Geosciences

May 19, 2020

Pressure Coring Technology One Step Closer to Gulf of Mexico Hydrates Test

By Constantino Panagopulos It’s mid-March on the Texas prairie outside the city of Cameron. Peter Flemings, a professor at the Jackson School of Geosciences, watches the rig hands lower the prototype sensor into the well. The counter still reads 1,000 feet from bottom when the thick steel cable suddenly goes slack. Moments later a dull… Continue Reading Pressure Coring Technology One Step Closer to Gulf of Mexico Hydrates Test

Filed Under: Geophysics Blog, GOM2 News, homepage-news, News Tagged With: methane hydrate, Peter Flemings, Research Update, Texas Geosciences

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